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SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
Problem Child
#113426: May 28th 2013 at 5:37:25 PM

It's true.

Just as Spazz has started feeling that she can only interact with me and Jam, I'm feeling the pressure to only interact with her so I don't deprive her of having fun. It's not something I'm unhappy about, but it's something I've noticed just recently.

What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?
Lilqueendaisy A chill feller from Not Earth Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
A chill feller
#113427: May 28th 2013 at 5:38:45 PM

I usually think Spazz is not comfortable interacting with me, it sticks in my head contstantly.

edited 28th May '13 5:40:29 PM by Lilqueendaisy

LOVE IS STORED IN THE AXOLOTL!
GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#113428: May 28th 2013 at 5:41:04 PM

What Rivux said.

Also, stuff like Cycle-Guide!Cloud watching Con Air with John, not because it was just some thing, but because it actually meant something, if that makes sense. Or, comparatively recently, Coras and Naked Snake and Will and Cloud talking about the military, not because of the conversation topic, but because it revealed bits and pieces about the characters in a believeable fashion.

Cue those ninjas.

@Daisy: You are delusional.

edited 28th May '13 5:43:09 PM by GameSpazzer

MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
Higginbid vee-gor from Mt. Ebott Since: May, 2012
vee-gor
#113429: May 28th 2013 at 5:42:44 PM

I got 99 problems, and here's another:

  • The character consistency. Both development wise and usage wise. I like variety, but it just seems like no one can stick to one character for more than five pages.
  • The character developing conversations. The grimdark and lighthearted ones. I liked them both, and they didn't feel forced.
  • I liked how you could just up and do something silly/strange and you didn't feel like you had to explain it or announce it beforehand. I don't think Salad Rei would have gotten the same reception if I popped in with her as my first character today as she did way back when.
  • It was a lot easier when every character was in one place: The Room. Every one of them were accessible to interact with 24/7.
  • I think this FG could use a little less event planning and asking permission to do things and get back to character planning and off-the-bat action.
  • I liked how a big event would happen on occasion, not every other page. It felt fresh and new every time. Nowadays it just feels like there's a boss/big event every few seconds.
  • It was only godmodding if you went out of your way to force it after they said no or negated it. Otherwise, it was just shenanigans. Knowing one could just undo the damage whenever you got bored/were done made one a lot more accepting of being screwed with.
  • Back then, it just flowed so smoothly. I think one of the things that differentiate present us to past us is that we have mood whiplash way too often. It felt better when we had long neutral moments, and then quick negative/scary ones.
  • It felt more open back then, at least to me. It seems like people have subdivided into little groups that they feel comfortable with (whether consciously or not) and that we've strayed away from the wide variety of interactions that made this place great in the first place, stuff like Nikola Tesla talking to Jade Harley or Mega Man consoling an axe murderer.
  • The characters. Seeing what kind of wacky shenanigans could occur between all of them and being able to get involved in all that.
  • Stuff like Cycle-Guide!Cloud watching Con Air with John, not because it was just some thing, but because it actually meant something, if that makes sense. Or, comparatively recently, Coras and Naked Snake and Will and Cloud talking about the military, not because of the conversation topic, but because it revealed bits and pieces about the characters in a believeable fashion.

IS THAT ME? AM I THE MOM?
eldritchseer all the loose ends from Cocytus Since: Mar, 2019
all the loose ends
#113430: May 28th 2013 at 5:44:04 PM

I'd interact with your characters Spazz, but it just seems like we're never on at quite the same time.

GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#113431: May 28th 2013 at 5:45:39 PM

Good list. Best compilation.

Also, we didn't constantly stress out about the steady supply of crazy people the thread seems to attract these days.

Although I almost look forward to Wugga's eighth appearance, in a weird sort of way.

MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
Lilqueendaisy A chill feller from Not Earth Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
A chill feller
#113432: May 28th 2013 at 5:45:39 PM

... I guess so. Sorry. :/

LOVE IS STORED IN THE AXOLOTL!
Higginbid vee-gor from Mt. Ebott Since: May, 2012
vee-gor
#113433: May 28th 2013 at 5:47:27 PM

  • The character consistency. Both development wise and usage wise. I like variety, but it just seems like no one can stick to one character for more than five pages.
  • The character developing conversations. The grimdark and lighthearted ones. I liked them both, and they didn't feel forced.
  • I liked how you could just up and do something silly/strange and you didn't feel like you had to explain it or announce it beforehand. I don't think Salad Rei would have gotten the same reception if I popped in with her as my first character today as she did way back when.
  • It was a lot easier when every character was in one place: The Room. Every one of them were accessible to interact with 24/7.
  • I think this FG could use a little less event planning and asking permission to do things and get back to character planning and off-the-bat action.
  • I liked how a big event would happen on occasion, not every other page. It felt fresh and new every time. Nowadays it just feels like there's a boss/big event every few seconds.
  • It was only godmodding if you went out of your way to force it after they said no or negated it. Otherwise, it was just shenanigans. Knowing one could just undo the damage whenever you got bored/were done made one a lot more accepting of being screwed with.
  • Back then, it just flowed so smoothly. I think one of the things that differentiate present us to past us is that we have mood whiplash way too often. It felt better when we had long neutral moments, and then quick negative/scary ones.
  • It felt more open back then, at least to me. It seems like people have subdivided into little groups that they feel comfortable with (whether consciously or not) and that we've strayed away from the wide variety of interactions that made this place great in the first place, stuff like Nikola Tesla talking to Jade Harley or Mega Man consoling an axe murderer.
  • The characters. Seeing what kind of wacky shenanigans could occur between all of them and being able to get involved in all that.
  • Stuff like Cycle-Guide!Cloud watching Con Air with John, not because it was just some thing, but because it actually meant something, if that makes sense. Or, comparatively recently, Coras and Naked Snake and Will and Cloud talking about the military, not because of the conversation topic, but because it revealed bits and pieces about the characters in a believeable fashion.
  • Also, we didn't constantly stress out about the steady supply of crazy people the thread seems to attract these days.

