Folks, unless I'm missing something... things have been slowing down in Paragon City. The holiday season that started back at Thanksgiving seems to have had a lingering effect -- players have gone missing, others plead having little to no time, and RP, which was already scarce outside the Pocket D, has gotten hard to find even in the club.
Que sera, sera, and all that, I know, but after having just gotten my city back and experienced a few months of wonderful RP, I'm not ready to just shrug my shoulders and say, "Well, there's nothing I can do about it." I'm going to throw out some ideas in no particular order. Maybe a spark will catch.
New Faces, New Threats
Paragon City isn't static. Heroes and villains rise and fall. Little clusters of players, and many of us individually, have their own individual modifications and additions to the game's canon as part of their stories, but what about the Paragon Chat userbase as a group inventing new things? What if there were a schism within Arachnos, from which rose a new villain group with a different theme? What if representatives of a new alien species became stranded, offering a different look at the universe? Yes, I know it would be difficult to coordinate a major effort, but truly, does everyone interact with the existing groups and characters in exactly the same way anyway?
More Events
We could all do with more opportunities to get together and meet new folks. They don't have to be story events, though those are certainly fun. The Saturday parties were a great attempt and could certainly use support. I'd like to occasionally put on "concerts" with my club-owner character (using YouTube links to represent the music) the way I used to do in her club base. Costume contests are always an option too; I'm not sure how many of those are still going on.
Super Group Registry
If we set up a thread where people could describe their groups and list their members and headquarters, it might make for easier interaction. For example, if I see a steampunk SG listed with players/characters I don't know, I could make an effort to meet them. We don't have SGs in the game mechanics at the moment, but so what? We can work around that.
Map Exploration Thread
Now that we have access to all the maps in the game, it could be useful to have a list of maps and locations sorted or tagged by possible uses. For instance, now that Perez Park isn't crawling with enemies, the amphitheater makes a great place for RP concerts. The forests of Croatoa make an excellent location to represent my Autumn Court fae's home. The various districts of Praetoria can be used to represent different cities. Not everybody has explored all the maps (I know I sure haven't), so sharing knowledge of cool spots could really boost RP outside the D.
Please, feel free to discuss and add your own ideas.
