Church of Light activity drop

Greetings all,

I'd like to address an issue about Church of the Light roleplay. A few months ago, the theme was full of life, we had an active Light community. The Light was represented by many Priestly characters, and more than a few guilds. This number seems to have taken an alarming drop in a short time. So much, in fact, that I don't even know who (if any) still plays an active cleric affiliated with the church, or which active players still have an alt affiliated with the Church.

When I put my roleplay with Jean-Pierre on hold. Valestrion notified me that I may very well have been the last "active" Priest of the Church in Light community. While I'd like to believe him wrong, I've seen his statement only confirmed lately.

This begs the question... Who's still out there? Who's still actively roleplaying a cleric of the Church? Which active players still have an alt as a cleric of the Church and wouldn't mind RP'ing on it occasionally?

Perhaps we could make a list of available Clerics which could exist ICly as well for people who'd like to contact a Priest?

Cheers

While not exactly a cleric of the Church of the Holy Light, Thelos is still very active as an anchorite, representing the Draenic clergy.

Both my character and me as a player are very interested in getting roleplay around the Cathedral in full-swing again. I think the Cathedral is too valuable as a roleplaying hub to be left unattended -- it is the most logical place new roleplayers would go to seek out spiritual roleplay and check out what the server has to offer in the way of a priesthood.

You can count on my support on Thelos, in the form discussed in the previous thread, for what it's worth.

It may have something to do with your leader being evil as shit and the inability of the RP community to deal with that twist?

o.O Was that intended to sound as venomous as it appeared to me? Why? Why on earth? And why would that be responsible for the drop in activity? :S

I don't know, sounds like a pretty valid reason. People have characters, plays, stories going on, and then blizzard comes and drops that huge bomb? pretty destructive.

I thought you meant Valestrion being evil

I really don't see how that should have that much impact on the way the clergy is being roleplayed. The Archibishop was barely referenced in roleplay as it is - we used our own Bishops.

Besides, I've made this argument before, but it seems to me that the fact that the Archbishop went bonkers isn't really a common-known fact. The only NPC in Stormwind that references it, denies it, and the only ones that supposedly were there when he went bananas was Thrall and a handful of anonymous heroes.

I don't see how in the world it would cause players to drop their priest characters.

Thelos wrote:I really don't see how that should have that much impact on the way the clergy is being roleplayed. The Archibishop was barely referenced in roleplay as it is - we used our own Bishops.

Besides, I've made this argument before, but it seems to me that the fact that the Archbishop went bonkers isn't really a common-known fact. The only NPC in Stormwind that references it, denies it, and the only ones that supposedly were there when he went bananas was Thrall and a handful of anonymous heroes.

I don't see how in the world it would cause players to drop their priest characters.

This, really. We did throw around ideas regarding making it public knowledge and I believe both Fort and The Chapter had plotline ideas for it, but neither of these ever happened. I quite liked the idea of mass hysteria, torture of high ranked priests and paladins etc in a further search for corruption.

Still, at any rate if it remains sealed to the public then all people can really do is speculate regarding why he hasn't returned. That speculation would never lead to "OMG HE WAS EVIL!" in my opinion.

I have a priest, but I've never RP'd on him before. I'll be heading back into RP and whatnot next week, and would really enjoy the chance to get Omanos involved with the church again, since he hasn't had much involvement since he stepped down as the DoL leader.

I am not too sure, but I do believe that the Anethion preachers tend to stick to Northshire, and the Disciples of Light are currently snug in Westbrook Garrison, leaving the Cathedral pretty much...Empty. With the Lighie guilds choosing other locations as their main roleplaying hub, it is no wonder activity in the Cathedral peetered out.

erwtenpeller wrote:I don't know, sounds like a pretty valid reason. People have characters, plays, stories going on, and then blizzard comes and drops that huge bomb? pretty destructive.

Oh yes, it is destructive.. and I offered to be subjected to the consequences of it. But! Most of the Priest roleplayers I've seen drop out, is because of RL issues and then the leadership of the community vanishing. Anyhow! I'm not pleading for more Priest roleplayers or Churchies. I'm merely checking if people would think it a good idea that those who do still RP a cleric affiliated with the Church give their references here so we can find them when needed. As in Thelos' case, for example. Or when someone needs a funeral ... or wedding ceremony... Or a blessing for the creme freche on their birthday cake.

Traditionally, whenever you want to roleplay on your priest, or want to roleplay with a priest (for example if you wish to confess, or if you want to marry your character), you go to the Cathedral of Light. It is the single most obvious place to start looking if you've got no idea where to start. When there's no one there, you assume there are no roleplayers available.

