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by Makokam on Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:40 pm
One of the things I've always held true when I look at Roleplays is the idea that the GM(s) are the "computer"(albeit one that can be talked into things) and the players, are well, the players.
A GM creates a world, or a least a plot if it's not an original world, and then people say, "hey, that sounds like fun" and they join.
I personally wouldn't mind if this fight went on for pages. The main reason we wanted to end it was so that we could get to Wind's character, not because we were sick of anything. This is the only reason I didn't say, "Yes. Edit your posts, the fight continues". I was thinking of the other players, and personally wanted to get them away from Eric so he could chew the scenery on his own and let the others get some time to do something.
Protoman X, I think, got the nail on the head: People got impatient. That doesn't change the fact that the only person who got to do anything even remotely significant to Mordred was Eric. This does not change the fact that we changed the plot to accommodate for Eric's need to see if his family and friends were okay.
Yes, Twili and Skittle haven't been around. I seem to be the only person who is not annoyed by this. But let's face it. As far as we know, they feel the same way Imperial does but didn't bother to say so before they left.
Or Skittle forgot to pay her internet bill and she'll come back on the third of April and go "Oh fuck, the RP blew up. I was enjoying it too."
Now, going back a bit, the main reason I'm so patient with people in regards to posting is that I know that the more other people post between, say, my posts, the more time I have to eat. And when this happens in combat scenarios it pisses me off because it makes my character look retarded.
Example: In my mind, my last post created a distraction, drawing Mordred's attention to my character, creating an opening for Micky and Cami to attack him, jointly, from behind. I did not want to post again until this happened.
However, dig posted, pulled a number of minions out of thin air, ignored the existence of Cami entirely, "saved" Micky( when before his post there was nothing to save her FROM), and then pulled Mordred's attention back to himself, removing the chance for an attack from behind from anyone. Anyone except Athena. Athena, who was still on her feet and ready to strike or defend, didn't get to act because dig posted again, before I even saw Standard's post, and defeated Mordred.
All while bleeding rather badly.
This, as I stated before, is bad roleplaying. I don't care what reason or excuse you give. That's what it is.
I honestly don't blame Imperial for leaving, or Skittle and Twili if they left as well. We should have been stricter. Yes. I said stricter. We should have put a leash on Eric. Made him edit some of his posts and boot him from the game if he didn't. He selfishly prevented other characters from acting and took every opportunity to make himself look the hero, all while claiming that he was doing what was good for the RP and "trying not to write a Gary Stu".
Let me tell you something dig. You failed. Miserably.
If people are willing to come back, including you standard, I would be grateful.
If people are not, then I will happily, for the first time in my life, declare an RP FAILED and DEAD.
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Makokam on Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:21 am, edited 1 time in total.
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