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[Fniff]

What I learned from Age of Fire (My own Godhood game): you get a fair amount of players. Then you halve that. That is your end player count. It's a shame, but it's very hard to tell what players are reliable. Doing some research on your potential players might be advisable, but might be a lot of work.

[Squeegy]

Yes, well, I've lost far more than half my players. I'm more concerned with how to get more.

[escaped lurker]

Well, the way I see it, the greatest problem for multi-player games are the different timezones.

Players that don't contribute / enough can be sorted out fairly quickly, but waiting for the other guy - be it gm or player - who is on another quarter of the globe, just slows down the pace extremely. Like just now, I posted an action in flaborts 100 tile run - about 12 hours after his last post. Couldn't have done it any sooner. And those 12 hours, are still a quite good time.

Truth be told, after trying multi-player games twice, I don't think there will be a third try anytime soon. Well, that or suggestion games just sit much better with me.

Yes, well, I've lost far more than half my players. I'm more concerned with how to get more.

Well then, I flew over close to the last 10 pages of your united assembly game. Can't say that I read it thorougly, nor that my advice has much worth to it, so take all that follows with a grain of salt.

To put it simply, it seems like a game where players bicker with each other over... stuff. If they bicker good enough, or get favourable deals with their peers, the situation of their choosen faction gets better.

The concept itself - political intrigue - is not bad, but if I were to compare it to others I have seen of the same sort, the stakes aren't that high, and each and any interaction seems like it needs to be wrangled through with the other players.

What could make the game more interesting, would be to give the players another "turn", where their fate is left up to your dice, scenarios and own decisions therein. Something like... space pirates trouble the trading routes of faction 1. Faction 2 finds an expansive helium deposit. Faction 3 is being blackmailed by an unknown stranger. Just some things where they can act "on their own", and which can lead to greater success - or failure, depending on which kind of scenario the dice gave them.

By doing so, they don't have to wait 3 days to finish a discussion with the other players, but still gain the chance to rise above them.

[Fniff]

This is why I'm beginning to prefer live action roleplays. Even IRC. Forum roleplays are nice in concept, but you have to be either active all the time or spend so much time waiting you forget about it.
I wish there was less of a dislike for IRC roleplays. It's nice when two people can have banter without having to be online all the time or be somewhere in person.

[WillowLuman]

Yeah, I love my RP to pieces but it's so rare to have the pace pick up.

Say, anyone interested in doing an IRC RP at around 5PM Pacific Standard time?

[BlitzDungeoneer]

Around what time would that be in GMT+0?

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

I have a game I want to run in a month or so (same from a page ago) but I don't want looting to be the main bit of it, I want it to be more mission completing and diplomatic visits here and there, should I just give the players pretty good weapons from the begining or have them get them as they progress as rewards?

[WillowLuman]

Around what time would that be in GMT+0?

About 4 hours from now. As of this post the time is X:18, 1:18 PM in my timezone.

[BlitzDungeoneer]

Would this be today or...? Because I may be interested depending on your answer.

[WillowLuman]

Today, yes. Because tomorrow I have course writing to do. I can do it another day if no one can do it today, though.

[BlitzDungeoneer]

Hmm...
Would you be able to move it back even 1 hour? I may be able then, otherwise it's up in the air.
What would the RP be about, anyway?

[WillowLuman]

So, 6PM rather than 5? Alright.

The idea I had was everyone is a trickster deity, all meeting up (incognito) in a cafe to plan some hijinks.

[BlitzDungeoneer]

4PM actually.

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

I have a game I want to run in a month or so (same from a page ago) but I don't want looting to be the main bit of it, I want it to be more mission completing and diplomatic visits here and there, should I just give the players pretty good weapons from the begining or have them get them as they progress as rewards?

[WillowLuman]

4PM actually.

Perhaps, but IDK if I'll be done with my work by then. That's 40 minutes after I finish with class for today, and I'll need some time to set up. We'll see, though.