I tend to love romance and everything it entails around it. Which includes the erp part. I’m not ashamed to say this. I used too though lol but I guess getting older made me just go “meh, better they know it now than finding out and go all *gasp*â€
However my biggest gripe with romance that I’ve had happen in past mmorpg’s are:
- People deciding to instantly fall in love and create a relationship in less than a day. I want the romance and love to bloom IC like a well nurtured budding rose.
- People not separating IC with RL. I even added this on my profile. But I always make a clear line for myself between the two. And usually feel awkward when I notice my partner crossing that line(happens all too often). Which usually leaves me with a mental state off “Great… How should I deal with this now… Let’s toss in some regular conversations topic…Nope that didn’t work at all.â€
- I tend to be quite detailed when roleplaying. This means the things that were written on that linked blog is the way I also roleplay. It almost felt like I was reading something I wrote myself. This off course means, long descriptions, which some people might not like ingame. Or I get a short /em line back as reply.
That said, a well played romance can add so much to a roleplay experience. Even a short romantic encounter can be fun. Sometimes people have a crush, or the mood causes a short encounter to happen.
However my biggest gripe with romance that I’ve had happen in past mmorpg’s are:
- People deciding to instantly fall in love and create a relationship in less than a day. I want the romance and love to bloom IC like a well nurtured budding rose.
- People not separating IC with RL. I even added this on my profile. But I always make a clear line for myself between the two. And usually feel awkward when I notice my partner crossing that line(happens all too often). Which usually leaves me with a mental state off “Great… How should I deal with this now… Let’s toss in some regular conversations topic…Nope that didn’t work at all.â€
- I tend to be quite detailed when roleplaying. This means the things that were written on that linked blog is the way I also roleplay. It almost felt like I was reading something I wrote myself. This off course means, long descriptions, which some people might not like ingame. Or I get a short /em line back as reply.
That said, a well played romance can add so much to a roleplay experience. Even a short romantic encounter can be fun. Sometimes people have a crush, or the mood causes a short encounter to happen.
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