- I'm a paragraph roleplayer, and a lot of people seem to really hate that? it's something that I've taken with me since my origins in forum RP, and I really just prefer it. (it's like collaborating on writing a book in live time! how cool is that?? o: ) I've been working hard to improve my reply speed, though when it comes to things like IC dungeon runs, I usually just cut everything down to dialogue + brief emotes, which is a challenge for me.
- I'm not really a fan of trying to roleplay in settings with tons of people (events mostly). part of it is tied to the above statement, but I don't know. it's easy to drown in text and lose what you were last reading + it just feels a lot more improvisational a lot of the time? while I don't plan RP down to the very last detail beforehand, it's still nice to be able to just RP without having to justify your character being there. (that, and I think I just prefer roleplaying in smaller groups. it feels like there's less pressure.)
- I'm super nervous around other roleplayers because of how clique-y it can all get. I've seen a lot of people talking shit about one another under thinly veiled passive aggression, people being super judgmental, and just a lot of negativity in general. I'm not saying you should RP with people you don't want to, or whose styles you don't mesh with, but good googly moogly, there is a lot of cattiness happening. so long as no one is getting hurt, let people do whatever they feel like. on the same token though, try to be considerate of others! (this means no mature [sexual, violent, disturbing, etc] RP on public channels, please. please. and, you know, the obvious - if there's anything questionable you want to bring up in RP, be respectful and ask your RP partner(s) if they're okay with it first!)
we're all partaking in pretendy funtimes in a video game. we need to all be excellent to each other!!
