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Post by Mr. Meepit's Puppet on Mar 21, 2009 0:27:00 GMT -5
I say, do as Stalos says!
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Post by Stal on Mar 21, 2009 0:37:26 GMT -5
Well, I'm not advocating anything per se, just throwing out something to consider... because, yeah, you need some initial catalyst/event to get things rolling... and planning DURING everything... I'm just saying, perhaps it'd work best for guilds to decide when they're ready for another guild war, where they're at (as a guild) and then everyone agree on the initial catalyst and just see where things go...
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Post by Rider on Mar 21, 2009 9:38:29 GMT -5
Question: why do you guys bother planning, period? When has any GW gone as planned? Why not just start with a very general "Here's the setting for each guild at this time. And now.... go!" since it inevitably devolves into more or less an interactive novel? I remember reading through GWII and wondering if it had been planned or not.  [glow=red,2,300]There was a thread perhaps a dozen pages long... and none of that mattered in the end because people do what they want anyway. Of course, some things have to be co-ordinated during the RP. For example, PFA and Vyt must have exchanged a lot of PMs to make sure they were on the same page. Same with your three pirate queens.  I have to say, GW3 has just about been talked to the ground already. XD Personally, I know I won't be ready to do this thing until at least the summer. [/glow] |
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Post by PFA on Mar 21, 2009 10:41:11 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]For example, PFA and Vyt must have exchanged a lot of PMs to make sure they were on the same page.[/glow] Him and Cyborg PMed me a bunch throughout the course of GW2, I know. XD Though Vyt's were mostly just "okay, our plot just got off again, got any ideas for a new one?" and Cyborg's were "LET'S 'SHIP JERNATH.  " ...Overall, didn't really feel like a lot of planning happened on our end, and even when it did, a lot of our plot ended up being impromptu anyway. That aside, I agree that we probably shouldn't start GW3 any time too soon. I think we need to spend some time focussing on other things for a while... like the guilds separately, perhaps. I know both the Ninjas and the Mercs are starting up new RPs, at any rate. |
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Post by Cyborg on Mar 21, 2009 21:17:31 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]For example, PFA and Vyt must have exchanged a lot of PMs to make sure they were on the same page.[/glow] Him and Cyborg PMed me a bunch throughout the course of GW2, I know. XD Though Vyt's were mostly just "okay, our plot just got off again, got any ideas for a new one?" and Cyborg's were "LET'S 'SHIP JERNATH. " ...Overall, didn't really feel like a lot of planning happened on our end, and even when it did, a lot of our plot ended up being impromptu anyway. That aside, I agree that we probably shouldn't start GW3 any time too soon. I think we need to spend some time focussing on other things for a while... like the guilds separately, perhaps. I know both the Ninjas and the Mercs are starting up new RPs, at any rate. I remember a few, how the heck did the mercs survive this long?? pms I sent. Though a lot of planning by Keng and myself went into the Valentine's day posts. |
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Post by Kengplant on Mar 22, 2009 0:26:21 GMT -5
Even then the planning was mostly for the joke and then a discussion for wether or not we wanted it to keep going outside the valentines day ship and into the real RP. After that... well.. Cyborg asked me questions and for the most part I just say wait and see or make a suggestion. We keep our planning to a minimal really. It just for really drastic things that have huge impact on your or others' characters that you need an "is this ok?" behind the scenes planning.
For example I'd made sure to ask Kit if it was OK to give his character's sister an infectious werewolf bite as that's completely irreversible accept for under extremely special, rare, and strange circumstances. Almost more-so than dieing. Heck, I'm not even sure if phoenix tears/fire can heal it as I'm sure Sev has healed Keng plenty of times without ever affecting her werewolf-ness.
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Post by Shoichi Kobayashi on Jun 12, 2009 11:21:07 GMT -5
Hi all, figured I'd weigh in here. I'd go with less preplanning personally, since I figure (as others have) that things are going to happen on the fly anyway. Pretty much I'd say if we can decide on an overarching goal, the subplots and development will probably fall into line on its own, especially given the high volume of communication that happens to coordinate it in the moment?
I'd also go with the idea of having an NPC-based goal in mind. My bias is based on the fact that as ninja go Shoi is really more of a wandering defender-mystic type as opposed to a for-hire assassin so he wouldn't be likely to be trying to off other characters without a very good reason.
So if this sounds reasonable perhaps we could hash out the aforementioned overarching NPC goal? I can suggest a few things *evil grin*
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Post by Fraze on Nov 10, 2009 2:45:25 GMT -5
So, it's been a bit over a year since GW2 ended, and three and a half months since Redemption ended. Will we be up for GW3 some time in the foreseeable future? Personally, I'd like to start it soonish. With final exams looming about a month away for some of us, it would be a nice distraction. However, I don't think it would be a good idea to kick it off before December, since some of us are devoting all our creative energy to NaNo. My vote is for starting sometime during December--that way, even those of us who were in Redemption will have had over four months to recharge the creative batteries. What do other people think?
