Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-9062114-20140823021407/@comment-9062114-20140824151228

Datadragon Odahviing wrote:

Harold Burned-Mane wrote:

This is very true. Just look at what happened with HolyWyvern. He can't make an RP that people join anymore, because of how people think of him from past experiences. The only reason that Frostfall Guild:Cataclysm is doing well is because it is a sequel to another RP, so everyone from that RP joined Cataclysm. Ah yes, the sequel effect in action. People become too attached to the overall story to abandon the the sequels, no matter how bad. They ignore good stuff in the process. It works for games, which is why Call of Duty sells. Same for RPs. You make a new one, people are scared to try. It kinda makes starting a new RP, no matter how good, very difficult

As for HolyWyvern, he's probably suffering from an issue that plagues many fantasy writers. He wrote stuff that was too good or too epic, thus anything else he creates is markedly inferior, as he is unable to switch writing styles. Also, I heard he had that over the top behavior in "enthusiasm", which hurt his rep. These two combined will destroy a GM completely Not to sound arrogant, but that could be my issue...