I think if it's a small event that's just to make some waves and get people into RP and such, you shouldn't have too many issues. If it's not a plot or storyline that encourages badasses or heros, you're less likely to see people overplaying and trying to be awesome via metagaming.Â
At the same time, you should prepare for it anyway, regardless of how amazing a community is or not, because there are people roleplaying on our servers who haven't stumbled upon this site yet, or who haven't really become immersed in our community. There's always a chance a straggler who sees the RP going on in action will want to join in- and that's great! But those people have a 50/50 chance of being awesome or derpy.Â
So, TL;DR, I wouldn't scrap any ideas you have for fear of meta gaming. If you're setting it up via these forums, make sure to list in very bold lettering, no metagaming or BS. This is for fun. That way you have a good chance that most people attending will know already not to pull a metamove and then you just have to deal with outsiders who straggle in. Which can be handled with a simple PM.
Edit: K'dath also makes some very good points.
At the same time, you should prepare for it anyway, regardless of how amazing a community is or not, because there are people roleplaying on our servers who haven't stumbled upon this site yet, or who haven't really become immersed in our community. There's always a chance a straggler who sees the RP going on in action will want to join in- and that's great! But those people have a 50/50 chance of being awesome or derpy.Â
So, TL;DR, I wouldn't scrap any ideas you have for fear of meta gaming. If you're setting it up via these forums, make sure to list in very bold lettering, no metagaming or BS. This is for fun. That way you have a good chance that most people attending will know already not to pull a metamove and then you just have to deal with outsiders who straggle in. Which can be handled with a simple PM.
Edit: K'dath also makes some very good points.
