i don't think game participation is on the rise. with games closing and the pool dwindling, i think a lot of people are psling. that survey that got posted on rpa shows a lot of people doing psls.
i wouldn't automatically equate bakerstreet regular to a shit tier, but there are a lot of players on bakerstreet that play there exclusively that i avoid. some of them play there because they can't get in a game. others because they just don't like games.
the latter part of your comment is pretty much what i mean. it's either games or psls (or leaving rp) for the 'good' writers. of course, writing and quality is subjective, but i think most people that happily play on bs are content to do as they are. there might be some meme posters trying to 'make it better' by trying to force memes (i've seen a lot of memes that just don't get any attention getting consistently reposted every week in some stubborn attempt to make them a thing), but posting it over and over again isn't going to make anyone play in it. maybe if they tried something new that required more effort to play in, but appealed to the mood of bs, they might get somewhere. but i can avoid bs for weeks and come back knowing that i'm going to see the same 20 memes in three days. it's lessening my desire to be on it.
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i wouldn't automatically equate bakerstreet regular to a shit tier, but there are a lot of players on bakerstreet that play there exclusively that i avoid. some of them play there because they can't get in a game. others because they just don't like games.
the latter part of your comment is pretty much what i mean. it's either games or psls (or leaving rp) for the 'good' writers. of course, writing and quality is subjective, but i think most people that happily play on bs are content to do as they are. there might be some meme posters trying to 'make it better' by trying to force memes (i've seen a lot of memes that just don't get any attention getting consistently reposted every week in some stubborn attempt to make them a thing), but posting it over and over again isn't going to make anyone play in it. maybe if they tried something new that required more effort to play in, but appealed to the mood of bs, they might get somewhere. but i can avoid bs for weeks and come back knowing that i'm going to see the same 20 memes in three days. it's lessening my desire to be on it.