You already know I support the idea, especially for running a few more IC Task Force and Strike Force events.
I'm guessing that the channel is actually an OOC channel for putting together IC missions. The fact it starts with "IC" may confuse some people newer to the scene, so I think it worth stating, here in setup and in the MOTD for the channel.
I would like to ask what you see as the differentiator between this channel and other OOC Roleplayer channels, such as Union Roleplayers and GGOOC?
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Huh... I like this idea a lot.
I'm not sure if this was meant more for a specific server, or if you're on the EU servers...
But... I'm on Virtue of the US client and the idea of a LFG global channel for IC missions/TFs is an idea that I love.
While we have OOC RP global channels (I never see them being used)... I wonder if a more specified one like this may work out well. Hmmm...
We have some great LFG and TF global channels for Virtue and the counter to this would be to include ((LF IC Team/TFs)) and so on... But still, I wonder if a specified channel would see more use for its designed purpose than these other options...
@Zethustra
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and round up everyone that knows more than they do"-Dylan
and round up everyone that knows more than they do"-Dylan
First up, sadly this is EU, but please, do feel free to push it in America too, if you want to make one!
To answer Ammy's point;
The idea is it's more focused. GGOOC and Union RPers both tend to be big, OOC hubs for player socialising, although there are certainly people who request missions there, it's easy for them to get lost between people generally having a laugh. And that's fine, RP folk are some of the nicest folk around, and I'd be a much sadder person if there were no Militia, or Pocket D, or GG folks to have a natter with. The idea of IC Missions is that natter is kept to a minimum, so people can arrange to RP without worrying about scouring the chatlog if they leave for five minutes.
Unless this idea really takes off and things get that busy. In which case I'm screwed.
And finally, yes, this is an OOC channel for organising IC missions. I'll put it in the MOTD tomorrow. (Although, that said, it might be interesting to provide "Hooks" for your mission, making it slightly IC... Something like "You're walking past a row of streets in Kings Row, when suddenly bullets fly out of a window! (("Stop the Council Plot", level 8, anyone interested?))" could be interesting.)
As I've just realised I have no idea how my channel is doing, I'd like to ask: Can other people invite new players who're interested into the channel and maybe uncomfortable with / commands into the channel? If not, would anyone like me to start handing out mod perks for the purposes of spreading the IC mission love?
If the channel is open, then people will be able to join just by typing '/join ic missions'.
So it's really up to everyone to join and make something of it.
@Dante EU - Union Roleplayer and Altisis Victim
The Militia: Union RP Supergroup - www.themilitia.org.uk
Yes, the IC Missions channel! This channel exists for people feeling like some light IC missions to quickly find a team amongst other RPers online.
The channel exists to;
1. Help people without established links to make some, like new characters or entirely new RPers altogether.
2. Help RP characters who probably don't hang around bars or the GG statue during their downtime.
3. Allow RPing some "side stories" in character's lives, so to speak.
The channel is just called "IC Missions", and it's open to join so please go ahead and do so.
The rest of this thread is now for discussion and criticism of the idea, so hopefully it can become a genuinely useful resource. Thanks for reading, guys.