I'd also like to point out that I think we've all had our own different experiences on RPG and perhaps other sites and can attest to the fact that there are good and bad apples in every bunch.
Yes. Just because the median average is the way it is doesn’t mean there aren’t expectations. Back in 2004, I moderated an Arena-style role-playing message board and participated as a principal participant as well. There were many people who were good people of various “skill levels” and I can tell you that objectively that the bad did not define the good. People grossly misunderstand when I criticize a concept or idea that I am criticizing everyone; which is frankly, not the case.
I'd have to disagree, while arena has its problems, mainly from the fact that it has a very small user base. The community on there are no worse then just RP communities in general.
You are welcome to disagree, but it will not change my perspective nor will it suddenly make fifteen years of my experiences irrelevant or wrong. In regards to RPG, frankly I just don’t like the majority of people I’ve seen that frequent Arena since even before Guildfall— and I will fight you that any attitudes or toxic behavior have been non-existent. I will also disagree that it is no worse than “RP communities in general” and that is not just upon subjective feelings towards individuals or content but objectively in experience.
But I've seen more bias and elitism in Off-Topic, Chatroom and Casual Rps then in Arena. I started out in RPG purely as an arena player, and everyone there was always very mature and sociable.
That is definitely not true from what I have seen in Casual (off-topic and chatroom are non-issues and irrelevant since they share community regulars from all sections) which has been one of the least “elitist” of forums on RPG. I mean no offense or disrespect to you Dynamo, but looking at it as someone from Arena I believe you could be looking at it with a significant amount of favorable bias. For over four years I have written on RPG and specifically avoided Arena for a variety of reasons, nothing changed post-Guildfall in that regard.
I realise just by disagreeing with you I'm putting my own reputation on the line, but I dont think that antagonism label is justified.
It is justified; I do not come to conclusions haphazardly or without reason.
But that's just my random sixteen year old opinion.
Why do I suddenly feel ancient.
