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Game Technics (outside gameplay) / Re: Possible board for introductions

« on: January 06, 2015, 08:24:13 PM »

Why not make it a MoTD? Post that there is a bulletin board on the MoTD that way everyone can see it. And maybe include information about the introduction board for people who want to get into RPing, that way they know it exists. If it's a MoTD, everyone should get that popup next time they sign into the game letting them know the news.
That or the people who are supposed to be in charge of their respective bulletin board (the village leader), should get a PM to let them know of its existence.

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Game Technics (outside gameplay) / Re: Possible board for introductions

« on: January 06, 2015, 05:53:17 PM »

Yep. Many years ago it was just a whole bunch of people each with their own separate stories and no consistency in what was going on (Which made it pretty fun, honestly). But now, it seems to resemble more of a business than a game.

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Character Profiles / Re: Character Profiles/Introductions

« on: January 06, 2015, 05:48:27 PM »

The difference between this and making a wikia page is the fact that it'll be seen here. If someone already has a wikia page, then by all means just post that when you introduce your character. I've seen that pretty much the people who 'matter' and are in charge in the SLverse all seem to take part in the forum in one way or another. This would just be a way for new players to introduce themselves to each other as well introducing themselves to the important people.

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Character Profiles / Re: Character Profiles/Introductions

« on: January 06, 2015, 05:08:34 PM »

Probably to help out and prevent this one post from getting cluttered, people should create new topic with their character's name underneath this board. That way it is not only more aesthetically pleasing to look at, it's also easier to search for.
And thanks for posting that template, Shinro. But, from my perspective, that's quite a lot of stuff to post about your character. Also, some people might not be completely comfortable posting everything about their character because then where would be the fun in revealing certain things through actual RP? In those instances, people should be able to post [SECRET] or something similar in that spot they don't want to reveal.

And also, if someone goes to update their intro bio, be sure to put UPDATED DAY/MONTH/YEAR (ex: 20DEC14) at the bottom, so people know that things have changed. Maybe color-coding the new stuff? Because when I first started playing this game, I know I didn't have any rivals, personal quotes, accessories, or a lot of those things. Just some food for thought and if anyone has better ideas/comments, please share them.

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Game Technics (outside gameplay) / Re: Possible board for introductions

« on: January 06, 2015, 04:57:49 PM »

As for a bulletin board, here's my example of what it should be. I don't know if it's do-able, but it would be just one post that would be able to be edited instead of one that updates with additional posts. The difficult thing would be deciding who is in charge of recording the information and updating what goes on.

BULLETIN BOARD

CURRENT LEADERS

Hokage: Kage Lennon
Kazekage: Sannin McCartney
Mizukage: Kage Harrison
Raikage: One And Only
Tsuchikage: Genin Ono

VILLAGE NEWS

Konoha: A fossilized poop has been found in the library. Hokage Lennon has sent all research teams to investigate any potential relation to Bijuu. _{Updated 5JAN15}
Suna: Experiencing record rainfall. Kazekage McCartney requesting local ninja to help with flood repair. _{Updated 6JAN15}
Mizu: Currently under a tsunami warning. All hands prepare to protect the shore of village to prevent any damage from occurring. _{Updated 4JAN15}
Rai: Be on the lookout for Genin Jagger. He has stolen a secret teriyaki recipe from the Raikage's mansion. Any ninja who encounter him should attempt to recover the recipe. _{Updated 6JAN15}
Tsuchi: Tsuchikage is throwing a party within the city to celebrate recent peace talks with Hokage Lennon. All are invited _{Updated 5JAN15}

OTHER POSTINGS

And I guess here, people could request different things. Like people could PM the people in charge of the board and put out things like Genin Richards is looking for a team in order to accomplish something. It would kind of serve as those boards you see at supermarkets where people put up guitar lessons or babysitters.

Wonder if anyone else thinks this is a good idea/format.

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Game Technics (outside gameplay) / Possible board for introductions

« on: January 06, 2015, 03:27:38 AM »

Well, I've been playing this game for years and took a break for a long while because I felt like the whole political aspect of the game (RP wise) was getting stupid. But, now I'm back and I've kind of been able to view it from a non-playing viewpoint considering my character's pretty much in RP limbo and likely isn't coming back any time soon.

My request is specifically for the RP section of the board. Why not have either a child board or another section of the board simply for new players who want to introduce themselves to the other people RPing. Since it seems that a lot of the key players RP wise frequent the boards, I believe it would be a good way for new players to kind of post a short bio about who their character is and maybe a little backstory so everyone else can realize they're part of the 'verse' now (or at least want to be part of it). I remember a long time ago when I started playing, this game was a lot more populated so it was easier to get into the scene of RPing. Now since the key figures are pretty much established they all seem to kind of play with each other from what I've seen and new players are treated like Konohamaru and passed aside.

Another thing that might also be good is a bit of a bulletin board in the RP section to kind of post the current going-ons in the SL universe. That could be current events, current kages, any important things within each city, etc...Because from just jumping back into the game, I don't know what the heck is going on and I'm pretty sure a lot of newer people (who aren't just alts of already established people, because those don't count) feel the same way I do.