The Proposition [ IMPORTANT, PLEASE CLICK ]

[The Commissioner]

The Commissioner lies upon the bed, thinking in repose. The Commissioner's eyes are glued upon the ceiling, and the Commissioner wonders...

"How shall this work?"

And so, you tell the Commissioner what you think.

This board was originally exclusively Linear-only. The Linear roleplay function is supposed to be more central than the Liquid functions, and is supposed to drive the plot along. However, it is now come to a stand-still. We would like to ask you, the life and breath of the forum, the motivation that keeps your staff members slaving away, your ideas to make the Linear more dynamic, entertaining, faster-paced, central, and exciting. Suggest anything to us. We're open to things such as better missions, staff reforms, reward systems, and more. Our goal is to shift the focus back to Linear. However, we really do need your help and input.

The Commissioner thanks you.

[Deleted]

More active NPCs would definitely help and keep it going; it's very important those NPCs are readily available for the people who need them to continue on in their linear thread. Does the staff have an NPC list? That would also probably help! Another thing I feel is that because liquids are allowed and the past can be explored/people want to already have planned relationships with each other, people are more inclined to want to do those.

A further rewards system than what we already have might help, yeah. I think maybe there could be both OOC and IC rewards, and the people can possibly choose which they would prefer? Such as, you would have an OOC reward for doing so many linear posts, or a IC reward for the same amount -- and the mun is able to choose which they would prefer, as they may not want one but would like the other. There needs to be some sort of motivation to drive activity in the linear threads especially; although, I can completely understand when people are busy and cannot post for a while due to their lives which take priority. I'm not sure there's a way to make it a priority -- although, on the activity checks, perhaps the required post has to be linear rather than any post, including liquid?

I'm not entirely sure what would be good for rewards, but perhaps a store to buy items with the money we get when we do IC posts would also help? If some of the rewards is money, then we'll have a place to spend it. That might also get activity going in general. 

Having the monthly OTMs might help too! I know the Badass OTM goes to somebody in linear who's done something awesome, so if somebody's striving to be an OTM, that would most likely be good as well.

As for OOC rewards... I know Asu mentioned something like staff for a week as an ultimate one in the cbox, which sounds interesting, but is there anything else? I'm sure some people might not want that, and it needs to be something enticing and highly desired to have any value/spur motivation in people.

EDIT: YEAH HAVING OUR OWN NPCS WOULD BE GREAT TOO IF WE COULD FIGURE OUT THAT

[Joselle]

Okay so here's a pitch. I think NPCs should be available to all characters and not just the staff uvu

However they'd have to be run through with the staff. It'd be like idk a mini muse? Because dumping all these npcs on staff members so we can cater it to the entire board--I think it's just too much. I say have mini muse NPCS. These posts don't even have to be that long.

As for awards system. Idk. Well I can think of some award. I WILL CALL IT... THE ASCENSION TO GREATNESS.

Say your character is supposed to be hot. Well. Actions speaks more than words. I say that they do stuff and collect enough rewards to 'buy'/be 'awarded' with the title of being physically attractive. Then this can have future influence with other muses and other NPCS. Maybe for a duration or maybe permanently. idk

[Deleted]

Woah that sounds like having... The "Attractive" moodlet on The Sims 3 *O*

[Joselle]

EXACTLY

[Deleted]

I really like all of the ideas that people have suggested so far. And having more NPCs to drive things forward would be pretty useful.

[Deleted]

IDK HOW RELEVANT THIS IS but i feel like allowing people to have their own NPCs would be gr8 for those who have criminal organizations to run and underlings to boss around /thank u that is all