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Threshold · 08-01-2007, 11:15 PM

This is what we do as well. It seems to work... sometimes.

I wish I could figure out a way to deal with this and have a higher success rate. I define success here as:
I think there are honestly some people out there who absolutely WILL NOT play a game unless they can be in the spotlight 24/7. Since some of these people actually are decent RPers, you can see why they might have been able to get away with this elsewhere. Those are probably the types that are hopeless and thus you just have to sigh sadly as they eventually drift away.

I wonder if there are people who think players like this are no big deal, and no administrative involvement is needed, necessary, or even desired.

Is it better for the admins to just stay out of it and let it totally take its course in game?

Personally, I think an admin has to always be somewhat involved, and always be aware of things like this going on in his/her/their game. Involved admins are the difference, imho, between a mediocre free-for-all and a quality RP environment.

08-01-2007, 11:15 PM	#3
Threshold Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Home MUD: Threshold RPG Posts: 1,260	Re: Dealing with RP Attention Hogs This is what we do as well. It seems to work... sometimes. I wish I could figure out a way to deal with this and have a higher success rate. I define success here as: I think there are honestly some people out there who absolutely WILL NOT play a game unless they can be in the spotlight 24/7. Since some of these people actually are decent RPers, you can see why they might have been able to get away with this elsewhere. Those are probably the types that are hopeless and thus you just have to sigh sadly as they eventually drift away. I wonder if there are people who think players like this are no big deal, and no administrative involvement is needed, necessary, or even desired. Is it better for the admins to just stay out of it and let it totally take its course in game? Personally, I think an admin has to always be somewhat involved, and always be aware of things like this going on in his/her/their game. Involved admins are the difference, imho, between a mediocre free-for-all and a quality RP environment.