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- May 22, 2011
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Taking some time to distract from some of the more mundane and bureaucratic discussions going on alongside people talking about what they want from yet the next HL2 I figured now was a good time to get it out in the open that there will also be (at least one more :)) ZRP.
I know ZRP is hit and miss with a lot of people here with some finding the most enjoyment coming in the early stages and experiencing a pitfall of interest once the 'total apocalypse' part lands that heavily restricts the kinds of characters people can play and what people can actually do. I'll be using this thread to summarize what I intend to do differently this time around and how some of the administrative stuff will go. From previous ZRP's anyone that's played generally knows that there's an extreme high at the start of the server that endures mostly up until the full on outbreak which results in an extreme low, generally once the apocalypse happens people find their roleplay restricted either by the setting itself or by dumb decisions made by myself/admins. The motivation for their characters very quickly narrows down to just 'surviving' and that can be kind of boring and unfulfilling after a while, especially when the server is set to be short term anyway.
With that in mind, I want to set the server up to avoid the timed crash out by shifting the general theme and putting more (most) emphasis on the RLRP aspects and having the final outbreak that turns things apocalyptic be the servers actual end, should it go that way or not. I want to encourage as much going on as possible in the background and focusing heavily on the mystery aspects, increasing sense of dread and the local politics that influence and change how events that effect characters are responded to. This means expanding characters occupying political roles such as mayor and city council and putting less emphasis on the federal and military that while potentially present are never center stage. The point is to give more importance to and allow growth for whistleblowers, investigators, media response and others that generally had a very limited scope in what they could do previously.
Keeping the premise itself simple it's modern world with #somechanges, as an example previously weapons for civilian characters were difficult to get which was overly restrictive as time progressed and it's an example of something that the server needs to be flexible on by offering avenues for characters through official and illegitimate means. Any important changes or differences to be outlined will be done prior to launch so people aren't pulled up abruptly and thrown through a loop.
Administration wise I'm looking to avoid the issues that arose during the latter half of the recent HL2 uprising (or just traditional administrative issues for TnB in general) and will be opening up the administrative selection process (as described here) as well as looking for potential third party observers either to embed within the team or simply be independent of whatever major groups end up growing on server. There will be more details coming soon across the board like launch date, just wanted to get the fact that ZRP is happening out there so people have something to look forward to in the current downtime between servers and perhaps think up some characters they'd like to try out and play.
What I'm looking for currently:
People interested in getting involved and sharing ideas to expand on some of the in server events, be it the political theatre, expanding the mystery of the outbreak or wanting to organize groups on server in the form of gangs, city councilors, potential established organizations in the form of companies, even unions if it's something you want to create and RP. Feel free to reach out to me in discord or PM's or post on the ZRP boards once they're public.
For those interested in joining the team let me know also, I will also update here once the proper boards are available to post in for the new selection process.
Launch date soon.™
Discord - https://discord.gg/5NyRdtatkR
I know ZRP is hit and miss with a lot of people here with some finding the most enjoyment coming in the early stages and experiencing a pitfall of interest once the 'total apocalypse' part lands that heavily restricts the kinds of characters people can play and what people can actually do. I'll be using this thread to summarize what I intend to do differently this time around and how some of the administrative stuff will go. From previous ZRP's anyone that's played generally knows that there's an extreme high at the start of the server that endures mostly up until the full on outbreak which results in an extreme low, generally once the apocalypse happens people find their roleplay restricted either by the setting itself or by dumb decisions made by myself/admins. The motivation for their characters very quickly narrows down to just 'surviving' and that can be kind of boring and unfulfilling after a while, especially when the server is set to be short term anyway.
With that in mind, I want to set the server up to avoid the timed crash out by shifting the general theme and putting more (most) emphasis on the RLRP aspects and having the final outbreak that turns things apocalyptic be the servers actual end, should it go that way or not. I want to encourage as much going on as possible in the background and focusing heavily on the mystery aspects, increasing sense of dread and the local politics that influence and change how events that effect characters are responded to. This means expanding characters occupying political roles such as mayor and city council and putting less emphasis on the federal and military that while potentially present are never center stage. The point is to give more importance to and allow growth for whistleblowers, investigators, media response and others that generally had a very limited scope in what they could do previously.
Keeping the premise itself simple it's modern world with #somechanges, as an example previously weapons for civilian characters were difficult to get which was overly restrictive as time progressed and it's an example of something that the server needs to be flexible on by offering avenues for characters through official and illegitimate means. Any important changes or differences to be outlined will be done prior to launch so people aren't pulled up abruptly and thrown through a loop.
Administration wise I'm looking to avoid the issues that arose during the latter half of the recent HL2 uprising (or just traditional administrative issues for TnB in general) and will be opening up the administrative selection process (as described here) as well as looking for potential third party observers either to embed within the team or simply be independent of whatever major groups end up growing on server. There will be more details coming soon across the board like launch date, just wanted to get the fact that ZRP is happening out there so people have something to look forward to in the current downtime between servers and perhaps think up some characters they'd like to try out and play.
What I'm looking for currently:
People interested in getting involved and sharing ideas to expand on some of the in server events, be it the political theatre, expanding the mystery of the outbreak or wanting to organize groups on server in the form of gangs, city councilors, potential established organizations in the form of companies, even unions if it's something you want to create and RP. Feel free to reach out to me in discord or PM's or post on the ZRP boards once they're public.
For those interested in joining the team let me know also, I will also update here once the proper boards are available to post in for the new selection process.
Launch date soon.™
Discord - https://discord.gg/5NyRdtatkR
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