DAISHI

Considering I think of roleplaying as an entertaining past time but not one investing 30 levels of my life over into... I've never rerolled because of a name issue. Also, this: GwQW3KW3DCc

That song is gorgeous.

I LUV MF DOOM

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AND I WAS JUST STARTING TO FARM TOMESTONES

Isn't this just common sense? Well... there's a variety of points of view on this, I've found. Personally, I don't emote anything about my character's internal state unless it would be obvious to an onlooker from her actual actions ("L'yhta's tail rises, peeking out from behind her shoulder in interest"); I prefer to show, not tell, as much as possible. Since my character's not a mind-reader, like DAISHI, I also don't respond to people's emotes of internal state unless, again, it'd be obvious to my not especially socially perceptive character. Throwing out thoughts and beliefs that characters aren't privy to doesn't really help RP very much, IMO, because they can't be responded to ICly without metagaming. It can come off as needless emote showboating or even trollish if your inner monologue is disparaging of another character, as they can't respond to it ICly and just have to "take it." If you need to let a person in on what's going on with your character to help with RP, an OOC tell is probably the better way to do it as there's no question of etiquette at that point. Glad you mentioned metagaming, that's one of the big principles of the hting. Instead of getting upset, have you tried sending them a tell? Amazing how much OOC communication helps. They could still be learning how to RP or may not know the right way. I admit I fall into doing it sometimes, mainly as I am used to RP on forums for many many years. But I guess I've also taught myself how to "look past" and realize when a person just wants to RP but might not know how to "fit in". I'm not upset at anyone, and I don't think my tone comes across as upset. I'm just saying it's at least metagaming. In my opinion it's bad writing, too. Ergo I put this helpful notice up.

HUGE PHONE CALL COMING IN FROM THE AGENT ON WEDNESDAY!

The context for this is several people I've been around that RP their internal thoughts and I'm not sure if they understand that I can't react to those. This just happened in the last hour in fact. The post is just a sort of public statement for RPers. If you're RPing internal thoughts, others around you won't necessarily react to you or your mood in the way you want them to unless you actually act it out rather than emote everything as an internalization. Which has previously led to some asking why others seem to be ignoring what they're RPing. Isn't this just common sense? Well... there's a variety of points of view on this, I've found. Personally, I don't emote anything about my character's internal state unless it would be obvious to an onlooker from her actual actions ("L'yhta's tail rises, peeking out from behind her shoulder in interest"); I prefer to show, not tell, as much as possible. Since my character's not a mind-reader, like DAISHI, I also don't respond to people's emotes of internal state unless, again, it'd be obvious to my not especially socially perceptive character. Throwing out thoughts and beliefs that characters aren't privy to doesn't really help RP very much, IMO, because they can't be responded to ICly without metagaming. It can come off as needless emote showboating or even trollish if your inner monologue is disparaging of another character, as they can't respond to it ICly and just have to "take it." If you need to let a person in on what's going on with your character to help with RP, an OOC tell is probably the better way to do it as there's no question of etiquette at that point. Glad you mentioned metagaming, that's one of the big principles of the hting.

Feel free to do this in your RP, but don't expect to be acknowledge if you do. If you go into a place and describe your thoughts, I, as a character, cannot acknowledge having read what you just emoted. Because it was in your head. If you emote that you are distracted by fumbling about, being clumsy, looking lost, that's something I as a character can observe and respond to. When you emote that you're feeling lost, I can't acknowledge it because it's internal to you.

Got to say, being a 1.0 vet, 2.0 was superior in just about every way. The quests were mostly exciting and interesting, with tons of cutscenes. A few were too fetchquesty, but I'll take fetch questing over leve grinding, which was about the only way to level for a while in 1.0. The final two Castrums are amazingly dramatic with great boss fights and music. Team Venture, AKA the Guild of Calamitous Intent, AKA Wild Sky, can basically wipe the floor with any standard boss. Now I'm joining the fight at end game. I came in with a lvl 50 character and it took about three weeks to plow through story mode and damn, I'm glad I did it. The ending was fantastic, there was a true sense of friendship not only as a plot element but also as a result of doing it with my crew, and I just loved how it all resolved. Outside of a few musical tracks, the score for 2.0 is vastly superior to 1.0's overly synthesized faux rock. Uldah's score was superior to 2.0 Uldah's day score, but 2.0 Uldah's night score is superior to almost everything in 1.0. Combat is a lot more fun in having to dodge boss moves, learning where to stand, saving your comrades from death. I've heard people complain it's not intricate enough compared to 1.0, but I think those are the complaints of a DPS. Tanking these situations, you've got to switch off a lot to go save comrades from adds, and by the final missions you've got two tanks, one pulling adds, the other hauling a massive boss into the corner in the hope of saving your friend's lives. Great stuff. Great stuff. So now, for me, I'll be retiring to the quiet life of a Miner by day, and rocking Warrior by night as we run for tomestones to get our next tier of armor!

Well that's what the language filter is for.

How far are you in the story/

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I'm failing to see the problem with selling a spot in a hard Titan run.

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Maybe introvert was the wrong word, but you don't get to define normal, either.

I'm almost sure Minfilia is forcing hers.

ONE POST FTW

Hah! Sounds sufficiently foreign. IWOIJA.

I'm changing my Choco's name to INSURMOUNTABLE WILL OF INDOMITABLE JUSTICE

I'm totally hitting up my peeps on Twitter yo.

Since the Goobbue pet attacks kittens I've written my Goobbue mount as potentially eating people... if you get too close to its mouth.

I don't worry about gold because 1.0 showered me in curtains of it.

We're allowed to curse on this forum? Fuck yes!