A Community Project Options

[Kaust]

I've been talking this over with some of the staff and so far they all seem pretty keen on the idea.
Its basically what the title says, a game that is built by the community for the community. Participation can be anything from spriting and faceart to just mapping out a town. Everything a game needs to be completed, RRR Needs You
(There was also the suggestion of Rev Points for participation, though that hasn't been confirmed).

So basically this post is to establish who would be interested in such a project, what engines you have access to (could always download a demo of another if we end up using one you don't have) and really just any ideas, suggestions or questions you may have.

[Titanhex]

Might I suggest instead of making it a rather serious project with a planned design it's rather light-hearted and loose going.

It would definitely help if we allowed a lot of community involvement in the story. Polls on what will happen next, brain storming sessions, and general things of the like.

Also to keep a semblance of community we should loosely use community members and staff, so that the project feels RRR exclusive.

A benefit here is more enjoyment and rapport for members coming and joining in to see the development of the story. However because of the loose structure some organization should certainly be in place, and guidelines established.

This project should see the ability to introduce and remove characters at will. Cameos and guest appearances.

The main character would have to be neutral, represented by a fictional character. Certainly for that reason we can borrow from walkingman's design here.

The villain should be obstacles that all RPG Maker users face. Lack of motivation, low proficiency in certain skills, writers block, poor design, over-ambition, etc. Whether in a literal sense or personified, we'll see as it's created. The journey therefore should be metaphorical for making an RPG.

Perhaps the locations then can also be representative of boards and topics in the forums and outside it.