What will it take to get people to RP

[THE LADY OF MIDNIGHT]

Hey I'm just wondering about the site RPs...

Please answer honestly. I won't be mad. I just want feed back.

1. Are you guys interested RPs?
2. Do you like the current ones?
3. Should the current ones be revamped or removed or changed?
4. What are your suggestions?
5. What is it that keeps you from rping? - dislike of rping or the rps? busy? no one else is participating?

[carrionsprincess]

1. Yes, I LOVE roleplaying.
2. The current one about the crew seems really cool,.
Honestly the only thing stopping me is not really knowing how to start. I designed a character and got her approved, but Im not really sure where to go from there...

[THE LADY OF MIDNIGHT]

I have changed the rules so that you guys don't need to be approved to start RPing. I highly recommend making an app though for your benefit and so that other members can get a feel for your charrie. Also although I don't require you guys to be approved if I feel your character is too 'perfect' or too 'powerful' or something like that I may ask you to alter some things to make it more reasonable.

You can join threads or start threads however you want.
Thanks guys

[Usagi]

I enjoyed the first RP, never made time for the 2nd one, and would love to see them up and running again. I think this site has a hard time getting RP's started and keeping them going. It might help if we had less open-ended ones, for our group is so small. With more people, it's great to have a lot of different boards because there are a lot of people participating, but it might help if we just had a few. Perhaps one or all of them could have a goal, get from point A to point B, and that might make it easier to keep it going. Then when we reach our goal, we make a new one.

But yeah, that's my thoughts on it.

[THE LADY OF MIDNIGHT]

I love that you are getting ideas but I'm not quite sure what you mean.
Could you try explaining it again?
Sorry I'm not the brightest bulb in the box

- The Lady of Midnight

[requiax]

I probably wouldn't RP unless you really needed another writer. I've got OC's that I've come up with because of a previous writing challenge on here, so I could use them if need be. I think y'all are awesome for having started one though, I definitely read and enjoyed the story that was up.

[LoganTheGeshrat]

I used to RP quite a bit, but those threads were VERY immature and all over the place (just a group of tweens messing around with characters). I've only done one "real" RP, which, while it was epically fun, folded after the first month. That RP was written in book format, like the ones here.

However, it's highly doubtful that I would RP here. Every RP I've done has been using sets of characters designed in a specific framework to fit a specific series (an anime called "Zatch Bell"), and I don't know if I'd want to work outside of that framework...Not to mention that I simply don't have time (I really shouldn't be on here right now as is).

But enough about me. I'd recommend finding more people with more time to RP. The rules here don't seem too strict, which is nice for beginners. And you know who I'm pretty sure loves to RP? People on deviantART. I've been to the chatrooms there a few times, pretty much all RPs, though the ones there are almost never third person, as you can imagine. Even so, you seem to be looking in the right place. I hope you have good luck with getting 'em up and running again!

[THE LADY OF MIDNIGHT]

Thanks for your input guys! I appreciate the feedback!