General Brainstorming Revitalization Thread!

[Nogrick]

So, I figured maybe I could start a new thread for some general brainstorming ideas, and maybe if they start to gain some interest, peel them off into their own threads later. We had a good thing going last month with everybody on Facebook and posting here, so I'd like to try to keep that momentum going forward. So, If you've got an idea, big or small, to help give PO a jump start back into action, post it here. I've got a couple I'd like to throw out:


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I've loved all the styles the artists have tried out last month, and I'm going to go out on a limb and say that most people have the feeling that all the styles are good in their own ways (If anybody is like me, I'm just in awe of people who can draw). We know it's good thing to settle on one style so that each artist can work separately yet maintain a uniform style. However, the other styles can still be used in different ways. The thing I think of most when I think of the difference in styles is Bee's AU PO thread. Again, this is an example of me getting excited seeing different takes on POs.

I'm kind of rambling, but my point is to use all the different styles for something like trading cards. Not a TCG (although that's always something that I've thought could be a good fit too), but regular trading cards. I know it might not be the most spectacular thing but being able to collect different version of the PO characters can be fun. Say maybe each artist does their take on a PO to add to that release. That way, there would be a release of say 8 POs with maybe 4 cards a piece, with other POs added over time. Or use the change in styles that are already here. Characters like Doot, Chibi Knight, and Shino already have a few different details in style over time. Plus it'll be neat to see where things have come from and gone as far as the art style goes.

A bigger picture for this could be at the convention level, if we get to that stage again. When someone stops by the booth, they could get a "sample" of the trading cards. But, we'd also have a promo going through the con, where say if someone can collect a set of 5 specific cards, they can bring them to the booth and get a special rare card (like the Chibiseum Print as a card) or promo
item (A Brick plushie). That way, other card packs could be sold at the booth for people to build the collection and to try and score one of the promos. On top of that, it could be a selling point for actual PO memberships. This then could be tied into whatever version of the PO community goes forward, where PO members would get to vote on what would get included in the next release.

Now, this is in no way, an idea that would be done right off the bat. Once things get moving at a good pace it might be some thing to consider. Or, perhaps, if something like a Kickstarter would get going, this could make a good idea for one of the goals. I think it would be something a little more attainable to do early on. And maybe it could tie into a TCG or a smartphone app later down the road.

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The other thing I was thinking about would be the relaunching of PO itself. I think it might be better to reboot than just try to add on. Not to say that everything that people have built onto PO should just be thrown out though. I always liked the idea about PO where a person had to tie their character to the story or other characters. And boy do we have a lot of stuff we can work from! I think it would be great to build up a version of Miniopia with the details we've created.

Afterwards, we could start attaching the characters to it. This would be a great opportunity to unveil the new style choice that the artists decide on. I think with this too, it might not be as intimidating for new people to jump on board. Plus, it would give us veterans a new start, and maybe work our characters in a different way when it comes to the RP or Battling that we didn't do before. PO has been around for over 10 years, I'm sure things have changed for us all, and that probably goes through into our POs too.

Also, I know some people have kind of created some "NPCs" (for which I am totally guilty of) for lack of a better term and it would be good to flesh those ideas out too or create more as needed. Besides, that "Miniopia" tab on the top of the page had a lot of promise, but I think it was something that got pushed to the side before traffic died down. That'd be a great place to host all the collective info about the world.

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That's it. I hope I'm not stepping outside of boundaries, but these are some of the things I come up with when I think about PO. Which, admittedly, I do a lot. I'd love to see PO become more active and hopefully become some of the things we can see PO being.

[Aindriahhn]

These are all great ideas.

[shadokastur]

In my spare time I have designed some locations for Miniopia that I intended to be used for a game (roleplaying or fighting) or locales that could be used as different backgrounds. I think I will go look those up.