IS THAT ME? AM I THE MOM?
eldritchseer all the loose ends from Cocytus Since: Mar, 2019
all the loose ends
#113434: May 28th 2013 at 5:48:10 PM

this list

is giamassive.

GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#113435: May 28th 2013 at 5:49:45 PM

What we need is Pyro. He's the proverbial rat in this potential shipwreck, by which I mean he left when the first warning signs started to appear. We should ask him what he used to like.

MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
Higginbid vee-gor from Mt. Ebott Since: May, 2012
vee-gor
#113436: May 28th 2013 at 5:50:55 PM

People to ask:

  • Jam
  • Pyro
  • TARDISES

IS THAT ME? AM I THE MOM?
eldritchseer all the loose ends from Cocytus Since: Mar, 2019
all the loose ends
#113437: May 28th 2013 at 5:51:40 PM

We value the last opinion more than all others.

LatverianBadger Calamity is a housewife from gacha hell Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
Calamity is a housewife
#113438: May 28th 2013 at 5:52:08 PM

Could I add something?

It's about the whole "new players being overshadowed" thing. Due to the game's location in the Forum Games section, I often see new people come in, ready for a much more casual game (which is what it was when Fuzy started it out), then get overshadowed by all the serious RP stuff going on. I imagine it'd be kinda jarring for them.

edited 28th May '13 5:52:51 PM by LatverianBadger

"Shake the dust." - Anis Mojgani
Higginbid vee-gor from Mt. Ebott Since: May, 2012
vee-gor
#113439: May 28th 2013 at 5:53:19 PM

Already added that we need to cut down on huge, condescending events. That just backs the point up. But yeah, we need to be more accepting to newbies.

edited 28th May '13 5:53:52 PM by Higginbid

IS THAT ME? AM I THE MOM?
GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#113440: May 28th 2013 at 5:54:45 PM

True. The Newbie Integration Process used to be much smoother. I think this could be helped in part by going back to putting space between big events, which will make it easier for them to adapt. Sometimes you were unlucky enough to join mid-clusterfuck, but apart from that, you would just join a conversation and go.

Ninjas. Yep.

edited 28th May '13 5:55:36 PM by GameSpazzer

MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
Higginbid vee-gor from Mt. Ebott Since: May, 2012
vee-gor
#113441: May 28th 2013 at 5:57:53 PM

So is that it? What do you guys think?

edited 28th May '13 5:57:59 PM by Higginbid

IS THAT ME? AM I THE MOM?
RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
MAYONNAISE
#113442: May 28th 2013 at 5:58:16 PM

I think it's good.

1.5 imperial gallons of tea were consumed during the writing of this post
GlobsterAGoGo from Mobile Leprechaun's alt account Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#113443: May 28th 2013 at 5:59:11 PM

Yep. Nothing else comes to mind. Very good list, Hig.

and then they fricked in the booty
Joesolo Indiana Solo Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Indiana Solo
#113444: May 28th 2013 at 5:59:26 PM

Can I just pop in and say I though the RP was meant to be, well, the RP, and be where all the dark and broody stuff was shipped off to so the FG was just "Screw around, have fun, no being miserable!"

I'm baaaaaaack
GlobsterAGoGo from Mobile Leprechaun's alt account Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#113445: May 28th 2013 at 6:00:18 PM

Yes. Very good point, Joe.

and then they fricked in the booty
LatverianBadger Calamity is a housewife from gacha hell Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
Calamity is a housewife
#113446: May 28th 2013 at 6:01:32 PM

Agreed 200% with Joe. I've actually noticed this for a while now.

"Shake the dust." - Anis Mojgani
thespacephantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
Jamais vu
#113447: May 28th 2013 at 6:01:34 PM

At this point, the RP is more LETS GO ON ADVENTURES than DARK ANGST

Which isn't a bad thing, I like it that way. The FG seems fine to me, in terms of angst levels.

UN JOUR JE SERAI DE RETOUR PRÈS DE TOI
Lilqueendaisy A chill feller from Not Earth Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
A chill feller
#113448: May 28th 2013 at 6:02:19 PM

And that's why I love the RP.

LOVE IS STORED IN THE AXOLOTL!
Joesolo Indiana Solo Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Indiana Solo
#113449: May 28th 2013 at 6:02:54 PM

ADVENTURE TIME! tongue

If I didn't barely watch that show, I'd probably play him just to shout that alot [lol]

I'm baaaaaaack
LatverianBadger Calamity is a housewife from gacha hell Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
Calamity is a housewife
#113450: May 28th 2013 at 6:02:57 PM

It's less an oversaturation of angst and more an oversaturation of general drama and character arcs. In my opinion at least.

"Shake the dust." - Anis Mojgani

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