WHY ARE THE ROLE PLAYS ABANDONED?!?!

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WHY ARE THE ROLE PLAYS ABANDONED?!?!

Post by bjrocks1 » Wed Dec 15, 2010 8:59 am

SHOUT OUT TO ALL PEOPLE ON RPs
YOU ARE KILLING THEM!
I swear, I think I'm the only person who cares for the wellbeing of our precious RPs. Where else can ASDFers live a second life in a different world? I plea to everyone, but mainly the RPers, to sit down at your computers, and revive the RPs. I log on and look at the RPs, and rarely find a change. Please, donate some time, maybe even just five minutes, to save our already minuscule amount of RPs.

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Re: WHY ARE THE ROLE PLAYS ABANDONED?!?!

Post by Blargen » Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:20 am

Made this argument dozens of times.... It never helps...

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Re: WHY ARE THE ROLE PLAYS ABANDONED?!?!

Post by Gamma » Wed Dec 15, 2010 12:24 pm

I know, the RPs are dying. When you and Bunchie came, there was a burst of life, but then they returned to their previous state. You people claim you are RPers, yet you do not RP!
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Pronouns: Well it shouldn't really be that complicated if you go over my post history but then... why are you searching through my post history? Don't you think you are over complicating something as simple as just referring to me? Why are you like this? Is it just out of boredom? Does your religion require it? You could just assume them and skip all this paragraph, don't worry an eldritch horror won't appear out of nowhere to eat you (or me for that matter) if you get this wrong, the worst that can happen is I ignore you and even in that case you can try again! There shouldn't be that many options anyway so if you get it wrong the first time try again and again. Bottom line is: you just lost a bunch of time reading this paragraph for something as trivial as figuring out how to refer to me when you could just have deduced it which should make you think your life choices so far.

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Post by vraiment » Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:47 pm

I don't like RPs, I prefer programming, making music or playing FPSs
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Re: WHY ARE THE ROLE PLAYS ABANDONED?!?!

Post by keja » Wed Dec 15, 2010 6:29 pm

RPing is for chumps.
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Pronouns: Well it shouldn't really be that complicated if you go over my post history but then... why are you searching through my post history? Don't you think you are over complicating something as simple as just referring to me? Why are you like this? Is it just out of boredom? Does your religion require it? You could just assume them and skip all this paragraph, don't worry an eldritch horror won't appear out of nowhere to eat you (or me for that matter) if you get this wrong, the worst that can happen is I ignore you and even in that case you can try again! There shouldn't be that many options anyway so if you get it wrong the first time try again and again. Bottom line is: you just lost a bunch of time reading this paragraph for something as trivial as figuring out how to refer to me when you could just have deduced it which should make you think your life choices so far.

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Post by vraiment » Wed Dec 15, 2010 6:50 pm

keja wrote:RPing is for chumps.
Keja, your slangs confuse me...
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Re: WHY ARE THE ROLE PLAYS ABANDONED?!?!

Post by bjrocks1 » Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:25 pm

Come on now, play fair, RPers have the same rights as any other ASDFer. If you don't like them, you don't have to put people who do down within this thread that was made to have a go at the RPers who were slacking off.

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Re: WHY ARE THE ROLE PLAYS ABANDONED?!?!

Post by Gamma » Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:44 pm

Remember, Keja, you RPed at some point as well...
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Re: WHY ARE THE ROLE PLAYS ABANDONED?!?!

Post by keja » Thu Dec 16, 2010 2:03 am

This thread is to tell people how Awful they are for not playing make belief with you, when they couldn't possibly have work to do with their jobs or school work that needs to be urgently done for them to continue to live comfortably?
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Post by lunar_furor » Thu Dec 16, 2010 2:26 am

or maybe because the rp's get out of hand, too fast? cliche, or just plain boring. I have a busy life and can't keep up with you kids who can post 25 times a day on the zombie one, I not interrested in any but the darkzones, but I skim through to check for things I need to as a mod.
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Re: WHY ARE THE ROLE PLAYS ABANDONED?!?!

Post by Flying Sheep » Thu Dec 16, 2010 2:44 am

bjrocks1 wrote:SHOUT OUT TO ALL PEOPLE ON RPs
YOU ARE KILLING THEM!
I swear, I think I'm the only person who cares for the wellbeing of our precious RPs. Where else can ASDFers live a second life in a different world? I plea to everyone, but mainly the RPers, to sit down at your computers, and revive the RPs. I log on and look at the RPs, and rarely find a change. Please, donate some time, maybe even just five minutes, to save our already minuscule amount of RPs.
I don't like your RPing styles. Like lunar said, you post too fast, you don't give enough time to let others post, just because they aren't on for a day, and you advance the stories too far. I'd prefer to stick to actual RP sites.
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Re: WHY ARE THE ROLE PLAYS ABANDONED?!?!

