If I may throw in my two cents?
I am patient, and have lots of other things I could be doing if I so choose. I can, and will, wait for this RP for as long as I can, months if need be. I understand how you feel, [@Rune_Alchemist] and [@RabidAnubis], controlling a character, controlling an entire world, belonging to someone else would be wrong, disrespectful.
I understand why some may want to skirt around this problem, RP things happening before or after this major plotpoint that is the games. Frankly, I see that as foolish. Sure, it would give people a thing to do, and allow characters more room to grow beyond what time they've already had, but I get the feeling it would cause more trouble than it would be worth. Jumping all over the timeline, walls of text for Graf to return to, neither is good.
And on the off chance things here do not improve, Graf doesn't return or even worse returns and decides not to continue the RP, than count me in on the potential rebooty RP thingamajig.
That is all I have to say, now if nobody minds I have to go check in on my other RPs and forums. And youtube.