AngelJoyeuse wrote:I tend to find that its lack of effort that stunts a new roleplay... I work extremely hard on plotlines and make an effort to attempt to include everyone but I tend to get the same reception - people make two or three posts and then stop posting.
In any case, I find the longest going roleplays of mine don't have a specific plotline they just have a mini-plot with three or four different aspects to them. My longest going roleplay has had about 5 possibly 6 mini events and people loyal to the roleplay have helped me get 600 pages worth of posts... I find if there's lots to do people stay loyal.
I agree with you and ZippyZoo77 on the lack of effort issue. Sometimes even the RP owner is guilty of that, surprisingly. I think sometimes people just get in over their heads trying to run too many RPs or write in too many RPs, and they decide some are not worth the effort anymore. So I guess we have to find some way of getting them to choose to stay with our RP over someone else's.
We could bribe them with CS$!!
Just kidding!

I will look into your roleplay to get a better idea of what you are talking about. Sounds promising, if I can learn how you did it.
Yes, keep them entertained! Keep them guessing! Keep them wanting more!
