I've been having an issue similar to this as I fear my LS will keep getting bigger (which is good) but that I won't be able to give enough attention to everyone involved (which is bad). So far my LS pals are really friendly to one another, which is spectacular. I don't want there to be cliques or sub groups that make new people feel left out--
But beyond the potential of having a large group (so far, 10 is pretty big to me and bigger than that is just daunting), there's the whole event coordination situation. The LS is based on having fights, fights are great and so far everyone's been able to keep on top of all the posts despite all their attacks, their opponent's attacks, and the constantly commenting peanut gallery. I think, in order to handle this, I'm going to have to try running multiple fights at one time with multiple Overseers in separate groups and slowly chisel it down throughout the event. One match at a time is just too slow for onlookers to stay involved, though, again, my LS mates are like... super heroes or something.
Will we be able to handle a group of 50 something people? There might not even be enough interest for that. But I'm dead set on letting everyone who wants to be involved be involved and making sure they're all content. So if that situation arises, I hope everyone will be willing to help me out and pitch in to make sure they and their potential new or existing friends are all having a good time. I'm not under the impression that bigger is better. Bigger is intimidating. The worst thing is -not taking the precautions to make sure that everyone who is going to come to your event is ACTUALLY going to have a good time-. No one wants to join a guild or an event just to be tallied up with the numbers for someone else to boast about. No one wants to be a background character, existing only to advance someone else's goals. That's not fun and it's not fair.
Big is fine. Big can be better. So long as the big is given as much attention and effort and care as the small. What I like to see is when an event is over, people are still standing around and talking to one another, forging IC friendships and rivalries. I love to see that happen and it should be the focal point, in my opinion, for any big group thing.
But beyond the potential of having a large group (so far, 10 is pretty big to me and bigger than that is just daunting), there's the whole event coordination situation. The LS is based on having fights, fights are great and so far everyone's been able to keep on top of all the posts despite all their attacks, their opponent's attacks, and the constantly commenting peanut gallery. I think, in order to handle this, I'm going to have to try running multiple fights at one time with multiple Overseers in separate groups and slowly chisel it down throughout the event. One match at a time is just too slow for onlookers to stay involved, though, again, my LS mates are like... super heroes or something.
Will we be able to handle a group of 50 something people? There might not even be enough interest for that. But I'm dead set on letting everyone who wants to be involved be involved and making sure they're all content. So if that situation arises, I hope everyone will be willing to help me out and pitch in to make sure they and their potential new or existing friends are all having a good time. I'm not under the impression that bigger is better. Bigger is intimidating. The worst thing is -not taking the precautions to make sure that everyone who is going to come to your event is ACTUALLY going to have a good time-. No one wants to join a guild or an event just to be tallied up with the numbers for someone else to boast about. No one wants to be a background character, existing only to advance someone else's goals. That's not fun and it's not fair.
Big is fine. Big can be better. So long as the big is given as much attention and effort and care as the small. What I like to see is when an event is over, people are still standing around and talking to one another, forging IC friendships and rivalries. I love to see that happen and it should be the focal point, in my opinion, for any big group thing.
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