In this short guide, I will be touching the (for some, “scary”) subject of collaborating with other communities and give you some tips if you choose to do so. Both sides of the spectrum will be discussed being you/the staff team and the impact on the community members. Why should I collaborate? Great question! The …
Even though the definition of the word ‘roleplay’ may indeed sound kinky, be rest assured it is not. Online multiplayer roleplay communities have been going since the late 1990s and early 2000s, and are showing no signs of stopping. These communities entail the user assuming the identity of a virtual avatar, and controlling them through …
Running a community is a time consuming task. A task which is virtually impossible to do so on your own. For this reason you probably already have some good people around to help you out with this. If not, what are you waiting for?! While you are telling players to stop RDMing you could be…
Younger players, we’ve all seen them and talked about them but did you know you were once one of “them”? (3x them in one sentence = serious business) In this article/guide I want to give you some tips on how to work with these players both as a fellow player and as a staff member. …
During my research on various forum platforms I came across a couple of guides (PDF) written by the Vanilla team. First and foremost all credits goto the writers from Vanilla, and I encourage you to check out the PDF files which you can find here. Due to the length of these guides I will split …
You only get once chance to make a first impression, and it is as important, if not more so, to make it strong in an online environment, compared to in real life. The key to the world, and indeed the internet, are connections; even though sociologists believe that the internet has disconnected us from each …
It is inevitable that, as you start to get more involved within communities, you will be promoted to a position of authority. This can be a large step up, and will require a new perspective to effectively maintain.In this guide, I will outline and explain some pieces of advice that you should follow if you …
One of the most essential parts of roleplaying is being able to create, maintain and develop a character. This whole process is known as ‘character building’. Character building is a secondary part of semi-serious roleplay, and a primary part of serious roleplay; you can’t really immerse yourself in these types of game modes without it. …
From time to time I keep getting the question on how I/we set up our servers. In this short guide I will walk you through the steps on how you can setup your own steam game server. For this guide we’ll be setting up a Rust server as well as running a garry’s mod server. …
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So you want to start a community? That’s great! In this guide I will be giving you some tips that might come useful. I presume you have found a game (which you enjoy playing) and a name for your community. Some subjects we will be talking about are: your goals, the right mindset, preparation, timing, …
