Self Doubt [feedback]

[Yoru Shakou]

As I've been pushing myself to try and get the Outer Rim Imperium up and running, and watching as its reached a steady stream of stalling. I figured the best was to try and bring it at a new angle, and even with it barely having been turned into a Criminal Organization, I've found myself doubting me. ​

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Is trying to push the Imperium forward the best thing? I keep trying to find ways to bring in more people and each time I think I've found something, I feel that it wont help. The Imperium has been around for a few months and in that time it's been a steady steam of a few individuals joining with the blunt of the threads being done by my own characters. ​

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I'm at a point where I'm not sure of myself anymore. ​

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I had said I hadn't had fun on the site in a while, and that I would when I could finally get something going and hand it off to someone else after watching it grow, yet I'm beginning to think that its my own ideas that are not allowing me the time to find happiness on the site. ​

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[Fatty]

[member="Tasgetius Blackwood"] I've only ever seen you attempt to start factions (most them extremely good ideas, but shortly abandoned, and then re-visited too late), but I don't think I've ever seen you branch out and see what life is like in a fully functioning and operable major faction.

If you're looking for active players, the best place to find them isn't in the open, but in the bustling center of major factions.

If you can assume an identity and a core knit of fellow writers with you there, you're chances of starting something organically exponentially sky-rocket. Especially if you consider the possibility of creating an active sub-group of a faction after forming/becoming a part of a little niche, which can lead to a following that might create something.

Also, I'm not sure what you've done to create a team of staff. Simply from memory, I've always remembered you trying to run everything at once without assistance. I've run into a similar mistake before, and just recently I learned how to delegate thanks to an amazing faction staff I inherited when I became the Faction Owner of the Primeval.

Delegation is your best friend as a Faction Owner, no matter how big or small your faction is.

Honestly, I feel like you just need to learn how to role play as a character, before you learn how to role play as a faction. One must be led, before they can lead.

 

[Jsc]

I asked you once to stop advertising your faction ideas in Omega's Sub-Forums. You're love for your own fantasies was keeping you from really participating as a member of the Omega team. Cira and the boys were really cranking some great stuff there but all I could hear from you was "My ideas need people". And, that attitude of yours hasn't changed in years. Now. I know you don't want to hear this just about as much as you didn't want to hear it then, but...

Stop advertising your ideas and just go out there and RP with the crowd. Let it go.

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Cheers and happy posting!

 

[Yoru Shakou]

You are correct. It's not what I wanted to hear. It is however what I needed to hear. ​

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I've focused too much on my ideas. I've come up with them and abandoned them, then like Dr. Frankenstein I came back and attempted to breath life in the corpse that should have been left alone. ​

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It may very well be for the best if I drop the ideas of grandeur in terms of creating a Faction and just focus on the characters. ​

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I had ideas for just the Characters and I let those become forgotten in favor of attempting to push them forward with the thoughts of turning them into Faction leaders, rather than focusing on the ideas that had created the Characters. ​

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[member="Jay Scott Clark"]​

[member="Fatty"]​

 

[Jsc]

Your golden man and a hell of a writer. Find your passion and do what moves you. And make it one hell of a ride!

God speed brother. You got this. Now go out there and give em' hell.

Cheers, and happy posting!

 

[Ellie Mors]

[member="Tasgetius Blackwood"]
I think focus on your characters might eventually lead to focus on a faction - just let the character get there first.

 

[Valiens Nantaris]

I can only echo the advice [member="Fatty"] and [member="Jay Scott Clark"] above gave.

I see you always making factions, agitating for people to join you. Some are great ideas, some less so. The common root is though that you're never joining factions and taking part in others' stories.

Until people see you're willing to be a team player and knuckle under for them, they're not likely to join you.

My advice is to get some serious RPing, no agenda, no recruitment, with a faction. Hell, you might even like it. Make friends with people in the faction, get them involved in your stories.
I know I could not have done any of my factions without a good year of work with OP, the Republic and others. That helped me connect with the team of people I still RP with today.

Give and take is everything in life. Learn to give your time so others will do the same in return to you.

 

[Via Dolorosa]

[member="Tasgetius Blackwood"]

There isn't much I can add to what has been said already. But you and I have known each for sometime now....and I've always been supportive of your ideas....but you have spent alot of time creating your characters and it's time you let them live.

In time......a Faction will grow from that beautiful mind you have....and then watch out Chaos!

 

[Yoru Shakou]

I've already started to think about focusing on my characters and what to do with them.​

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At this moment I'm looking at focusing on the Duchess and Almira, characters whom I've really not focused on and not given the attention they deserve. Likewise I've been looking at bringing back Lilicky and getting him active again. ​

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I've already begun work on a Character to fill in a role for the Hutt Cartel that they're missing, and I've been thinking about revisiting a Mandalorian Concept that I've not really put much thought into. ​

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I'll be pushing faction thoughts and ideas to the back of my mind to worry about them another day. ​

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[member="Valiens Nantaris"]​

[member="Darth Venefica"]​