[quote=@Dedonus]

1) [b]Rebrand[/b]:  Over the last year or so, I have been throwing recruitment interest threads that have been meager at best in gathering new players.  I think the only one that was really sucessful was the one that I recruited most of you from.  So, would trying to "rebrand" (i.e. name-change) the game help out with recruitment?

2) [b]Switch over to High-Casual[/b]: Do you all think it would be worthwhile to start the reboot (again, if that is the road we choose) to place the thread in the casual forum in order to maximize potential players?

3) I think this third option is the least effective out of the three, but I wanted to ask it anyways.  These types of games (Create-A-Hero RPG, All-Star Marvel, Ultimate DC, One Universe/Maximum Comics) were all born on the SuperHeroHype forums.  Today, that section is all but dead beyond the occasional attempt to try to recreate one of the above threads.  When there are two games (especially when they are roughly the same) are being run on both RPG and SuperHeroHype, it kind of splits the potential players in half.  While I know that many of the players that dwell in that subforum are also members here, do you all think it is worthwhile to make a mention over there just so that we can make sure the audience is not split over two games on two forums?

Lastly, we better make a decision about rebooting or not because the Create-A-Hero RPG is about ready to begin Season 2.
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1.) I'm of a mind rebranding does wonders. I've had games not make it past an iCheck that after getting a new title a couple months later actually picked up more interest. However I'd still stick to something Marvel universe titled, so that it's clear its a broad universe with stories branching every direction. I also think 'Season 2' 'Year 2' etc should be dropped, cause to new potential players sometimes they believe they have to know everything that's come before even if other players and the GM tell them otherwise. It's less intimidating.

2.) High Casual and just being in the Casual forum alone would make a huge difference with potential new recruits. On a good day I've seen the Advanced Interest Checks forum maybe have 10-12 people viewing it. On a good day for Casual that number is usually doubled or tripled. 

3.) I've never been on the SuperHeroHype forums. My RP experience started on a creator website [GeoffJohns.com] back around '01 or '02, mostly because FanFic wasn't allowed to be posted in the forums but roleplays could be. Geoff was only writing Flash and JSA at the time, so the site wasn't as bogged down with haters or GJ worshippers, but eventually I took my Green Lantern fandom to some GL forums owned by another poster on the GJ site and did a few GLC games there after doing other JLA RPs on a forum me and another guy started up [KryptonProtocols]. 

In short, this place has PLENTY of new blood. I wouldn't worry about another similar RP on another board only a fraction of us even know about. 

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Another suggestion, since you mentioned the sliding timeline, can we just move it up to more of a present day kinda scenario? It may be cause I'm getting old but it's just easier to write something modern without having to go back and google what songs were hot in 2012, who the biggest movie stars were, etc. 

Just my .02 cents.

~KL~