Coming Soon: Arx, After the Reckoning

[Crysta]

So far my favorite first impression I've made has been two words in length:

Not impressed.

[surreality]

That is a highly neat idea, @Apos.

Could be a useful RP tool, too, if people can view the impressions people have had of them? (I don't know if they can or not, attributed or otherwise.) It'd be a great way to see if you're hitting the mark you aim for in your character's portrayal and such.

[Jaded]

@surreality said in Coming Soon: Arx, After the Reckoning:

That is a highly neat idea, @Apos.

Could be a useful RP tool, too, if people can view the impressions people have had of them? (I don't know if they can or not, attributed or otherwise.) It'd be a great way to see if you're hitting the mark you aim for in your character's portrayal and such.

Yes you do see what other people write about you. Which is quite helpful to know how they view you do just that - gauge if you are coming off the way you desire with your character.

[Kanye Qwest]

The best part of the +firstimpression command, from my viewpoint (since XP doesn't matter to me) is how overwhelmingly positive they've been. It's so nice to see characters (and by extension, players) finding nice things to say about each other.

[Thenomain]

@Crysta said in Coming Soon: Arx, After the Reckoning:

So far my favorite first impression I've made has been two words in length:

Not impressed.

Is there a story behind this? Because it can either be super funny or kind of demeaning.

[Crysta]

@Thenomain said in Coming Soon: Arx, After the Reckoning:

@Crysta said in Coming Soon: Arx, After the Reckoning:

So far my favorite first impression I've made has been two words in length:

Not impressed.

Is there a story behind this? Because it can either be super funny or kind of demeaning.

The latter, because it was someone he didn't like/get along with/got into a spat of drama because.

He got banned shortly afterward, sooo...

[Thenomain]

@Crysta said in Coming Soon: Arx, After the Reckoning:

@Thenomain said in Coming Soon: Arx, After the Reckoning:

@Crysta said in Coming Soon: Arx, After the Reckoning:

So far my favorite first impression I've made has been two words in length:

Not impressed.

Is there a story behind this? Because it can either be super funny or kind of demeaning.

The latter, because it was someone he didn't like/get along with/got into a spat of drama because.

He got banned shortly afterward, sooo...

But you still got XP for it, right?

[Crysta]

@Thenomain said in Coming Soon: Arx, After the Reckoning:

@Crysta said in Coming Soon: Arx, After the Reckoning:

@Thenomain said in Coming Soon: Arx, After the Reckoning:

@Crysta said in Coming Soon: Arx, After the Reckoning:

So far my favorite first impression I've made has been two words in length:

Not impressed.

Is there a story behind this? Because it can either be super funny or kind of demeaning.

The latter, because it was someone he didn't like/get along with/got into a spat of drama because.

He got banned shortly afterward, sooo...

But you still got XP for it, right?

Of course!

It's only fair when he did it first.

[Cupcake]

@Apos, I could use some clarification on +firstimpression. I'm assuming that when you receive a +firstimpression from someone, the information you're getting is entirely for OOC giggles, since there's no way to know someone's internal narrative.

I mean, my PC is hardly going to say complimentary things about say, Victus...but I'd still like to do one and imagine both his player and I would get a lol out of it.

Could you clarify how we're supposed to process it?

[TNP]

Call me cynical but:

1. It's not anonymous. People will be complimentary for the same reason most white journal pages are positive: they'll get shit for it if they're not..

2. If you're negative toward someone, they're less likely to first impression you in return and give you 4 XP.

[Roz]

There's a way to use the system that doesn't tell the other player what you wrote. Just for the record. I use the switch on occasion.

[Thenomain]

I looked for on the Arx and unofficial page, could've sworn all the help files were there, but couldn't find it. It might help the discussion if someone linked to the '+firstimpression' help file.

[skew]

@TNP Cynic!

You can be constructive without being negative. My first impression for someone just recently was about how much my character didn't trust her. Good times!

