>>6423387The thing about using a forum is that, if a posting order is established, it can let people participate in a much more organized manner. It also helps in the sense that you don't really need to have all the guys in there at the same time. Sure if they're all online and posting it's way better, but the forum lets people participate without needing to be there at a specific time.
IMHO, I think not having to worry about getting a post off every few minutes lets people develop better thought-out posts and if the RP is a long one, the forum's thread helps to keep every bit of the story very neatly archived