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Re: RL Struggles, Strife, and Sadnesses
Not fishing for attention or pity here. Just letting everyone know what's up who would wanna know that I haven't already told.Not just directed at you, but at everyone. This kind of stuff is exactly what this thread is for. Don't feel guilty or like you have to defend yourself for posting here.
Hope you feel better soon. Being in the hospital sucks.
Procyon
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Re: Mildly Irritating: Aetolia's Pet Peeves
It's the same group of people doing the same things without consequences and I feel that all avenues for recourse have been exhausted and I'm tired of it. If you are open to mature feedback, there you have it.
It's fine, though. Rather, it isn't fine, but it doesn't matter. I'm done. This was the final straw in a series of issues that have slowly been simmering for months and abruptly exploded violently over the course of a few days. I do not feel that Aetolia is a space welcoming of the diversity I represent, and I'd honestly rather go volunteer my time and money within my local community instead of spending either here for now.
It's fine, though. Rather, it isn't fine, but it doesn't matter. I'm done. This was the final straw in a series of issues that have slowly been simmering for months and abruptly exploded violently over the course of a few days. I do not feel that Aetolia is a space welcoming of the diversity I represent, and I'd honestly rather go volunteer my time and money within my local community instead of spending either here for now.
The constant finger pointing to avoid accountability is exhausting. It's an ongoing problem in Aetolia and so many of you would have much better play experiences if you finally realized that people are reacting to your RP and not you as players, and that your RP (or lack thereof!) is usually the catalyst for the consequences you suffer, not a result of others being bullies bent on driving people out of the game.
As for this diversity you represent, I rather resent that remark because you don't represent anyone but yourself - and no one has certainly asked you to represent anything more than yourself. Aetolia is incredibly diverse if you actually get to know people, but pretending to speak for them is entirely presumptuous and off-base.
Iazamat
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Re: Mildly Irritating: Aetolia's Pet Peeves
@Wjoltyr I think you should do what is best for your mental health. And if you believe stepping away is what you need then do it. After reading these DMs and MSGS, I do not think you are being entirely honest with yourself. You were not looking for Nipsy's side of the story to have an ooc opinion, which I still believe is inappropriate. You were very clearly trying to inject your ooc opinion and sway a purely ic interaction. You say you wanted his side before you cast judgement but then on your subsequent msg to him said :
Whatever transpired with Zethrie is precisely the opposite of what Shadow needs to actually be competitive. Regardless of what the Roleplay Reasons (tm) for branding her an enemy of Bloodloch.
These are not the words of someone acting in good faith to have an ooc understanding of a situation which really needs to stop anyways. If you want involved in some juicy drama FOIG. Separation is very important if we want good and healthy drama in our rp game.
Whatever transpired with Zethrie is precisely the opposite of what Shadow needs to actually be competitive. Regardless of what the Roleplay Reasons (tm) for branding her an enemy of Bloodloch.
These are not the words of someone acting in good faith to have an ooc understanding of a situation which really needs to stop anyways. If you want involved in some juicy drama FOIG. Separation is very important if we want good and healthy drama in our rp game.
Kurak
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Re: Mildly Irritating: Aetolia's Pet Peeves
All I can say is if one avenue of OOC discussion has been closed (like being blocked on Discord) it's usually an indication that there's not an interest to communicate at all. This should be a boundary that's respected rather than circumvented. Especially through the game. Regardless of whether someone indicated interest in receiving input in the past, if actions have been taken to create boundaries between you and that person, that's a clear road sign that communication is inappropriate.
I really dislike when people don't respect boundaries and double down by defending themselves.
I really dislike when people don't respect boundaries and double down by defending themselves.
Xenia
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Re: Mildly Irritating: Aetolia's Pet Peeves
The only really positive thing I can say here is that it is not a bad thing to decide that this game isn't for you and to move on to places that scratch the specific itch you're looking for and don't cause mental distress in the process.
Tetchta
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Re: Bard Class Discussion
Random Bard thoughts for today:
I wonder what else Weaving can make? Props to perform with, maybe? It would make sense. Also, w/ the arachnid stuff in Djeirani lore, maybe making nets or webs or other hindering? Tripwires/traps? Possibilities are endless!
Also, I wonder how much weapon stats will matter for sword stuff?
I wonder what else Weaving can make? Props to perform with, maybe? It would make sense. Also, w/ the arachnid stuff in Djeirani lore, maybe making nets or webs or other hindering? Tripwires/traps? Possibilities are endless!
Also, I wonder how much weapon stats will matter for sword stuff?
Iesid
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Re: Mildly Irritating: Aetolia's Pet Peeves
Sometimes it doesn't feel like all aspects of the game are being run/handled/dealt with In-Game/In-Character. I think there's probably some amount of OOC handling of stuff that's fine (Org Requests, combate stuff, general things that are hard to frame in IC ways), but it feels like there's also a fair amount of things that really should be handled in-game that just aren't.
Nhahlar
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Re: Mildly Irritating: Aetolia's Pet Peeves
This is a reminder to everyone in the game: if you think PK rules have been broken, ISSUE. You can always ISSUE ME if you just want a clarification, but it's time to pull on your big kid pants and start cashing checks that your mouths are writing if you're going to insinuate, especially IC, that rules are being broken.
Iazamat
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