Alright guys. Time for a story. 

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So when I joined Roleplayerguild, one of - if not [i]the[/i] first roleplay(s) I Gmed was called When Royalty Collides. (WRC for short.) At this time I was fourteen. I had little to no internet access due to very controlling parents. With not enough time to GM the RP, it quickly failed. I was approached by Ayzrules (whom I call Az.) She wanted to borrow my idea and see what she could do with it. I, being young, thought that this was absolutely flattering. So I obliged. 

I expected one try from her. Maybe two. Now almost five years later we've had eight or nine renditions between the two of us. I decided to try my hand at it again a few months ago. I was familiar with the concept, needed to get back into GM-ing and people were interested. I thought [i]'why not?'[/i]

Due to being super busy with my new job, I felt that it was best to close it again this time. I didn’t have enough time to give to the RP. I posted an announcement in the discord, received a few short parting messages from members. Standard RP shut down shit. 

Well, I got a message from Az asking if she could continue to GM the RP because she had time. That message surprised me because she hadn’t been posting until the very last second for her characters, and had even dropped one during the course of the RP. She also didn’t help out with any of the Co-GM responsibilities that much. I also got an invite to a server, and another reassuring me that she could continue the current IC. I let the messages sit there for a few days, until I had time to hold a conversation. Work had kicked my ass that week. I sent her this message in response: 

[quote]I'd love to be in the server, but most likely not. I'm already in enough servers that I'm not that active in :joy: 

As for a continuation.... I think it's best if we just let it go. Not just this thread, but sort of all of them. If there were to be a new one, that would be the eight or ninth try, and to my knowledge none of them have made it past the Welcome Ball. When we [i]do[/i] get a chance to post a time skip, most people are already done with the RP. I honestly think it would just be best to drop it completely for the time being. Maybe in the distant future we could work something out.[/quote]

She then continued to state that she wanted and was going to run a continuation of the current IC. 

I told her that I wanted the whole concept dropped as a whole, as well as any continuations or new renditions. She stated that it was a different concept because she didn’t require betrothals, as I did. I continued to state that I didn’t want the concept used anymore, at all. The following messages were sent. 

[quote]HaleyTheRandom: I don't want the concept used anymore. At all. 
If you want to keep editing the dolls, the aesthetics, and the tumblr boards that is fine. But the WRC concept is done. It's dead. It's not about how much or how little I want to be involved. This has been my creation from the get go and I really, honestly, think it's best if we stop writing for it for the time being.
 
Ayzrules: 
i mean okay, it was originally your thing so i'll respect your wishes, but i'm still going to keep everything i've written 

also, without required betrothals (which is how i run it) it's essentially just modern royalty au (and it won't be set in aciras, but rather lynston, a city of my own making)

i also don't think it's fair to tell people just...not to write? I mean fuck, i have a whole 58k word nano novel revolving around my characters. like yeah i get that it's your concept and i'll stop using the wrc name if it makes you uncomfortable but i've spent however many years thinking up and developing characters and timelines that go far beyond whatever was originally in the rp, and i don't think it's fair to tell people who've done that for their own chars that it's just not allowed?
 
HaleyTheRandom: 
If you change the name, the city, and a few of the most basic things that I originally had, it is still WRC. It's not just the idea, but the whole concept. The modern royalty AU and everything. That's what WRC originally was, is, and always will be. I understand that people are going to be upset, and if they want to come to me and talk about it, that's cool. You can even tell them my DM's are open. I have also spent ages writing different things about and for this RP. I'm not saying that you can't keep anything WRC related. If you want to RP something like this, Instead of using whole nations, you could use global conglomerate companies, or generally just families with a buttload of money that they're practically royalty rich. They don't necessarily need to be actual royalty to live like royalty. Especially without the betrothals.[/quote]

As you can see, I gave her different options. Sure. When you look at it after she changes some of [i]the[/i] smallest details (no betrothals, changing the main princess and kingdom name) it’s essentially a `royals doing stuff, making drama` RP. Could I keep her from doing that? No. I guess not. 

I can’t tell people to stop using the tumblr blogs, pinterest boards, characters, or anything else of the like. Those are theres, and I respect that. 

What I do [i]not[/i] respect is someone telling me that they respect my wishes and will stop running a continuation of my RP and then popping up a week or two later [i]with a continuation of the current IC.[/i] 

I’ll be honest. I went to the mods. I was angry. It was like a slap in the face. She had taken the carnival idea from myself. I know it’s hard to prove that it was solely my idea, but I messaged asking her what our next IC event should be; Rather we should crash a masquerade ball, or do the carnival/amusement park event. We agreed to let the people vote, and ended up doing the later. Also, in the IC post that I had done for my character, I stated that it had been a week since the Welcome Ball festivities - just like these posts are now stating. There’s also never been a carnival like event in any of the iterations of the RP. 

Let me go on record to say that the mod that I dealt with was amazing. They helped in every way that they could, and the thread was locked for a few hours - because as the mod stated, you [i]were[/i] breaking the rules. But… you told them that you were changing things. 

How are you changing things if you’re still using the same freaking event that we left off at IC wise? The same time frame? 

[i]Also[/i], if it’s the same idea that you said you were using, it’s still [i]way[/i] similar to WRC, but I can’t keep you from using it due to the fact that it’s not [i]my[/i] idea. 

[quote]CONGRATULATIONS! You're invited to the wedding of the Century, a landmark historic event that will turn the tides of international relations forever! Tzar Vladimir Romanova of Snowski and King Gregory Tasker of ValorHaven have formed a political union that will unite the two great kingdoms into a wonderous empire! Since we live in the wonderfully progressive year 2018, we are graced to be entertained with a wedding between the two families that will cement the alliance for the rest of history. The wedding will take place in the beautiful Snowskian colony of Amazonia (also referred to Mapuche if you're a local), in the splendours summer castle. I hope that you can make it, it's an event to DIE FOR. 

-Tzar Vladimir Romanova's office of public relations[/quote]

^ That is the idea that was sent to me via DM and was stated would be used instead. 

Still royals. Still a huge wedding of the century event. Still having royals from all over come to the Kingdom for the celebration. Supposed to be a HUGE ordeal. Still the same freaking idea with a few tweaks. 

I’m just here to tell my side of things and let everyone in this thread know that WRC is done. When I get time to collect my notes and reflect on a few things, maybe I will bring it back in a few years. But as for now [i]it is done.[/i] As stated above, I can’t tell you to use your characters and shit. If you want to use them for what is being claimed as a new idea, then go ahead! I have no problem with that even though it’s hella similar and for some reason people can’t seem to wrap their heads around the idea that you don’t have to use the royal aspect of things to do an RP like this. I even gave suggestions of what you could do instead. 

Call me crazy. Maybe it’s an overreaction. But this whole damn thread looks like a continuation of the current/last IC and the only reason that it  is now being claimed to change is because certain people still want to have their fun. 

Want to use the ‘new’ idea. Cool. 

But it’s still not an original idea, sweets. 








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