Long paragraphs and narrating for attention.
Don't get me wrong, I've seen some good writing, maybe too good. But in crowded areas I've seen paragraphs of emotes in one sentence that can be quickly missed when the chat box is spammed.
As for narrating, like someone emoting everything they're thinking or had been doing that my character would not *see* or care to notice. Like, "Joe would lean against the rail, he is tired after being chased by mercenaries all day and hopes no one would walk up to him." No offence but I don't care what you were doing :p I would if our characters talked about it maybe *shrug*
EDIT: Also characters who look/act like other characters from a movie/game/npc, too many Thancred clones and Y'shtolas and Dante from Devil May Cry
Don't get me wrong, I've seen some good writing, maybe too good. But in crowded areas I've seen paragraphs of emotes in one sentence that can be quickly missed when the chat box is spammed.
As for narrating, like someone emoting everything they're thinking or had been doing that my character would not *see* or care to notice. Like, "Joe would lean against the rail, he is tired after being chased by mercenaries all day and hopes no one would walk up to him." No offence but I don't care what you were doing :p I would if our characters talked about it maybe *shrug*
EDIT: Also characters who look/act like other characters from a movie/game/npc, too many Thancred clones and Y'shtolas and Dante from Devil May Cry