Post by bunchie spy » Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:17 am

I agree with flying sheep tho I do my best to keep up as much as possible...

that said I enjoy well written posts in rps, so quick responses don't seem satisfying to me.

sadly I can't write well enough to make a truly epic post, but at least I can make a good rp when I have the time to piece the ideas together

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Re: WHY ARE THE ROLE PLAYS ABANDONED?!?!

Post by bjrocks1 » Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:34 am

On the note of moving RPs too quickly, making a massive wall of text does that. It makes it harder to understand what is happening within the RP if you make a massive wall, and it becomes even harder if there is practically no punctuation. Yes, I'm looking at you right now Bunchie.

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Re: WHY ARE THE ROLE PLAYS ABANDONED?!?!

Post by bunchie spy » Thu Dec 16, 2010 7:48 am

bunchie spy wrote:sadly I can't write well enough to make a truly epic post
punctuation is my nightmare. :(

and yeah I know but the wall of text works if it only affects you and not the other rpers and it can lead to well written stuff :) ... unlike small posts that simply reply without any progression of action or detail. ಠ_ಠ

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Post by bjrocks1 » Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:26 am

However, if you take quality over quantity, you can advance just as effectively. Also, using smaller chunks of text means you are not the sole person influencing the direction of the RP, others get a chance to give it direction as well. Remember that when you are on an RP, you aren't alone, so consider others.

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Re: WHY ARE THE ROLE PLAYS ABANDONED?!?!

Post by lunar_furor » Thu Dec 16, 2010 1:12 pm

I prefer well written walls to senseless discussions, simple 'i went here' and an even bigger, less efficient wall of useless stuff like avatars and blank space. Don't put a wall up with terrible terrible punctuation or none at all and don't use bad wording. Of all the people I've read Aqua/Dudeman have the best stuff imo because he doesn't use conventional punctuation instead he uses ...'s probably for one reason or another but I read it as a break, a pause. It's far easier than remembering the context of a comma or period or anything it's just a pause. Just type how it sounds in your head, and make it possible for us to understand. But I HATE it when there are 35 new 1 sentence posts. It's far far far harder for me to get through because I go "sigh" then "crap..." because sometimes it's a half of a page of bleh. That sometimes crosses pages, and I have to skim through all of it and try to keep up. In longer, but not massive, posts I get a taste of an actual writing style and feel, I get the ability to read something substantial and see pages used efficiently used. I see all that clutter from the avatars and stuff and it just really gives me a headache, So I'll be sticking with dark zones for now until another great RP rolls along, and stays managalby active.
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Re: WHY ARE THE ROLE PLAYS ABANDONED?!?!

Post by Gamma » Thu Dec 16, 2010 1:48 pm

I do my best not to advance RPs too quickly, and that leads to short posts. BJ and I are really the only regular RPers right now, so we can't exactly avoid going through the RP without waiting for you guys.
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Re: WHY ARE THE ROLE PLAYS ABANDONED?!?!

Post by bunchie spy » Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:58 pm

ಠ_ಠ

patience is needed for truly great rps

that said consistent posting also helps

its a balance of 50/50

writing a good post is when the balance is perfect and rp zen is acheived

when rp zen is achieved, not only the writer but the other rpers reading the post enjoy the post

making a post that is enjoyable to read is the heart and sole of rping.

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Re: WHY ARE THE ROLE PLAYS ABANDONED?!?!

Post by dewero » Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:28 pm

bunchie spy wrote:ಠ_ಠ

patience is needed for truly great rps

that said consistent posting also helps

its a balance of 50/50

writing a good post is when the balance is perfect and rp zen is acheived

when rp zen is achieved, not only the writer but the other rpers reading the post enjoy the post

making a post that is enjoyable to read is the heart and sole of rping.

~_~ (guru face)
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Re: WHY ARE THE ROLE PLAYS ABANDONED?!?!

Post by bjrocks1 » Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:58 pm

bunchie spy wrote:ಠ_ಠ

patience is needed for truly great rps

that said consistent posting also helps

its a balance of 50/50

writing a good post is when the balance is perfect and rp zen is acheived

when rp zen is achieved, not only the writer but the other rpers reading the post enjoy the post

making a post that is enjoyable to read is the heart and sole of rping.

~_~ (guru face)
Hate to kill this inspiring moment, but patience leads to dead threads.

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