(11-07-2013, 08:22 AM)TheCurls Wrote: -snip-I believe you're response is geared towards me, correct? Never in my post did I promote paragraph emotes over one or two sentences with dialogue, I even wrote going over board was a bad thing. The topic was about using effective emotes to convey characters not necessarily a role player's skill level. It was never my intention to offend others, but I can't really help if you feel that way.
Yes, novel writing and role playing are two different things, and you're allowed claim that as much as you want. However, role playing is still writing. You created a character, you gave them a backstory, and now you're writing their adventures based on interactions experienced within Eorzea among other role players. That is very much story writing.
Me: "Show a message and get to the point rather than loiter on every little detail."
You: "...the shorter and more concise your emotes, the more quickly the conversation flows."
In all honesty, if feels as if you skimmed over my post, because we're essentially saying the same thing. The only difference is that you emphasize speed. "Fred frowns, and bows his head low. He lets out a loud sigh" should only take a few more seconds longer than "Fred was sad."
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