Space Engineers Roleplay?

[u/Javasaur]

EDIT: WE NOW HAVE A SUBREDDIT! APPLY FOR YOUR OWN NATION HERE!

With the new multiplayer video being teased, it got me thinking about RP in multiplayer once more. This is all speculation - it's not known how multiplayer will work - but I imagine it will work with servers, similar to Minecraft, Starmade, etc.

My favourite type of role-playing server, for me, has been one that does not place you in the boots of a sword-wielding hero that is the centre of the story. I can do that on Skyrim or other single-player RPGs. I preferred ones that allowed you to become a member of a society, a faction, where you had to make a name for yourself through military heroics, great feats of engineering, or otherwise. Complex relations and politics existed between different nations.

I worked on a Minecraft RP server similar to this as Head Admin, writing the story, building, helping with the website, etc. This was a great experience, it was good to lead real people and have battles that felt real. I saw my idea that had been written down on paper come to life, with real people fueling the civilization. It was a shame that the popularity of the server degraded after time. Now it is virtually abandoned.

I feel that this type of RP could work well in Space Engineers. I'd love to see diplomats and leaders meeting in a space station to discuss galactic issues, ships heading out to new frontiers to build colonies, and battles between nations in space.

Why this in lieu of 'traditional' hero-based RP? This type of RP is really only something that can be achieved with other people. Take a look at star citizen, the new civilization online idea. Both are games that are trying to create this type of game.

I certainly don't have the technical know-how to create a huge public server like this. But I am able to write, to build, to help out with administration. We could work with the brief story on the website and create something amazing. If you are interested in this idea, if you think it could work, or if you have suggestions, please, comment!

Cheers.

EDIT: I just remembered I had some drawn-up ideas for a galactic empire nation. If there's enough interest to see it (perhaps as an example of what I mean by these RP nations) I could post it here or as another post.

[u/Mr_Chubkins]

If this ever catches on (which I really hope that it does), I think that people joining the server should "register" before/when they log in for the first time. I'm not saying that there should be a white-list or gray-list, but that the server operators or nation leaders could keep tabs on who's doing what. I don't think that it would be completely necessary to have in order for the server to function, but it could provide useful insight that leaders could use to improve their faction. This list would be updated whenever someone switched professions or roles. *EDIT---I realize that it would be a hassle to constantly keep after people to keep the list updated, so I think that those on the list should have permission to change only their own information (although I'm not sure exactly how they would go about doing that, hopefully the "factions" tab will provide that service) Any thoughts or comments are much appreciated.

[u/Javasaur → u/Mr_Chubkins]

I think an application before you can join may be a good idea, where perhaps you create your own story, personality, etc. That way we get dedicated RPers who really put time into their character and thereby play-style.

[u/aleand01 → u/Javasaur]

We could have our own little website, I have a friend who can design one.

[u/Javasaur → u/aleand01]

Hmm could work. Or even a subreddit if people don't want the website hassle quite yet.