Hydaelyn Role-Players

(06-30-2015, 08:18 PM)Vachir Toshin Wrote: [ -> ]- People who go AFK mid-RP without giving a quick note about it. I can understand if something happened so you had to leave immediately, but if it's not something immediate, at least send a /tell and let me in the know, so I'm not waiting forever on you responding, maybe even thinking the chat had munched my post (which I assume every time someone doesn't reply or is just really slow in replying).

Omg I am kinda guilty of this but it's more like when RP goes on for like....5/6 hours and it's 4 AM and I fall asleep.  
I gotta stop RPing for hours.

That being said, I'll usually say something like "Guys, I'm falling asleep, end it." but at the same time there's times where I'll close my eyes for a second and wake up 4 hours later alone in the middle of a map somewhere.

I'll add another pet peeve--people who don't take advantage of the lore in the game. Some people I think are afraid to approach serious history/lore as a part of their character.  I've done some serious crazy focusing on Allag and Ishgard for my RP because my character is interested in Allag relics and is Ishgardian. But when I see people who are like "Oh, I kinda do this but just sit in a tavern all day talking"....I'm like whyyyyy.  Go take advantage of the world.
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so another pet peeve is tavern-only RP.  For every time I've rp'd...maybe 3 times total in the QS? Every other instance has been in some godforsaken part of the map. 
Death fight in the middle of Coerthas...
Ran an expedition in an IC dungeon run of Wanderers Palace.
Planning on Gubal Library.
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There's just so many opportunities!!! Then again, I'm weird that way I guess....

(07-01-2015, 04:44 PM)Verad Wrote: [ -> ]

(07-01-2015, 04:19 PM)Caspar Wrote: [ -> ]It's been a while since uni. Do your refer to grammatical control or descriptive style? I thought purple prose was overly descriptive and figurative, rather than concise and literal as I thought Realism implied.

Descriptive more than grammatical control. Henry James is one of the foremost literary realists, and his sentences are grammatical torture. That's more the result of him trying to avoid ever suggesting a hint of anything like a third-party narrator describing events as they occur, though.

Also of note: I'm not saying you're wrong or that the style you're describing deviates from a norm.

I'm more suggesting that L. Realism is a easiest to access common denominator  for people stepping into RP, which leads to it becoming the common thread of thematic.

I mean, seriously, I love Prachett and he loves purple, footnotes, thought processes and violently strange narration.  Half the fun of playing Hammersmith is his short, curt style punctuated with the strange and the surreal mixed in at times for a maximum punch on the sensibilities.

EDIT: THIS IS ALSO OFF TOPIC SO I'M GOING TO ABANDON SUBJECT NOW. SOMEONE MAKE A THREAD ABOUT STYLISTIC TRENDS, PREFERENCES, AND AESTHETICS.

(07-01-2015, 05:52 PM)Ryoko Wrote: [ -> ]Just know that when you tell me you're an Ishgardian exile, I'm always thinking, "Man, how does anyone still live in Ishgard when 99% of the population gets exiled every day?"

That is my feeling as well haha.

And the new wave of dragon roleplayers. Don't get me wrong, there are a bunch of lovely ones between it, but, yeah. I don't know why, I simply can't take a lot of them serious. Especially when people are directly connected to any main lore chars, that gets sort of onto my nerves.
Dragon roleplay has always gotten on my nerves I must admit. Thankfully I've seen some interesting dragon roleplayers around tho

But on top of that;

Probably my biggest pet peeve that I haven't seen mentioned (or missed) is when someone goes crazy over the top with their injuries. I'm talking worst case scenario here. The thing that drives me crazy? They not only demand OOCly their character to live, they also demand that their character be in tip top shape 5 minutes later to do something equally or more stupid that got them in trouble in the first place.

As someone who roleplays a healer, who has roleplayed a healer across multiple games and settings, this is just annoying.

Also, mind wipes. Mind wipes are just a fancy way of saying retcon. To me anyway. I don't know why they bug me. They just do.

