RP System in 2.0 -Teaser-

[Meredith]

So what you're saying is that everyone will have to transfer to the new system or their threads will break?

Most likely, you'll just put a thread in roleplay support or some such place detailing the name of your roleplay, the link to your main (IC thread), and what tabs you had. It's going to be much more work on the staff end then on the part of the users.

 

[The Dark Wizard]

So what you're saying is that everyone will have to transfer to the new system or their threads will break?

Most likely, you'll just put a thread in roleplay support or some such place detailing the name of your roleplay, the link to your main (IC thread), and what tabs you had. It's going to be much more work on the staff end then on the part of the users.

This, the only ones who have to do anything is staff .

 

[Genon]

[QUOTE="The Dark Wizard]This, the only ones who have to do anything is staff .

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That's fine and all, but I fail to see why this is necessary. Hosted Projects (which are very similar to this update) work for some pieces of interactive fiction, but not others. For example, I don't believe that each Quest needs an entire forum just for itself, since it's much closer to a traditional story than roleplaying is, and that would unnecessarily break up the conversation.


Furthermore, there are roleplays on this site that are much smaller than others. The 1x1 roleplays certainly aren't big enough to merit an entire set of forums! Even in normal RP threads, there are some that just aren't designed for this kind of setup. It just seems unnecessary.


I'd say the ideal way of doing this would be to have inclusion in the new system be strictly optional. In this vein, the roleplay creator should have an option when writing the OP to either launch it as a thread or launch it as a forum, with provisions for both systems incorporated. Foisting it on people just seems like it'll backfire spectacularly, much like the Metro interface did for Microsoft when it released Windows 8.

 

[The Dark Wizard]

That's fine and all, but I fail to see why this is necessary. Hosted Projects (which are very similar to this update) work for some pieces of interactive fiction, but not others. For example, I don't believe that each Quest needs an entire forum just for itself, since it's much closer to a traditional story than roleplaying is, and that would unnecessarily break up the conversation.
Furthermore, there are roleplays on this site that are much smaller than others. The 1x1 roleplays certainly aren't big enough to merit an entire set of forums! Even in normal RP threads, there are some that just aren't designed for this kind of setup. It just seems unnecessary.


I'd say the ideal way of doing this would be to have inclusion in the new system be strictly optional. In this vein, the roleplay creator should have an option when writing the OP to either launch it as a thread or launch it as a forum, with provisions for both systems incorporated. Foisting it on people just seems like it'll backfire spectacularly, much like the Metro interface did for Microsoft when it released Windows 8.

1v1 and Quests can most likely stay on threads.

 

[Lady Warlock]

So... I have to admit I haven't read all of this stuff yet. I'm currently on page 3. However, I noticed that it was said that existing rps will be moved over to the new system manually over a period of time. What happens to them before they are switched to the new system? Are the tab and forum systems compatible in such a way that rps that haven't been moved over yet will still be able to run? And will HPs be shifted over too or will that not be necessary? I've noticed that it says they only come with two forums initially with the ability to add more (I think there was a "later" attached to that although I might be misremembering... this is really a lot to read). Will the current forums already attached - that are not "Main" or "Characters" - to HPs be moved to the new system along with all the threads currently in them (such as character threads and lore threads)?

 

[sorrow made you]

In regards to the 1v1 and Quest rps, I do think it's a good idea for them to stay as threads. It would be a big waste of space and resources considering they're not so demanding in nature.

 

[The Dark Wizard]

So... I have to admit I haven't read all of this stuff yet. I'm currently on page 3. However, I noticed that it was said that existing rps will be moved over to the new system manually over a period of time. What happens to them before they are switched to the new system? Are the tab and forum systems compatible in such a way that rps that haven't been moved over yet will still be able to run? And will HPs be shifted over too or will that not be necessary? I've noticed that it says they only come with two forums initially with the ability to add more (I think there was a "later" attached to that although I might be misremembering... this is really a lot to read). Will the current forums already attached - that are not "Main" or "Characters" - to HPs be moved to the new system along with all the threads currently in them (such as character threads and lore threads)?

Users will be able to add 3 more on their own (the system limits it to five).


Existing HPs will be fine.


Existing RPs will continue to function until they get moved over.

 

[Roman]

I'm late, and I know that, but damn that's some good addition. All of it..

 

[Fukushima Akira]

Quick question, where will the RP posts be made? From the preview, I'm assuming it will be below the threads and above the comment section, however I'm not entirely sure.

 

[The Dark Wizard]

[QUOTE="Fukushima Akira]Quick question, where will the RP posts be made?

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In any forum inside your roleplay, those are like site forums (example general discussion) where you can make any thread you want pertaining to your RP.

 

[spectro]

This looks so good! I cannot wait for the update!

