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Which kind do you prefer? Internet Relay Chat Service RP. Where a story un folds and you don't have to wait long to post again.

Or...Forum RP, Where You have to wait some, but you can put much more Detail into your post?

Me? I prefer IRC because A section of the story can happen during that day, instead of days later.

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I prefer Forum rp. Well maybe thats because i've never done IRC before but oh well.

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i prefer forum, it allows longer posts, but its also easier to interact because you don't have two people saying different things at the exact same time. there also seems to be less whining or fights ooc in forums than in IRC.

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Of course you would if you haven't done the other.

I'd be doing IRC right now, but the story I was interested in just did a major End to a major Arc and now it wont be making another for a month or so. D:

So, I'm here, and even when they do, I'll still be here because this forum is cool.

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I can do both. I very much enjoy both. I'm not sure if I have a preference. Chatroom roleplay is instant and involving, and you don't have to wait hours or days to post again, but I miss the in depth detail and inner monologue of forum roleplay.

And forum roleplay is just as enjoyable as reading a book, one that you wrote and have control over its plot, but it can be slow and unfortunately many forum RP's die prematurely.

Of course all this is PAINFULLY obvious to EVERYONE but please let me point it out so that I can feel intellectual and satisfied with myself.

I wish I knew a good place to find live RP. Haven't partaken in any stimulating chatroom play in a few years.

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Come and chat with us. RPGuild IRC Chatroom.

i don't mean to advertise but I do a lot of RP in rooms on Paltalk.

Some rooms are strictly for RP, some are just conversation, but that is where I go to do that.

If you meant just a chatroom online that does nothing but rp, then I dunno, i have no luck finding that either.

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Try Caelestia.net

It has a very good story, but a major Arc just ended, so you may have to wait a bit for a Good RP, but there is a Casual RP also, just poke around the rooms and you'll find some good stuff. I once made an RP that lasted awhile.

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I think they both have their strengths. I started off as a chat RPer, and I dabbled in normal forum RP for a bit, but could never really get into it. I found that the way a lot of chats were structured with channels reflecting different parts of a town or map made stories flow more easily between rooms, though this isn't always the case with all chat environments.

The major benefit that I've seen with forums, however, is that it is much easier to construct one for yourself and change code so that it suits roleplaying better. Features can be added without having to worry about server communication and all that, so you can come up with a much more dynamic environment. Of course, that's only if you're speaking from the perspective of someone who looks to create worlds as much as participate in them.

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From a programmer and web designer's standpoint forums are easier to code than chatrooms, as Khalo stated.

My preference, I really don't have a major one either, though I normally do form roleplay, mostly at this site, for the simple reason that its easier to find people on a forum than in an IRC or instant messenger that want to roleplay. Also, I find that in the majority of Instant Messenging RPs I've gotten into:

• Involved only two to three people (including myself)
• Had a post order (I post than you post, and so on)
• Were ERPs (Erotic Roleplay)

In an essence my experience in the real-time IRC/IM roleplay is limited to things that wouldn't be allowed here. I would do both if I knew where to look. For now, mainly forum roleplay. forum roleplay is also good if your a busy person: all you need is an hour out of your day to read and write for a forum. IRC/IM requires a good block of time, and the people involved have to be online... its a headache.

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I've played both, and I have to say I prefer forum.

With a forum rp, you can more or less choose when you're going to devote time. And you only have to spend a half hour or so reading and then posting. But with chat - well, you take ten minutes to write your reply, wait fifteen minutes for the other bloke to write theirs, and then you write your reply again...and suddenly you've spent an hour in front of the computer and all that's happened is your characters have said hello.

I don't know, maybe it's not much faster on a forum, but at least you spend your time doing something. Then you can go off and do stuff without the threat of someone immediately posting and you having to immediately reply.

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