Alexandria Serthes
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Hi *waves* I ran WttC while Serthes was AWOL. It was a lot of fun; that RP managed to support an impossible amount of both free roam and player created storyline. I still don't know exactly what made it so flexible; maybe it was how simple and clear the concept was. Don't be fooled guys, WttC died because people left. Had everyone remained (Isis, Mech, Nightlark, Kooroo, Zeph, and I), we could have sustained that RP for years. Sadly, it stagnated because key people disappeared in the midst of plot. Which brings me to my next point: announce your breaks. Please. If you plan to never return, announce that. Bunnying is a thing, but nobody wants to be responsible for ZOMG are they coming back tomorrow or next year? What do I do? Hiya!!! *glomps* You did run it while I was disapoofed, and you did an excellent job too, all things considered. Honestly, when I first started that mammoth, I thought, "Oh, hey, maybe it'll get a few people RPing, six, at the most" and then it just completely blew up. I think when it finally did die, it had had about sixteen to twenty members participate all told, and with three characters to one RPer usually, it had a pretty solid character base. The character limit I had on WttC is possibly also part of the reason why it was so popular, and wound up being so awesome. The number of characters allowed for everyone to get a chance to add in a lot to the plot (the whole romance between Flicker and Raven never would've happened without having a higher-than-normal character limit, for example), without requiring everyone to have predetermined goals for the RP, or their character(s). Plus, of course, the main plot was exceptionally straightforward, while still allowing everyone to work with it in their own way. I had to leave too, and since I was in charge of the second boss-dude, it was also my fault. As far as leaving goes, yeah, definitely announcing when you're leaving and leaving instructions for bunnying with someone of your choosing. Just leaving a character standing in the middle of an open field while everyone's waiting on a post from you to move the RP along is rude, to say the least. Having been guilty of doing so with Jamil, I will do my best to never do so again (by the way, with Jamil, I had practically no idea how I was going to do what I was going to do with him, so I never really could leave very good instructions for bunnying him.) WaWiaPoW was an RP that I'd heard of, and read some of, but never actually joined. It'd definitely be interesting to see that come back though. I think, if I do eventually get to start another RP here, and it involves the clubs, it'll likely have some of the same core ideas, but it won't be the same as the original WttC. Or (again, if I get the opportunity), I may find that it's time for something completely different.
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