128 réponses à ce sujet

[Severyx]

Might I also make a suggestion based upon experience? (This is for the IRC) Hubs are a good thing in my opinion, as they allow for 'undirected and unpredictable social roleplay' but I agree too many can easily segment a playerbase. Perhaps something simple, like a pair of taverns for players to hop into? One for the Citadel (regarded as the 'clean' tavern in citadel space), and one for Omega (the 'less than savory' tavern for NOT citadel space). Here are some ideas - the details can be worked out later:

The citadel tavern would be overseen by C-Sec, and since weapons aren't allowed on the citadel in the first place, it reduces the likelyhood that unecessary bloodshed will occur. The only races that might be actively prevented from coming here would be Vorcha and Geth.

The Omega tavern (this is not Afterlife!) would be overseen by bouncers to discourage violence, though it'll probably still happen (it IS an Omega tavern, after all). They're more of a safeguard against straight up gunslinging in an RP hub, and would have the power to remove characters that get out of hand by several means. This pub would have no race restrictions.

Both could be regarded as 'popular' for NPC fill and such. This grants players a nice place to perform in-character RP without having to think up reasons for being there (it's a freakin' tavern, they're easy to stroll into). In my past experience, something like this often sparks RPs amongst individuals or groups. Thoughts?

[Theta Thetis]

All right, I'm up for it. Do we have a concrete storyline yet?

[Severyx]

Also remember that the more created channels we have, the harder it will be to maintain them, and moderators will have to monitor each one. It's easily possible that missions or RP sessions between a few players could be hosted in temporary rooms (just /join #RoomName and that room is temporarily created with the creator being the default moderator). This means infinite possible rooms, and the moderators will only have to watch over a specified set of 'official' channels. I would suggest a few official channels for a few popular places in Citadel space and the Terminus systems.

If RP-related problems arise, it's perfectly normal to PM a moderator and explain the situation. They can either PM all of the players involved, or join the room directly to oversee.

Modifié par Severyx, 02 juin 2012 - 11:39 .

[I7IDanny]

Theta Thetis wrote...

All right, I'm up for it. Do we have a concrete storyline yet?

Think we're setting it between ME1 and ME2, in the 2 years Shep is missing. 2185 I think the year would be. Alien Council with Anderson as Human Councillor.

Rabbit explains it much better about halfway up page 2.

[Severyx]

The IRC room has been created. For those familiar with IRC, the server is irc2.serenia.net (Serenia:Random Server in lists) and the lobby is #MELobby

For those who would like to know, this is a nickserv/chanserv setup.

Feel free to join in whenever, but be aware that I'm still setting the channel up. I may call upon users to help test channel features.

I wholly recommend people use an IRC client, as it provides lots of abilities to customize your setup, and is less restrictive than other means. My favorite client is mIRC, a freeware client that can be found here.

For those unfamiliar with IRCs or just want to check it out, I will be setting up a direct mibbit link in time.

ALSO, if the OP could post this information in the first post, it would help newcomers to the thread find the IRC. Thanks!

Modifié par Severyx, 02 juin 2012 - 12:33 .

[I7IDanny]

Nice one. Should be joining in soon.

[I7IDanny]

Ok, so now we have 2 RP rooms and the lobby #MELobby (Out of character chat).

The rooms are:

Fortune's Den, Omega:
"The sign above the entrance reads 'Fortune's Den'. This is one of the more popular taverns in Omega, featuring hard drinks, a diverse amalgam of patrons, and armed muscle hired to keep the peace"

and Rocam Lounge, Edroki Plaza, Kithoi Ward, Citadel:
"This is Rocam Lounge, a well known and popular tavern located in the Edroki Plaza on the Kithoi Ward of the Citadel. The atmosphere is clean, if congested by the buzzed chatter of the many patrons. The area is well-patrolled by C-Sec officers, who often stop in for a drink or a bite to eat."

Modifié par I7IDanny, 02 juin 2012 - 02:40 .

[EsterCloat]

You guys are doing an IRC RP? Never had one of those before. I've done a good amount of RPing at another forum for a whole bunch of stuff but we used thread posts.

Well, good luck guys. I'd join but I'm not all that familiar with IRC and the real time aspect kind of throws me off (I'm used to having time to think and plan out my posts).

[almondroy]

This is a very cool idea and props to all of the people that put it together. All of my experience for things of this type has been the forum based posting stuff for Star Trek forums, which people working out joint posts and collaborative posts via IM. I don't want to harsh anyone's buzz about the IRC setup, because that seems to be something that a lot of people are happy with, but personally I won't be jumping into a ME RP that doesn't allow me the option of asychronous contributions the way a forum was.

[I7IDanny]

Had a test run tonight. Worked out really well with the 3 of us in the IRC. Hopefully more people will join soon and introduce more characters

[lillitheris]

One option would be playing the ‘main game’ on a board, and do ‘side quests’ in IRC.

