Where do younger folks RP these days?

[Cupcake]

@scourge I've been participating in DWRP for the past couple of years (and still participate). I know that there are high population comm games, I'm just relaying that I haven't really played in them; most of the games I've participated in over the years topped out at around...60 maybe? But yes, I'm acquainted with HMD, Baker Street (which to most people is the main meme community), ATP, the various voice testing communities, etc etc.

4+ player scenes are possible, I'm not denying that it's possible, only that it's very, very impractical and difficult to coordinate, to the point where most people don't bother. Which isn't like say, a giant event post where 2-3 people each have their own individual scene, but rather, 4+ in a single thread. And the linear problem is still an issue. Another big difference is that a lot of DWRPers utilize Plurk as the OOC communication tool of choice.

Definitely would say Wankgate is more like WORA/The Hog Pit, though. And while WG is definitely nasty, I have to say that on a personal level I've found DWRPers to be a more compassionate lot in individual interactions. But there's also more of a willingness to share personal details and that may be a contributing factor to access more empathy. Or maybe just the company I keep. It's a wider pool of contact.

[ThugHeaven]

@HorrorHound

It is hard to describe Second Life because it's like a multiverse that bleeds horribly into one another. That being said, there is a guy that built a Shadowrun Sim there and there used to be a few Dungeons and Dragons-like sims. The problem with Second Life is nothing is permanent and most things worth finding are extremely hard to find save smut. So you could find a well done sim or group that is completely empty or inactive. Worse still, you could find a lively sim that is full of people and you go there one day and everything is gone.

I create content on there, there is a very steep learning curve. There is pretty much no guide since there really is no way to describe it easily. You could argue, just creating an avatar you are roleplaying, but there are people that see thier avis as themselves.

Its something you have to try for yourself, set your own end game and know that other people arent necessarily playing that same game.

[Vorpal]

At the end of the day, Second Life is first and foremost all about used-created content. That can be sex dungeons in the adult sims, clothing and fashion stores for avatars… Avatar stores so you can look however you want to look- art galleries, chats, forums, concerts, roleplaying sims, social gatherings, etcetera. There’s an entire collection of sims known as “Caledon”, for example, where people dress and live the Steampunk aesthetic. There’s fantasy sims, star wars sims, star trek- it really can be a very interesting experience. The sophistication of some of these roleplaying sims can be quite impressive- many have custom-made combat systems (like the Final Fantasy VII combat system, for which I created the spell effects: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su3ctmZN7AE )

The tricky part is navigating it or finding what you want, which is why you look for destination guides or look for blogs that specialize in covering locations in Second Life.

For a while I was part of the classical music community and performed several live concerts, but I haven’t done that in a while. I still attend concerts by friends in both popular and classical music fields- one of the staple duos there being Jaycatt and Frogg, two old friends of mine. There are a lot of very talented musicians, popular and classical, who do regular concerts.

It is a very interesting place with a great deal of freedom- which means you can find anything. And the downside is that you can find anything.

[Sammi]

@Vorpal said:

For a while I was part of the classical music community and performed several live concerts, but I haven’t done that in a while. I still attend concerts by friends in both popular and classical music fields- one of the staple duos there being Jaycatt and Frogg, two old friends of mine.

I'm glad they're still doing stuff. I went to a few of their concerts many seasons ago, and I liked it.

[Formula 409]

@BigDaddyAmin
MU people can still email RP (which I would do with college students and/or military folks who could not reliably access port 22 most times), post up on bulletin boards within the MU game (which can be super secret, so it does not publicly spam), @mail RP, cloud collaborate (DropBox, Google Drive, One Drive, and so on), Instant Message, and/or still RP with the MU screen set up while doing house chores (with sound triggers, so you know when a pose drops, so you do not have to screen stare).

[Bobotron]

When I was younger I did some journal-based RP on, at the time, greatestjournal. It was one of the best RP experiences I've had, partially because of the setting (Harry Potter year 6) and the players (who were top-notch, even if there was LOOOOOOOTS of snogging RP). But the RP went fast and furious and was unique. The writing style of things, like doing IM group chat RP, worked just like a MU*; heck, we even had someone who did the job of cutting all OOC chatter out of important logs to chuck up into the main GJ threads.

It can definitely be somewhere to pull for new MU*ers from, you just have to advertise on their advertising communities on Livejournal and such.

[Vorpal]

@Sammi said:

@Vorpal said:

For a while I was part of the classical music community and performed several live concerts, but I haven’t done that in a while. I still attend concerts by friends in both popular and classical music fields- one of the staple duos there being Jaycatt and Frogg, two old friends of mine.

I'm glad they're still doing stuff. I went to a few of their concerts many seasons ago, and I liked it.

They're very cool people, and very very sweet.

[lordbelh]

I expect that with a bit of effort its possible to recruit people from other places. There's a roleplay subboard for Reddit where you could advertise for your MU games easily enough. A bit of hand holding in return for some fresh blood seems a real good deal to me.

[WTFE]

@HorrorHound said:

I am terrified to ask...what is Second Life? I refuse to google it.

Second Life is the online game for people who lack a first.

[Songtress]

Second Life--- is it own kettle of fish..

MUs, Play by Post (most common for boards & forums), are a good call for people who can't keep scheduled hours..

I currently have two Forums I love. :Dragon's Blood (a Black Jewel Trilogy game), excellent people, real developed characters.

And a Pern PBP. But really that's it and on an MMO, but that's like it right now.

[Lithium]

I've been doing roll20 for most of my RP needs lately. I also got ate by EverQuest again on the latest progression server that disallows multi-boxing but... it really eats my life so I had to stop to save my relationship with my girlfriend.

She claims it didn't bug her, but I still felt bad about it so had to uninstall it.

I have seen some crazy (As in amazingly awesome) stuff in Second Life on Youtube but have never played Second Life. I tried RP'ing on various mmo's and it can be fun, but, all the god modding... and the idiots who RP being something that doesn't exist in the world. Ugh.

I need to find a MU* again. One with a system that I can stomach /and/ is actually populated.

[rebekahse]

You can find good RP on Second Life, but it's kind of a "the juice isn't worth the squeeze," thing, because there is a LOT of squeeze. There are a ton of roleplay sims, most of them pretty bad, and there isn't an easy way to even track them down.

The other issue is that you'll have to spend some money (or learn to make all sorts of stuff) if you want to be taken seriously by most other roleplayers. Mesh body replacements for the default avatar are pretty much the expected standard for women now, along with mesh clothes and mesh heads, and that alone costs about $40. Guys seem to be able to get away with not putting in as much effort with their appearance, because there are far fewer of them and thus they're swamped with RP regardless.

The other problem is that most of the RP sims that are based on actual RPGs (D&D, WoD, Shadowrun, etc.) seem to go bust pretty fast.

With all of that said, I still pop on pretty regularly to RP with the one decent group I've found.

[ThugHeaven]

@rebekahse

I think it can be mush quality if you find the right group and sim and you're on with the right people.

For some reason the pirate sims seem to never die, then there are oddball ones like wrestling...seriously, they mic up and act like wrestlers or roller derby. Those "urban" sims like Crackden are still going too.

Yup mesh is everything right now. I stopped with the mesh body, havent gotten into the mesh head thing. I'm waiting to see what they do with project bento, since its going to add facial bones. I just learned to rig fitmesh, so imma wait on a head because bento may make them all obsolete.