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[TherosPherae]

But first, I thought I'd ask: What kind of games do you guys want to play? My attempts have obviously not been very fruitful - (see this and this) - so I figured that instead of making another game that'll get buried, I would ask so that I can run something worth taking up server space.

In addition, I would appreciate knowing anything you think about those other two games - the more I know about what I'm doing wrong, the better.

[NUKE9.13]

Hmm.

Well. The Toast one; the setting seems a bit lolrandom for a serious RPG; even if it was well developed in your head- a more compelling introduction to the world, along with an indication of a plot (eg. what would the players be doing), would help.

The S-PUNK: Wonderful idea. However, the assumption that everyone on the interwebs knows about Homestuck is perhaps a tad optimistic; making it clearer in the thread title (eg. S-PUNK: Steampunk Homestuck) would've probably garnered more attention.
Also, a homestuckesque RPG implies a high level of detail and complexity; an expectation which clashes with the casual way in which you describe things.
Also also, the stuff about presidents and whathaveyou is silly. Your introduction could've focused more on the world and the amazing machines within it, rather than a boring history lesson.

THAT SAID.

If you want a simple, popular forumgame, you can't go wrong with a Suggestion Game. You are X. Man of Y. Z-Hood. (For what might be the most successful example of this particular genre, see DEMONHOOD). The format lends itself to all sorts of settings, and allows everyone to participate. Any level of organization is fine; you can have a structured game (like Demonhood), or a loose game, where everything gets made up on the spot. (Not to say that a lot of Demonhood wasn't made up on the spot, but the general tone and nature of the game was pre-determined)

[IronyOwl]

Dunno exactly what went wrong, but I do notice that both introductions are rather short and not terribly specific; it's likely prospective players weren't entirely sure what they were in for.

I would severely recommend not trying to run something unless you are interested in it, since actually keeping the thing alive when it's just kinda meh to you is very... well, I think I'd say "unlikely" rather than difficult. I'm sure there's room for more or less popular concepts within your tastes, I just think that's important enough to reiterate.

So with that out of the way, I guess I'll shamelessly throw my vote in for something Dungeon Keeper-y. Be/command monsters in a dungeon against other monsters and goody-two shoes heroes, or similar. Hopefully crafting, perhaps NPC minions, certainly some dungeon management aspects.


How does that sound? Even (in some ways especially) if the answer is terrible, that'll give us some more insight into what you're able and willing to run.

Oh, and I'd avoid suggestion games. They tend to do very poorly or very well, or else first one then the other.

[TherosPherae]

Thanks for the advice. I'll make sure to have game OPs have more relevant information instead of fairly irrelevant backstory. However, I'm going to stay away from suggestion games for now, since I've already had some... interesting experiences with those.