Incoming Forum Flood, Possibly Overflow? : The Elder Scrolls Series Discussion

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:20 am

As you all know, over the last year and a half, people have left the forum. It's went from it's old "glory days" to nearly nothing, then back up at some rare points. The activity has been down.

Now that TES5 is announced, do you think old members/writers/RPers will return? Will more new guys come in? Will we potentially be facing a possible overflow in some areas? What do you guys think about the current TES FF forum activity rate, and how will it be effected by the announcement of the new game in the series.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:44 pm

Yeah, I think so :whistling:.

I've really missed this place to be honest, I swear it's just coincidence that I come back right as Skyrim is announced XD.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:05 am

I think you will see a steady increase in RPers up until release, and then an explosion after release. I doubt an overflow will occur, the people who left probably don't care about TES as much as they used to, hence their inactivity. Some may comeback out of nostalgia and to check out TESV, but I don't think they will arrive with their first intent being the RP forum. I do think this forum will be much more alive, but it won't reach a level comparable to what it was.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 4:08 am

Wait, wait,wait. My heart just jumped out of me, "Now that TES5 is announced"...? Are you serious? I've always loved writing Fan-fic and joining Rps, but, it's true that alot of people left the forums, so nobody ever read a fan-fic of mine. But, hey, TESV!

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:56 pm

Yeah, I'm back because of TES V. and I used to roleplay some.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:54 am

I certainly hope so.
I joined just a bit too late really, and never got to Rp proper, at least not when this forum was in full flow.
I think the new announcement will bring a few people steadily back to Rp'ing and I bet we'll get a whole load of Skyrim/Nord related Rp's too.
Yay. ^_^

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:04 am

Hmmmm.... How convienient that I start a new RP near Skyrim so close to when TES V was announced

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:10 pm

Overflow? Probably not, although the thing to worry about (somewhat) will be the large influx of new RPers, many of who invariably won't stay until the end of an RP. Always been a problem, probably always will be (at least until they invent portals so people who quit for no reason can be punched over vast distances). Personally I'm rather looking forward to it, especially if Skyrim is handled well. Nords are one of my favourite TES cultures and more RPs/fanfic about them should be great, even if many will stem from the same source.

I don't think there'll be any actual huge spike in activity until the game is actually released, though, or at least until after more info is revealed.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:57 am

I certainly hope we see an increase of activity. I would think that as the release comes nearer more and more people will join the forum; most will join to hear about the upcoming game, but for every two dozen or so that come, maybe one or two will check out the fan fiction forum. Even then, only a few of them will join; the biggest increase will probably be old veterans coming back because they see the board is actually becoming useable for roleplaying. Then of course once the actual game is released we'll see a whole mess of people coming for help or mods, and naturally the roleplaying will increase as total forum activity increases. So yes, I am very excited about the game, but we still have almost a year. No use getting your hopes up now :shrug:

On an unrelated note, I am definitely joining the first Skyrim-Main-Quest RP that comes up

I for one am starting a petition for Illusionary to come back to make it

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:48 am

On an unrelated note, I am definitely joining the first Skyrim-Main-Quest RP that comes up

I for one am starting a petition for Illusionary to come back to make it

I am on that for sure! Even speaking a year in advance I can't tell you how excited I am already for that RP.
^_^

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:06 am

On an unrelated note, I am definitely joining the first Skyrim-Main-Quest RP that comes up

I for one am starting a petition for Illusionary to come back to make it

I am on that for sure! Even speaking a year in advance I can't tell you how excited I am already for that RP.
^_^

I third this motion, even if we have to hunt Illusionary down and make her do the RP.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:16 am

Oh, I'm pretty sure once TESV is released, many oldies will be returning. The RP section will (Hopefully) bathe in attention for a year or two, maybe more before waning back into inactivity. It'll be worth it though, been so damn long since I last RP'ed here. Aaaah, Nostalgia, You and your strange ways.

