Lux Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 So I noticed recently that there haven't been many new RPs popping up as well as many dying off, especially on the Mane RP.So, is there a waning interest in RPing?If I'm just being silly or paranoid, you can just tell me that too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flutterscotch Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Dude, it's summertime, at least where I am. More fun to be had outside than in wintertime. Not to mention the MLPFiM offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapien Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Dude, it's summertime, at least where I am. More fun to be had outside than in wintertime. Not to mention the MLPFiM offseason.I am sorry, but what is this "outside" you speak of? Is it some sort of video game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lux Posted July 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 What is this... "outside?"Just kidding. Yes I know summer = less on computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapien Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 What is this... "outside?"Just kidding. Yes I know summer = less on computer.Wow, we basically posted the same thing at the same time. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinalHeart1103 Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 I believe it to be the combination of it being the summer, no new episodes until season 3, and the general slow decay of text based RPs in general. I wouldn't really worry too much about it though, things are sure to pick up again soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lux Posted July 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Yes Chapien, we did a Mind Meld there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittlePonyTales Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Summer means LESS time on the computer? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flutterscotch Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Summer means LESS time on the computer? Except when you're in the US Southwest. Then you get a pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Winter is inside during the Summer time a lot! You should RP with him! Er, me! Yeah, I am in the US Southwest here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss_Hoss1 Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 I noticed the slowdown in the week running up to Bronycon. and it seems to have stopped dead right after BC.Hopefully its just pre-con preps followed by a bad case of "Post Con Depression" -Which is really bad on the first-timers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lux Posted July 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Winter is inside during the Summer time a lot! You should RP with him! Er, me! Yeah, I am in the US Southwest here.Well I've got eight characters running amok in Equestria. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Message me and we can talk more ^_^I don't want to cloud up your topic with RP planning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosewind Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 It depends on who you ask. As others have mentioned, the slow period could be because of summer, lack of new FiM episodes, or some other reason. Iron Pony is coming up soon, so that should spur some activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenkan Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 There always RP-ers out there......always. :!:You just gotta wait for the right seasons, that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittlePonyTales Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Except when you're in the US Southwest. Then you get a pass.But I'm in the Northwest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeps Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 It's more I have two problems at the moment.My first problem is that I feel that if I were to go into any of the Current Mane RP with any of my characters I would be interrupting or be to far behind to catch up. My second problem is that the stories that have been suggested in the OOC area really haven't caught my eye that much.Also I have a couple private PM RPs going on so that none of the form rules get broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RarityDash Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 I'd consider starting more new RP threads, but often when I try to start new threads of my own, they don't generate a whole lot of interest and end up dying, and well, I'm involved in so many already... I don't know. Guess I could try setting something new off sometime soon maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonicRainboomGirl Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Mane RP is slow, but Free For All and Crossovers are going along faster than ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelEagle Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Having RPed in many fandoms, lemme say it is very common for this to happen. No new episodes to keep the actual show content absurdly fresh in our minds as well as more freedom to go out and do things means a slow down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquareZack Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Except when you're in the US Southwest. Then you get a pass.Southeast over here. and summer means +9000 more time on the comp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittlePonyTales Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Southeast over here. and summer means +9000 more time on the comp.And +9000 posts for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquareZack Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 And +9000 posts for me!"What 9000?! There's no way that could be right!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volt Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 I'd consider starting more new RP threads, but often when I try to start new threads of my own, they don't generate a whole lot of interest and end up dying, and well, I'm involved in so many already... I don't know. Guess I could try setting something new off sometime soon maybe. Na~Phil, I'm rather keen on RPing with any of thine chars due to fact I consider you a good and suitable RPer personally. But... my OC's. I simply don't have time even to live last few months, not mentioning working on another OC's ._.If it continues like that... My time limits... They will... They will... Thank you Barney ._. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashton Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 I'm gonna give my honest opinion, and this is about RP in general, not just Pony...The golden age has passed, it's heading downhill, and soon will be relegated to a small pawfull of places both online and off...Today, everyone wants hyper-realistic graphical games, as long as the graphics are good, they don't care about plot, they don't care about restrictions, they're more than happy to just play their games. Not only this, but playing those games requires little-to-no creativity. At most you have to solve a simple puzzle now and then, usually you just have to shoot everything in sight.But if you do a search for any kind of Forum RP, you'll mostly find 2 things: kiddy RPs where there is no plot, and most of the participants are 8-yr-olds (and not even particularly bright ones at that) or you find the opposite extreme, "literate" RPs where they expect a full page of post even if your character was asked whether he was coffee, tea, or milk... There are almost no RP sites left that are average in requirements and/or intelligence... (If anyone's curious, the true "golden age" was a slice of time when almost everyone had dialup but nobody could get broadband and most of the console games had inferior graphics - that meant people were online but couldn't play any "super games" and got desperate)The same has been happening in Tabletop since the 90s, but it seems to have gotten a revival of sorts lately, though I rather doubt it will last long.In short:Forum-based RP is a dieing art, it requires creativity, intelligence, patience, imagination, and to an extent, a certain amount of work - things that most of today's youth are adamantly against. Therefore, enjoy it while you can, very little new blood is coming in, and people are being forced to leave for various reasons and simply never find their way back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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