I haven’t been logged in for a minute, but after reading and comparing attitude and approach to other text games that have a higher focus and standard for Rp and story telling, I can only conclude this community as a whole has a cognitive disconnec…
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I want to highlight this point and speak a bit on this as well: from initiating these kinds of things to ending them, when it's player generated its important to have an actual plan and story direction in mind that is generous to everyone.…
I surely can't be the only one who's loving everything going on here. The world has never felt more vibrant, alive and full of action. I've lost a full level just skirmishing and fighting non-stop. I'm by no means the sort to have much to say about …
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At the end of the day we have an imperfect system that rewarded attaining a high score and coasting because the higher ranked you were the harsher the penalty was for participating regularly - especially if other people were using the coas…
If I could agree multiple times I would. Instead I'll write my sentiments here: Part of my original reasons for leaving before were my dissatisfaction with poorly timed changes - in the past during major events and competitions, in this case towards…
You started a second thread that hasn't been closed. I thought Ictinus was being merciful by ending the thread before more people could chime in and roast you further.
Every time you speak up and try to address this issue the less anyone…
been away a few years. Have dove back into the waters. Ready to subject myself to the opinions of my fellow players -- all of whom have been contributing to my enjoyment thus far.
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I want to highlight this as talking about what I said earlier about a culture of enabling. This is an example of not enabling players. The Teradrim were the gateway into this most recent event. What this means is on an OOC level there is a…
So with RP I think there are two approaches. You can go with the method actor's approach and be true, through and through, to what your character would do in all situations. Then you can take more of a director's approach and shape your actions base…
Galilei is great. Beautiful writing aside, the story and development to the character is something that has me coming back for more time and time again. On a more personal note, the interactions with this character are one of the first hooks that he…
I love Bulrok and the way you portray him to hit the sweet spot between comedic and serious. He's a believable character with believable reactions to things. I love how you work him into scenes and craft what will come out to best telegraph the mino…
Before my break I hadn't really engaged with the Carnifex under Mjoll's leadership. All I can say is I love what MJ has done with the Carnifex and the spin she's put on its culture. Outside of this the character is really great - she makes leading a…
I know I want more scenes with Iazamat. When I reflect on Iazamat I can't not mention the grumpiness of this character. It's one of my favorite things about him. He's not afraid to ruffle feathers, not be friends and to let you know exactly what he…
There's nothing stopping the spy from failing and building a scene around loss just as there's nothing stopping the targets from allowing themselves to be vulnerable to a degree. The more I think about this the more I see it as a request for mechani…
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This is the true meat and potatoes. Only players can decide if they are playing a character in a world abstracted from themselves or not. If you like to RP and also feel some kind of way about the potential of being spied on I would sugges…
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Alternatively (though this would be more work and creativity and maybe isn't even part of what IRE allows in their promos?) auctions could have a lower tier, that is nowhere near as flashy, maybe is disposable after like 6 months or someth…
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Being responsible for yourself is taking action and involves making your boundaries clear (be they voicing out against slurs, negative discussions or deciding to minimize all your OOC interactions with other players) and then supporting yo…
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We'll have to agree to disagree here in that doing anything that assumes responsibility for more than myself is an unrealistic boundary to try to maintain with the game and its community. It's better for everyone if they focus more on play…
Toxicity stems from players engaging the game for different things that lead towards expectations that sometimes aren't meant. Entitlement is a huge problem, along with an unrealistic set of boundaries that say players have the right to say w…
For a long time I denied Mazzion as my dad, citing @Toz as my one true Aetolia dad. But as they say (or maybe I made this up), the father of my father is also my father.…
I barely play. When I log on it's 100% to RP and admittedly the character is abstract and probably jarring to anyone in the day to day groove that is playing the game, doing the PK, so on and so forth.