Speaking of which, I noticed a hand full of RP's in the process here. Any of them still open? I wouldn't mind hopping in one if that's the case.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:01 am

Life in Tamriel is open, and Circlet Ignited is open. Those are the only two, I believe.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:05 am

I hope that the RP forum returns to what it once was. I may have missed out on the glory days, but I still want to experience an active RP forum.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:52 pm

Pah, if you wanna make an RP so bad, do it yourself. Don't rely on other people to do it.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:46 am

Pah, if you wanna make an RP so bad, do it yourself. Don't rely on other people to do it.

Was that addressed at me? If so, I'm already in an RP. I just meant, I want to see the days of seeing multiple Rps going strong.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:49 am

Pah, if you wanna make an RP so bad, do it yourself. Don't rely on other people to do it.

There's not enough people to hold up more than two RP's at the moment.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:27 am

Wont happen, no overflow. activity will spike hugely, some old face may return and new faces may become regular. Hopefully once activity dies down again some of the new faces will become future regulars of the forum like the rest of us who remain are now.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:22 am

Oh BOY I hope so! I remember nearly a year and half ago, Jonas Vault had a awesome werewolf roleplay going on. There was that Corprus one, your's, the Siege of Sentinel....

Honestly, yes is my answer. Skyrim will bring in new toys for us to play with, all our friends will get together at daycare, and we will have a blast! Until some spoiled kid's mother lets him in... then he will break our toys... all of our toys... and we will kill him for it.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:59 pm

Oh BOY I hope so! I remember nearly a year and half ago, Jonas Vault had a awesome werewolf roleplay going on. There was that Corprus one, your's, the Siege of Sentinel....

Honestly, yes is my answer. Skyrim will bring in new toys for us to play with, all our friends will get together at daycare, and we will have a blast! Until some spoiled kid's mother lets him in... then he will break our toys... all of our toys... and we will kill him for it.

A year and a half?

More like a little more than two mate. It's been longer than some of us think it has been. SoS was IB's. And yeah, I remember Dead Horde. As for JV's, I don't know.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:41 am

Oh BOY I hope so! I remember nearly a year and half ago, Jonas Vault had a awesome werewolf roleplay going on. There was that Corprus one, your's, the Siege of Sentinel....

Honestly, yes is my answer. Skyrim will bring in new toys for us to play with, all our friends will get together at daycare, and we will have a blast! Until some spoiled kid's mother lets him in... then he will break our toys... all of our toys... and we will kill him for it.

Dont forget TES Bioshock.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:32 am

A year and a half?

More like a little more than two mate. It's been longer than some of us think it has been. SoS was IB's. And yeah, I remember Dead Horde. As for JV's, I don't know.

Yeah Dead Horde was like late 2008-early 2009. Good times, they were.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:36 am

Wolf in the Rose Field was pretty nasty too. I wasn't in it, but I've read some of it. What about What Lies Beneath, or The Spell Scar Incident. Those weren't as old, but both good.

Dead Horde was the first RP I ever did. I might have been a total noob, but that goes a long way back. It was pretty awesome. Four threads too.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:16 pm

As you all know, over the last year and a half, people have left the forum. It's went from it's old "glory days" to nearly nothing, then back up at some rare points. The activity has been down.

Now that TES5 is announced, do you think old members/writers/RPers will return? Will more new guys come in? Will we potentially be facing a possible overflow in some areas? What do you guys think about the current TES FF forum activity rate, and how will it be effected by the announcement of the new game in the series.

Yeah, I've already seen several new members that joined like, three days ago and stuff. Bah, they're not veteran TES fans like us. bah gro-humbug lol

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:17 am

Wolf in the Rose Field was pretty nasty too. I wasn't in it, but I've read some of it. What about What Lies Beneath, or The Spell Scar Incident. Those weren't as old, but both good.

Dead Horde was the first RP I ever did. I might have been a total noob, but that goes a long way back. It was pretty awesome. Four threads too.

Wolf in the Rose field... was that the ImmortalBlood one with the Dark Brotherhood vs the Morag Tong?