(05-03-2014, 04:40 PM)Pumpkinweed Wrote: Typically, storylines on an MMO have to be at times, guided OOCly (via DMing events). I can see a lot of excellent stories coming from this but can also see a great deal of issues playing out, mainly the 'mary sue' complex.
There are a lot of players who unfortunately think that they are very much like Cloud Strife or Squall Leonhart (practically invincible, bad ass with a chip on their shoulder). They may not want to coincide with the idea that another star aligns with theirs and as such, will move to hog the spotlight.
I personally, would think it's hilarious if Gus, my character, had such a symbol show up on him. He's not much of a fighter despite his tenaciously narcissistic attitude and as such, all he'd really be able to provide is perhaps insight, information and a will to uncover the secrets behind this association.
The sky is the limit with the concept, as I said. But will people play along with ALL the ideas people will have when interpreting the ideal? And should Maia's personal goal conflict with someone's interpretation, will they agree and go with it?
I hear your concerns, but I also think that everyone kind of wants their character to be the hero and have the spotlight, regardless of the setting or plot. We all take a particular amount of time and care in crafting our characters, and we all inherently want others to notice them. It's just a matter of also realizing that everyone around you would also like their time to shine, and being courteous enough to share that spotlight with others.
This is why I'm asking everyone who wishes to join 5 basic questions, in an attempt to highlight the things that aren't quite so encouraged in the linkshell. The questions pretty well reflect the "RP Rules and Guidelines" over on the Rendezvous forums, so I hope that everyone can start out on the same page to avoid any OoC misunderstandings.
In fact, if you're still interested in joining, I'll go ahead and PM you those preliminary questions. If you're going for a literal interpretation, it sounds as though the Star of Wealth or the Star of Ambition would be suitable to Gus. XD
(05-03-2014, 07:51 PM)LandStander Wrote: I was with a group who did something similar to this but with cards. My character secretly tried to kill the others because they thought something special would happen if they collected them all. There can be only one!!!
I would love to get behind this if my plate wasent so full...unless I tie a current character to this....
*Snickers* Oh, believe me, I understand how it is to have a full plate. If things ever clear up for you and you'd like to join, just let me know and we'll get the ball rolling with that.