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Post by Draco on Nov 10, 2009 3:03:32 GMT -5
There is still a lack of people around, and the Guilympics are going on. So not sure when it could really start.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2009 4:07:35 GMT -5
I think NaNo will have to end first, but maybe over Christmas ... ?
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Post by Huntress on Nov 10, 2009 6:31:18 GMT -5
Eh, when to actually start is always the everlasting debate. There's no time that would work for everyone. But anytime after NaNo is cool with me, yep.
'course, with our current lack of people around, this can go all possible ways. It might spur the guilds back into life, it might fizzle because nobody's posting *gives the Disney-story a tentative prod* I'd really rather not see the latter happen, but the way the guilds are now, I wouldn't be surprised if it did happen.
Yeah, let's hear it, people. Who's still around? Who's willing to participate and come back to life for this? I don't mean 'when to do it' any more, but an overall 'who would be in it'. Rise from the ashes, hoist the colors, make yourself heard. Who says 'aye'?
...what do you mean, "your epic rousing speech skillz need work"? >>
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Post by Celestial on Nov 10, 2009 12:40:09 GMT -5
I'd love to praticipate in Guild Wars III, maybe this time doing something evil. >3 *brick'd*
Ahem, anyway...I would hope that the Guilds do come back to life if we had a story arc of sorts running through the whole thing. Since a Guild War is a pretty big and epic thing, maybe we can use it to kickstart some other guilds and encourage activity.
An invasion plot maybe? =/ Or a 'guilds are too isolated' plot? Just some ideas...or we can throw a spanner into the workings of one guild and see what happens.
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Post by Fraze on Nov 10, 2009 13:43:14 GMT -5
There is still a lack of people around, and the Guilympics are going on. So not sure when it could really start. I think it's an "If you build it, they will come" thing. Simply having a GW going encourages people to show up and participate. Eh, when to actually start is always the everlasting debate. There's no time that would work for everyone. But anytime after NaNo is cool with me, yep. 'course, with our current lack of people around, this can go all possible ways. It might spur the guilds back into life, it might fizzle because nobody's posting *gives the Disney-story a tentative prod* I'd really rather not see the latter happen, but the way the guilds are now, I wouldn't be surprised if it did happen. Yeah, let's hear it, people. Who's still around? Who's willing to participate and come back to life for this? I don't mean 'when to do it' any more, but an overall 'who would be in it'. Rise from the ashes, hoist the colors, make yourself heard. Who says 'aye'? ...what do you mean, "your epic rousing speech skillz need work"? >> "I see in your posts the same lack of interest that would make me get up and read a book or something. There may come a day when people get too lazy, when we get bored with our forum and can't be bothered to keep in character in our roleplaying, but it is not this day. An hour when it's 4 AM when we have to crash because we've got to get up in five hours, but it is not this day! This day, maybe we'll show up! By all the homework that you dearly don't want to do, I bid you type, Forumers of the NTWF!" Anyway. The Disney thing has more structure than GWs, and I think that might have made it difficult to work with, because--come on, our cumulative attention span is about that of an above-average grasshopper. (Which, incidentally, is also a good descriptor of the path most plotlines follow in GW.) I'd love to praticipate in Guild Wars III, maybe this time doing something evil. >3 *brick'd* Ahem, anyway...I would hope that the Guilds do come back to life if we had a story arc of sorts running through the whole thing. Since a Guild War is a pretty big and epic thing, maybe we can use it to kickstart some other guilds and encourage activity. An invasion plot maybe? =/ Or a 'guilds are too isolated' plot? Just some ideas...or we can throw a spanner into the workings of one guild and see what happens. I think we can say from experience that preplanning doesn't really accomplish much. More likely than not, just starting out we'll have several different main plotlines from several different people, and at least a dozen minor ones running at any given time, some spanning the entire RP. The good ones will keep going on, the weaker ones will fizzle out. Planning stuff to do is not an issue. *Cough* That being said, I definitely have a plotline I want to start, and anyone who kept up with Redemption should know what it is. |
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Post by Draco on Nov 10, 2009 15:47:05 GMT -5
I'm willing to join in with whatever characters I have laying around in the guilds I'm pretty much the only active ninja around at the moment (doing events and stuff in the guilds that is), knights are a little slow, steampunk still isn't totally official since everyone disappeared. But I am willing to join. |
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Post by Amneiger on Nov 10, 2009 16:03:07 GMT -5
I. Might be around? =D *is smacked* If something starts, I could probably try joining, if I can find something for Amneiger to do that isn't Mission Control. Which is probably my fault, since I gave him a Mission Control personality. >_>
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