Discussion: The Road to Crash 50

[jediPREZ]

Hey all,

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Anyway...with the Road to 50 about to begin...

A) Would you rather RPs/shows have similar set-ups per usual? Separate threads for Crash matches and House Shows...

B) Put everything under on one thread? In this case, I would announce the CRASH 50 matches...as well as house shows leading up to the event. And the RP would all go under one thread.


Just figured it'd be something to throw out there. Try to respond soon.

 

[Leary]

I'll vote B. Cap the RPs to something reasonable for those of us who will also be helping out with match writing. And my offer stands for shows heading forward. Throw 2-3 matches at me and they'll get done.

 

[LQJT86C]

Hmm, you know, I was actually thinking of that not too long ago, about how RPs used to all go under the show thread and/or separate subjects. I certainly wouldn't mind it, but I'm not crazy about an RP cap for big shows like a Crash 50 or a PPV. I like reading a good back and forth RP thread as much or more than a good "written match," and I know people wouldn't wanna see those shortened.

However, if the rest of the league feels it'll free them up to write more matches, I'm on board for it.

If two handlers wanted to write a match and therefore, write less RP, they could always strike a "gentleman's agreement" on an RP cap.

Then you have crazy f*ckers like me and Pete Russo who are glad to push that sh*t to the 20 reply threshold...

Looking forward to Crash 50!

 

[fugginVOSS]

Maybe an RP cap of you're only allowed to write another one after a response or something. I dunno. Throwing **** to the wind here.

I'm done for whatever honestly.

 

[Biron]

I vote for A. The second idea sounds like it turns everything into a gigantic cluster****, which sucks. You can follow each RP battle more easily with separate threads for each match; otherwise, people will have to sift through RPs to find the reply.

Keep it the same. I'm more worried about the cards than the roleplay threads/setup at this point.

Yep, yep.

 

[EpyonMarx]

I vote for A. The second idea sounds like it turns everything into a gigantic cluster****, which sucks. You can follow each RP battle more easily with separate threads for each match; otherwise, people will have to sift through RPs to find the reply.

Keep it the same. I'm more worried about the cards than the roleplay threads/setup at this point.

Yep, yep.

I concur.

*looks left, looks right, sits back down*

 

[Ford]

At the VERY least, each show should have it's own thread.

Although I've been a fan of how we've been doing things so far. Only issue is it does fragment our viewership, but putting everything in one thread isn't going to make people read roleplays if they don't want to.

 

[jediPREZ]

I'm going to agree on the cluster**** nature of it, so I don't think TV shows will be in the thread after thinking about it.

Do you think it would be a benefit to lump the house shows in this manner? I know we have multiple threads for those, but maybe that's not necessary for them? Any thoughts on this?

 

[suddenimpact]

I'm going to agree on the cluster**** nature of it, so I don't think TV shows will be in the thread after thinking about it.

Do you think it would be a benefit to lump the house shows in this manner? I know we have multiple threads for those, but maybe that's not necessary for them? Any thoughts on this?

If you lump the house shows together then you can pretty much pick and choose who will be on what show, and make it clear that RPing in the thread only guarantees you'll be on ONE of them - it might be easier. And it could be a continuous back and forth even after a show and whatnot.

 

[Biron]

Yeah, perhaps bunching the house shows together would be the way to go. Not like every character needs to be on every house show and having a mass thread might help keep that under control.

So lump the house shows and make the TV shows nice and organized.

Also, I hereby submit my candidacy to help with house shows. So, put me in the game coach.

 

[jediPREZ]

My only concern about house shows being lumped together is how we would treat the RP capping. As house shows become a more predominant result form, this could be important.

Do I leave it open w/ no caps?
Do we cap it at the same number each time?
Do we cap it at a number relative to the amount of shows in the thread?

 

[Leary]

Leave it open w/ no caps. That way, people who love RPing most can do ****loads of back and forth, and those who don't love endlessly writing RPs can just do 1-2 really good ones. As long as quantity doesn't beat quality. Though, honestly, everybody here is pretty much on an equal playing field as far as writing talent, so I'm sure everyone will get their push at some point as long as they contribute in some fashion to making NFW better.

