SWRP Suggestions Drive

[Green Ranger]

You want a description for each planet?

There are hundreds if not thousands of known canon planets.

This.

On the other hand, it could be something you implement personally when creating a new thread. Y'know, write a detailed description of the environment and surrounds.

 

[Kalen Conner]

Well let's make it a long term planets and start with places like Corusant, Kashyykk, Nar Shadda, Geonosia etc

Think about it for a second. Location don't often change not even urban areas. If we have descriptions like small canyon with small entrance and wide exit stuff like that. It could be used strategically in role-plays whereas if you make a description at the start of a role-play you would have made it with a strategy you had in mind instead of a pre determined location where you have to figure out how to use it to your advantage before your opponent does.

This war, the way it looks now, is going to be skirmishes between groups of maybe 6 PC max and that's all good but why not add the thousand of soldiers, the jedi leading there men, the sith doing the same, so we could have that authentic war zone feel to it? Think Total War franchise or even that SW game where you took over planets with the goal of taking over the galaxy thing.

 

[Jake]

Because that results in the cluster****s that bogged down the Hutt War and ultimately, coupled with a few other contributing factors, ended with the switch to this timeline.

That and what you're saying would be much more restrictive than the system we have now. It would require infinite micromanaging, which a casual RP site like SWRP isn't designed for, and if there were write-ups for the major planets then the war would end up shifting towards those planets exclusively. The way the system works now is much better, and allows us to focus on the entire galaxy instead of focusing on the worlds that are constantly revisited in canon.

 

[Kalen Conner]

Managing what? Its short descriptions...

 

[Jake]

I was referring to the idea of trying to turn the battle system into something resembling Total War.

 

[Kalen Conner]

Oh, I'm talking about short descriptions that will challenge us to write not only creatively but strategically as well.

If the thread starter writes the description and he's involved in the battle it's only human nature that he/she/it will write it to be used towards his/her/its advantage. While if locations were pre-determined that would not be the case.

Also if we did that for fifty planets with four paragraphs each and six sentences per paragraph that would be like 200 paragraphs which is like 1,200 sentences. Say each sentence is about twelve words that's 14,400 words. If we divided that between ten people each person has to write 1,440 words. Divide that by 2 (meaning twenty people) that's like 720 words per person. Is that a lot?

 

[Jake]

a) Admins can start the thread or give a brief overview of the terrain if you're worried about unfairness.

b) There are people who will create the setting impartially without giving their side a distinct advantage, and besides that, if it's obviously tipped towards one side then someone will call BS and get it fixed. This wouldn't be fixed with what you're proposing anyway, because someone could still create a location with their faction in mind and then immediately start a battle there.

I don't see the point in what you're saying. Predetermined locations for battles limit creativity immensely. They also don't account for changes in the locations themselves - ie, one is a cave and one side sets off a shit ton of explosives, causing a cave-in. You could make a new predetermined location to replace that one, but if you have to do that every time there's a battle, it would be easier to just let people do what they want.

Four paragraphs for a planet also isn't really enough. I think you're underestimating the scale of a planet just because there are a lot of them in this setting. Could you sum up all the locations on Earth suitable for a cool battle with 4 paragraphs?

There are probably a few other things I could mention, but these are what immediately come to mind.

No need to fix what isn't broken, especially when it's a major change to the current system like what you're suggesting.

 

[Kalen Conner]

How does it limit creativity?

And one location each planet.

 

[Dread]

The Faction Leaders and Admins talk about all the details of the battle(s) before starting up them up, so that everything is fair and reasonable. That includes battle grounds, amounts of ships and PCs, etc. Descriptions for millions and millions of planets for fairness seems unnecessary with that already in place.

 

[Dmitri]

How does it limit creativity?

And one location each planet.

This isn't a video game where there's only a small map of some small area on an entire planet that you're confined to. People can go anywhere... within reason.

The Faction Leaders and Admins talk about all the details of the battle(s) before starting up them up, so that everything is fair and reasonable. That includes battle grounds, amounts of ships and PCs, etc. Descriptions for millions and millions of planets for fairness seems unnecessary with that already in place.

I can attest this. Faction Leaders and admins try to smooth out the kinks before you guys even see the write-up. If it seems like a situation is tilted towards one side, yes, you should inquire about it, but there's probably a good chance that's purposeful.

If all else fails, ask a faction leader or admin in a calm and polite manner and we'll answer your questions about battles as well as we can. We're not just here to stand around looking pretty (well, almost everyone :Bac ). We're to help serve your needs and problems to insure a peaceful and cooperative Universe.

 

[Kalen Conner]

Didn't say millions.

Didn't say its a video game.

Faction leaders and admins aren't the only people who might like to start a battle.

How does it impede creativity?

Sorry for the frank response, study break.

 

[Loco]

How does it impede creativity?

A better question is, how does it enable additional creativity?

 

[Dread]

Faction leaders and admins aren't the only people who might like to start a battle.

Then the people who do want to start a battle can talk it out just like we do. If you cannot agree to any terms, you can go to an admin, as pointed out in this thread already.

 

[Kalen Conner]

But, but... :(

 

[Green Ranger]

By the way mate, you've gotta do something about your sig.

 

[Jiang Winters]

By the way mate, you've gotta do something about your sig.

Agreed. Get rid of two of the pics, please.

 

[Thorn]

Agreed. Get rid of two of the pics, please.

or just make them a proper size...

 

[Jiang Winters]

or just make them a proper size...

^
Or this.

 

[Phil]

Not much of a huge thing, but it could also be possible to fix this fourm so only Staff can make threads here? Minor, I know, but I felt the need to point it out. I was almost tempted to make a thread in there just tp prove a point. lol

 

[Jiang Winters]

Not much of a huge thing, but it could also be possible to fix this fourm so only Staff can make threads here? Minor, I know, but I felt the need to point it out. I was almost tempted to make a thread in there just tp prove a point. lol

Never. :CStern