Most, if not everyone, knows the bitter sting of a project they loved making or participating in falling apart, for whatever reason. The GM disappears, people stop posting, interest falls away for one reason or another. We always see it happen and we always try to find some sort of preventative measure for it in our next project. (Or we charge in and hope this will be the one.)
What do you think some of the chief causes of and RP's untimely demise are? How exactly can we prevent these and the more common issues?
For me personally I think investment and variety are two of the most important aspects of a fledgling RP to get past that deadly stage where the RP has just begun and the danger of it stopping has never been higher. Get players to write their characters often and in different scenarios that keep them intrigued and inspired. In Z, for example, the weekly stage change and large amount of pre-made missions as story hooks are all put in place to give the players a sense of progress while also giving them a fresh topic to write about each time a new stage is posted.
But what do you guys think?
tl;dr
What kills RPs most often? How can we stop those things? What are your techniques for keeping an RP hyped up and running OR helping your GM do as such?
What do you think some of the chief causes of and RP's untimely demise are? How exactly can we prevent these and the more common issues?
For me personally I think investment and variety are two of the most important aspects of a fledgling RP to get past that deadly stage where the RP has just begun and the danger of it stopping has never been higher. Get players to write their characters often and in different scenarios that keep them intrigued and inspired. In Z, for example, the weekly stage change and large amount of pre-made missions as story hooks are all put in place to give the players a sense of progress while also giving them a fresh topic to write about each time a new stage is posted.
But what do you guys think?
tl;dr
What kills RPs most often? How can we stop those things? What are your techniques for keeping an RP hyped up and running OR helping your GM do as such?