[quote=AxeEcliptica]
However, there are too many.[/quote]

[quote]To those saying there are quite a few original rp's out: Yeah, but a lot of them are also painfully cliche.[/quote]

[quote]I'm just frustrated because as a seasoned roleplayer who shies away from fandom-based rp's it's near impossible to find anything good.
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I don't think you really listened to what I said.

There are "too many" because, for the reasons stated above, fandom RP's are more likely to be successful than original ones.

A lot of the original RP's out are "too painfully cliche" because they also aren't really "original", but, because of that, are still more likely to succeed for the same reasons.

And that last quote pretty much just translates to "fandom RP's are trash and I'm too good for them". If they're not to your tastes, that's one thing, but many do have real effort put into them and are arguably more "original" than many so-called original RP's. I'd hardly label all of them as unquestionably inferior to non-fandom roleplays.

And... if there are no RP's out there that you enjoy, and you don't want to create your own, well, there's nothing you or I can do about it.

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and lastly to all: I wasn't meaning to offend anyone[/quote]

Oh, I wasn't offended when I wrote my initial response. I just wanted to help you understand why fandom RP's tend to be so much more common.

[i]Now[/i] I'm somewhat offended.

Edit: Oh, and if I might suggest something - Advanced is easier than most stereotypes make it out to be. Half of Casual already qualifies for Advanced standards, so it's not too much of a step up. If you want to get away from fandom RP's, Advanced does have less of them.