User blog:Origamarose/Most common reasons why servers die

The death of a server is an inevitable fate that not even the best owner can avoid forever. Some time months and some take years but servers are run by normal people with other lives, jobs, families, and friends. The only thing you can do is try and make it last as long as you can and enjoy it while it lasts.

Not using npcs
Non-player characters are often used in events and storylines to help make the players feel like they are not alone in this world and make for a more immersive experience. You can use them to create drama, maybe they insult a player or steal something from the player, just something that will make the players rp more and stay interested in the rp.

Not giving players the chance to become more powerful
Give your players an incentive to be active and stay awhile. Rewards can be things like items and powers to make their character stronger. This is important because if people have static characters that have the same old powers, they're going to get bored.

Lack of Lore
This could possibly be the most important on the list. Adding a story to your server instead of just having casual rp is going to keep people interested in what happens next and how their character will cope. This doesn't have to be limited to events and shouldn't be. You should combine events with things for the player to discover irp. The players should figure out things about the lore and use that to get an advantage in the events.

No Non-lore based events
If you just have lore-based things it doesn't give players a chance to interact with others as usually, all they are doing is fighting something or solving puzzles. Things like parties and social events give chances for people to have interactions with players they may not usually interact with, this will then encourage them to rp more.

Basic character templates
Don't have basic templates that only require things like name age and appearance, encourage your players to write somewhat detailed multi-dimensional characters. If your players get bored of their character they aren't going to rp. If they have detailed backstories with secrets to share and flaws to improve they are much more likely to continue rp.