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Post by Avalikia on Jun 3, 2015 23:55:53 GMT -5
I'm both nervous and excited to announce that I've decided to make a very large change to GCRPG - nervous because it's a big change and I worry that not all of you will think that it's the best idea ever, but excited because I hope that my worries are wrong and that everyone else finds it just as cool as Jon and Jere thought it was when I ran it by them.
What I've decided is that we're going to change the basic theme of this site from it's currently more freeform animated series/comics mash-up and transition into one that, while still quite freeform, is far more based upon the Batman: Arkham City video game. And just so that we're clear, I'm talking about a permanent change (unless I decide to change the theme again four years from now or something), not a plot that will end and make everything go back to normal.
Some important things to know: We are going to stay at the same point in the timeline, and we're not going to abruptly switch our theme - instead we're going to set up a plot that will gradually transition the forum into the new theme. That means that all that you have done and are currently doing with your characters is still site canon - there will be no 'reset'. Instead this will impact what will happen to our characters in the future. Every character in the forum, be they villain, hero, police, or civilian will still have an important role to play in the new theme, so you don't need to worry about whether or not your character will 'fit in'. If you are concerned about what your character would be doing in a plot like this, please let me know and I'll be more than happy to tell you all the things that they could do with themselves - I can think of several ideas for each character, actually. It's always my goal as your admin to help you have fun here to the best of my ability.
Why am I deciding to do this? Well, I've been running this forum for over four years now, and many things have changed since I began. GCRPG is different - though many of us have been around for a long time, many new faces appear and sometimes old ones leave, and even the old faces who stayed have changed as people. I've changed as a person too - my life is completely different than it was when I began. And I've gradually come to a point where GCRPG is becoming unsatisfying to me as both an administrator and as a player. Not that it isn't a wonderful site, but I've been slowly losing my admin mojo and that's not good. Basically, I need to either make a big change like this, or it will get to a point where I'd need to close the site because it's too much of a chore for me - and I think that we're all agreed that we don't want that.
And this change is already bringing my mojo back - you wouldn't believe how many exciting ideas I've got bouncing around in my head for this new theme. As an example, and as a teaser, I'll mention that the whole turf war aspect of this will be huge. However, there's still a lot of details to work out, plans to be made, etc. In fact, I honestly have no idea how long the transition will take - it could be many months. Or it could end up going really quickly if I manage to get a lot of work done in a short amount of time. But I'm telling all of you this today because it was today that I finally decided that this is definitely what I'd like to do, and I'd like everyone to know what's going on.
There will be other changes to the forum besides the theme, but most of them will be little tweaks to how I run the site - I've been pondering some rule changes, for example, though nothing extremely drastic. You can think of it as the forum getting refurbished - something old and worn is getting stripped down and cleaned up, made new again but still the same at its core.
If you have any questions/comments/concerns/complaints/problems/sarcastic remarks/off-topic ramblings/etc. feel free to tackle me on AIM, assault my PM box, or even brush the dust off of the old suggestion box - I'd love to hear all kinds of feedback on this! (I'm still working out all the details, remember, so if you want to throw your two cents into my ponderings, now is the time...)
(P.S. It's occurred to me that I may have used a theme change as an April Fool's Day joke a few times. Please note that it is not April Fool's day. Thank you!)
What I've decided is that we're going to change the basic theme of this site from it's currently more freeform animated series/comics mash-up and transition into one that, while still quite freeform, is far more based upon the Batman: Arkham City video game. And just so that we're clear, I'm talking about a permanent change (unless I decide to change the theme again four years from now or something), not a plot that will end and make everything go back to normal.
- For anyone who may be unfamiliar with the basic premise of that game (I don't like to assume), basically everyone in the asylum and in Blackgate got thrown into a walled off part of the city - essentially making a whole chunk of the city into an open-air prison. And of course all the major criminals convinced all the minor criminals to join their side and they started fighting... It's all very reminiscent of No Man's Land and/or The Dark Knight Rises, only confined to a portion of the city instead of the whole thing.
Some important things to know: We are going to stay at the same point in the timeline, and we're not going to abruptly switch our theme - instead we're going to set up a plot that will gradually transition the forum into the new theme. That means that all that you have done and are currently doing with your characters is still site canon - there will be no 'reset'. Instead this will impact what will happen to our characters in the future. Every character in the forum, be they villain, hero, police, or civilian will still have an important role to play in the new theme, so you don't need to worry about whether or not your character will 'fit in'. If you are concerned about what your character would be doing in a plot like this, please let me know and I'll be more than happy to tell you all the things that they could do with themselves - I can think of several ideas for each character, actually. It's always my goal as your admin to help you have fun here to the best of my ability.
Why am I deciding to do this? Well, I've been running this forum for over four years now, and many things have changed since I began. GCRPG is different - though many of us have been around for a long time, many new faces appear and sometimes old ones leave, and even the old faces who stayed have changed as people. I've changed as a person too - my life is completely different than it was when I began. And I've gradually come to a point where GCRPG is becoming unsatisfying to me as both an administrator and as a player. Not that it isn't a wonderful site, but I've been slowly losing my admin mojo and that's not good. Basically, I need to either make a big change like this, or it will get to a point where I'd need to close the site because it's too much of a chore for me - and I think that we're all agreed that we don't want that.
And this change is already bringing my mojo back - you wouldn't believe how many exciting ideas I've got bouncing around in my head for this new theme. As an example, and as a teaser, I'll mention that the whole turf war aspect of this will be huge. However, there's still a lot of details to work out, plans to be made, etc. In fact, I honestly have no idea how long the transition will take - it could be many months. Or it could end up going really quickly if I manage to get a lot of work done in a short amount of time. But I'm telling all of you this today because it was today that I finally decided that this is definitely what I'd like to do, and I'd like everyone to know what's going on.
There will be other changes to the forum besides the theme, but most of them will be little tweaks to how I run the site - I've been pondering some rule changes, for example, though nothing extremely drastic. You can think of it as the forum getting refurbished - something old and worn is getting stripped down and cleaned up, made new again but still the same at its core.
If you have any questions/comments/concerns/complaints/problems/sarcastic remarks/off-topic ramblings/etc. feel free to tackle me on AIM, assault my PM box, or even brush the dust off of the old suggestion box - I'd love to hear all kinds of feedback on this! (I'm still working out all the details, remember, so if you want to throw your two cents into my ponderings, now is the time...)
(P.S. It's occurred to me that I may have used a theme change as an April Fool's Day joke a few times. Please note that it is not April Fool's day. Thank you!)