 

[Dugym]

I'd say the ideal way of doing this would be to have inclusion in the new system be strictly optional. In this vein, the roleplay creator should have an option when writing the OP to either launch it as a thread or launch it as a forum, with provisions for both systems incorporated.

Not a bad point. It's not a bad idea to have an option, you know?

 

[Elle Joyner]

[QUOTE="The Dark Wizard]Users will be able to add 3 more on their own (the system limits it to five).
Existing HPs will be fine.


Existing RPs will continue to function until they get moved over.

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If the new system limits it to five, but the old system was seven... how will that be reconciled? Will old threads with more than five tabs simply stay in the old format?

 

[Dugym]

Not a bad point. It's not a bad idea to have an option, you know?

I cut down the quote here a bit.

 

[Effervescent]

Concerning existing roleplays:


As existing roleplays are transferred, what happens to the content that is in current added tabs like "Lore" or "Mechanics," etc.? I get that we can request more "sections," but does that mean we lose all the content from current extra tabs? Will we need to manually save and transfer that added content for when our roleplays move into the new format? I would like to plan ahead so that I don't lose content.

 

[Dugym]

[QUOTE="Elle Joyner]If the new system limits it to five, but the old system was seven... how will that be reconciled? Will old threads with more than five tabs simply stay in the old format?

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The system limits it to five boards. General-discussion type boards.

 

[Mordecai]

The system limits it to five boards. General-discussion type boards.

I think she's asking how will the old threads, which allow for more than 5 boards, be shoehorned into the new system.

 

[Elle Joyner]

What Morde said. I have a few rps that have six/seven tabs.

 

[Dugym]

I think she's asking how will the old threads, which allow for more than 5 boards, be shoehorned into the new system.

Oooh... That is a good question. Maybe they can just increase the limit? Or have any HP even used all 7 boards?

 

[Dugym]

[QUOTE="Elle Joyner]What Morde said. I have a few rps that have six/seven tabs.

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You don't need a whole board on lore (for example), do you?

 

[Rawrasaur]

[QUOTE="The Dark Wizard]Once the update rolls out, New RPs will only be able to be made using this new system. Existing RPs will slowly be moved over as we reach out to users and users reach out to us, its a manual process.

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How does one exactly move from 1.X to 2.0? Do we simply transfer the tabs to forums? Or is there more nuance than that?

 

[Elle Joyner]

You don't need a whole board on lore (for example), do you?

Depends on the rp. If I have a tab for it, probably, yes.

 

[Mordecai]

Hmm, but you could have multiple threads inside each forum. So, your forum could be "lore and items" for example, and then make two separate threads... One for lore, one for items, inside one of the five forums. That's what I'd do, Anyways.

 

[White Masquerade]

Concerning existing roleplays:
As existing roleplays are transferred, what happens to the content that is in current added tabs like "Lore" or "Mechanics," etc.? I get that we can request more "sections," but does that mean we lose all the content from current extra tabs? Will we need to manually save and transfer that added content for when our roleplays move into the new format? I would like to plan ahead so that I don't lose content.

Heyo. There won't be too much to change. All that will really be different is your RP's orientation. If you take a look again at the example picture, you'll see two forums, "Main Area" & "Characters". However, just because you have the option of using two forums, doesn't mean you have to use two forums. If you don't need it, don't use it.


The Current tabbed system is really 1 forum when you look at. The title of the role-play is the name of the forum, and the tabs are the threads under that forum. When you're moving it over, name the 1 forum you're using as the RP's title, and then create threads under that forum with the same name as your tabs.


It will be the exact same thing. Instead of it being horizontal as it is in this current tabbed system, it will be vertical. You have your RP and now an extra forum to play with whatever you want. All this does, is give you more space than you had before. If you don't need that space, nothing bad will happen if you don't use it.

 

[Effervescent]

[QUOTE="White Masquerade]Heyo. There won't be too much to change. All that will really be different is your RP's orientation. If you take a look again at the example picture, you'll see two forums, "Main Area" & "Characters". However, just because you have the option of using two forums, doesn't mean you have to use two forums. If you don't need it, don't use it.
The Current tabbed system is really 1 forum when you look at. The title of the role-play is the name of the forum, and the tabs are the threads under that forum. When you're moving it over, name the 1 forum you're using as the RP's title, and then create threads under that forum with the same name as your tabs.


It will be the exact same thing. Instead of it being horizontal as it is in this current tabbed system, it will be vertical. You have your RP and now an extra forum to play with whatever you want. All this does, is give you more space than you had before. If you don't need that space, nothing bad will happen if you don't use it.

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I'm more concerned with if my content from extra tabs will be lost. I'm assuming you guys will take current content and essentially copy/paste it somewhere else in the new format? I am assuming this is the case, but you know what they say about those who assume! Haha