123944-event-coordinating-guide

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Posted this (adjusted it a bit here) in the Thaydfest feedback thread, but just realized that this advice generally applies to everyone. I am the person behind Warhound Events and coordinated stuff like this.I actually held back this advice back in the day when Warhound was teetering and events was all we had, but now that I'm not doing Wildstar events for the foreseeable future I have no reason not to share:1. The most vital thing to organizing events is contacting every single guild leader you can and buddy up with em. No guild is too small. I even spent time resolving disputes and helping unrelated issues, as a guild leader that respects you is an incredible resource. More friends you make the better. They do the leg work for you, as getting a guild leader onboard with your event will get his entire guild attending. This will dramatically make things easier and skyrocket your attendance. This is how I was able to do events so frequently and not fret over relying on a sign-up sheet of players who often don't come through. Not that I didn't have a sign-up sheet and ingame mail list, especially with competitions, but it was secondary.2. Advert it ingame with pre-written advert blurbs periodically in the days leading up to it. Save it in a notepad and every hour or so put it in zone/lfg or whatever. While this is indeed for spreading word, it also builds server excitement and gets people talking about it ingame. Hype trains are the best for events. I was actually in talks with getting a possible server announcement system going, so talk with Carbine. We also got them to give us swag for one event.3. Get additional streamers (more prominent the better!) than just yourself, having different POV's is awesome for highlight reels afterwards. Make em short and sweet if possible, and avoid music in your library that's a bit off the wall. Keep it simple and focus on the 'coolness' of your event, as people will see it and be compelled to attend future events. I even dabbled in promo videos.4. I had an event chat channel for people that were more interested than others in events. This was great for discussion for events ingame as well, and provided a mutual interest link between guilds.
 
 
Make a dominion/exile alt, and do all of above. There's absolutely no way I could've done the big crossfaction events I did without the Dominion event crew I put together. Speaking of my Dominion alt, I'm mildly annoyed my "Benedict Arnold" username was taken on Entity... >_>Basically forget the idea of "Build it and they will come." they won't. I'm glad people had fun at Thaydfest, but the next one can be positively HUGE if the above is taken into consideration. I've been kickin around Entity and it's higher population than peak Warhound after the megaserver merge. You could easily get a 200+ player event going, and/or a regular schedule of various events. I'd also suggest separating events from your guild. I've always been part of Lords of the Dead, and they were integral to many events, but players and guilds (especially dominion in our case) were more compelled to participate with a separate entity... pun not intended. Separates the ego people have with their guilds, and focuses on just the community having fun.Take this advice or leave it, it's up to you guys. As somebody who loves Wildstar I just want to share what I learned. If anybody from Carbine is reading this, I know I probably pissed you guys off with my Do or Die video, but I honestly just want this game to succeed regardless of what certain people think of myself.- Flo X PS: I'm not including stuff like posters and such, just things I think event coordinators may overlook.	
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Thanks for the tips, it's very helpful =)
 
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2. Advert it ingame with pre-written advert blurbs periodically in the days leading up to it. Save it in a notepad and every hour or so put it in zone/lfg or whatever. While this is indeed for spreading word, it also builds server excitement and gets people talking about it ingame. Hype trains are the best for events. I was actually in talks with getting a possible server announcement system going, so talk with Carbine. We also got them to give us swag for one event.
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Thanks for the tips, it's very helpful =)
 
You can also make an macro out of it =)
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			miss those warhound events, entity may have a larger population but it sure doesnt have Flo led events...I will always regret not making that world pvp in the bubble...forgot name..doh.	
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miss those warhound events, entity may have a larger population but it sure doesnt have Flo led events...I will always regret not making that world pvp in the bubble...forgot name..doh.
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The Blighthaven Bubble Battle!! ... I like my alliteration. :P
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			Honestly flo you cared an unhealthy amount about the game I'm not surprised you quit at all. Everyone who cares too much about this game ends up raging about population/carbine issues and quits. I would only advise that if anyone tries to organize events like this make sure you have good reasons for doing so. It is NOT our responsibility as players to improve game's health/population. That is not something you should burden yourself with at all as you'll just inevitably get depressed and quit. 	
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Honestly flo you cared an unhealthy amount about the game I'm not surprised you quit at all. Everyone who cares too much about this game ends up raging about population/carbine issues and quits. I would only advise that if anyone tries to organize events like this make sure you have good reasons for doing so. It is NOT our responsibility as players to improve game's health/population. That is not something you should burden yourself with at all as you'll just inevitably get depressed and quit. 
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