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LiveVoltage · **08-29-2014, 06:45 PM**

The OP has been updated... but yes. Aside from all the joke making and the pointing out of my personal grievances on the web, which I dont really mind because the grievances are relevant to the point otherwise I wouldn't bother making a thread, is that it's unfair to hate on someone just because of what they like in terms of RP. Mary Sue is a very loaded word for me, of that which I do not like.

Verad · **08-29-2014, 06:45 PM**

(08-29-2014, 06:42 PM)LiadansWhisper Wrote: I generally interpret it as, "You are doing something I don't like, so I'm going to call you names to make myself feel better."

I think it's high time we took it back.

Liadan, I love your character, she's so Mary Sue!

Melkire · **08-29-2014, 06:46 PM**

(08-29-2014, 06:41 PM)Verad Wrote:
(08-29-2014, 06:37 PM)LiadansWhisper Wrote: I'd get annoyed. Â Â But there's so many fish in the sea, I'd be like, "yeah, whatever" and move on. Â Or at least try to clarify what the other person believed made my character a "Mary Sue."

I wouldn't come to the RPC and post about my private issues with them by name, however.

Setting aside the public airing of private grievances (in short, I agree with you), "Mary Sue" is such a broadly overused and misapplied term that I might as well get mad because somebody called me a hipster. It could mean anything.

These days, I interpret that term, however used or applied, as someone trying to get the following gist across:

"Your character is either too close to perfect, or else has too many things going right in their life. They are too competent, too secure, and/or too disruptive when placed into a situation with other characters who are less perfect, less lucky, less competent, and/or less secure."

Verad Wrote: I think it's high time we took it back.

Liadan, I love your character, she's so Mary Sue!

LOL.

Gharen · **08-29-2014, 06:53 PM**

Mary Sue Litmus test

Enjoy.

LiveVoltage · **08-29-2014, 06:56 PM**

(08-29-2014, 06:53 PM)Gharen Wrote: Mary Sue Litmus test

Enjoy.

I already did this a few weeks ago. Scored a 15.

Melkire · **08-29-2014, 07:13 PM**

(08-29-2014, 06:53 PM)Gharen Wrote: Mary Sue Litmus test

Enjoy.

I love this thing. Have ever since I was first linked to it. Scored 15 for my XIV character. Woot.

Never been sure how well it works given a MMO setting, but it's excellent for pure writing.

Verad · **08-29-2014, 07:17 PM**

47 points for Verad! Good times.

Coatleque · **08-29-2014, 07:18 PM**

(08-29-2014, 06:33 PM)LiveVoltage Wrote: Im not changing anything because this is an important issue that need's to be addressed. If someone called you're character a mary sue, without even knowing how you RP or what you're RP history was for that matter, you would get mad too.

Wow, that's funny. Because I remember someone doing just that very same thing to me in a Char Dev thread about rolling your D&D stats.

Chlodomer · **08-29-2014, 07:33 PM**

(08-29-2014, 07:18 PM)Coatleque Wrote:
(08-29-2014, 06:33 PM)LiveVoltage Wrote: Im not changing anything because this is an important issue that need's to be addressed. If someone called you're character a mary sue, without even knowing how you RP or what you're RP history was for that matter, you would get mad too.

Wow, that's funny. Because I remember someone doing just that very same thing to me in a Char Dev thread about rolling your D&D stats.

I believe it's because the pot enjoys calling the kettle black. Smile

LiadansWhisper · **08-29-2014, 07:49 PM**

(08-29-2014, 06:46 PM)Melkire Wrote:
(08-29-2014, 06:41 PM)Verad Wrote:
(08-29-2014, 06:37 PM)LiadansWhisper Wrote: I'd get annoyed. Â Â But there's so many fish in the sea, I'd be like, "yeah, whatever" and move on. Â Or at least try to clarify what the other person believed made my character a "Mary Sue."

I wouldn't come to the RPC and post about my private issues with them by name, however.

Setting aside the public airing of private grievances (in short, I agree with you), "Mary Sue" is such a broadly overused and misapplied term that I might as well get mad because somebody called me a hipster. It could mean anything.

These days, I interpret that term, however used or applied, as someone trying to get the following gist across:

"Your character is either too close to perfect, or else has too many things going right in their life. They are too competent, too secure, and/or too disruptive when placed into a situation with other characters who are less perfect, less lucky, less competent, and/or less secure."

Verad Wrote: I think it's high time we took it back.

Liadan, I love your character, she's so Mary Sue!

LOL.

Crap. Â I've been outed. Â Cactuar

Edited to Add: I got a 13! xD

Gharen · **08-29-2014, 08:12 PM**

(08-29-2014, 07:33 PM)Cassius Wrote:
(08-29-2014, 07:18 PM)Coatleque Wrote:
(08-29-2014, 06:33 PM)LiveVoltage Wrote: Im not changing anything because this is an important issue that need's to be addressed. If someone called you're character a mary sue, without even knowing how you RP or what you're RP history was for that matter, you would get mad too.

Wow, that's funny. Â Because I remember someone doing just that very same thing to me in a Char Dev thread about rolling your D&D stats.

I believe it's because the pot enjoys calling the kettle black.

I do believe you are correct. Quick to point at others and protests too much when the charge is leveled in kind.

Naunet · **08-29-2014, 08:39 PM**

(08-29-2014, 06:14 PM)Natalie Mcbeef Wrote: In your own words what does 'combat RPer' mean? As opposed to RPer?

Nat fights, and I RP that, am I a combat RPer? I wasn't aware there was such a distinction.

Neither was I, to be honest. o.0 We're all just RPers in my book.

Xenedra · **08-29-2014, 08:51 PM**

Since this post was put on high-alert, I'm going to drop by quickly to tell you all to play nice :3. It looks like you're all calm no anyway, though, so... *continue* to be nice :P!

Kellach Woods · **08-29-2014, 08:56 PM**

Kellach got an 11.

I'm pretty sure my other characters would get higher, but not by much.

McBeefâ„¢ · **08-29-2014, 09:35 PM**

I got 16, then I decided that's too low, and Nat needs to be a Vampire, and also in a lesbian relationship with Nanamo.

73.

Owned.

Is being a fighting RPer a turn off to other RPer's?

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