[OOC] The Legend of Heroes: Tales of the World

[Dannyel]

Hello all!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PACH!!! WOO HOO!!!! I hope your day was awesome! You deserve it.

As for today's posting…I think I'm going to skip it. There has been no posts in my group since my last one, and I really hate pre-empting an entire round. And to be honest, the posting for Group C has been a little…underwhelming. I just write better when I have something to go off of, and each day the posting rate has dropped down. I know we're all busy people, and it's a busy time of year, so I'm just going to abstain today so you all can catch up. Sound fair?

[Taerinn]

I didn't find anything confusing :>

I just got back from returning a textbook and buying my older sister a birthday card >w< I ended up giving her present to her when it got here on Monday because it was a rear-view mirror that sticks to your computer monitor (she asked for it specifically, she works in a cubicle and doesn't like not knowing when someone's behind her because she goes on the internet and listens to podcasts while she works) and I knew she'd want to try it out right away, haha.

So many birthdays this month and next! :D

Edit: I think that's reasonable, Danni. I'd like to see maybe Kei try her hand at moving the scene forward?

[Pachamac]

Was it your sister's birthday today as well, Tae? Regardless of if it was or wasn't, I hope she has/had a nice day! And she's older then you? :0 For some reason I kept thinking she was younger, lololol

And I think Danni's right, and I'm okay with Danni not posting this round. But honestly, daily posting has started to get a bit lax from everybody lately, I think. I'm not an absolute stickler for it but I think I'm starting to see some people becoming a bit more consistent with missing posting then they are actually posting, and this is something that's concerning me. It'd be really helpful if everyone strived for daily posting, or to at least post way more often then they don't. Even in exam seasons now, I think. I'm starting to see instances happen a lot where's there's a lot of consecutive non-posting and it's actually stalling the rp in some ways. I don't know, I don't want to pressure people and I don't want to keep repeating/reminding this (which I feel I've done a lot so far?) but it's starting to happen again. I'd just like to see more consistency, even if it is a short post (and so long as it's over 150 words). Something is better then nothing.

[Taerinn]

I agree, myself included. To be honest, since posting is so inconsistent lately I kinda wind up thinking "Well maybe it's fine if I don't post today" more often than usual, but that's a lame excuse on my part and I'd much rather we all bump up our posting frequency.

And yup, older! My sister's birthday is this Sunday :> I'm assuming my dad's coming over this weekend, so I'm looking forward to (hopefully!) ice cream cake and going out for dinner.

[Pachamac]

Oh neat! I'm actually meant to be going out with my family for dinner tomorrow, so that should be nice 8D I hope your sister has a really nice birthday!!

Y'know, I've felt the same way too some days @ apathetic posting. I do wonder if maybe that is because posting has gotten lax. I know when I used to be stricter about it I was more involved, engaged, and engrossed in posting daily. Hmm. I mean, I don't want to be a hardarse on it and I do welcome the freedom for people to be able to miss a day without feeling pressured or stressed because of the rp (for myself, as well!), but it's definitely gotten a bit too inconsistent of late. ^^;

Which does bring me to ask if anyone is genuinely struggling with daily posting for this rp? I don't want this to be stressing anybody out, but at the same time it is for the most part required, and if anyone's having a difficult time with that then... maybe it should be discussed and options considered?

[Rexcalibur]

Hi guys, on break right now. Just finishing up on reading ICs and I don't have enough time to write something decent at the moment, so I'll get to posting asap once I get home in about 3-4 hours. I already have ideas in mind for what to do at least, haha.

Sorry for slowing down the pace with Group C. :( I don't want to make excuses on my end since everyone here's heard it all from me at this point lol, but I hope I've been keeping up with my 5x/week frequency regardless. I definitely understand Tae's sentiment, though. Not having people post in a scene with my character/s doesn't deter me from posting unless I'm the last one in my group/s, a la Danni's case, but it does deter motivation and inspiration a lot. Tales is a daily and fast-paced RP compared to most others on this site, so consecutive misses hinder both the RP's pace and everyone else involved with those that missed.

Hopefully exams and study season is starting to calm for everyone here! My exams aren't for another 2.5 weeks, though lol two of them are back to back on the same day. I'll alert about it again a week in advance, but it shouldn't interrupt my posting frequency since I like to post during breaktime.

Re: the daily posting struggles, you know my story already, and I am grateful for the 5x/week limit on my end. Except for a few recent posts I think I've been doing fairly well keeping up with posting every day, though bunking the daily thing is down to everyone else. I'd rather not have a say since I'm an outlier here with my busyness lol.

[Pachamac]

Rexcalibur said
I'll alert about it again a week in advance, but it shouldn't interrupt my posting frequency since I like to post during breaktime.

