yes. because we're waiting on someone that I can't seem to get ahold of.

Okay. I should have a post concerning Alana's fate soon

There's slightly more changes in Varg and Rion other than just the last name. Also their background and status. But as Brent said, they'll have both the new and their old memories in a nice mix-up. Also - welcome back, Game.

Are Varg and Alana still an almost-sorta-very-close-to-being-a couple? And since Alana isn't in this new day, should I have her arrive at Alex's house (assuming they've met; I don't remember) or what?

EDIT: Ignore everything I just said. I figured it out.

EDIT THE SECOND: Okay, since I'm not as smart as I thought I was five minutes ago, where is everyone and where/how would it be appropriate for Alana to appear?

well, just wake up, find the invitation Alexander sent to every pet in YsF, and show up at his house.

Hey The Game!

Welcome back!

You mean, Simple Things?

That, sir, is exact answer!

First off: Welcome back The Game! It's great to see you return!

Secondly: Finals are now over with for me. So now, I'm free to post to my hearts content. I'm going to rest for tonight, but I will try to catch up with everything tomorrow. Very sorry for leaving you all in the loop!

So... Are you going to post in GC? 'Cause you might want to do that... Seeing as there's so much death going on...

hello again Ctc and Housefox! Long time no see.

@Housefox: Are you still a part of Blue Peak Shore?

Will you be coming back to Sunset Plateau if your allowed back in The Game?

@ctmjh: ^^

PSHOOOOO!

I leave you with that link, and am off.

Welcome back, The Game!

@xhunterko Possibly. Maybe. I don't know; I'm still trying to decide which neighborhoods to return to, which to drop, or if I should just go back to all of them.

@ChewyChewey thank you!

Anyone waiting for me, I'll be able to post Friday when I get my new laptop. Too hard to type an RP on an iPad.

Question time: What day is it currently in Radiant Gardens, and would it be possible to have Winter and Wonder return? still don't know about Saga, because I have no idea how I planned to bring her back when I kicked her out.

Would Blue Peak Shore be willing to have Celeste back? Same for Sunset having Destiny, and Richmond having Zane/TJ?

And on a completely unrelated note, I've forgotten why Oasis Towers closed. Can someone fill me in please...?

after this I swear I'm almost close to being done with bothering you all with my questions

Lack of activity.
Lack of interest.
No GM involvement.

Too limited of an RP environment.

I blame that entirely on the GM for not getting involved when no one was taking initiative.

Look at Brookshire Meadows. When there's nothing going on, I MAKE things go on. When there's not enough setting to interest players, I MAKE new setting. When there's not enough activity to keep the RP going, I MAKE more activity. A GM can work to fix any problem with their neighborhood. BsM is the 4th, and is usually on the edge of any of these posting-recessions we get a few times a year, but I've kept it going for over 2 years, despite the fact that we only have 2 players left over from the beginning of the RP... (me and Neko, who only came back recently)

likewise, look at Blue Peak Shore. Nearly every character is currently interacting with a character that the GM is controlling. He's basically moving every storyline along, making sure that every player has something to do.

As i have been doing every since i resurrected RV, all tho years ago..
Altho i miss having Buck and cali around, to lead off new adventures..

It is something i have been wanting to rant about for a while..
We need more LEADER - Alpha posters, people who can start and lead new plot lines.
they keep after the other posters to keep posting, and do activity/treading water posts, while waiting for others posters to post to move things along so the storyline doesn't have days/weeks of no posts.
(there are only a very select few in this category)

Then there are Beta posters, Ones who can flesh out, and run with plots wance they get started. but don't seem to want to start or lead them.
They sometimes keep after the other posters, others stop posting all together while waiting for another to post. rarely do they do place keeping posts.
(a minority fit into this category)

Then there are the followers.
They do short, often one or two line posts.
Stop posting alltogether, while waiting on another to post.
often with never telling anyone, that there waiting on X to post. or trying to contact X to get them to post.
(A majority seem to fit in here.)

See, I don't even do that too often. I have a bunch of characters I can throw in if I need to at any time, but I think it's just about making sure all the players know what's going on and all the plotlines are organized... Even then, Grand Castilia has run decently without any official "GM" for a while (though, technically, I've been running a very straightforward storyline, lol).


I dunno about that... I've seen players do alot of different things... I think maybe I've seen the more serious and/or experienced players do things like tell other people when it's their turn, or try and lead story arcs. It's actually why I like roleplaying with Neko (as you've probably noticed with the recent long-winded forays of Rikki and Lorna posts in BsM), and probably why BsM fell apart when he ran off. (also Zander, KFC, Jofoxx, and DarkHearts, all of whom were good at shaking things up) I've seen a couple of players who've done things like make characters who have no flavor and add little to the story, or make one-sentence posts which are just annoying, or don't really understand what they're responding to and write something really weird, or maybe stop posting for long periods and then when you bother them they're like "oh, it's my turn?", and that's bad, but most people aren't THAT bad about it... (Oh yeah, and the players who could be writing a really bad teen-drama from the 80s or something. I don't even GET why anyone would want to have vanilla characters in vanilla relationships with vanilla lifestyles... I've always preferred the literary practice and fantasy aspects...)

Another thing though has to do with making sure good characters come into the RP. I don't let people add characters who don't have a clearly thought out look, personality, and backstory. If your character has no interesting traits, it's pretty much impossible to add interest to the story. (we had a couple of BsM characters who I felt were like this) Of course, there's also the problem of players like Metaecho, who make REALLY GOOD characters, and are REALLY GOOD at playing them, but never actually DO anything. (yes Metaecho, I'm specifically telling you that you should come back and actually play your character)


This was apparently not true.

I Wonder what happened to like, half the players in Grand Castilia...? I mean, some of them just completely disappeared...

What i was trying to say is that people posting in the storyboards, need to step up, and take a more active and ownership role in the RP. Have them wanting it to succeed.



seconded...

And thirded...

I probably have: I do it so often that I forget when I have or haven't.
It doesn't matter though, the point here is that we shouldn't HAVE to hound him to post. If he wants to roleplay, then he needs to be checking his RPs regularly, not us having to pester him every day to actually read the threads he joined.

Edit: Actually, the rule is that we're supposed to wait a while, but after a certain point, it's perfectly ok to leave him behind. Anyway, I PMed him about it just now to make sure...

K.

for the record, yes i have, as has construction_boots.

I've been busy, and I've been forgetting to post. I'm very free tomorrow afternoon. I'll post them.

Part of my procrastination has to do with me being flooded with so many pages to read. The sheer number of pages intimidates me into procrastination, furthering my dilemma. I'm considering dropping one or two roleplays to make it easier on me. I can't decide, as I love all of my characters.

Votes early and often for Rockstar!

hey, I heard that... well, read it.

but seriously, I'd be fine with either of us winning. vote for whoever you want.

I actually didn't know the vote was going on. I only saw because Brent told me: I don't check that forum, only the threads in it which I keep open in tabs.

I believe he meant Keeshah. and wasn't being that serious.

a storm blew through Columbus Ohio packing 80 to 85 mph winds. trees and power lines down allover the place. AEP est. 5 to 7 days to fully restore the power.. which mine is out. reduced to posting from my cell phone. may be a few days until i can post in the RP again. can't edit or use colors with my cell phone.. so post on without me and i'll catch up when i can.

(EDIT) With the help of my new $580.00 generator, i'm back..
Now if it arrived yesterday, i wouldn't be tossing out all my foods today ;(
But i'm back, and no longer sitting in the dark..
Y'll git posting..