[Jupiter_Storm]

I do not think that a proliferation of public events is necessary. For the primary reason that as Fern outlined, they are exceedingly chaotic and not everyone will be there for the same reason. There is only so much depth you can go to with public events.

That said, there are certain themes that are appropriate for public events. But it generally boils down to some large-scale fighting because of how you can realistically approach getting 40+ players interacting with your lore. SL2's version of Raids. Themed with varying flavours - White Doors, Special Black Doors, Swarms, or Armies.

Instead, I would like to re-iterate what I often say about SL2 as a whole. Which is why the Event Staff 'seem' to be doing a lot less than they actually are.

The choke-hold on information in this game.

We need more Newsletters. Even just flyers and introduction posts or summary posts that can be read ICly - like a 'Town Herald' shouting about it. I am running a Newspaper on my lonesome and it is already getting to be a chore to the point where I'm 50/50 on quitting after the next issue is finally done. - The entire objective of this Newspaper was to bring the world to life with the events that you DON'T hear about. Instead, even while doing this ICly, I still encounter frequent issues with getting this information from others. And I'm not willing to invest the time on an alt-character that would otherwise be required to gain the """"""trust""""""" of over 200 characters just in the hope that they won't treat my Journalist with suspicion when she asks what they've been up to.

Activity isn't the problem. It's how information flows around the community. I'm happy to not be part of many events, as long as I -hear- about them, and my world feels more alive. I posit that it would be a great boon to the community as a whole if more Eventmins could simply do little posts about what they've been up to and what happened. Doesn't even need to be fancy, as long as the community can see that things are taking place.

That way, those who have a vested interest in being more actively involved know where to look, who to hang with, and how to contribute if they want to participate in less-public affairs. It's a give-and-take, the pressure shouldn't just be on the Event Staff to make their events readily available to everyone. The information SHOULD be there, no doubt, but people should also have to look for it and invest into the plot they want to join. It's give-and-take, and demonstrates respect to those who put their all into making them entertaining.