All..the...damn..time. Â No seriously it happens, and why? Because like so many of you, I invest alot of time, thought, and effort into building the "bonds" my characters have... in developing their stories and evolving their characters. It's natural to assume at some point events will happen (conflict is the heartbeat of RP at times), and things will go abit too far. Feelings get hurt ICly and OOCly... because hey.. Text sucks at expressing emotion, and let's face it, some people can be very cruel because they can be it without any real repercussions IRL.Â
At those moments it's important to really follow the advice so many have listed here... step back, catch yourself and remember.. You are not the character and you truly do have control of what you allow to happen both ICly and OOCly. Sometimes the simple act of reaching out, apologizing, or asking to discuss something that's happening ICly that's bothering you OOCly can clear up alot. Â Perhaps something was said or done with one intention, only to have a completely different outcome or reaction than someone expected? Maybe the why it got worded made sense to the sender, but came across completely wrong to other person? A problem can't be fixed until it's made known that there's a problem. That said, there are those that just don't care... for them we can thank Yoshi P and the devs for the almight "Blacklist"!
So yeah.. mini-rant's over. Most things can be solved through communication and possibly taking a moment to cool off. For those that can't.. blocking works too!Â
We all pay for our own subs, and have t'learn to play/rp responsibly... or at least make a damn good try at pretending we do!
At those moments it's important to really follow the advice so many have listed here... step back, catch yourself and remember.. You are not the character and you truly do have control of what you allow to happen both ICly and OOCly. Sometimes the simple act of reaching out, apologizing, or asking to discuss something that's happening ICly that's bothering you OOCly can clear up alot. Â Perhaps something was said or done with one intention, only to have a completely different outcome or reaction than someone expected? Maybe the why it got worded made sense to the sender, but came across completely wrong to other person? A problem can't be fixed until it's made known that there's a problem. That said, there are those that just don't care... for them we can thank Yoshi P and the devs for the almight "Blacklist"!
So yeah.. mini-rant's over. Most things can be solved through communication and possibly taking a moment to cool off. For those that can't.. blocking works too!Â
We all pay for our own subs, and have t'learn to play/rp responsibly... or at least make a damn good try at pretending we do!
