Let's B!tch. I feel it's a healthy release for our roleplay annoyances 2.0

[NuttsnBolts]

Creates a Roleplay less than 24 hours ago with the Apply tag still up.

"Is this still open?"

._.

[Rin]

You think that's bad? I've seen RPs with "ALWAYS OPEN" in the title get people dropping in just to ask if it's still open. XD

[Mirandae]

We who complain here should roleplay together. It would probably make for the most peaceful and perfect roleplay in the history of everything!

[Keyguyperson]

You think that's bad? I've seen RPs with "ALWAYS OPEN" in the title get people dropping in just to ask if it's still open. XD

@Rin

This happens to me constantly. All the time. Always.

[Scout]

We who complain here should roleplay together. It would probably make for the most peaceful and perfect roleplay in the history of everything!

@Prisk

That's a recipe for Armageddon... XD

[NuttsnBolts]

<Snipped quote by Prisk>

That's a recipe for Armageddon... XD

@Scout

That should be the title. ;)

[Scout]

I guess it's a work in progress xD

[LHG100]

People who are utterly obsessed with one thing, and people who are just... weird. I can handle weird, but not people who just seem to be infused with weirdness constantly. Like inserting "nyan" into their fucking text every sentence.

Shit ain't dank to me.

[tsukune]

You know what's bullsh!t? People who make 1x1 Interest Checks and love to remark "I don't bite", as if saying that sending a PM to them to talk about a potential RP is perfectly fine. You click on their username, start a private convo with them, use your time to create a great introduction message to explain your interest and the plot you have thought...only to have the person keep bumping his/her thread and ignore you. I've had this happen 4 times this week where the GM ignores me. At least have the decency of saying that you are not interested. I wonder when did RPG became so infested with ill-mannered twats.

@Mortimer

This.

Been ignored is worse than rejection. At least I know that the ideas have been taken or that we are not compatible, rather than leaving me hanging and pretending that I don't exist/some annoying fly who crashed into your inbox by mistake - that's ruder than being told 'sorry but not interested' in the face imo.

[Sypherkhode822]

I'm irked at how you can spend a month crafting this beautiful, original world, with varied people's and cultures, complete with a solid concept for the game, and a fresh and fascinating mechanic which would make your game unique and fresh...

And for it to be ignored by the game who's entire interest check can be summed up as: 'LOL CYBERPNUK' or 'LOL ZMOBIES'
Are people uninterested in unique ideas? Do people like cyberpunk and zombies so much that they'll ignore everything else?
I've seen this happen to so many times, and I've been here for such a short amount of time.

[The Harbinger of Ferocity]

I'm irked at how you can spend a month crafting this beautiful, original world, with varied people's and cultures, complete with a solid concept for the game, and a fresh and fascinating mechanic which would make your game unique and fresh...

And for it to be ignored by the game who's entire interest check can be summed up as: 'LOL CYBERPNUK' or 'LOL ZMOBIES'
Are people uninterested in unique ideas? Do people like cyberpunk and zombies so much that they'll ignore everything else?
I've seen this happen to so many times, and I've been here for such a short amount of time.

@Sypherkhode822

I believe you've encountered one of the classic pitfalls of the forum roleplaying genre. Cyberpunk I've not seen overused; zombies, slice-of-life and school (anything, be it Asian, magic, supernatural, hero, etc) are all staples of this sort of situation. No offense intended toward those who enjoy them, but they are a bit over represented.

[mmidnight]

People who come into your sign up thread and ask a million questions that the OP already answers. How can you tell if the game "looks cool" if you clearly haven't read a single thing?

[Solace]

When I have to read a character sheet and/or post that is full of spelling and grammar issues.

It's worse when the person even butchers character and area names.

[tsukune]

When I have to read a character sheet and/or post that is full of spelling and grammar issues.

It's worse when the person even butchers character and area names.

@Solace

I can close an eye if it's occasional minor typo errors, but an entire post or character sheet? That is just not acceptable and unforgivable. English isn't my first language but I do make efforts to proofread what I type as much as I can.

