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Post by ayame on Oct 2, 2009 20:16:51 GMT -5
OK guys. I've been feeling this for a while now and some of the other Rpers have agreed with me. Why don't we restart the RP storyline?
If you guys have noticed, the RP has changed a lot since RP1, mostly because of the fresh new Rpers that have hit the scene, We started out with a tournament where each forumer had 100 lives and immortality was a common trait among the characters and now we have character deaths and energy cost. All things evolve as time progresses but I feel like its grown in a very unusual way. The RP is sorta twisted now. The character template takes years to finish, the staff controlled storyline that was once heroes vs villains is now in the hands of the RPers who doesn't have the slightest clue what to do with their freedom, 90& of the RPers post in the main but avoid the sub-boards for some strange reason, and the staff hands change way too fucking much.
My fellow Rpers... This is an RPG, not a fanfic. An RP should not be storyline heavy and it definitely shouldn't be this clusterfuck of a mess. Why do we hang on this mess when we can simple start over? We can start a fresh new storyline for everyone to follow, one that doesn't revolve around a main villain or a staff controlled story. A place where you can create your on stories and interact with the canons. All we ask is that you let go of the past and start anew.
Here are the pros and cons for the RP restart.
Pros
1. Fresh new non-Staff controlled storyline
2. less restrictive RPing
3. Less confusion
4.less hectic character format.
5. Keep your smash points TAP
Cons
1. The old Stories will be gone but not lost. We will keep the RPs for everyone to see but the new storyline wont follow that one.
2. Characters will be reset or deleted. Either you can make new characters to replace the old ones or erase your chars memories and start anew.
I leave the decision up to you. So Rpers for the good of the RPG that we all know and love....... What say you?!!!
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Post by sasukess on Oct 2, 2009 20:22:05 GMT -5
Sure. I'm game.
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Post by smashbro on Oct 2, 2009 20:47:45 GMT -5
im hesitant about this, for obvious reasons (i've been here and started rp1). so its hard for me.
but just warning you, seriously, that it could create more confusion if there is no general guide.
in the end, i will rp no matter what happens, but i wouldnt mind seeing the rp continue as it was, with maybe less staff involvement.
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Post by ayame on Oct 2, 2009 20:54:19 GMT -5
im hesitant about this, for obvious reasons (I've been here and started rp1). so its hard for me. but just warning you, seriously, that it could create more confusion if there is no general guide. in the end, i will rp no matter what happens, but i wouldnt mind seeing the rp continue as it was, with maybe less staff involvement. Well I'm saying that the RP Staff wouldn't control the story, but they will still look over threads and look for unfairness. As for a guide, every area will have their own unique stories sorta like what we are trying to do for RP5. Heroes vs villains but there won't be one villain, there will be many. Bowser might be reeking havoc in the mushroom kingdom while ganon is raising hell in Hyrule, or they might join forces to defeat both kingdoms. Pretty much, i would like the RP to be more free flowing where the RPers can change the tide of the story. |
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Post by Aphelion on Oct 2, 2009 21:21:10 GMT -5
I think a restart should get rid of this confusion...
but however... wouldn't this restart give RP'ers even more freedom?
Wouldn't that create even more random wandering and nothing happening?
Anyway I'm up for restarting the rp
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Post by Angel on Oct 2, 2009 23:12:55 GMT -5
I'm both for and against it. I wish there was some way.. you could give us all of our hard work on our characters and still restart it.. because that's my only problem with it.. and the wasted effort on other ends. I know that restarting it will solve alot of things, but my entire Rping in Rp4 was in prep for the next one.. and now we would have to basically do it all over.  I voted both yes and no. |
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Post by Tony Redgrave on Oct 3, 2009 7:29:15 GMT -5
I'm with it. My character doesn't have many memories about the rp anyway so huzzah
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Post by Creddie Fan <3 on Oct 3, 2009 9:19:40 GMT -5
First of all i wanted to make a girl here but if you guys wanna restart then im cool with it  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2009 10:07:45 GMT -5
Okay seriously wow, here's why I say no....
