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Gaven Lok'ri
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Posted - 2005.10.05 05:07:00 -
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Edited by: Gaven Lok''ri on 05/10/2005 05:09:04 Is that they never seem to get completed. Sure for those of you who only go to events for the loot and faction ships and such, you couldnt care less. But there does happen to be a fairly good sized RP community, where these things actually matter.
The problem is that we are left in limbo, we dont know whats happened, and after the Emperor has his second month aniversary of death... and NOTHING has been announced about what is happening with his heirs... those of us who RP start haveing simple immersion problems.
How does one RP an Amarran when there is not only no Emperor, but no plans to replace the Emperor evident, what was a really cool event when it happened back in july is now utterly stale and quite simply unrealistic.
Look at real life, when someone like an Emperor is assassinated, things generally move... as is nothing has changed in over a month. Even simple filler on a weekly (or biweekly) basis talking about confusion or somesuch nonsence would have been enough to keep the immersion that things are afoot going. Instead, however, we have this nice absurd situation where the leader of the largest faction is dead...
and no one gives a damn.
I happen to think EVE has the best atmosphere for RP of any MMO, but things like this (and the gallente elections) take what should be its greatest strongpoint RP wise (a plot that actually develops and moves), and turn them into something fairly worthless.
So this is simply requesting that the powers that be actually move the events they have already started forward, in a manner that is realistic instead of leaving the players whose IC worldview has to deal with these changes in complete limbo.
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Ly'sol
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Posted - 2005.10.05 07:12:00 -
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Edited by: Ly''sol on 05/10/2005 07:13:10 I absolutely agree.
Whats up Aurora? You got man power problems? Lack of decisiveness? You guys waiting for the green light? Nebulai? Can you give us some feed back at least.
You guys had good momentum over the summer and seems like things sputtered down.
Ive seen way to many really good RP threads abandoned.
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Jean
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Posted - 2005.10.05 08:56:00 -
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Ack... Where's teh rp gone?! Aurora got dat upgrade to their event control system and (to my knowlege) have hardly used it sofar: I only read abt 1 or 2 mordus events since CW patch -----------------------------
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KIAHicks
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Posted - 2005.10.05 12:40:00 -
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I gave up going to events quite a while back, decent ones occured so infrequently that you either don't know about the event and miss it, or if its announced/built up in the news the system ends up so full of people wanting to take part that you lag out totally.
Instead I've just tended to follow along with the story behind the events, which is now sadly lacking as well. Maybe I'm just not following the news closely enough, but there seem to be many events started and never finished story wise (or at least continued if they're long running).
Keenon: "After sitting in the system for FIVE hours without even a (go away)"...
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Kehmor
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Posted - 2005.10.05 18:25:00 -
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I agree 100%.
Us blood raiders were meant to move out to delve and build resources... well heck I know some of us have certainly done that, now lets get stuck in again!
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Wanoah
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Posted - 2005.10.06 20:57:00 -
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I think this is the number one disappointing thing in Eve for me. A rich backstory to work with, so many possibilities and willing players, yet so often squandered. I've lost track of the number of major events that have, frankly, been entirely screwed up. It's just a shame.
Someone really needs to sit down and just get things rolling again. Put an embargo on any new storylines kicking off. Pick up the pieces of some of the broken storylines and get some actors rolling with it.
Nebulai's stickied post at the top of this forum sounded so promising. It looked like they were having a bit of a shakeup, then we'd see things moving again. That was back in July, and really nothing has happened at all.
Obviously, there are some problems behind the scenes. Why not share them with us and see if we can help? We know that the events rely on volunteers. Do you need more people willing to be actors?
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at stars. (Sig best viewed with Firefox)
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Sabaoth
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Posted - 2005.10.06 22:36:00 -
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I agree and appreciate your feedback, there has been certain stories left in limbo i.e Tetrimon Arc
This is down to the Producer running it leaving Aurora a long time ago and no other Producer willing or having time to take on that specific Arc. As for the Amarr Emperor and Gallente elections those are not under our control, we assist CCP when requested but thatĘs where it ends on those two storylines.
In saying that we have just been given control to finish the Gallente Elections which should be happening sometime soon we have already started planning. But as far as the Amarr Emperor goes its not under our control.
I will forward this thread onto one of the Lead Content developers Gnauton so he can see your concerns if he hasnĘt already.
