A awhile ago there was one guy doing a bit of fanfic it would be nice to see more of those word talented people doing some of this.

Here is the link to his story
http://forums.perpetuum-online.com/topi … ost-spark/

The background story is sufficient to convey a general sense of what we're doing and why we're all where we are doing what we do.  It's a good primer to get someone into the setting of the game with minimal fuss or additional "study" effort that not everyone has or wishes to invest.  Many people just want to play Internet robots and not worry so much about the history.  On the other hand, the fact that this thread exists demonstrates that some people in the community are interested in additional storyline.  While I agree that video can and does do a good job setting the tone, production of something that looks good requires time and effort.  Written words allow for more mental flexibility, allowing readers to combine the author's vision with their own experiences to build lasting mental images as they read a story.  Of course, that degree of quality requires a fairly competent writer.  With a small development team that is busy interacting with the players, squashing bugs, and adding new features, it might not be fair to expect them to also toss in significant time expanding on the background.

That leads me to my point.  I can't speak for everyone here, but I would like to see Perpetuum continue rising as a successful MMO.  If the player community sees a hole or a shortcoming in game world background, then why don't we take it upon ourselves to develop more of the world?  Some of us might be able to fabricate good quality stories that can be turned over to Avatar Creations to be considered for incorporation into the game world's official lore.  While not many of us have the tools and experience necessary to assist with game development beyond providing constructive feedback, all of us have keyboards and some of us are experienced writers with the will, time, and desire to help.

Is there a mutual interest from the developer side and if so, how do we, the players, submit contributions to the company?  Are there areas that we should focus on in particular and/or aspects of the existing background we should leave alone due to planned changes in the existing story or game mechanics?

Thanks Arga.   You're always filled with useful information.

Nothing builds player loyalty more then when they 'become' part of the game. Obviously not everyone can have a building named after them or anything, but Syndic is spot on with integrating what is actually happening in the game to the cannon.

After all, the history of the Nian occupation isn't history, its happening now.

Tracking and reporting on 'stuff' is too much for one person, but this is where the crowd sourced Perpetuum news letter type thing could be filled with content from the game happenings (reported by players) and then edited by AC and presented on the web site. It doesn't have to even be wholly accurate, because since when do reporters get everything right anyway + of course fan fiction. They tap us for game mechanic and balance info, should do the same for lore.

+1 from me

With this in mind can i request a separate room on the forums for In game character discussions / story's. I know we have corp discussion but that will tend to get bogged down with out of character stuff.

if this is not possible on this website can we be assured that such an area will be in place on the new website?

First I'd like to state for the record - I'd like a building named after me.

From what I notice in every game I've seen with official storylines or story-pieces, players and their organizations are -never- named or even alluded to - story seems to spring up out of nowhere (save in one other MMO I played).  I can only suspect it is the matter of 'Not going to give player X/group X a big head or sense of entitlement from it' or 'Not going to make player Y or group Y feel left out because they weren't noticed'.

Personally I'm not sure if it is a good call or a bad one - sure no one gets offended, but also no one can get truly connected and influence the gameworld.  Suppose it is one of those 'mixed bags' of issues.

<-- Roleplayer/storywriter type, when there's nothing to pew at.

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