11-19-2007, 06:07 AM
Disclaimer: I haven't read any of the posts in this thread.
I think Chubbs needs a complete reset. Every character is set back to 1. Custom charas, the whole shit. We all start over, we all get to do that one-thing-we-want-to-with-our-characters-but-can't-because-they're-stuck
in-this-strange-state-of-flux-because-jack-shit-is-happening-and-we-don't-really
have-anything-meaningful-to-contribute-to-the-storyline-of-Chubbs.
Basically, Chubbs needs a saga. A sweet saga. But a saga right now would probably be suicidal for the RPG itself. Unless, that is, there were a reset. Further, the saga needs to be quite unlike sagas before, where there's a definite beginning, middlegame, and conclusion. Sagas have been too plasticked and bite-sized; sort of a TV dinner sort of set-up. As much as I love DA, it's far too scheduled and portioned (though, admittedly, one helluva ride). We need an overarching storyline, something that is continuously evolving, and something that ISN'T based upon politics and who is controlling Planet Vegeta this week. It would be awesome if we could rely on the member base to construct this storyline naturally through the interactions between everyone, but this clearly has not worked. We need something relatively unified, and to that end, we need characters that Staff controls for the sole purpose of creating this storyline, completely separate from the characters they control now.
Success isn't about some new XP system, or a kick-ass new Tech list. What we need is an engaging story. As it is, the horizons of Chubbs are foggy, and the only definition members provide are their own individual actions, which, because they aren't exactly doing anything, are becoming more and more scarce.
The state of "Story Guide" has been around for years, ever since the original Apprentice. I think it's time that status is expanded upon, raised to a proper level (I'd argue similar to an Administrator in scope and command), and equipped to do what they need to do to create a universe for Chubbs that people can act and interact in. If this can be accomplished, perhaps Chubbs will resurface.
I think Chubbs needs a complete reset. Every character is set back to 1. Custom charas, the whole shit. We all start over, we all get to do that one-thing-we-want-to-with-our-characters-but-can't-because-they're-stuck
in-this-strange-state-of-flux-because-jack-shit-is-happening-and-we-don't-really
have-anything-meaningful-to-contribute-to-the-storyline-of-Chubbs.
Basically, Chubbs needs a saga. A sweet saga. But a saga right now would probably be suicidal for the RPG itself. Unless, that is, there were a reset. Further, the saga needs to be quite unlike sagas before, where there's a definite beginning, middlegame, and conclusion. Sagas have been too plasticked and bite-sized; sort of a TV dinner sort of set-up. As much as I love DA, it's far too scheduled and portioned (though, admittedly, one helluva ride). We need an overarching storyline, something that is continuously evolving, and something that ISN'T based upon politics and who is controlling Planet Vegeta this week. It would be awesome if we could rely on the member base to construct this storyline naturally through the interactions between everyone, but this clearly has not worked. We need something relatively unified, and to that end, we need characters that Staff controls for the sole purpose of creating this storyline, completely separate from the characters they control now.
Success isn't about some new XP system, or a kick-ass new Tech list. What we need is an engaging story. As it is, the horizons of Chubbs are foggy, and the only definition members provide are their own individual actions, which, because they aren't exactly doing anything, are becoming more and more scarce.
The state of "Story Guide" has been around for years, ever since the original Apprentice. I think it's time that status is expanded upon, raised to a proper level (I'd argue similar to an Administrator in scope and command), and equipped to do what they need to do to create a universe for Chubbs that people can act and interact in. If this can be accomplished, perhaps Chubbs will resurface.