 

[Biron]

Putting a cap might not be a bad idea, actually. With RPs capped, will more guys step forward to write matches/house shows in order to get back to the RP cycle, again? That could possibly work out as a positive, but, in the end, I don't have a preference. I'm not saying a cap of two or anything, but four or so might work.

Just a thought.

 

[EpyonMarx]

My only concern about house shows being lumped together is how we would treat the RP capping. As house shows become a more predominant result form, this could be important.

Do I leave it open w/ no caps?
Do we cap it at the same number each time?
Do we cap it at a number relative to the amount of shows in the thread?

Definitely cap it. I don't know if anyone else is like this, but when I see a thread with dozens of posts and it's only a few people posting them all, I have reservations posting something because of the time it can take to read everything especially if it's mostly from a couple of people. It may take away some creative freedom, but I think for the House Shows I think it'll give more people the chance to write something.

 

[jediPREZ]

Leave it open w/ no caps. That way, people who love RPing most can do ****loads of back and forth, and those who don't love endlessly writing RPs can just do 1-2 really good ones. As long as quantity doesn't beat quality. Though, honestly, everybody here is pretty much on an equal playing field as far as writing talent, so I'm sure everyone will get their push at some point as long as they contribute in some fashion to making NFW better.

To echo Karl's thoughts, the only devil's advocate position on the non-cap idea is that we could have situations where guys are RPing at each other 12 times...and everyone else just kinda throws up their hands and walks away.

That being said:

-If we run into a situation where two handlers have exceeded a certain amount of RP's at each other...should that qualify as an automatic match.

I.E. - Varga and Cameron Cruise hit 3 RP's apiece at each other. Then, I update the initial thread note to have them listed as a grudge match on one of the shows?

I think that could benefit someone in Karl's camp, who then can say "Alright, I don't have to deal with that stuff and can RP." As well as Cruise and Varga, who can then amp it up to level 37 on each other knowing they'll have a pre-advertised grudge match.

 

[suddenimpact]

If two people are RPing against each other exclusively for more than 2 replies I would say bust it out into its own thread (but make sure to specify the house show it's on) - as long as the two are okay with it.

For example, if me and Billy went back and forth a bit, we wouldn't necessarily want a match on a specific show b/c we're building to a bigger angle elsewhere and will only have a confrontation out of the ring on the specific house, etc.

TL;dr - Clear it with both participants that they don't have anything scheduled before busting it out.

To echo Karl's thoughts, the only devil's advocate position on the non-cap idea is that we could have situations where guys are RPing at each other 12 times...and everyone else just kinda throws up their hands and walks away.

That being said:

-If we run into a situation where two handlers have exceeded a certain amount of RP's at each other...should that qualify as an automatic match.

I.E. - Varga and Cameron Cruise hit 3 RP's apiece at each other. Then, I update the initial thread note to have them listed as a grudge match on one of the shows?

I think that could benefit someone in Karl's camp, who then can say "Alright, I don't have to deal with that stuff and can RP." As well as Cruise and Varga, who can then amp it up to level 37 on each other knowing they'll have a pre-advertised grudge match.

 

[LQJT86C]

I view house shows much differently than Crash. Whereas I'd hate to see caps and consolidated RP threads for TV and PPV, I actually think it's a good idea for house shows.

Caps make a lot more sense if you're talking about open ended threads where no set matches are established. I vote in favor of keeping the 3 RP caps, and as far as consolidating the house shows into one thread, well...makes no difference to me. Whatever's easiest for the person writing the card, I say. Really, if there are no set matches, does it even matter if each show has it's own thread?

 

[Justin]

Okay, maybe I'm not "up to speed" or whatever, but I swear it seems like you're all thinking too hard. I've read this whole thread and all I have is a headache.

 

[jediPREZ]

Okay, maybe I'm not "up to speed" or whatever, but I swear it seems like you're all thinking too hard. I've read this whole thread and all I have is a headache.

You must have stopped drinking. That's bad around here.

 

[fugginVOSS]

Be cool to see some pre-booked house shows occassionally. Maybe it's just me but sometimes without being established it's easy to get overlooked in those house show threads to gather a challenge up.

Be cool to see one or two being booked prior to opening the RPs.