10-05-2015, 06:43 PM
What I've liked:
- Big open scenes
- Interaction with PCs leading to PC-driven stories
- IC conflict (of the reasonable, non-ooc-grudge-driven sort)
- IC cooperation as well!
- OOCly chill, cool players
- Spontaneity
- Maximal player-impetus, minimal admin "interference"
What I dislike:
- Pretty much the opposite of above! But in particular:
- I hate it when the entire site is full of 2-person scenes with [Closed] in the tag. And yes, I realize I'm quite guilty of being in 2-person scenes ALL THE TIME, but still. I think that way lieth doom.
- Too-large, too-complex storylines that lock your char down forever. Fortunately, this is largely in the past, as I think most people today realize setting a scene on the day it ends is the way to go.
- Storylines that are overly planned-out ("chuting")
- Malignant ooc atmosphere (which can take the form of vindictive/control freak admins and/or aggressive posturing players)
- Sort of an extension of malignant ooc atmosphere: too much IC conflict, or IC bullying for OOC reasons
- And! Ironically: too much IC cooperation.
Of all the things on the negatives list, I think the only ones Denver has been guilty of were 1) closed scenes (but that's every site ever) and 2) too much cooperation. Which sounds ridiculous, but ... well. Every story is about a central conflict. And I think when we came over to Denver, we were all so happy to be on a cool site with cool people that we all made cool characters who got along coolly forever. And sadly, that was just... too happy.
So there's my two cents! And I'm totally down to get a game going now.
- Big open scenes
- Interaction with PCs leading to PC-driven stories
- IC conflict (of the reasonable, non-ooc-grudge-driven sort)
- IC cooperation as well!
- OOCly chill, cool players
- Spontaneity
- Maximal player-impetus, minimal admin "interference"
What I dislike:
- Pretty much the opposite of above! But in particular:
- I hate it when the entire site is full of 2-person scenes with [Closed] in the tag. And yes, I realize I'm quite guilty of being in 2-person scenes ALL THE TIME, but still. I think that way lieth doom.
- Too-large, too-complex storylines that lock your char down forever. Fortunately, this is largely in the past, as I think most people today realize setting a scene on the day it ends is the way to go.
- Storylines that are overly planned-out ("chuting")
- Malignant ooc atmosphere (which can take the form of vindictive/control freak admins and/or aggressive posturing players)
- Sort of an extension of malignant ooc atmosphere: too much IC conflict, or IC bullying for OOC reasons
- And! Ironically: too much IC cooperation.
Of all the things on the negatives list, I think the only ones Denver has been guilty of were 1) closed scenes (but that's every site ever) and 2) too much cooperation. Which sounds ridiculous, but ... well. Every story is about a central conflict. And I think when we came over to Denver, we were all so happy to be on a cool site with cool people that we all made cool characters who got along coolly forever. And sadly, that was just... too happy.
So there's my two cents! And I'm totally down to get a game going now.
BECAUSE OF LIGHT AND DUTY AND REASONS.