(07-01-2015, 12:32 PM)Blue Wrote: [ -> ]On a related note, I wish there were more MSQ RPers. There's still too few of them.

I kind of feel this way too. I originally wanted Jana to be part of the parties that would have cleared the Coils IC, but in the end I settled for Jana seeing through their eyes via Echo visions. Being the "one who slew X-Boss" (or even "one of those who did") seemed like it would be a bigger hassle than it would be worth, even with a creepy paranoid character who's fairly guarded about having the Echo.

(07-01-2015, 05:54 PM)Ashe Wrote: [ -> ]Omg I am kinda guilty of this but it's more like when RP goes on for like....5/6 hours and it's 4 AM and I fall asleep.

I kind of have the reputation of pushing myself further than I should and falling asleep mid-RP. It's troublesome but my friends are fairly understanding about it (to the point where one of them will leave their character next to mine to provide a lap sometimes).

(07-01-2015, 01:45 AM)Misuzu Wrote: [ -> ]I've never been a fan of book RP. When players tell me what their character is doing as an author, it annoys me. Let them speak and convey it, not the person playing.

I understand that people do it to try to be immersive, but "All it does is remind me that the player is there and in control" she said with an annoyed tone... <--ugh

I admit that this confuses me a bit. While it's certainly not always necessary, I don't see how else you are supposed to convey an important detail like that regarding your character's reaction. For instance...

Arrogant Swordsman:
You can go ahead and leave now. I have no more need of you.

Bumbling Acquaintance:
W-Wait..... what? You want me to leave?


In the case of the acquaintance's response, how are you supposed to tell if the person meant the statement to have been delivered with surprise while stuttering anxiously... or if they meant for it to be spoken with disbelief and frustration?

(06-30-2015, 10:31 PM)Natalie Mcbeef Wrote: [ -> ]To Tiergan its a good way for new people to maybe get some ideas of behaviours that might be pushing people away.

Also everyone loves to vent.

What you see as positives are what I see as negatives.

Venting is "fine" until it becomes apparent you're the person who is being vented about. Then it becomes not so fun. Unfortunately there's no big sign that appears over your head when you activate someone's pet peeve. "WARNING, WARNING: You're a purple proser!" For those who are self-conscious, doubtful, shy, or anxious...it's easy to get the suspicion that you may be the one folks are referring to in this thread. That's not really anyone here's problem but there do seem to be a lot of such folks in this community. (In every RP community, actually)

That becomes even worse if people use this thread as a "What not to do in RP" thread. Which it absolutely shouldn't be. This should be seen more as a "Things I personally dislike or don't prefer in my RP" type thread. There is no right or wrong in RP. It's all subjective. Some things like not RPing as a pokemon, not godmodding/metagaming, etc.  are typically agreed upon by the RP community at large despite their subjective-ness. These have a consensus.

Pet peeves, even if multiple people in here agree on them, do not share a consensus. Folks who really can't be bothered to have pet peeves aren't going to bother posting in here. You don't see the views of people who don't care, only those who do. Therefore it is not a reasonable metric to get an idea of "What do most people like and dislike?" You're only getting one group's opinion here.

For example, I don't care about 'would' usage, or thoughts in emotes, or purple prose. It's my preference. What I like or dislike in my RP is no more 'right' than anyone else's 'preferences.' 

I'm disappointed that staying out of this thread for a few pages and I come back and already see lots of implications going on that suggest stuff on folks' pet peeves list around here are automatically deigned as 'the wrong way to RP.'

Perhaps I am in the wrong coming in here if I'm not going to post pet peeves, but can we at least accept the idea that no one in here has the authority to define 'right and wrong' + 'good and bad' styles of RP? This thread may have merit as a form of venting, but it has very little use as a guidline on how to RP.

Edit: For some added insight on why I chose to speak out on this:

(07-01-2015, 11:01 PM)Flickering Ember Wrote: [ -> ]For example, I don't care about 'would' usage, or thoughts in emotes, or purple prose. It's my preference. What I like or dislike in my RP is no more 'right' than anyone else's 'preferences.' 

