[quote=@Candelabra]
	Back when I started off roleplaying, I always saw the Advanced category as something to aspire to...
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And that's really the problem, isn't it? You saw the advanced section as some special elite force that you wanted to be a part of, and were disappointed when it wasn't. There is no air of superiority. I only ever post in casual and I've had people invite me into their advanced RPs. I have friends whho primarily participate in Free invited to advanced RPs. 

I can't say I've played in any advanced RPs on this forum, but it use to be the only thing I did. There are plenty of ways to bulk up a post that are interesting and don't involve writing page after page of inner monologues. 

You can describe objects, places, and the like. Not just how they look, but their history. 

So instead of writing "Bob thought that he had the most amazing mug in the world, because it was his favorite color and had a nice smell etc etc." You can instead be like "Bob held a mighty fine cup. It was carved from the ivory tusk of an elephant, and had to be made out of a single piece to avoid seams etc etc." The difference being that while only mind readers would know what bob is thinking moment to moment, other characters could be familiar with the history of an object. So then someone can post for Gary noticing the cup and being familiar with all of its details. 

What I notice mostly about looking at how things are written between free and advanced is that the players care more about stuff aside from their character. Free players just want to know and write about what their character is doing, while the Advanced players want to know how every bobble works and what the mountain people eat every morning. If you don't care about lore, there's little for you in advanced.