unforum

[Darren Knight]

Player Interaction Question

[notgordian]

Link to a phpbb forum on the website...?

[Darren Knight]

That would seem like the easy way to do it but wouldnt it hurt the storyline if i put an OOG forum about the game on the in game website?

[notgordian]

I don't really see that as a concern. If you look at a lot of the games aiming at a mainstream audience that used in-game forums (Art of the Heist, Cathy's Book, Chain Factor, and many more I'm obviously forgetting) it worked out without heads exploding or somesuch.

If you want to trust the community to come up with a solution, I'm sure there are all sorts of Yahoo Groups, listservs, forums, and live-meetups that could be used. But no, I don't think having game-sponsored forums will "ruin" the game and immersive aspects of the story unless you're inconsistent with how you treat those forums. If you want it to be an out of game resource, leave it alone. If you want it to be an in-game resource, figure out a way to set boundaries that your target community are comfortable with.

[D14BL0]

Create the forum under the guise of a player-made community? Maybe set up a Google Group, and have the "founder" just pretend to be a player.