[Sparks]

@Thenomain said in Coming Soon: Arx, After the Reckoning:

I looked for on the Arx and unofficial page, could've sworn all the help files were there, but couldn't find it. It might help the discussion if someone linked to the '+firstimpression' help file.

There is a page with all command helpfiles, from which +firstimpression is linked.

[Kanye Qwest]

@TNP said in Coming Soon: Arx, After the Reckoning:

Call me cynical but:

1. It's not anonymous. People will be complimentary for the same reason most white journal pages are positive: they'll get shit for it if they're not..

2. If you're negative toward someone, they're less likely to first impression you in return and give you 4 XP.

Yeah, I honestly don't care if people are miserable haters in their secret hearts. I just want them to not be insanely miserable haters in my face.

[krmbm]

@Kanye-Qwest said in Coming Soon: Arx, After the Reckoning:

We're going to smooth out the drama, no worries. Darkwater will be course corrected and Thrax/Gyre plots will continue to hum along.

If someone is bringing OOC drama to you, please do let us know. We've had some complaints already and have spoken with people to let them know that's not ok. If it keeps up, we'd like to know so we can address it. Please and thank you!

No one's really "bringing it" to me, so much as I basically connected for the first or second time RIGHT SMACK in the middle of some big shake-up with people taking resources out, people being demoted, blah blah blah.

I don't really want to get in the middle of the OOC theater.

[Thenomain]

@Sparks said in Coming Soon: Arx, After the Reckoning:

@Thenomain said in Coming Soon: Arx, After the Reckoning:

I looked for on the Arx and unofficial page, could've sworn all the help files were there, but couldn't find it. It might help the discussion if someone linked to the '+firstimpression' help file.

There is a page with all command helpfiles, from which +firstimpression is linked.

That's the one. Thanks. Generally when people ask how something works, I want to make sure they've seen the help file, and I'll be frank that the Arx web site is still rather difficult to navigate without a tour guide.

[Bananerz]

I enjoyed being antagonistic towards particular characters simply based on their fealty or class, and even enjoyed doing that in white journals, as long as it'd offer opportunities for engaging and create RP versus just being an ass (although I was called that!).

I find in Arx there is too much of classes crossing social boundaries and what ought to be very odd behavior such as a princess engaging with commoners, lower boroughs criminals and whatnot and characters generally pussyfooting around each other with definite OOC manipulation and pressure happening to reinforce specific player (not character) order. I didn't like that, but I really enjoyed the stories and background of the game although I've said my goodbyes.

I find that the worst part of the game is what will be coming in the future with skill bloat and masters of everything, no realistic costs for actions with consequences. That, and what already was discussed with social combat and a clique/mob mentality on attacking players that isn't very nice.

[Pandora]

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[Pandora]

@Bananerz
It gets so expensive to raise any stat once you've invested a sizable chunk of XP into a character. Arx is designed for masterful specialization, or jack(ass) of all trades. You can't be 'the best' at everything, but you can certainly be fair-to-middling at a lot of things. It's up to the player. Not sure what you mean by no realistic costs for actions with consequences, that doesn't seem to happen now and I don't see how or why it would suddenly start happening later.

I hear so much about how terrible it is, all the social classes mixing together with wanton abandon, but you never really see anyone make a fuss about it IC. Make a nobles only restaurant if you want exclusive RP (class exclusive, not player-clique exclusive, it's not the same) or strong-arm commoners into etiquette classes and teach them how to curtsy, sip tea, and stfu in the presence of their betters (YMMV but some people who play commoners do like this sort of RP, my etiquette classes on Firan were always full). Be the change you want to see.

Cliques are a part of life. We have them at work, at school, and on games. If you're not part of someone's clique, why does it bother you that it exists? If you want in, make yourself appealing to those cool kids. If you just think 'they think they're so cool', let's not be five years old about people having friends. @Apos hands out plot pieces like free candy (no seriously, just show up and actively RP and you'll see what I mean) and anyone can run PrPs so it's not like being outside of any clique will limit your RP possibilities unlike in many other games.