I wish ben started to focus more on the college, because the club doesn't feel like it needs much more. Not only that, but also the interactions in the college were better like 90% of the time. The only reason any of the club's interactions were better is because you would maybe find someone online who was really good at rp, but even then it felt slow and dragged out because all of the actions had to be thought out and typed.
I sort of get what you mean. The College was a single-player experience and your actions had specific outcomes with no deviations. The positive side of this were the illustrations provided and the curated dialogue. You were playing a game and it was fun. But I can see how with no deviation people can grow old of this experience and want to play something fresh. That is where the Club comes in.
With the Club, you have this unique person-to-person experience. The Club can be fun, but is very limiting in it's own way. You definitely need to find a good RP partner, and unfortunately that can be a tiring task. When finding an RP partner, some problems include:
- absurd names
- unique character designs
- about me sections not filled out
- slow at typing
- bad at improv
- bad at reading
- making you uncomfortable
- not respectful of your likes and dislikes
The list can go on, but I think that covers a good chunk of the problem. You also need to create a room if you have a specific RP in mind. Creating the room and waiting for someone to show up and stay is a herculean task. Room hoppers, disconnectors, and illiterate people can eat away a lot of time and can result in upwards to twenty minutes to find someone. Comparing this to the College, you can easily experience what you want to experience in that amount of time and be satisfied.
You can attempt to play the Club single-player, which is nice. The downside is that you're missing the curated illustrations and dialogue. While there is dialogue, it can get really stale and at times feel out of place. I think the 'Movie Studio' is a good example of single-player content that is engaging.
Personally, I prefer the College and wish it received more updates. I would like the Club a lot more if people were, to put it bluntly, not annoying. There was a period of a couple of days where I would try an RP only for them to all end abruptly because of disconnects. I would wait minutes, and nothing. If I was playing the College this would have been avoidable. I rather play a single-player game and not rely on others for a good time.