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Cosmic Latte

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Maxwell weeps.
What do you mean 'I don't count'? Just because I haven't made a non-GD post here in about 6 months means nothing! NOTHING!

That said, I see the forum both ways.

On the one hand, there is a distinct difference between the 'newbies' and the people who are ancient and the quality of writing/general RP type. No ifs or buts about it. It's there.

But on the other hand, I can still remember when the people Cosmic Latte, catastraphe, and Tseng_Eclipse have mentioned were bad. And I mean really bad (including me). We weren't any different than people are now, and yet there's this elitism - I hesitate to call it that, but it seems like the best word for it - in this GD that, frankly, I would find very off-putting if I didn't have a tremendous ego.

And that was never a part of the forums back when we were all developing as writers (or maybe it was. I never read the GDs back then. I just wrote for hell of it *shrug* ). I read the RPs of what were back then the "gods" of the forum and I looked up to those writers and thought, "I want to make something like THAT." and I'd work and aspire to do just that thing. I'm the same way now. I see something I like, think, "Damn. I've gotta do something like that!", set the bar, and then do it.

Don't get me wrong, the disparagement isn't nearly as bad as it was when Sorassister (or whatever her name was) was here, but it almost seems like certain RPs and writers/styles get looked down on just because they aren't us as we are now and people seem to conveniently forget that there was a time when we weren't as good as we are now. Hell, I look at stuff I wrote last year (I'm looking at you, Succession) and think about how much better I am now. And I'm still not the best.

Maybe I'm reading into this way too much (likely), but it seems like every time I pop into this GD (which, admittedly, isn't very often), I see members pointing and saying, "That sucks" (or more likely "Done to death. Boring") at something that somebody probably poured their soul into. And if that had happened when I just starting out, I'd probably have quit.
And the world would rejoice.

I guess the point of this rant is: there was a time when all of you thought katanas were badass too.

quote Cosmic Latte

Anyhoo. Since we are sort of on the subject: What RP got ya'll into the RP business?

An RP back in like 2003, called Zombies 2099, or some other far off year.. I like zombies and I like sci-fi (but which is better? FIGHT!) so I combined the two, and then DG (who is also still around) turned it into Resident Evil in space. This was before there was such a thing as FRP and the dueling league.
I distinctly remember killing off my own character about half-way through in an attempted heroic sacrifice. It didn't work.

I did venture into the Feature RP forum a few times, well... once for a Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic RP called The Force Ascendant. Which didn't really get going because I went against accepted canon in deciding that Revan was female and the Exile male. Of course neither were actually in the RP except for the background stuff, but I remember ruffling the feathers of somebody I can't remember the name of.

I had an idea for an RP about helfs and dorfs.

Hey guys, I think it's about time I posted in here more than once a month.

I've been pretty dead in the RP forum for a week or two, but I'll get it back on track after I get rid of this writers block.

quote Cosmic Latte

What RP got ya'll into the RP business?

I think it was the second reincarnation of Kinetics. God, I was bad then... But I had some fun.

quote Kybur

Snowblind seems good, but I'm leaning more towards... Snowbound.

I like Snowbound, it makes it sound more... Survivalist-y. I'll check out the RP when you put it up, it looks really interesting. Also, the frostbite picture was gross.

quote Cosmic Latte

Anyhoo. Since we are sort of on the subject: What RP got ya'll into the RP business?

Speaking of

quote Corruption

But on the other hand, I can still remember when the people Cosmic Latte, catastraphe, and Tseng_Eclipse have mentioned were bad.

Tremble in fear.

Also, also, I'd like to point out that I said exactly what Corruption said, only worded in a different order.

quote Tseng_Eclipse

The posts are short (in some cases rule-breakingly so) and in many cases hardly add anything to the plot nor progress the story. The people in Circle - in most cases - will have started off posting exactly like this, but they gained experience and look at the results.

See? I'm hurt ;-;

Kybur: That's probably better

LillieBeeXD: Hey, I haven't posted in anything other than Cherion for... like, months. And Corruption is clearly the worst offender here.
He's also neglecting his mentee.

Prevedit (sorta): Norad 2: I was never really sure what was going on with it. From what Rust posted I thought there was more to come in the way of... I dunno, being told what was going on, as it were, but then Tiger of Wu posted and I don't know any more, man.
Also, there's no such thing as bounds
I just worry about my posts not being good enough

Alright. Snowbound is up, if anyone's interested and willing.

quote catastraphe

quote Corruption

I guess the point of this rant is: there was a time when all of you thought katanas were badass too.

Are you, sir, implying that katanas are -not- badass? I was going to call you a gentleman and a scholar. Now I must insult your mother.

Katanas ARE badass, but the way they are used in RPs and writing in general...not really how they're meant to be used, is more what I was getting at. And they are, if everyone can forgive the blanket statement, typically used by the less experienced writers.

But I thank you verily for the almost-compliments.


On another note, there's been interest shown in me reviving Crossroads. So, interest pending, I'd be more than willing to bring it back and run some more rounds.

So.

Show of hands. Who wants me to bring back what amounts to Development Hell? xD

Coming a little late for the argument, but I have to agree to everything Corruption and Chlei mentioned, and I'm glad that my views were already pretty similar before I read them or else I'd have to admit being educated by an Ish post, which just isn't right.

Been a while since I stepped down the altar, too. I don't really care about other people not writing like I do, I just resent that there's too few of us post abusers to go around and if makes for a lot of threads to die horrible deaths.

Then again, back in the "golden days" I don't know how exactly activity went since I restricted myself to the reaches of the GS thread and the RPs the people there supported.

My sole motive for the Mentor Thread this time around is to train cannon fodder for our big ass RPs, I don't hide that anymore

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Cosmic Latte, do tell me how you could possibly not be among the top, while I'm supposedly there? I understand Corruption's not being there, fully, but I fricking learnt how to write from you, y'know. You and Stephen King

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quote catastraphe

Dusk
All the good players left.

I resent that.

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Corruption

I say aye for Crossroads.

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The truth hurts