For me its always been the prospect of role play writing. Can I imagine the world clearly? If there are no resources or lore I will often lose interest. I want the creator's vision to be strong and pull me in and make me want to develop my character to explore the world. The drawing element for me also needs to be somewhat optional with writing as a viable option, definitely not encouraging sloppy rushed grinding style activities.
Like the header says I try to do some research. So I'd be very happy if you'd take a minute to think about what motivates you to participating (drawing, writing) in a species group and post your thoughts, please.
-Thanks!
So in your opinion a lot of informatins about the world and it's mechanics/people/.... are important on the same level as informat about the species it self, right?
I've actually always wondered if people are really feel like reading so much about the world and lore stuff. Good to know that there are at least some how do! I personally love talking about this things even if I sometimes need way to much time find the right words to describe my idea xD
if the creator runs a group/community and seems passionate about the species themselves ^^ also i have to connect a lot with the character from the species i own
I'm really bad at participating in species activities, mainly because I'm lazy as F, and I work hard on my own five species. But I can tell you what draws me into a species. Don't know if it'll have any value to your question though ;w;
- Is the species appealing and customizable? For me, personally, the species appearance means a lot. I'm really only into humanoid species where there are no strict rules when it comes to designing (either through an MYO, or adding things to an adopt).
- Is there enough info for the species? I need to be able to know what the species is able to do, and what I can, and can't do with it, if I were to get an oc for the species. Like, do they have their own world they have to live in? Or can I put them in another world? Stuff like that, and just generally how the species functions are important to me.
- Do they have their own world? What does it look like? It's not the biggest necessity for me when it comes to species, but it's definitely a plus if they have their own world they live in. If they do, I'd like a little info about the world itself.
- Is the info easy to find? This is really just an extra little thing, but even if they info for the species/lore isn't easy to
Those are mainly the three things that draws me into a species, but the two first points are probably the most important to me.
Again, sorry if this doesn't have any value to your question, but I thought I'd say this anyways :3
Yuko-san that is pretty much exactly what I've wanted to know! :3
I've come across many species, mainly cs, during the past few years. And sometimes I'm more then surprised when one became super active and big within month while others I've loved a lot never get much attention...
Ah! That's great! ;w; I'm glad I said it then ^^
As an owner of five cs, which I love so, so much, I can't deny that it's a bit upsetting, and frustrating, to put so much effort into my species and do it for such a long time (It's soon a year ago I started my first species) with just a little over 70 members, and then seeing a relatively new species with not as much as I have for my species get super popular within a month or two ;w;
It mainly frustrates me because I have so much. Not only do I have pretty thorough info for all five species, but also quite a bit of info of their world. Hours in a day, days, weeks, months and season in a year, a language with an alphabet, traditions, some mythology and most recently a school and education system. I have also setup a currency system where the group members can earn the currency to get trait upgrades and buy MYO slots.
This was not meant to be me whining XD I was agreeing and sharing my thoughts from my point of view as a cs owner.
The community aspect is a big part of the fun for me; I've made quite a few of my current friends through CS. I'll probably also jump in if the concept interests me.
Openness
My characters are all very very important to me . . . and the reason I rarely ever see a closed species I like is because they never seem open enough for my use . . . Too many rigorous rules on changing and creating them, rules that say you absolutely must stick to the lore, too restrictive of traits . . . While there are lots of things I love in a species, above all, I want the ability to make the character mine, and apart of me like the rest of mine are . . . otherwise I'll never be able to connect . . .
Interesting lore
While I do tend to be picky with what concepts I like . . . I just adore a species with good detailed lore, the kind where you can tell that the owner really loves their world . . . lore that specifically makes me want to explore it with my character . . . Especially if I have a good amount of freedom with what I can do with that lore . . .
A good community
I tend to stay away from any species with a community that's hostile, seems to have any hierarchy, seems to be based on trying to just obtain all the most valuable traits . . . because I don't like to associate with that kind of thing . . . This also goes somewhat along with the first one, because often the more open and accessible a species is the more calm and casual the community is . . .