All the games I played on when I began MU*ing lacked meetme (or speedwalk or whatever).
I'm lazy af and use it now, but I also don't mind meandering rooms. However, I wholly admit... I don't read descs while doing so. So I miss out on those lore bits. Ahem.
I do think it has to be an MD in some form or fashion, and it's basically just a form letter they can fill out. But I pretty much just emailed my psych doc with the request and I had the physical copy about three days later.
I see my rheumatologist next week. I may ask her. If that's a no-go, I'll see what my therapist recommends. I didn't realize it was that simple, or I may have tried much sooner. 'Cause, yeah, I could get at least the pet deposit waived. Possibly the add-on for the plane ticket discounted. And I just... really need my cat.
(I swear anyone who can't appreciate animal companionship.... ;.; )
It is a but cumbersome, but I think that's largely because Evennia is not a codebase a lot of us are used to.
I did have to turn off the Public channel. It was way too spammy. The Grayson channel has been awesomely inviting and welcoming. I've used replying to Classifieds to get to know some other folks.
To me, the 'get involved' curve is no higher than any other large game. And the commands are just learning a new codebase. What helps with that is that, in my experience, the players have been SUPER helpful, as have the staff. I forget commands all the time and if I fail to remember what they were in the help files, I can usually ask and get a helpful (non-snarky/mean) reply quickly.
It would be nice of the helpfiles were on the website and searchable. And I'm sure this is something that's being considered (since, AFAIK, it'd be easy to implement).
@Auspice: I wouldn't normally make this kind of suggestion, but I would actually encourage you to do something along the lines of a GoFundMe or YouCare to help with this.
Do you have any documentation saying you need an Emotional Support Animal? That would potentially relieve you of your pet deposit requirement, and possibly additional fees on the airline ticket. Most doctors are pretty good about providing this kind of documentation, my own psychiatrist didn't hesitate when I asked for one for my dog.
I'd thought about it, but I guess- I guess I thought there was a lot more involved with getting such a document? And a year ago, I may not have thought I needed it, but I've found my depression/anxiety is a lot worse without an animal around. So it may be worth asking.
I don't have an actual psychiatrist at the moment (finding one with good ratings that's also covered by my insurance was frustrating me last time I went looking), but one of my other doctors may be willing...
Have you ever read http://www.abyssapexzine.com/wikihistory/ ?
@Auspice Foster a pet for a couple of weeks.
I'm actually saving up to fly back home to visit in November and bring back my cat.
But that requires:
I'm alone in the new place until the roommate moves in on the 15th.
I haven't seen or spoken to anyone since Saturday (save for a brief bit on teamspeak Sunday night). Maybe I'm just not used to being alone (it's been 9 years since I lived alone). Maybe I'm a bad introvert.
But I'm feeling really lonely today.
@Arkandel And then there was the woman who traded sex for the 5k gold she needed for a flying mount in WoW when they first came out.
I mean, I've heard of people trading TS on MU*s for in-game shit, so...
...color me not at all surprised.
Edited to add my current characters. Yes, I'm on Arx and Dystopia.
@WTFE said in RL things I love:
@Auspice said in RL things I love:
I am jealous of your collection. I have 70+ decks of cards, but none so wild as this. I need your sources!
OK, I did some digging.
A general AliExpress search for PVC cards led me to this set of the weirder cards in under a minute. This leads me to believe you won't have too many problems finding interesting card decks there.
You may thank me for your bankruptcy later.
Woooo! Excitement. 
I am really happy with my new apartment. I need some furniture still (a couch or a couple chairs, some bookshelves...), but otherwise it's coming along well.
My roommate doesn't move in until the 15th. Right now I'm savoring living alone, since I haven't in 9 years. I wish I didn't have to have a roommate, but I don't make enough money to afford to live around here alone.
I am jealous of your collection. I have 70+ decks of cards, but none so wild as this. I need your sources! 
I'll just say... I haven't yet seen you actually own your shit.
I've seen you say a lot of 'Well, I guess people may think that,' 'Maybe you interpreted it that way,' etc..
A lot of excuses and redirection of blame, but no actual 'Woah, yeah, that was my bad, I'm sorry.'
I have a plot I've been considering running... And I rarely hand-hold people. I actually like to avoid it.
It'd be a really neat plot... but it would require starting in media res. So I'd have to control things to the extent of 'Things happened and now you're in this situation.' I've been uncertain about doing it because I don't know how people would feel about it.
The balance between making sure people have clear guideposts without forcing them onto a specific path is hard. And it's made harder by how many different play styles are out there. Some people want to have their hands held all the way through and essentially just want a Choose Your Own Adventure with a narrator and very specific options. Other people want the ST to only be a facilitator while they take the reins.
I admit, I like the latter more than the former. I enjoy flying by the seat of my pants when running plot. Come up with a loose framework and let people loose!
I had a few plots on Fallcoast just crumble to pieces because everyone involved just... didn't follow up. Or they'd follow up once and then never again. And while I could go back and rehash with a new group, it'd be tricky. I think a lot of players just don't like the 'downtime' work. They want someone there directing things actively "on camera." They don't want to do the +jobs and dice rolls to give outcomes, even if those outcomes lead to more RP.
It's one of those things where I don't think there's any one-size-fits-all solution. It's more a matter of finding the players to fit your ST style and vice versa.
(Also I am largely in this thread because of the title, so feel free to ignore me. ;))
IBM's Watson made a trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJEzuYynaiw
For the first trailer made by an AI, it's pretty good.
...which is somewhat unnerving in and of itself.
I'm not sure which is stronger here.
The refusal to accept responsibility for one's actions or the passive-aggressiveness.
I've been playing a Grayson for all of... one scene. Never really interacted with Gareth.
Kinda glad about it now.
Even before everything else was revealed here, I'm looking back to one of his first posts. He's upset he lost work on 'solving the plot' (which he admits wasn't even yet 'released')... on a game that's still in alpha.
I'm sorry, but that's not even someone I want to play with. The person who games systems and takes every advantage they can find so they get to 'win the MU*.' Yeah, no. Those people have traditionally just ruined the fun for me if they're in the same faction/family/whathaveyou that I am. Mostly because it invariably turns into me getting OOCly pestered to do the same gaming of the system they are.
@Ganymede said in RL things I love:
@Auspice said in RL things I love:
Well, as a woman, I do have experience cleaning up bloody messes...
... you've been married how many times?
Just the once.
....so far
Well, as a woman, I do have experience cleaning up bloody messes...