For the simple reason of the Cathedral being the most obvious place to find priests, I think it would be valuable to try and make it into an active roleplaying hub again.

I will try to spend more time there with Thelos, at least. We'll see.

Just come and see Lex, he is the most lighty thing eu ya'll. Prob you dont want him touching your cake but he can do the rest.

The point being, I started roleplaying by stalking the Cathedral in the vain hope that I would be able to run in to any priestly roleplayers. That is how I was introduced to Chapter of Holy Anethion and the Disciples of Light.

I'd hate for that hub to peeter out, I think it's an important pillar of roleplay on this server.

There are plenty around, bare in mind people its summer, people need to work extra due to others being on vacation, then they do have vacations of their own too^_^ The activity from at least the Chapter should rise within the passing of mid August. Then again we are not of the church But hey... More Anethioneans in the Cathedral means more others to you know, throw around the usual gossip and mean low comments on how evil we are:P

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There are also quite the number of still hot, new games out.. when they no longer have the "hot", "new" part added, I am sure plenty of old faces will return... This game is somehow impossible to get rid off.....

Aadaria-Ioanna wrote: This game is somehow impossible to get rid off.....

I really hope Guild Wars II changes this for me. I haven't enjoyed WoW in months now, but... the role play. The role play, you know?!

If it's the RP you're looking for, GW2 isn't the game. I know there's an RP Community looking to roll on one of their servers but you're gonna get disappointed. Also, ABOC-alike guilds will have an EVEN EASIER TIME ruining it on GW2 since it's a purebred PVP game and as such everything takes a backseat to PVP.

Debri wrote:If it's the RP you're looking for, GW2 isn't the game. I know there's an RP Community looking to roll on one of their servers but you're gonna get disappointed. Also, ABOC-alike guilds will have an EVEN EASIER TIME ruining it on GW2 since it's a purebred PVP game and as such everything takes a backseat to PVP.

Not to poke a flaw in but... isn't PvP in Guild Wars 2 limited to the actual Player Versus Player areas? Such as the mists, battlegrounds, and so forth?

Back on topic. Personally I've not found a dip in the activity of "Lightie" roleplayer, it's rather alive! Since Cataclysm transformed the cathedral and stripped half of the architecture out (catacombs, library, and such) there has been little interest in the actual building. On top of that, I'd say the cathedral would be a landmark for events rather than a hub?

Ohh.. not a drop in "Lightie" RP no. But Church of the Light. For example DoL has seen most of its priest (barring a few alts) go down in activity. I have seen very few others pick up the mantle outside DoL. That's nothing bad per se, but if it becomes hard to find one, then perhaps a list of active/available clerics of the Church could help.

Not to poke a flaw in but... isn't PvP in Guild Wars 2 limited to the actual Player Versus Player areas? Such as the mists, battlegrounds, and so forth?

That, yes. And afaik Arenanet stated that all servers are for PvE, PvP -and- RP. It's therefore they do not give their servers a specific lable. People who fuck up RP intentionally on -any- server risks the banhammer.

Right, the topic. Velspeth. You people need Velspeth. Just send her/him a private message on these boards, beg and who knows.

Velspeth hasn't been online in months either.

Well.. Perhaps I should just get back to the original point of the topic:
1) I noticed a drop in Church of the Light clerics. Is this observation shared?
2) Sometimes people need a "Church-y" fellow for their RP. Would you think it beneficial to have a list of church-fellows? Is there need for such measure?

I don't plan on begging anyone to RP something they don't willingly choose to do in the first place. I'm just wondering if the people still involved need a hand to get more "exposed" and easier to find for RP related to the church.

It is true that there's been a significant drop in priestly RP. I'd say it's possibly because of continuous healing they have had to perform but that is only an assumption.
A list of "Church-y" people as you say it may be handy to some, I wouldn't see myself make use of it too often except with exceptional events.

well I can say monrena has prity much dropped from her preastly ways to.. she stopped her training in becomming an ancoress and has begun retraining as a scout/sniper. so I sort of have a hand in this myself I suppose

I have been inactive myself as of late, hopefully I should becoming active again , once again Osmand is not a Church of Light priest per say, but he is still a priest!

I've been very unactive lately, but I tend to RP Dwyburn as a priest at heart, who just got a little disillusioned and stuck to healing instead of the more "priestly" parts of his class. Might turn that around if there's an interest in it, but otherwise, it seems like a little too much of a hustle, really.