I'm lucky enough that I don't have to go to school anymore and do exams etc, but this is a sentiment I like and encourage. Studying for tests is, of course, incredibly important, but breaks are important too, right? And... a small post during said break would be great as well maybe? @_@

[Taerinn]

Hiya Rex! I don't think there's any needs for apologies, everyone is understandably busy and like you said, I hope we all just have an understanding of the impact it can have on everyone, and how to rectify it. c:

I hope no one minds too much when I might have to miss posting next-next weekend (6/7-6/8) @_@ I'll mention it again later on, but we're helping my dad move to his new apartment, and I'm the designated person to wait around for the cable/internet person to show up. Which does mean I'll hopefully have internet at some point, but we're also celebrating my birthday. :p

To answer your question Pach, I can only speak for myself but I don't have a problem at all with the concept of daily posting, and I can manage it most of the time as long as what we're doing is reasonably interesting. Fight scenes aren't really my favorite thing (which is totally a 'me' problem, because one of my characters is a non-fighter and the other would probably rather be a pacifist) so I get a little overwhelmed, and we've essentially been in a string of fight scenes for a while.

[Dannyel]

Sorry if I seems like I'm coming off as a bit hardass here, but it's just that for the last few weeks everyone's posting has been down. And it's not you Rex, but an overall malaise that comes with less constant posting. My inspiration has been start and stop for a while now because of it, and if it's just me being a strange bitch just say so. I just thought it should be brought up.

[Bunanigans]

I'm all for daily posting as ever. Tuesday nights are pretty much impossible for me these days, but I can usually manage Wednesday mornings instead (and will make an extra push to do so if I think people are waiting on me, like last night). That's fine when Pach GMs, but it might become a problem in the future in the co-GM chapters, depending on the timezone the co-GM is in and their posting time. And it might be a pain in the arse for everyone else when we get to mine. I guess we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.

[Taerinn]

No, you're right Danni, it warranted a discussion and I think we're all in agreement on that sort of feeling of apathy that's affecting the IC. Personally, my inspiration has been start and stop as well, and I imagine it doesn't help when you get "blocked" from posting. I know when I miss a post (regardless of the reasoning for it) it can be hard for me to jump back in with the same vigor, and constant on/off posting probably makes that even more difficult.

[Pachamac]

I took the liberty of doing a tally of everyone's posts since the chapter started, just to give everyone a rough idea of how consistent they've been etc. I don't want anyone to feel pressured by this or start counting how often they post etc, this is merely meant to highlight how there's room for some improvement. This chapter has lasted about a month or so, now, and so... yeah. There's been a bit too many breaks, I think, lols.

How well did you do OWO

Pach: 32
Fox: 28
Buns: 28
Danni: 26
Rex: 24
Tae: 23
Kei: 23
Kathi: 18

Notes: One or two of mine, such as today's, have been double posted. Same with Fox, some of her Colliseum/Gardens stuff were double posts. Kathi has had a string of exams lately but this shows why Aria's interaction levels have been a concern.

[Taerinn]

Yow, really? I didn't think I missed that many :| I'll definitely work on that, then.

[Pachamac]

Taerinn said
Fight scenes aren't really my favorite thing (which is totally a 'me' problem, because of my characters is a non-fighter and the would probably rather be a pacifist) so I get a little overwhelmed, and we've essentially been in a string of fight scenes for a while.

Oh, one thing I forgot to mention earlier. I loved the detail in your last post of Lisette taking aim and just firing at the Firon, Tae. Very small, but a nice showcase of Lisette's development. I enjoyed that.

[Taerinn]

Thanks Pach~ I also did it just as a reminder that Lisette wasn't around during that chapter :p

(Edit: Formatting turned out weird when I typed it on my phone)

[Fox of Spades]

Heya, guys. I should be back in the afternoon and I'll defo get a post up ASAP.

Best of luck with all that schoolwork, Rex. Have an awesome time with your family, Pach. I haven't caught up yet with the IC, but I did skim through the OOC. I'll read everything later. OTL I'm sorry if the lack of posting has anything to do with all the randomness. Pacing has never been my forte ;A;

I think daily posting is grand and all and since it's summer and stuff, it won't be a problem unless I'm going somewhere with fam and friends xD

I hope you're all having a good day. *Goes off to be a ninja* 8D friend fell asleep again, so I'm debating on whether or not I should doodle on her face.

To be evil or not to be? That is the question 8D

Andddd Tae, those tops are all adorable (^w^)/

[Orpheus]

Taerinn said
I'd like to see maybe Kei try her hand at moving the scene forward?

I'll try?

I'm back. We finished our finals yesterday, so technically the summer term is over, so I could allot more here. I'm really sorry about my lack of posting and if that has caused any of you to lose your inspiration (I think it has, so yeah). I'll go read the IC now.

[Rexcalibur]

Gonna work on a post now but first
Sorry Kei I was typing this before you made your ooc post haha. Feel free to post first if you want to! I'll start writing for Trix in the meantime, so no rush.

how the fuck are these pencil drawings

I'm quitting my on-campus job tomorrow and dropping my minor, so things should lighten up on my end. Got into a fight with my mum and basically she's forcing me to; I'll spare the details. -__- Both should work in my favor though I guess. I just didn't want to rush with doing either in case I'd regret it, but whatever. Less income, but hopefully a better sacrifice over working 40 hours a week. *shrug* All I ever do is complain about shit anyway so this should feel nice for you guys too lololol

[Orpheus]

Nah, Rex, it's fine if you go first. I'm having trouble typing. I'll probably post an hour later if I'm feeling okay enough. >.< Sorry.

[Rexcalibur]

No worries. Hope you feel better soon!