Post by Marina Roeswood on Aug 16, 2004 8:36:33 GMT
Well, there are a few things that have been irking me madly in the past few days.
I understand that as RPers we should be able to do whatever we want, in character, to a point. However, certain things have really gotten out of hand.
1) Okay, some of you might remember this post at the original conforums MH site. ALL POWERFUL NEWBIES. Yes, it's exceedingly irritating, and becoming an even bigger problem. I've seen characters bullying others around with their "abilities", that by the way, have absolutely no backing in the book. I understand characters that have grown extremely powerful over time, but to join a character that has an ability that makes them seemingly invincible, and then use that character to push others around, is just completely irritating. It's gotta stop at some point, and I don't care how.
2) Yes, another old issue. HAPPY LITTLE STROLLS IN THE FORBIDDEN FOREST. I know you've all heard it, and yet, it continues. I'm entirely sick and tired of all these people entering the forest and then insisting that they are in fact more powerful than the vampires and lycans that happen to be there to kick them back out. They have no business being there, they should not be there. It gets really annoying when you have someone who is again, all powerful, using a billion excuses to escape from the FORBIDDEN forest after they so stupidly entered in the first place. And the Lycans and Vampires? They don't have to be nice, and quite often won't be nice. They have every right to disembowel your character and should be given the exclusive right of doing so, provided that they don't kill the character.
3) Personal OOC attacks.
It only becomes a bigger and bigger problem as it continues. I've had to bite my tongue multiple times myself, but certain people have taken it upon themself to personally insult those that, in my opinion, are oftentimes all around better RPers than they are. Then, naturally, the person being attacked has to respond with their own comment, in their defence, and sometimes quite justifiably, with another insult, and it just snowballs.
4) INSANE, POINTLESS HEROICS. Yes, entering the vampire caves or lycan tunnels to save another character, entering to the Forbidden forest to save another character, etc, is extremely, extremely bothersome. It just becomes annoying when you are constantly coming to the rescue, and showing up where you shouldn't be.
5) And finally, posts without effort. I don't care what your level of effort is. But in my own personal experience, you should never post something that takes you 30 seconds. That says very little about your character, and also makes it exceedingly hard for people who actually like to put effort into their posts to post in response.
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Okay, yes, done now, finally. This is a post to discuss what your feelings on these issues are, and also to discuss means of dealing with these things on this site.
I understand that as RPers we should be able to do whatever we want, in character, to a point. However, certain things have really gotten out of hand.
1) Okay, some of you might remember this post at the original conforums MH site. ALL POWERFUL NEWBIES. Yes, it's exceedingly irritating, and becoming an even bigger problem. I've seen characters bullying others around with their "abilities", that by the way, have absolutely no backing in the book. I understand characters that have grown extremely powerful over time, but to join a character that has an ability that makes them seemingly invincible, and then use that character to push others around, is just completely irritating. It's gotta stop at some point, and I don't care how.
2) Yes, another old issue. HAPPY LITTLE STROLLS IN THE FORBIDDEN FOREST. I know you've all heard it, and yet, it continues. I'm entirely sick and tired of all these people entering the forest and then insisting that they are in fact more powerful than the vampires and lycans that happen to be there to kick them back out. They have no business being there, they should not be there. It gets really annoying when you have someone who is again, all powerful, using a billion excuses to escape from the FORBIDDEN forest after they so stupidly entered in the first place. And the Lycans and Vampires? They don't have to be nice, and quite often won't be nice. They have every right to disembowel your character and should be given the exclusive right of doing so, provided that they don't kill the character.
3) Personal OOC attacks.
It only becomes a bigger and bigger problem as it continues. I've had to bite my tongue multiple times myself, but certain people have taken it upon themself to personally insult those that, in my opinion, are oftentimes all around better RPers than they are. Then, naturally, the person being attacked has to respond with their own comment, in their defence, and sometimes quite justifiably, with another insult, and it just snowballs.
4) INSANE, POINTLESS HEROICS. Yes, entering the vampire caves or lycan tunnels to save another character, entering to the Forbidden forest to save another character, etc, is extremely, extremely bothersome. It just becomes annoying when you are constantly coming to the rescue, and showing up where you shouldn't be.
5) And finally, posts without effort. I don't care what your level of effort is. But in my own personal experience, you should never post something that takes you 30 seconds. That says very little about your character, and also makes it exceedingly hard for people who actually like to put effort into their posts to post in response.
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Okay, yes, done now, finally. This is a post to discuss what your feelings on these issues are, and also to discuss means of dealing with these things on this site.