Serious Going back to a traditional HL2RP server

shindeirunani

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There was a discussion like this on the After-Life discord server that @PepicWalrus answered quite thoroughly on, I believe. I'm not 100% sure because the person asking has since deleted all of their messages, but the thread itself persisted. Below is a copypaste of Pepic's response to the subject matter
It was me. I just wasn’t able to create a forum account at that time, so I had to start the discussion there. Then I did it here since it was my intention to do it here all along.

As for what @PepicWalrus said, there’s nothing I want to add. If you read carefully, he basically summed up what I’ve been trying to say, that traditional City RP can work if done right and if staff learned from previous failed attempts. However, since everyone here seems to no longer want to do traditional city rp, I will have to respect that.
 
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PepicWalrus

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My reason for After-Life is it's a concept I am personally passionate about. Development has been on hold for a few months as I got laid off from my job but I am looking at options to resume.

I believe post-occupation society is a niche that has not been tapped into and can target not just HL2 fans but people who enjoy things like cyberpunk and other sci-fi genres, along with inspiration from things like Arcane.

I do not think you or anyone else who desires a classic HL2 setting to be wrong. It is just not where my personal desires to pursue as a project lay. I am pursuing After-Life because it is something I want to see brought into existence and I think has the potential for success. Traditional CityRP hasn't succeeded in many years here on Nebulous for a variety of reasons but I will say that the key to any setting is the gameloops. If the gameloops and environment are engaging enough any setting can succeed. Perhaps After-Life is not what you and some others want to see. But there has also been a strong list of people who have voiced their interest in the project.


Ultimately if you want to see something made then look to see it made. I encourage you to try your own hand at pursuing a project you wish to see. Perhaps mine is not for you and that is okay.
 
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PepicWalrus

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Also while I have been less active on the forums here while I am pursuing funding options I am pretty active on the After-life discord.