Role Play Shoutboxes?

[Dove]

I happen to like this idea, could be good for watering holes and that sort of thing. The main challenges I think you will face with this are keeping trolls out of your particular threads shoutbox, or that because the messages happen instantaneously, it could be possible that once you get talking, you will lose the descriptors and depth of an RP post as things speed up.

And skype, ugh, that lag tho...

The syncing problem exists just like any real time char ingame. If you liked a certain conversation, you can always copy paste it into your own thread later, editing it a bit for qulaity.

Trolls can be kept out with rules, which will be much easier to enforce than on the server because its easier to oversee. For example, you must leave a conversation if two people who were there before you asks you to, or if people leave a shoutbox because they dont want to talk to your character, it's forbidden to follow them.

I think it would be best if everyone could create a post that describes the setting of the shoutbox and defines the rules, and moderators or admins just stick the shoutbox/shoutboxes into it. Here are some examples:



Newark Station Bar

Request from: Interspace (official faction)

Neat picture of the bar+beatiful view of a blue planet (Manhattan) to create atmosphere:

Shoutbox 1: Bar counter. Anyone can join and talk freely to each other. Station owners (Official Interspace faction) have right to through people out of the bar (if people dont obey the owners, they get sanctioned)

Shoutbox 2-4: Individual tables. People have to leave/stay away from a table if previous occupiers ask them to. A table becomes vacant if people say they left, or if there was no new message for 1 hour. Station owners can kick anyone out.



Fat Tony's Bar&Grill (location: Freeport 9)

Request from: Individual Player

Picture of a sleazy bar

Shoutbox1 : BAr counter. Tony decides who gets served (and he serves lawfuls aswell as unlawfuls)

Shoutbox 2-3: Tables. Tony decides who gets to stay



Forum rules apply just like for the rest. Moderators would just have to take action to place the shoutboxes or to slap players who misbehave (reported by owners, or by players if they see someone break the owner's rules).

The idea is that people get create some RP locations to call their own, and that they can easily find places to RP at without having to cruise around. They can still cruise around and trade on another char while one of their chars is talking at the bar, or course.

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