Originally Posted by Iljian

I don't. Without even wanting to cite the bold arguments of my pre-poster that used the context to have a swipe at those he thinks are doing wrong, I would just like to point out that those arguments, old as they are, are wrong, were always wrong and will always be wrong.

Its pretty much like the scientist that remarks what a strange coincidence it is that we happen to live on a planet thats suitable for us.

The "higher-ups" get more involvement in plots and stories because THEY TAKE IT. Not because the others are excluded and couldn't have just as much fun as all the rest.

I did a lot of events and things in my time and by now I can almost always predict a) who will take interest and b) what the outcome will be. It is just the huge difference in the mentality of the players that favour different things. hours spent on preparations went down the drain because the wrong people got it in their hands, people that neither cared nor wanted to invest effort without knowing OOC in advance that it would be worth it. In events, any events, its always one side fading themselves out. Its always the same crowd at tournaments and its always the same crowd at more high-fantasy events. Few though visit both.

Before flinging insults into either direction it is important to understand that good RP is a mixture of all of those elements. You need good day to day stuff so its always some place to go when you log in and you need a good, exciting overhead of "specials" that keep the boredom at bay. Because lets face it, we don't play a game thats as much a drudgery than a normal day job.

Learn from each other, let those that are good at one thing do it and get those that are good at other things do theirs. Then add both together. People that actually organise stuff and get others going are rare, so give them a hug and don't fling mud just because it isn't what you do.