I mean, at least spare some thought for the one who has to waste precious time and brain energy to decipher all the gibberish mistakes when that can be spent more fruitfully to work on the next IC post, yeah? It's kind of ironic that people want fast response but they are not making things easier for their partners/other players when we all have RL sh!ts to deal with on top of your lazy, horrible writing. If you think it's troublesome to proofread your post, then don't blame people for turning their minds off and ditch the RP because you're asking for it with your laziness.

[Strawberry425]

When someone uses solely length as their standard for writing and you end up having to dedicate time to deciphering their grammar and prose for the RP to continue. For reasons I'm about to expand on, it makes me so mad.

Now, obviously, not everyone's going to have amazing grammar and not everyone is going to have amazing prose. And, furthermore, prose and grammar can vary with mood.

But, what I really, really, wish was that some people would not use length as the qualifying factors for those two strengths.

I can deal with the people who try, or are actually good for that matter, as not every Casual roleplayer writes with the prose of an ant (and, conversely, not every Advanced one, with the prose of a "professional"). But I can't deal with someone boasting about how, as a roleplayer, they write lengthy, blow-your-socks-off kind of posts, the kind that trumps everyone else's. Then, you read the actual post and, sure, its like fifty paragraphs long, but, its also riddled with grammatical errors and the prose is so skewered that you don't even know where to begin.

And you find these people everywhere, though I'm thankful to say, at present, both of the Advanced roleplays I'm in have good RPers. i will say, however, that I believe it happens most frequently in the Casual section, where some people have fooled themselves into believing that the ability to repeat something over and over for ten paragraphs has made them superior to their short-posted Casual peers. These same people have also turned a blind eye to the fact that quite a few Advanced roleplayers still also play in the Casual section, and just because someone's made a short post does't mean they are less than you. They could very well be Advanced, but these people are too stuck in make-believe-I'm-superior land to realize that.

What doodoo brain came to the conclusion that a lengthy post automatically makes one a writing God? I can very well understand that maybe, to a novice, lengthier posts might seem like the mark of a skilled writer. But at the end of the day, four paragraphs of badly worded sentences does not really make for a pleasurable read and an exciting game.

People need to stop perversely equating length with quality. Grammar, prose, length...they're all varying factors that come together to make a nice post, with grammar and prose being far better qualifying factors than length.

Length matters for essay writing, and maybe, if you were in an Advanced roleplay that required it. Sure enough, your thesis paper might require you to butter up ten pages of analytical nonsense.

But this is creative writing. Take a hint from the multitudes of good authors out there; not every good book is an 1000 page shelf breaker. You should not be using length as the sole factor for what you believe is superior writing.

I just get frustrated seeing someone write something long, then brag about it because they believe that page length is what makes a decent, fun to read, post. You've got to put some care into your post. Take some time to make it a pleasure to read. Don't burn people's eyes out in the rush to write a long post with words that are so misplaced people don't know what to read.

[BelatedGamer]

Ugh, that's especially bad when they seem to ignore everything else going around them. Newsflash people; no one wants to read a ten paragraph essay into your characters inner-turmoil if the entire thing could be boiled down to "I drive down the street", and that goes double when you seem to be writing a personal novel or something and not actually interacting with the other players.

[Gowi]

Ugh, that's especially bad when they seem to ignore everything else going around them. Newsflash people; no one wants to read a ten paragraph essay into your characters inner-turmoil if the entire thing could be boiled down to "I drive down the street", and that goes double when you seem to be writing a personal novel or something and not actually interacting with the other players.

@BelatedGamer

Depends on the circumstances or the RP, imo. Filler is fine if it's particularly good filler and it works quite well in either case in sandbox RP in my experience.

[Weird Tales]

I get really annoyed when OOCs get swarmed with random chatter and it clutters things. I also really hate it when people make dick characters that seem to be solely made for the sake of being a smart ass douche.

[Gowi]

One of OOC's many points is to facilitate random chatter to promote social activity that indirectly keeps people interested, active, and committed. OOC is not just a place to post setting inquiries, Q&A, and character sheets.

[Weird Tales]

One of OOC's many points is to facilitate random chatter to promote social activity that indirectly keeps people interested, active, and committed. OOC is not just a place to post setting inquiries, Q&A, and character sheets.

@Gowi

Well it gets annoying when the gm tells you to not to talk about stuff you like and then the ooc gets chatter