These days I kinda... completely ignore almost every RP Descriptor Tag. Most of em are so subjective that I can't really have any idea what intent is there.
The two tags that I don't just gloss over are:
Casual - This tells me they are much more receptive to scenes like "Trying Marmot Meat Because Of Peer Pressure" and just not that interested in scenes like "Theorizing The Effects of Void Influence On The Vylbrand Watershed" or "All Of My Friends Are Dead"
I wish the word "Casual" wasn't a curse word in videogameworld.
Erotic - A very clear descriptor. They want the <body parts>. I appreciate this. It really sucks to strike up some RP and realize each party wants something way way different out of it.
Dark and Mature and Heavy all don't really mean much to me.
Dark could mean detailed descriptions of gore, or it could mean someone who attempts suicide any time the word 'wife' is mentioned. Or it could mean comedic antihero brood-offs!
Mature, I can never tell if it means they want cerebral stuff or traumatic stuff or are just using it to mean ERP but without the stigma, or if they're just really interested in RP about doing the dishes or dealing with budgets.
Heavy could mean several of the above, or could mean they want to commit to a year-long story, or it could mean that they spend 8 hours a day in-character. Those are all very different things!
I am easily befuddled.
The two tags that I don't just gloss over are:
Casual - This tells me they are much more receptive to scenes like "Trying Marmot Meat Because Of Peer Pressure" and just not that interested in scenes like "Theorizing The Effects of Void Influence On The Vylbrand Watershed" or "All Of My Friends Are Dead"
I wish the word "Casual" wasn't a curse word in videogameworld.
Erotic - A very clear descriptor. They want the <body parts>. I appreciate this. It really sucks to strike up some RP and realize each party wants something way way different out of it.
Dark and Mature and Heavy all don't really mean much to me.
Dark could mean detailed descriptions of gore, or it could mean someone who attempts suicide any time the word 'wife' is mentioned. Or it could mean comedic antihero brood-offs!
Mature, I can never tell if it means they want cerebral stuff or traumatic stuff or are just using it to mean ERP but without the stigma, or if they're just really interested in RP about doing the dishes or dealing with budgets.
Heavy could mean several of the above, or could mean they want to commit to a year-long story, or it could mean that they spend 8 hours a day in-character. Those are all very different things!
I am easily befuddled.