Half the members who RPed here are gone, it wouldn't be right just to restart it, plus we'll have to repeat that whole process with Crehavos and all that garbage. And I'm seriously not gonna edit my RP characters back to the original states again, I worked hard on those. And plus I've been wanting to put the Dark Rebellion to work for the longest, i seriously don't wanna have to go through RP1 - 4 just to get to RP5, even though I didn't join this forum during RP1 - 3.
Here's why I say yes.....
My character Genesis, can get more involved into the storyline, since I've been told by most of you that I've been doing my own thing. I won't re-edit my character, but I will have his memory erased during the RPing. the only thing he'll remeber is JUSTICE HQ being destroyed, and that he's a Super Human who kills for the heck of it. So technically he's the Corrupted Genesis for now ( awesome I can do Genesis's very past that way ), and the moves and transformation he recieved through RP4 - 5 will not be used until then.
So I'm going with both.
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Post by IOwnedYou on Oct 3, 2009 11:07:18 GMT -5
Well... I say yes and no, no because it'll create some kind of confusion and creating characters again will be a pain in the ass.
Yes, because it will remove clutter and possibly make the storyline more important to the RPers.
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Post by eiron on Oct 3, 2009 11:32:16 GMT -5
Those Pros are rather hollow. We set up the factions for precisely those reasons. We'll have a less restrictive and planned RP regardless of what we choose to do.
Now, the pros and cons as I see it.
Pros: Restarting will make the RP more accessible to newer members, as well as those who never really managed to get into the previous RP. Those that had been there longer had already established themselves in the RP, and the story naturally tended to revolve around them, making it hard for newer people to become important to the storyline.
Cons: As I said earlier, the faction based system that is/was going to be implemented covered much of those problems. New people would instantly have a place to insert themselves into the RP (probably the hardest part of RPing is getting yourself into the storyline), as well as provide them with a community of people with similar goals who would help you out. The interplay between the factions would determine plot events, not mandates from RP staff, meaning that individual members would have a real chance to influence the story. Restarting means losing the factions, as most are based around the events of the previous RPs. The SSS, The Order, The Marauders, The Ophite Clan, ect, ect, ect, all were formed due to needs created during the war against Crehavos. (The SSS being created FAR before that.) Clearing the slate would eliminate the catalysts for the creation of these groups.
Furthermore, the events leading up to RP5 establish a "starting point," if you will. We all know what's going on, where the centers of power are, and with the factions, we know what our roles will be. There's no established plot line to follow, but we have a firm foundation to build off of. Restarting, on the other hand, destroys that foundation. We would be starting from scratch, and a new premise for all our activities would need to be thought of and implemented.
I think that while restarting has its merits, they are outweighed by all the things that would be lost. I think it would be in everyone's interest to keep the established storyline intact.
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Post by The Solid War Doctor on Oct 3, 2009 14:14:11 GMT -5
I agree with Eiron completely. And I assure you I sure as hell am not going to redo those God damn Character Applications. If you people restart the RP, I will no longer take part in it.
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Post by Jukan on Oct 3, 2009 16:34:51 GMT -5
I'm neutral in all of this. You may argue me if ya like, but i have been here since rp1 and could understand how this would affect older/more involved members that it would newer members just joining, but yeah, i remain in the middle. You members decide what you want, i would vote, but i can't vote ANY options up there. mainly because i do know what rp is XD
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Post by Rorschach on Oct 4, 2009 1:03:35 GMT -5
well I say no. Having to re-approve and re-create all your chars again would take up too much time and it would probably take 1-2 weeks to get everything back up and in order again before the rp started. Some people have used rp4 to work their way up to everything in rp5 and if that is gone then what will the character do? And if we restart the rp, what will our characters do? will characetrs that were familiar with each other in rp4 have to start over or can they still be friends? this is all to confusing and complicated, lets leave the rp as is.
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Post by Big Boss on Oct 4, 2009 1:55:19 GMT -5
im hesitant about this, for obvious reasons (i've been here and started rp1). so its hard for me. but just warning you, seriously, that it could create more confusion if there is no general guide. in the end, i will rp no matter what happens, but i wouldnt mind seeing the rp continue as it was, with maybe less staff involvement. listen to this man, you all are ruining what he wanted. you greedy bastards |
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