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Mutant Island (not Marvel, High Casual/Low Advanced)

Well, he basically mutates into a creature that, in short, looks somewhat like a western style dragon without wings. Trigger and continued catalyst is metabolic. Intelligence lacks.

Mutant Island (not Marvel, High Casual/Low Advanced)

Borrowing the comparison of the guy who can summon alittle fire being the poster child, my client's ability/affliction looks much more dramatic (non-voluntary shape shifting).

Mutant Island (not Marvel, High Casual/Low Advanced)

I have a kid that might be helpful, but he's probably more powered than the type you're looking for.

Academy 218: Still looking for new people to join - now is the primetime.

Indeed, its kind of sad. I was hesitant to even do a beginning post for that reason, and now my suspicions appear to be justified. See what I meant earlier in my rant? Deserters suck and should be shot in the face with a soiled bed pan. Que the people with morbid excuses to show up offended that we're tired of waiting.

Academy 218: Still looking for new people to join - now is the primetime.

...Urge to solo post...Rising...

And you said I may provide personal transportation for Chase. Heh. Don't worry, I won't use the most out-of-context thing I have in the hangar if it comes to a solo.

Academy 218: Still looking for new people to join - now is the primetime.

Or...I'm attempting to put together a collaborative post. Torak seems to be preoccupied.

Academy 218: Still looking for new people to join - now is the primetime.

Torack and I are currently working on some collaborative posting action. Just out of curiosity, will there be a point where the characters gather for some powers training or demonstrations of some sort? Skipping the academic classes is obvious, but the powers classes sound like they could be fun to do in 'real time'.

And I deleted some of my rant. No sense in clogging your OOC with my complaining.

Suggestion: Roleplayer Reputations?

Hrm....maybe it is just me then. Wouldn't be the first time.

A possible, simple solution for false downvotes would be a resign button. If something goes awry(real life, not liking the rp or the people in it, what have you) click said button to officially quit, thus giving the participating members notice of leave and simultaneously blocking any undue downvotes in the system. I'm talking about the people who mysteriously vanish without a trace, leaving everyone else hanging or big holes in the story where a character used to be. The ones I'm talking about know who they are *squinty eyes*

But yeah, that still wouldn't stop false votes before officially resigning. Perhaps I'm simply spoiled by the lighteryears-faster roleplay action of instant messengers.

Suggestion: Roleplayer Reputations?

I mean in the case of unexcused absences; just disappearing with no word or comment about when, if ever, they'll be back. It's understandable that unexpected things happen and people are busy sometimes, but why join the rp in the first place if you won't have time to put in the effort it requires? Like all rating systems, there's the possibility of abuse, yet for the majority of cases it works fine. It's like a youtube video; no matter how good it is, theres always some douche that gives it a dislike just to disagree with everyone. One bad rating isn't going to phase a dozen good ones.

I still say yay for the User Reliability rating system.

Suggestion: Roleplayer Reputations?

Ever spend days and nights putting together a roleplay setting, pouring all your time and effort into the setup and details? Sure you have. Then what happens? That's right. You get a dozen or more people crying interested, so you work with them on their character sheets and help them find a place to jump into the flow of the story. Then what happens? They do one or two posts and disappear, leaving you and the few active people you manage to find waiting. And you wait. And you wait some more. Before long, even your good people get tired of waiting and all that hard work you put into the RP goes straight down the can. Wouldn't it be nice if there were something we could do about that? There is.

I propose a rating system for forum members based on their participation reliability. Some sort of percentage or maybe a scale between 10 and -10. It would be great if there were something we could do about these no-show CS slingers, like keep downrating them until no one will accept them in role plays because they're known for skipping out. This would also help us decent, active roleplayers to recognize one another and organize some real stories around here. Am I alone in thinking this?