Posts made by Kanye Qwest

@fortydeuce It's not the worst idea, but it's also not an idea i find so compelling i'd pitch it as code ahead of combat revamp, exploration rooms, or the social system.

@evilcabbage I think it's fine for newbies to be treated like oldbies and to learn by kind of doing, honestly. I'm just more boggled that anyone would think throwing someone in jail for not bowing randomly = good rp.

What, like, you roll through a room and if not everyone in it types bow you punish them? Scintillating.

@oldfrightful said in Armageddon MUD:

Neither side is really wrong

Uh, you are wrong.

@evilcabbage
No, I don't, and that's not even in the link I reposted. That you originally posted.

@evilcabbage this link actually makes the oppositions point, that using them for emphasis leads to confusion and conveys doubt or sarcasm.

http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/the-emphatic-use-of-quotation-marks

@evilcabbage said in Armageddon MUD:

you might call someone the wrong title - generally they'll correct you. it might be mean, the way they do it, but they will correct you

ok but why though

Like, that does not sound welcoming. None of what you said sounds welcoming to someone new to the game, except that someone might deign to answer ooc questions on an ooc discord.

@fortydeuce said in Games that are active overnight?:

will second the recommendation and add the reply: "what do you want the theme/play to be like?"

We actually have a very defined setting/'theme', it's not at all a sandbox.

@thugheaven I dunno, I found the ad interesting. I mean, I can't get down with the odd defenses - like @AlexRocker , just don't do that. The RP doesn't choose anyone, and I feel there's a vast gulf between 'not being too nice' and 'pissing on people you've mugged'.

@alexrocker So if you don't piss on people you are breaking the theme?

I can't respond to your pm, but...no worries?

I would love a game where there is no real ooc communication and you just log in and do your thing. Unfortunately, it sounds like this one is pretty full up of people who use that to be dicks. Ah, players. They ruin everything.

@jinshei I'm so sorry for the loss of your pups!

@ganymede Where's that eyeroll gif Roz is always posting when you need it?

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

If the game's runners also want a curated ad thread that's perfectly fine

How big of you!

I hate pose order. For me, nothing kills conversational flow faster. If we're in a scene of 2-4 people? Pose when you dang well want. If it's more than that, 3pr is reasonable.

@auspice My bad if that's how it came off! I probably should have said "when you spoke about your activity" or something less formal sounding.

@auspice No, you weren't "talked to" about your activity. You approached us and said you were sorry, that you weren't trying to camp out on a character, but that you were very busy.

And yeah, I'm not a fan of huge scenes, either. Trying to follow everything gives me a headache.

Edited for clarity: I believe you brought it up on a channel, not privately.

@thenomain Um. Really?

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

So I really do get why new people are feeling like they'll never be able to find a place to fit in.

@auspice You hung out on Lou and kept saying you might be getting to a point soon where you could rp, finally! And then I'd see you on here talking about the four other games you were playing in. Note, that's not a criticism. If arx isn't engaging for a person, it isn't, and that is TOTALLY FINE.

That's the reason we never said anything at the time, even when we discussed activity with you. It's none of my business where someone chooses to spend their time, and I absolutely agree that Arx is a fast paced (too much so, help help) game where those who are more active and engaged are definitely going to get the joy of 'first discovery' on things. But there are new players who do come on and find places and grooves and things to do, and I think sometimes "this just didn't click for me because I was busy with other things" need not be conflated with "new people will never be able to find a place to fit in".

"Only/mostly combat characters get to affect the plot" is just not even true, perceptions aside. I'll be frank, even the most beastly combat characters do not stand a chance in a straight up fight against the outside antagonists of Arx. Even in groups. There are always minions to beat up on, because that's an easy way to get people involved in doing things, and progress can be won or lost in that way. But the PCs of Arx are not in any way remotely equipped to just be like "LET'S TAKE THE FIGHT TO THE CARDIANS", etc.