No more Galaxy City

I'm another old-timer who's going to miss Galaxy City, but I was never a part of the Gemini Park crowd - nor do I spend much time at the D. It's probably related to being a stay-at-home anti-social type in RL, who doesn't go to bars and clubs. That said, I've always felt that my characters had better things to do during their unplayed downtime.

I will miss Galaxy City also. Met some cool people there.

The biggest problem with open RP is too many different styles, people not taking new people in, and basically it splintering into a bunch of SGs and private stuff.

Why talk about RP here, when you can do it on your SG website and not incur the wrath of those who "know the right way to RP" and claim you RP wrong?

Why RP with strangers in an open space, be it pocket d, studio 55(which is a pretty empty place), studio b in the AE buildings, or even prometheus park, when you can play it safe with people you know?

I remember Killer Whale showing me the ins and outs of getting into RP in Gemini, and even then, most people just ignored my characters, even when I would try to interject.

I do spend a ton of time in Pocket D, and I see every type of RP there, from well thought out good stuff, to flippant, I am here to relax stuff, to ERP. Yes there can be a bunch of jerks there, but you can fnd areas where they aren't.

If we really want an open RP place again, then choose a spot and just do it. Hang out there, let others know.

Whining and complaining wont do anything to further the RP scene.

I hang out and end up talking to random okay people in RP all the time at the D....not saying everyone's great, but its far from dead or closed. Helpful tip, standing in the back, on a railing, or against the windows and waiting for someone to come talk to you isn't going to get you anywhere, frankly, you probably aren't that interesting at a quick glance

I hate the D. I never liked the atmosphere in there.

When Pocket D put the Park out of its misery, I missed it. I kept the RP alive within my supergroup, and within my coalition.

My coalition got strained, grew apart, and fell silent. I hit some hard times, and by the time I'd come back, my supergroup had devolved down to near nothing. I tried to revive it, but I have a two-year-old Smershette, a dwindling amount of "primetime" playtime, and...

That's it. I'm still here. My wife and I aren't going anywhere. I miss the Park. Missing it can't bring it back.

But I'll try to make it to the wake.

As someone with less than two years in the game, who does not RP and who prefers to play in silence I wanted to say thank you to those who have shared their memories here. Even for me this game has a sense of community and those of you who share your memories in threads like this one highlight that without even trying. I like this game and not just because of the game play.
Thank you for sharing.

Right that does it. RP events incoming. Give me a couple days to write something up.

pocket d should blow up in I22

Johnny Turbo | Phanto
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So what happens to the guy you go to with the respec tokens?

He's staying behind, but as an ax-crazy hobo who eats respecing heroes.

I'll miss the place. It's where Heph and the Cobalt Claymore first met so many of the people who became important in their lives. It's also where Heph first realized that Dr. Vahzilok kidnaps more hikers than any other type of outdoor enthusiast.

Well....unless they do some big advertising push, most of the people coming in will either be old guard players who will come in and seek out their old friends and groups (or try to restart them) or new people who are friends of someone who never managed to convince them to give this particular game a try, and will seek out the person who convinced them to play and their friends. I don't think either is going to do much for the random RP scene in the short term, maybe in the long term as a side effect of higher population.