- Regards
-------------- Sabaoth Aurora Captain The Aurora Project
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Ardor
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Posted - 2005.10.06 23:12:00 -
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Long events are nice and realistic. The problem is what Rodj said.
Originally by: Gaven Lok'ri So this is simply requesting that the powers that be actually move the events they have already started forward, in a manner that is realistic instead of leaving the players whose IC worldview has to deal with these changes in complete limbo.
I have no problem with a new succession months after the death of an Emperor if I at least heard some 'official' IC rumours about the reason why, like no Sarum heir or the tetrimon scriptures still not examined.
If it takes more than 6 months (?) to examine the Tetrimon scriptures then they (Theology Council) do it properly. No problem. But some hints about a progression or about problems would be nice to give us more to roleplay and to know the arc has not been forgotten.
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Gaven Lok'ri
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Posted - 2005.10.06 23:35:00 -
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Thanks for the responce...
If you cant move the emperor stuff forward, is it possible to at least get some 'filler' news to keep interest existant about it?
I can go a long way with very little... but I cant go anywhere RP wise with nothing. Even something obviously made up just to explain the delay... would be enough to make RPing an Amarran much more reasonable. Im sure the same goes with the Gallente elections and the Insorium plotline.
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Sabaoth
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Posted - 2005.10.08 15:24:00 -
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I have shown this thread to Gnauton and he agrees that we should put some News articles up. I *think* he will be doing that but if not I will try to get some of our IC's to do so.
If any of you are interested in the IC (Interstellar Correspondent) job then please apply here: ISD Application
Select Aurora and also comment that you are interested in the IC department. We need plenty of IC's to write news & articles on the current affairs within game.
-------------- Sabaoth Aurora Captain The Aurora Project
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Malthros Zenobia
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Posted - 2005.10.09 00:06:00 -
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For some reason that application page always gives me an error, maybe something in my firefox setup just doesn't like it.
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Witch Doctor
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Posted - 2005.10.10 20:25:00 -
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I wholeheartedly agree with Gaven's post. We have the same problem with our own major plotline, namely the Insorum cure. It is very hard for us to see this plot line die off, particularly given where it left off for us.
I know CCP wants to retain control of the major plot lines, but perhaps they could try giving Aurora a little more leeway in moving them along. A little bit of progress would go a long way toward keeping the RP types happy.
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Khaldorn Murino
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Posted - 2005.10.12 15:53:00 -
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Just found this.
The way i understood it, is that Aurora cant get involved in CCP events (generally the main storyline ones), but for whatever reason, CCP content team cant carry these on.
So yeah, it makes sense to give Aurora power to sort these things out and actually effect the storyline if CCP can no longer (for whatever reason it is) do so.
By the way, i still got an ap for Aurora kicking about :) Sign me up! -
Just a simple warrior.
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Khaldorn Murino
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Posted - 2005.10.12 16:01:00 -
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Also, i thought the IC team could only report on player events etc? not on Prime Fiction story arcs?
Because, if they could, then with guidance, they could keep up the story arcs by the due of news posts once a week or whatever. But that would still be useless if the arcs cant be worked upon.
Hell, its a damn shame, these arcs were great fun. -
Just a simple warrior.
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Tyrrax Thorrk
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Posted - 2005.10.13 00:41:00 -
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Tbh not recruiting Khaldorn would be stupid.
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Gaven Lok'ri
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Posted - 2005.10.13 02:03:00 -
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agreed :P
Something to point out is that empty news is better than no news.
An excuse for the delay, followed by short filler updates that basically say the excuse is not solved and perhaps (if we get lucky) have some small comments on the positions of the heirs and such on the issue. Would be quite simply enough.
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Icarus Starkiller
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Posted - 2005.10.13 02:07:00 -
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Originally by: Khaldorn Murino Edited by: Khaldorn Murino on 12/10/2005 16:10:09 Also, i thought the IC team could only report on player events etc? not on Prime Fiction story arcs?
Don't really know what they can report on, that's inside info apparently.
This fellow and I were trying to stage our own little minor event, just a trade of quasi-unique ships to further the RP a little bit, and an 'interstellar correspondant' was assigned despite whoever assigning them knowing that the time we had available for the 'event' was not something the IC could even make it to.
Talk about screwing over the players... that was just a plain announcment that 'we don't really give a rat's behind' about RP between players.
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