Demoralized

jakk9000 · Post by **jakk9000** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 1:03 pm

Well despite my trying it seems like OVA can't get started here very well after 3 demos still nothing for players except 1... thus I have been demoralized

calibur1 · Post by **calibur1** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 1:40 pm

Could you not get players because they didn't like OVA or because of other circumstances?

jakk9000 · Post by **jakk9000** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 5:22 pm

They tried the demo and I was flexible on days so I could meet everyone needs but no one wanted to play a campaign...

Post by **Clay** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:18 pm

Sorry to hear that. I was part of an OVA campaign several years back, but it fizzled out after 5 or so sessions. Sometimes things just don't work out.

Gavinwulf · Post by **Gavinwulf** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:25 pm

Dang! I'm here in UT too w/ no group!
...So close...but still too far...

solfuries · Post by **solfuries** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:28 pm

Maybe we could get a game going on rpol.net? I know there have been a few OVA games ran there in the past, but it doesn't look like there are any currently running.

I would totally love to get in on that, however I have never done the play by post thing, however rpol.net seems very promising.

Joe_Mello · Post by **Joe_Mello** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:38 pm

solfuries wrote:I would totally love to get in on that, however I have never done the play by post thing, however rpol.net seems very promising.

The problem with play-by-post, I think, is that there's no sense of immediacy. Also, the delivery just seems to be lacking overall. Gaming dialog isn't just between GM and players, or between NPC's and players, but between players and players as well. If you play by post, that player-player chat is reduced somewhat, I think, and if it doesn't, it slows the whole process down, anyway.

The happy medium is probably IRC. Even if it's not the #OVA room on sorcery.net *coughshamelessplugcough* it takes out the hassle of travel, and I'm a more eloquent typer than talker, so there's that too.

(Note: #OVA is Bring Your Own Bot)

solfuries · Post by **solfuries** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:34 pm

agreed, I was just thinking of a way to wrangle several people who don't have anyone to play with, with an online medium so we could all play our game of choice.

IRC or rpol.net either way. I have seen a lot of stuff on rpol.net where there are requirements that everyone post at least once a day or something.

I think someone could design a more relaxed game, sort of slower paced, that you played at a once or twice a day pace. Sure it wouldn't have all the action of live gaming, or even IRC, but I think it would be a fun slower paced alternative.