How's WrA's rp community these days (2024)?

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@Feyahni-moon-guard

Because as a recent WrA expat to MG, I’ll say that one of the biggest reasons I decided to jump ship after seeing the “resurgence” that followed the creation of WCP was the realization that most people were there to either bash on Blizzard and WoW’s storytelling/writing, spit as many basic character ideas as they could without really ever investing long-term in those characters so that they could grow beyond a single personality trait or two, or both. This created a very shallow and negative environment. And then further realizing that the majority of people who stuck around were simply the same handful of old regulars on armies of alts who, if you didn’t gel with them for any reason, left you with zero options and solidified the decision to go swim in a bigger pool.

This has since changed. The above description is not the environment of the WCP and has not been for some time. I encourage you to come in and take a look at all that’s changed in the last year: https://discord.gg/wrawcp

Since the flattening of Admin/Mods to Staff, updated thread with the correct link, and it’s outdated 2021 rules updated with its new social contract, the WCP has been expanding and its culture shifting towards collaborative storytelling and networking. It always had these characteristics but with a more active, efficient Staff, 2024 has been a great year to fully embrace its mission. Its active chatters have also expanded and we continue to add new voices every day, including folks who play part-time on MG but are checking out WrA again due to positive word-of-mouth.

Our old rules were also so vague that Staff felt they couldn’t cultivate the environment we sought, and here are snippets of our updated social contract that directly addressed the perceptions below.

@Feyahni-moon-guard

Are the Discords cracking down on the echo chamber effect that made them feel so unwelcoming to me personally and others I’ve spoken to who dared to hold viewpoints contrary to popular sentiment?

Yes.

@Feyahni-moon-guard

Are people who genuinely enjoy WoW’s story not being told they’re stupid for feeling the way they do now?

Yes.

@Feyahni-moon-guard

Are alternative communities and groups beginning to form so that players can find their people when and if they find they don’t mesh with the established crowd yet?

Yes.

@Feyahni-moon-guard

Because if not, I can’t help but feel like WrA is just at a point in the cycle it’s arrived at many times before. Not to be negative or to speak out of turn for someone who has made the detestable decision to swap to MG, but I’m genuinely curious as to how and what is different this time from the other times.

I can’t speak for every other time because I’ve been on WrA since 2021. I did, however, experience the long-term decline of my previous server and am acutely aware of the signs and what it’s like to live through them. WrA does have some but it has an overwhelming amount of energy behind it lately in addition to a growing momentum and word-of-mouth.

No, our path isn’t guaranteed but as all RP servers dwindle to nothing outside MG, WrA is uniquely positioned to be a potential alternative because we are the only other RP server that is mentioned by name. No one remembers my server or the countless others that died as people consolidated on here and MG. We’re trying to seize the moment and could do with all the helping hands we can.