Since you made a specific mention about my peeve (the usage of would), the only thing I can tell you from my personal perspective and experience is that, no, I don't think anyone is "wrong" for doing it or that my way is right or better.  Do I find it irksome, like nails on a chalkboard?  Sure.  Will I avoid roleplayers who prefer to type in that style?  Not in the least.

I've roleplayed with people who have difficulty with the English language, be it through personal barriers or language barriers.  What matters most to me is the effort applied.  As long as the person appears to be genuinely trying to RP (even if they're "trolling" or misbehaving) I will certainly give them the benefit of the doubt.

You're right, though, no one should come into this thread viewing it as what to do or not to do in roleplay, because everyone is different and it's all subjective.  Roleplay with the people you enjoy and avoid the people that you don't.  That has and always will be the mode by which I operate.  It doesn't matter to me if you're good at spelling/grammar or bad at it, good at roleplay or bad at it.  As long as I enjoy being around you and interacting with your character, then it's all gravy.

(07-01-2015, 11:01 PM)Flickering Ember Wrote: [ -> ]

Quote:Probably mostly because it's exactly threads like those that made me shy and insecure about my RP

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-Me, during a conversation about whether or not I should have posted anything

Well, to be fair, the same argument could be used against the Vent Tent. It comes down to the basic fact that it's just venting, not finger pointing, and not a single bit of it is personal nor ever supposed to be taken personally. Taking it personally is going a bit far, honestly, there's no need to be self conscious!

people are too easily offended imho. I miss the days where you could cuss eachother out verbally online, have a little flame war here and there, hate eachothers guts for a few hours and then return to "business as usual", roleplaying with the very same person a few hours later and not having it affect IC one bit.

If you hit the posting limit constantly in an area where many people are trying to RP and conversations can easily be lost...

You might be irritating me a tad.

also other stuff but they got nothing to do with RP.

(07-01-2015, 04:49 PM)Verad Wrote: [ -> ]On the other hand, I'd also thrill to see anybody attempting postmodern writing aesthetics in RP. Somebody attempting Burroughs' cut-up style in roleplay, however successful, would have my respect, as would anybody who figured out how to take House of Leaves and turn that into a character. Either possibility or others I haven't considered would be welcome.

That would be about as horrible as someone deciding to RP entirely using Finnegan's Wake as a base.

Also cutting-up a monitor is costly.

I love meeting new people IC - no OOC introduction needed and you dont need permission to RP with me ! However, pls pls pls don't try to RP with me in tells - it is strange for me and I have difficulty enjoying it. Just my personal opinion not universally true for everyone i am sure.

My main pet peeve is having really fun rp and something meaningful as far as an rp scene goes, and all kinds of "That was fun! Can't wait to rp again!"

And the following day forward, as if the rp had never happened, or highly diluted. When we pass each other on the street it shouldn't be as if we met again for the first time. Or, it shouldn't be like pulling teeth to have the two meet again.

That's my biggest and most annoying pet peeve.

(07-01-2015, 04:49 PM)Verad Wrote: [ -> ]On the other hand, I'd also thrill to see anybody attempting postmodern writing aesthetics in RP. Somebody attempting Burroughs' cut-up style in roleplay, however successful, would have my respect, as would anybody who figured out how to take House of Leaves and turn that into a character. Either possibility or others I haven't considered would be welcome.

I prefer Dhalgren, personally. ;P

(off-topic, I know lol)

My only real major dislike (I don't want to say "pet peeve" because it sounds like I should be referring to a posh British dog or something) is the "play to win" mentality that often includes metagaming/godmode.  

I'm also not a fan of excessive shortspeak in RP.  I don't mean using abbreviations (like using OJ for orange juice or using the initials of your group and things like that) or if someone sends a quick message while otherwise engaged in an activity that requires focus.  I mean when people sit in a safe area and try to carry on extended conversations almost entirely made of "lol ur gr8 2 ikr" and things like that.