Posts made by Ganymede

@surreality said:

Yeah, I did, actually, ask for clarification.

If you did, I didn't see it or comprehend it.

@surreality said:

Thus far, she's effectively communicated that she's reading a great many things that have not been said, without any translation re: where she's getting it from.

I'm not inclined to play psychic.

I don't recall her asking you to play the psychic, yet you seem compelled to respond in the absence of, as you put it, basis.

Has anyone asked for clarity? To clarify? No. It may be unreasonable to expect anyone here to demonstrate basic communication skills, but your credibility as someone who is "educated" in anything is undermined when it is abundantly clear that wires have been crossed, but one communicates as if they are not.

@surreality said:

Statements like this are, I suspect, where what you may be attempting to communicate is failing miserably.

It seems very clear to me that @Lithium's failure to communicate, if any, has been exacerbated by your and @Apos's inability to listen or carefully read.

I can see why that would be frustrating.

@surreality said:

It isn't unreasonable, but I see it as no different or more dangerous than people pretending to be a doctor, as per the example we see in media all the time that was used before.

The difference is that, generally, people have a good opinion of a doctor: they heal people; they are intelligent; and they are helpful. I can't say the same for Doms or lawyers.

@surreality said:

People who post seeking this kind of RP (from either end) are not looking for RL partners to try this out with.

I would not be surprised, however, that the people posting for such RP will presume that the behavior of their VR Dom is par for what an RL Dom would be. That presumption may or may not be unreasonable, depending on how intelligent the person seeking RP is.

That's why I think @Lithium is alerting folks to this. Few people understand a realistic D/S relationship, and to attempt to portray it in this medium -- which is a far-cry more interactive than watching or reading 50 Shades of Grey -- may be inadvertently and unintentionally damaging to people who are involved in an RL D/S relationship. As an analogy, think of how a gay man may be concerned with PCs mincing and fellating in public on a game.

It's worth discussing, and even debating.

@Ghost said:

I just feel that when it comes to horror, people sign up to be scared and not scarred.

They don't want horror. They want a cheap substitute for pornography. I wouldn't be interested.

Horror is meant to scar because it is meant to transform.

If you want horror without children in it, I've always liked The Descent.

@mietze said:

I think because putting up an ad even for someone looking to play a ghoul will get you some pretty vile responses from would be regnants as well as a lot of derision in general.

Maybe. I don't generally play concepts that treat their ghouls as submissive sex toys, though.

@Groth said:

Sometimes I see people put up adds for submissives/slaves in various games but I've never quite understood why they've felt the need to.

They don't need to; they want to. I try not to mistake an honest submissive for someone that just wants attention.

I'm mostly surprise how few such advertisements crop up on the WoD games I play on.

When I look for inspiration for a horror scene, I often do a search for 'two sentence horror stories', and borrow liberally.

Like, from here: http://www.mandatory.com/2014/02/21/20-terrifying-two-sentence-horror-stories/

@Glitch said:

Also, I gave the forums a restart, so hopefully that'll clear the chat bubbles out.

Not for me, unfortunately.

@Lithium said:

There's this fear these days of inter personal conflict. That everyone has to be best friends or you won't be part of the 'cool crowd' or some such.

This may be true, but I've never shied away from conflict. There's one player that seems to delight in making my PCs uncomfortable or antagonistic.

And it's not @Pondscum; she just pukes on my PCs.

@Wolfs

Wait, it's on PS4?

SOLD.

Geralt of Rivia may have to wait a little longer before he finds his Ciri.

@Arkandel said:

It's rare to see it as a Storyteller. I bring in NPCs the characters have every reason to fear but they don't show it. They'll give lip, stand defiant, try to negotiate... but they won't ever lose their composure, back down or be intimidated. Sometimes I'd like that as well, to see the hopelessness sink in.

It is rare. You need the right players with the right characters; while I am most happy being socially awkward and "normal," even as a super, if I get into a fight with someone as a PC like Clarice was, the fight will be cold, calculated, and utterly violent. And that happens a lot.

Here's to hoping shit changes.

@lordbelh

Imma gonna call that the "Ganymede Popularity Measure," or "GPM." It shall henceforth be my way of determining who I should give a fuck about.

@Cobaltasaurus said:

But you'll still never have more posts than @Arkandel or @Coin.

Posts don't equate to popularity. Of those with more posts, I'm still measurably more popular.

As a metric, I measured popularity by one's reputation from one's posts; as a ratio, that would be reputation / posts. Using that, I found the following:

@Arkandel: 1478/2499 = 0.59
@Coin: 1526/2223 = 0.69
@Thenomain: 1138/1964 = 0.58
Me: 863/1233 = 0.70

As far as I can tell, though, no one can beat @surreality. That bitch is popular.

@Arkandel said:

For that matter, do you think downvoting matters at all?

No. This isn't a fucking popularity contest.

But I am more popular than a lot of other people here, so fuck you I'm popular.

Two thoughts.

@tragedyjones

Fuck that shit, dude. That's so fucking irritating. Standing someone up is unacceptable under any circumstances ever. Get a pair and tell the guy/girl that you're not showing up by text message or some shit, you horrid prick/cunt.

@Ghost

It was 60 degrees in Ohio in this morning.

This game looks right up my alley. It's too bad I'm stuck playing The Witcher III. Oh noes.

I should really play this game.

Can I watch? I like popcorn.

@Jaded said:

Some of them did. My more hardcore lovers of 1st and 2nd ed AD&D didn't.

They are fat, old, and stupid, and probably haven't gotten laid by a hot chick, like, ever.