Having returned to the guild in recent weeks after our tumultuous shutdown, I've encountered a growing trend which had piqued my curiosity. The evolution of the new sub-category known as 'high-casual' (which may or may not have existed since before I joined the guild) seems to have spread through most casual interest checks and it appears to me now that this is simply a moniker that gets tacked on to roleplays by OP's who really want the roleplay to succeed, but aren't actually asking for high-casual material. To put things more simply, it feels like the default categorization of all roleplays in casual is now high-casual, when really they shouldn't be.
Now, forward to a disclaimer before I continue: I don't presume to tell people which roleplays can or cannot be high-casual, I just feel that the abuse of the descriptor isn't very healthy for roleplayers who seek to discern upper-level play within casual itself without rising to the advanced category. To quote directly from the casual header, "Roleplay here if you enjoy writing at least a paragraph or two, character development, and some depth. Casual RP is more laid back and lighthearted than Advanced RP but more moderated than Free RP." It seems to me though, that most people who label their roleplay as high casual are only expecting 1-2 paragraphs to begin with, rather than a greater level of detail or length.
My questions then are thus. What exactly, in the minds of other guild members, are the expectations of high-casual and what constitutes a high-casual roleplay? A greater length or simply more story-telling depth within the expected 2 or so paragraphs? Is the term being over used?
Now, forward to a disclaimer before I continue: I don't presume to tell people which roleplays can or cannot be high-casual, I just feel that the abuse of the descriptor isn't very healthy for roleplayers who seek to discern upper-level play within casual itself without rising to the advanced category. To quote directly from the casual header, "Roleplay here if you enjoy writing at least a paragraph or two, character development, and some depth. Casual RP is more laid back and lighthearted than Advanced RP but more moderated than Free RP." It seems to me though, that most people who label their roleplay as high casual are only expecting 1-2 paragraphs to begin with, rather than a greater level of detail or length.
My questions then are thus. What exactly, in the minds of other guild members, are the expectations of high-casual and what constitutes a high-casual roleplay? A greater length or simply more story-telling depth within the expected 2 or so paragraphs? Is the term being over used?