I don’t really have time for either, though, so don’t mind me

[Garrison2011]

I'd love to join. Where do I have to go to sign up?

[Severyx]

Ideally, I'd like for the IRC and a forum of some kind to compliment each other and give users chances to try both with their characters in the same continuity.

IRC I can do. Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with forum administration, so I would not be a good pick for starting one of those up. Not saying I'm not willing to learn, I just can't carry the torch on this one.

Maybe once this starts to solidify and we get a growing community, we'll see about getting a site together that brings this all under one roof. One step at a time, though, right?

Please note:

We are still in need of people who can fill the role of a moderator. This is a person that keeps watch over the channels and deals with trolls as well as be able to neutrally handle RP disagreements in a fair manner. Players who have issues will bring them to moderators and they will decide first if there actually is an issue, and if so, how to go about solving the problem. We're just a small community right now, but this will become increasingly necessary with the more players join in.

If interested in becoming a moderator or you know someone who is, PM me on the forums or in the IRC.

Modifié par Severyx, 03 juin 2012 - 11:18 .

[Severyx]

Garrison2011 wrote...

I'd love to join. Where do I have to go to sign up?

As of right now, there's no official 'sign-up' area or process. Simply point out your character in a post in this thread (others have done so already, use those as examples) and you're welcome to join in.

[Tyranniac]

 Woah, seems like I missed a lot of progress while I was gone. Glad to see we have the IRC set up. Good idea about doing what you did with the hubs by the way. I'll be joining as soon as I have figured out the IRC client!

[MCB280]

Might be interest never done IRC (or know what it is?) but if someone gave me an idea of it and I like it I might join.

[I7IDanny]

MCB280 wrote...

Might be interest never done IRC (or know what it is?) but if someone gave me an idea of it and I like it I might join.

IRC is a real-time text client. It's really good for the RP since you really get a feel for the character and have to react quickly to the scene as it plays out.

[Mevanna]

Is the OP person still around? Because now that a setting and the IRC channel are all set up, it would be helpful to have this all up there to get more people in.

[MCB280]

I7IDanny wrote...

MCB280 wrote...

Might be interest never done IRC (or know what it is?) but if someone gave me an idea of it and I like it I might join.

IRC is a real-time text client. It's really good for the RP since you really get a feel for the character and have to react quickly to the scene as it plays out.

i'll try to join.

[MadRabbit999]

Mevanna wrote...

Is the OP person still around? Because now that a setting and the IRC channel are all set up, it would be helpful to have this all up there to get more people in.

Sorry, been quite busy in the UK these days due t othe Jubelee.

If someone wishes to give me all the info necessary to post, I will gladly do so on the first page as well as adding the settings info.

Modifié par MadRabbit999, 03 juin 2012 - 09:26 .

[Ethan Saunders]

I would love to join, but I have next to no experience in that sorta stuff, I'm quite good when it
comes to writing in general though. May I join sometimes to just observe how it's working exactly?
I'm also not a native english speaker, so a small delay while speaking as my charakter may occure.
Emphasis on the may.
If thats no problem for you guys, I would, as previously stated, love to join your little group.

[MadRabbit999]

lillitheris wrote...

One option would be playing the ‘main game’ on a board, and do ‘side quests’ in IRC.

I don’t really have time for either, though, so don’t mind me

Heh, I had lots of fun playing them on "board" a while back.. took me months to complete all of the pieces... there must be thousands... I would have been happy if I could have shared the experience with more people.

Modifié par MadRabbit999, 04 juin 2012 - 12:40 .

[Severyx]

I've set up some mibbit links to the three main rooms for those who either don't have an IRC client or just want to pop in to have a look-see:

http://mibbit.com/?c...rc2.serenia.net is the URL for the Main Lobby. There's no worry about being in character here, this is not an RP channel.

http://mibbit.com/?channel=%23RocamLounge&server=irc2.serenia.net is the URL for the RP hub "Rocam Lounge", located in the Edroki Plaza in the Kithoi Ward of the Citadel. We respectfully ask that onlookers not disturb any RP sessions in progress!

http://mibbit.com/?channel=%23Fortune'sDen&server=irc2.serenia.net is the URL for the RP hub "Fortune's Den", located on Omega. Again, we respectfully ask that onlookers not disturb any RP sessions in progress.

Modifié par Severyx, 03 juin 2012 - 10:14 .

[I7IDanny]

Bump. Would be nice to see the introduced characters do some RP tonight, along with maybe some new ones?

[I7IDanny]

Just like to thank everyone who came on tonight, the session we just had was awesome. Members joining and leaving on-the-fly, quiet conversations behind other's backs, definate rivalries and friendships cropping up between the various characters of the RP.