waaaattt I always thought you were a couple of years older than me!
I love the idea of Red and I understand why they use him over the others, but so I completely agree. Same things with Ash. I would've preferred an ongoing series with Ash but another series actually using the game's protagonists for each generation.
I remember when What? was actually 12.
Emosexual.
I've seen this happen myself -and I'm pretty sure I'm guilty of it, too- and it sucks. I think part of is the idea of something is always more appealing and accessible than the actual thing. People will see interest threads that they really enjoy and get excited about, but then the actual execution might turn them off or they'll realize they're too busy afterwards or they can't get a character to work for it the way they want. Yep! I haven't done it in a while, unfortunately for a few reasons. The last RP I was actually in (and one I'm hoping to rejoin this week) I had to take a sabbatical from shortly after it started after my mother was in a car accident. She was okay, but it was the final nail in my stress coffin due to her mental health and financial issues and with that and a bunch of other things going on in my life, I a) could not find the time to post -especially after falling behind and having to catch up and b) could not find the motivation to actually do it; the stress and anxiety from life wouldn't let me focus on it even though that's how I escape my stress. Now that I'm in a better position, I'm hoping to get back into RPing in general. All of that, but the three main factors for me are: the story (I have to be able to immerse myself in it), the signature mechanic (what about the RP is unique whether it's a gimmick to the thread itself or the world's type of magic system, etc.), and direction (both for the RP itself and for my own characters. If the RP seems like it doesn't have direction of where the creator wants it to go or if it looks like I won't have much to do with my characters then I'll pass). SUPERHERO WITH A TWIST. I've made plenty of superhero RPs and participated in a few others and my favorite kinds are the ones that do something different. I want to see heroes that aren't normally together crossover together or put in different positions than normal (sidekicks taking the A-Team's roles) or completely original heroes. Crossovers IF done taken seriously. I don't like crossovers that are anybody from anywhere doing anything. Don't get me wrong, there's definitely an audience for it and I've done it; they are fun. It's just not my cup of tea generally. It ends up with interaction being really weird (God-level characters fighting goofy characters, for example. Again, it's fun, just not for me) or people with too many characters and I get lost. OCs in another franchise. I used to love playing canon characters, but it's a bit weird for me these days. I want the freedom to evolve characters how I see fit without worrying about compromising that character's essence. So I like seeing RPs based on certain worlds but using mostly original characters. One reason I like crossovers is because canon characters are put in a world where they get to be different than the source material so there's a bit more freedom there. (It's weird that I want to be a comic book writer so I'd be writing mostly canon characters!) Those three are my favorites, but that's not to say that I won't do others. I love completely original RPs with original worlds, but they're not always my favorite to do because it's difficult knowing how the creator has it fleshed out and things can get out of control. I'll see other original RPs that have a clear influence from other properties like a Final Fantasy-styled world or magic system, or a Marvel comics-styled superhero RP and those are pretty awesome. Too much freedom. Others have said this before. I don't mean it in a way that I think they should be stifled, but sometimes the RPer-in-charge lets others get away with things they shouldn't. I remember when I started RPing seeing people having to edit their posts to change something. There's a balance there: you want people to have the freedom play their characters how they want and explore the world how they want, but if the RP-Maker has a story to tell, the story should get told. Also, not enough freedom. I know, I'm high-maintenance. But I've seen threads where people are only allowed to be certain things or do certain things in a particular order. It's one reason I don't generally do stat-based RPs because I want the story and characters to evolve in a creatively-organic way, like a novel. I do enjoy playing video games, but even video games you see characters do things outside of the number-system. Commitment isn't respected. This one goes both ways. I want people to be committed. If they can't post or don't post for a long time, that's fine. I've been in the position where I don't have the time to make a quality post, but I can still go mess around in the Spam Zone or something so I understand, but ideally, we should let the others know so they're not stuck waiting around on us. The other thing is that some people have more free time and want to post more often. The two camps conflict with each other, one telling the other to post or one having to do so much catch-up. Truth be told, it's really hard finding that balance because everyone here has such different lives and time constraints. It's something I'm personally trying to improve about myself, but both sides need to find a way to respect each other's commitment level instead of leaving each other out/behind. That said, some people don't make the effort of trying to catch up or even letting someone know they just don't want to do it anymore and the thread dies waiting for some kind progress. The worst part is when it's the person in charge who falls behind without warning (and this is something I am extremely guilty of and the reason most of my RPs have died). It's one reason I prefer to collab with people so I have someone else who can move the story along when I can't. That I can have fun. It sounds simple, but there are so many different things that go into it. Does the world of the story appeal to me? Can I see my character having an adventure in that story? Are the other people involved easy to get along with and can I see my characters interacting with them? Is there a clear storyline (really, just for the beginning. Throw me a twist after we get rolling!) so the characters get some kind of goal early on? Did the person put effort into designing the main thread (not a deal-breaker since sometimes simple is better)? The RP-Arena has seen better days and it has been more active in the past with a livelier community. I'd like to see it back to those days, or at least as close as possible. I've got a few ideas on things to spark interest in the section again, but they'll take some work. However, the most important thing I can think of that'll help is more participation. Just looking at this thread alone, I see a lot of people that want to role-play but are afraid due to the commitment they can offer or the lack of preferred genre; times like this I think we should get together and create RPs together since so many people have similar desires.
****, let me put in my two weeks here right now
See: my wife
I was baked into a pizza once by a monster sent by a space pirate.
Makaze is the clear choice. EDIT: BUT MOKSHA HAS A CROWN.
I'm really curious what dream I'm exactly living.
Am currently wearing a Green Lantern shirt. Just saying.
No Legend of Dragoon? This whole list is invalid.
Maybe I should have a Steam account 297 1. Okami HD 2. 50% off Mega Man Legacy Collection
Omg, this made my day. What an ego booster. Funnily enough, you're the second person today I found about that "low key thirsted" over me. ...well, apparently the other wasn't low key; I was just oblivious.
Hey, it's Xakota
No one else stands a ghost of a chance.
Skyheart actually sounds like a superhero name.
Did you ever decide on something for LoZ?
