Quote Originally Posted by Andromeda View Post
But to answer your question with the way you described it. No, we've never done that strict of RP here before. At least in the ones that I participated in. There was always a pretty high level of autonomy and independence people had. Sometimes they'd PM specific people in secret to put together plans and what not. But it was never a case where everyone was in all on the secret working together. Everyone had their own plans and they looked forward to seeing what others did.
This is pretty much the type of RP I only ever participate in, because it's more fun and more relaxed. If I'm the creator I don't want everyone to know the whole of the story right off the bat. I want to surprise the people that I'm playing with. I might want to reveal some secrets from time to time to a few people to surprise the others but I want everyone to join the ride. If I'm only a participant I don't want to be in a RP where everything is planned right away with everyone, I want to follow the story that the creators have planned out and enjoy the ride while getting some surprises along the way.

I also have been in a RP where colours are used for characters. I don't really find that people skip it all just to read the dialog, if the story is good people will read the whole post. But it is useful when you need a reference, when writing your own post to find the dialog you need. It's not to the taste of everyone but I like it.