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Post by SLE on Jan 1, 2010 22:45:55 GMT -5
Okay, there has been much concern over this. Much bitching, shitstorms, and arguments. I say put all that behind us. You, forumer, it doesn't matter if you were here for RP1, RP2, heck, even RP4. All that matters is that this is an important matter. Even if you don't RP, or not anymore, hear me out. If you've RPed before, what caused you to? The compelling story? The easy-to-get-in-to plot? Well then, members, suggest this. I personally would've tried to get things suggested, but I need to know the main decisions of the majority though. I'm personally fine with the expanded character historys and stuff. But some people hate the new stats, some dislike how you're not allowed to be immortal anymore. Really, just let it out.
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Post by Tony Redgrave on Jan 1, 2010 23:05:42 GMT -5
Well.. I don't mind so much of the new system if only for a bit of tweaks. (like making it clear that more stats doesn't mean you can do many more actions in your post since a fight is real time in a sense) Immortality is godmod so it should be out and expanded history and such is cool.
Personally, I find the stories here to be mostly boring and uninspiring mimics of generic game events and or some shoddy evil person fighting all people and such (like RP4) People seem to be against some of the rp because its not as simple as it once was (I was lurking here when it was simple) and templates are more complex. I don't mind most of it since I'm used to this sort of thing.
There are only three real reasons I rp here. One is that the rp here is more open then I'm used to and you can try out more concepts here so.. I like that. I can try new takes on abilities and fun storylines and topics I can truly run with without having to keep one series of set guidelines of doom. It gives me more incentive to try more silly characters and in general.. just be more fun.
The second is that some people here are really cool. I like rping with Angel for instance and Kai too! Angel brings her own unique things to the table and Kai always has some interesting character you don't always see around. The third reason is out of irony, this is the only site my old computer can handle ok. Any other rp site I like (Departed Shinobi for example) kinda blows up my old 98, virus infested computer. Until a certain mother ends her house search, you guys are all I got.
That said, I came from sites that commanded that the characters take charge of a storyline and take it out of staff hands. It was also common place to do side rps as well because if you just keep waiting for the main, you will be bored for a bit. People here seem to rely on staff more for rp then I see in most sites and they aren't used to taking charge and forming their own story. That is what I think is one of the biggest problems in the rp
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Post by Angel on Jan 1, 2010 23:16:06 GMT -5
Bawb said everything I feel about the RP in full. Nothing else needs to be said.
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Post by SLE on Jan 1, 2010 23:32:57 GMT -5
But RPing is about Role Playing! It's a chance to be something you're not. I mean think about it, it's supposed to be laid back and godmoddy. Think of video games, Someone can end the world just to attack one character. Someone could cover their bird in electricity and give them a power boost. Heck, you can be cut in half and still have 19 hearts left! This is fantasy. Also, bob, you contradict yourself by saying you like this place because you can try out different concepts and stuff. Well, if the RP gets so restricted, where are the original concepts going to go? Someone could make a person with a cannon in their chest, but they could be rejected for being too powerful.
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Post by Devaux on Jan 1, 2010 23:38:41 GMT -5
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Post by Tony Redgrave on Jan 1, 2010 23:41:55 GMT -5
But RPing is about Role Playing! It's a chance to be something you're not. I mean think about it, it's supposed to be laid back and godmoddy. Think of video games, Someone can end the world just to attack one character. Someone could cover their bird in electricity and give them a power boost. Heck, you can be cut in half and still have 19 hearts left! This is fantasy. Also, bob, you contradict yourself by saying you like this place because you can try out different concepts and stuff. Well, if the RP gets so restricted, where are the original concepts going to go? Someone could make a person with a cannon in their chest, but they could be rejected for being too powerful. I can't even tell if your being serious or just jerking me around lol. Its fantasy, no doubt but you have to act in the interest of fairness. A world ending attack is insane... and no one is gonna have that. Being durable is ok but you have to be able to die. Also, I didn't contradict myself. Most rp sites are based around a series or something of the sort like naruto for example. I meant different concepts as in I don't have to take in the rules of ninja world in naruto where.. it just would not exist. Edit: Devaux: who loves ya babehcakes? I do
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Post by Angel on Jan 1, 2010 23:59:56 GMT -5
Sleaman, roleplaying is about being someone else and living another story.. but at the same time.. why should being someone else mean that you are in a world without laws?
Even the books of high fantasy, the Harry Potters and the Lord of the Rings, the everything about a good story which is what we are creating here has laws. Everything has to have limits. You should go around and look at the other Proboard RP's and you would see that like Bawb said, we allow on this RP alot more than most people do. Our world is more freely based and people can make all sorts of different characters. I've never found one like it and it makes me happy.
No good story, no good fantasy, and no good game, and no good roleplaying life can happen without structure.
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Post by Maelys Knight on Jan 2, 2010 3:08:23 GMT -5
1. RPers should be in control of the story 2. RPing is supposed to be fun, to get away from lifes boundaries. 3. Structure is key. Without guidelines, even the most powerful skyscrapers will topple. RPs cannot exist without a structure. 4. The RP should have a special charictarizing trait, to differenciate it from other RPs (one such example is star wars. In the star wars series, there is sound in space, whereas, in real life, there isn`t. Now, even the big dogs of detail can screw up. because in star wars 2, in the scene where Obi-Wan follows Jango through space, none of the bombs Jango launches at Obi-Wan make any noise, except for a vibration.) 5. There needs to be a thread next to character template that says the approval boundaries. (when they are established.)
This is my philosophy for the RP.
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