Storyline, keep it going and expand or we will fade..
I really think this is one of the reasons that I enjoy this game.
And the reason It might die.
But the storyline is sadly a bit parted from the players.
I will go on in a sec.
Video
YES please struggle do what ever you can sacrifice something get a new man working on videos or employ your old guy.
Hey the videos was poor I really think they wasnīt all that all the time. BUT there was always that flash of brilliance in them a sec when you could see something was beeing told.
This was a greate way to get a hang of the storyline.
Please, please give us more of them.
Book.
Yes It is a great Idea, I read alot but well, I want the videos a whole lot more.
The Ingame storyline
This is greate one could feel it is there, somewhere areound, elusive.
I uderstand why there arnīt possible to keep it going in a big spectacular way but just the little things help alot let me give you a example.
I have grown VERY fond of this game and spend just about every free hour ingame or att webbpages of this game. So far this results in about 9h minimum ingame everyday and a few on the webb, [yes I donīt have to many classes at college right now]
I have been playing this game for little over 2months now.
And there is about 2 GM events I have been affected by so far.
The first one was the Dust attack on HQ/Trade this one I got to about 5minutes late and was told of it trough a guildmate.
This effected me becous I could walk around talking to characters InCharacter about the happening and discuss strategies and well when everyone realised the attack was over one could still bring it up later on. So this effected my char.
So I woudnīt be able to be a part of this hadnīt it been for the cooperation of friends, guilds.
The Second one happened a fe days back when I just logged on in a dark corner in omni ent. and what do I see, a collum of 4 obviosly GMīs in character = green full names.
Commander scarney OīBrian
Corpral Liran Eberling
Corpral Maxias Schieffer
Captain Ryhr Cavasos
accompanied by a trail of players many off them NOT roleplayers.
like "Mobiltelefon" who kept screeming very "off" things [his name btw meens cellphone in swedish ].
While noticing that none of them ansered anyones sreams "what are you doing" and things like that I did what many others did just walked along.
When they got to OmniHQ the silence was broken and while Commander scareny gave his troops orders people started following the different GMīs (or where they ARKīs event section) as they patrolled HQ. now they answered shortly and to the point if one adressed them properly. This way one could get some info that this was absolutely not anything to worry about and that one should report anything unusuall to the commander.
So one kept an eye open at the surroundings.
[During this I had sent the word to my guild]
And finally they all left via the grid or just walked into sertain houses. (not possible to accompany them)
This was for me not a very big event.. but it clearly demonstrates the second and first way one can get into events.
Pure Dumb Luck or as I sent out the happening to my guild friends cooperation.
SO to me there is 2 ways to get into a official event.
Cooperation
Pure dumb luck
After the troopers left in the second event I got in on (and during btw) a little InCharacter talk with the present RSGE 9 troops and the attendant guild member hwo finally showed up.
That cind of makes my second point I may have been to only 2 official events But I have been to countless Player events postend and unposted also I have hosted a few events my self.
That is If there is a will there is a way and currently the way of roleplaying events is trough other players since FunCom and the ARKīs shine with itīs lack of theese.
There should be otherways then Luck to get to be a part of Official Events!
You have to be the change you wish to see
player off:
Areania
Kelei
Possible in-game event idea
Maybe this is just a pie in the sky idea that probably is too difficult to set up, but I think some very large events that can span several days that involves several professions could help the in-game storyline.
The idea would be something like taking over an outpost or something that would require some things like crats getting able to get a hold of plans, bombs that can be built only by Engineers, snuck into an outpost by Agents and exploded only by fixers. The Enforcers and Soldiers leading the attack...you get the picture.
These things would help characters use their professions more in the event. In my experiences with other ORPGs, events always degenerate into simple hack and slash. This is a problem for the professions that aren't designed for this. But giving different roles to play in the event would encourage more interaction and help level the playing field. Since it would span several days, everyone would have a chance to participate no matter what time zone you live in. Plus the taking of an outpost or something (not a city because that would be too great of a change in the ongoing game playing) would be significant enough for people to want to get involved.
Anyhow, this is just an idea I thought of that could be fun. What do you think?
Scruple
Clan Lvl 42 Engineer on RK2