Task Force Echo (A Special Forces RP) Interest Check

[Dolerman]

@QueenOfTheBee okay sounds good I'll go for a private-hired ops marksman, if not then I'd be happy to be some sort of vehicle driver or helicopter pilot if needed.

[Grim327]

Man, with all the interest that is being shown, I might not have a chance. Either way, I'll put my hat in this here ring and see how far I come out

[Bee]

@QueenOfTheBee okay sounds good I'll go for a private-hired ops marksman, if not then I'd be happy to be some sort of vehicle driver or helicopter pilot if needed.

@Dynamo Frokane

That's not the type of operative we're going for. They need to be special ops. If theyre former then that might be okay.

[FourtyTwo]

Right, I was away for a few hours.

Grim, and to anyone else that rolled up, there is an interview process- so even if you are late, I will be able to go through each of you and see who's in and who isn't.

Speaking of that process, I will be sending it to everyone probably now. I will PM each of you individually, and the OOC will go up soon enough too. The nature of said interview I do not want to disclose here- it is nothing more than a formality, and it is a clearance to make sure that when you tell me that you're in for the long run, you're not saying it just because you can. I do want to make clear, I am a very generous GM and if you're in, you're going to have an awesome time with committed, long-term roleplaying, but the process is there to prevent what you basically hate in other RPs, which is most likely people quitting mid-way through. It's probably going to be more of me getting to know you, if anything- so it's not something I would worry about, and hell, if everyone's really good I'll probably let it all slide if I find I have no reason to stop you :)

Dynamo, I hate to sound like a dickhead, but I think you may need to look at different RPs to this one if that is what you are proposing. You're coming across as someone who wouldn't last a minute in this RP (first impressions count massively, when I've stated the scale of an RP like this and you respond in the way you do)- I have told you prior to perhaps re-read what the style and look of this RP is, and if others want your spot, they will have it- so I have to say that I'm not really looking for your kind of character.

[Dolerman]

@kingkonrad How I'm coming across after 2 sentences of inquires in an interest check? Have we RP'd before together or something? Because if we haven't I think its really irrational to start making inane assumptions about what kind of roleplayer I am or what my kind of character is before I've even created one.

So let me put your worries to rest, you don't sound like a dickhead at all, just presumptuous and a little paranoid.

Best of luck with this RP though, regardless of your tone, its a very good concept.

[Bee]

@kingkonrad How I'm coming across after 2 sentences of inquires in an interest check? Have we RP'd before together or something? Because if we haven't I think its really irrational to start making inane assumptions about what kind of roleplayer I am or what my kind of character is before I've even created one.

So let me put your worries to rest, you don't sound like a dickhead at all, just presumptuous and a little paranoid.

Best of luck with this RP though, regardless of your tone, its a very good concept.

@Dynamo Frokane

Sorry buddy. Konrad's reasoning comes from the high rate of dropouts when it comes to RPs in this forum. He wants a long term commitment and based on what you've said you didn't seen like someone who would be able to keep up that long term commitment.

He has to be paranoid because he wants to make sure this RP goes for as long as intended, and in order to do so he must make sure he has people that he knows will stick by. He has to be quick and presumptuous so he knows what he has to work with. You don't fit his criteria unfortunately. We need people who can uphold his vision with dignity. Again, apologies. Best of luck to you.

[BigPapaBelial]

@kingkonrad How I'm coming across after 2 sentences of inquires in an interest check? Have we RP'd before together or something? Because if we haven't I think its really irrational to start making inane assumptions about what kind of roleplayer I am or what my kind of character is before I've even created one.

So let me put your worries to rest, you don't sound like a dickhead at all, just presumptuous and a little paranoid.

Best of luck with this RP though, regardless of your tone, its a very good concept.

@Dynamo Frokane

Okay. Wow. This could have been taken better couldn't it have been?

Let's try and look at this.

We are not looking for "generic" operatives. Mercenaries, Roughnecks and Contractors, which was your major choice, are not what we are looking for here. This is a slightly more serious RP then that. As it's far, far too easy to just pin that role in and let it roll. A serious idea calls for a little more serious thought into what a character should be.

Let's face it a "private-hired ops marksman" is horribly generic and just wouldn't fit into a team of highly trained and specifically kitted soldiers that are going to be in this RP. It doesn't mesh.

We thank you for your interest, but we just don't think you have the drive and serious imagination to succeed in this RP.

[FourtyTwo]

I've RP'd for over five years, most of which have been spent GM'ing. Lima went on for three years, with many stops yes, but it has been a full circle- start to finish, with a plot, characters, people who have become close to myself in RPing history, and this is something that I would like to replicate- it is ambitious, but with ambition, you need the right people. I have a good idea of what makes an RP of this caliber tick, and I've read into your RPing work- to say the least, it's good, but it's not quite Carling. Queen has stated the point earlier on well, and I have the chance to choose who I want for this RP- so when first appearances suddenly come thick and thin like that, it doesn't help- even if you were the best RPer in the world, I wouldn't know, and that's why everyone else is getting interviews. I know you haven't made a character, it's not that which matters- it's the fact that I had one person, now two with greivences. I respect them because they're very long term RPing partners, so that is also a point I take to factor if I decide I do not like the look of something.

I asked you to really read WHO you're fighting as- operators within a squad, not pilots, nor someone driving a tank. I understand there is much to learn with an RP like this, but it pays to listen to the GM. This isn't a decision I undertook alone, neither, and even if your character doesn't exist, it was not that which pissed me off- it was the way you acted about it. Sorry buddy, but I would say that it's not paranoia if it is justified from past RPs. If you were interested in the concept, you'd have been like everyone else here- and realized what nature of RP and player is involved, which so far, they all do.

[FourtyTwo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2XReqnoXBU

Not going to lie, this is playing in my head while I'm interviewing all of you :D . Strangely. Eh, OOC will be up in an hour or so, with a CS sheet. A lot of work will be done to it, so do expect it to evolve.

[Grim327]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2XReqnoXBU

Not going to lie, this is playing in my head while I'm interviewing all of you :D . Strangely. Eh, OOC will be up in an hour or so, with a CS sheet. A lot of work will be done to it, so do expect it to evolve.

@kingkonrad

I wanna see the reaction to someone overhearing that during a pre-mission ride. I'm sure the face would be priceless alone.

[FourtyTwo]

roleplayerguild.com/topics/88689-task-..

And it's happening! It is seriously rudimentary- but the principles are there. I am going to iron out the squad roles. Even if they're not perfect, it's a case of grabbing what is there as I edit it now, then adapting what ideas have been already discussed and whatever you really want to throw into the table.

I will add a tech-sheet too, to give you an idea of what is at the team's disposal. I have been quiet on that front, but I will be adding pieces that you can expect to see.

Also, the interview process should be underway fully now- if you've been PM'd back by me, then you know that it's going to someone else, who SHOULD be getting in contact from the inner circle. Grim, you may need to wait on Silverwind a little- but he will get back to you, fingers crossed :)