ArenaSnow

Hallo, Angel is here. I'm new, hope i can get some one to contact.

Welcome :) feel free to shoot a PM if you need anything in particular. English tips, RP tips and whatnot if you like.

Writing character accents better

I use both elements mentioned above - I reference that there's a certain dialect involved, and I try to integrate actual parts of the accent into the writing. It's best executed if you actually know how it's spoken and can say it aloud, and then reflect how it's said into your writing.

That said, I'm not particularly good at it - like all things, it's a matter of practice and skill with handling real world dialects to sound natural. I don't roleplay in other languages because a) I'm horrible with other languages and b) if I don't have a mastery of the language, I won't be able to properly connotate speech beyond "I suck speak".

How to add photos?

Be careful with photobucket. It loves to murder your links.

Mature / 18+ Tag - What do you think when you see it?

@ArenaSnow I view people who require a certain gender to RP a little differently myself and consider them more offensive. I see it as a kind of Metagaming. Pretty much the only thing that "triggers" me is cheating, and metagaming is most often used for cheating, but usually it's because the RPer has limited skills and sees everyone else as having the same limited skills. However, it can easily get even creepier than that (and typically does) depending on what is the requiring person wants to RP.

Like, instead of coming out and saying "Cyber with me!" its somewhat implied that they're thinking "I'll just pretend you are your character, and fap to you directly" like they don't know that we know that's what they're doing.

@LegionPothIX

I guess I could see some applications of gender requirements, being for a person's state of comfort (meh, whatever floats their boat :p) and/or nativity - but I always have to think that the quoted text is quite often what is going on. My sense of empathy doesn't offer many more explanations...

Regarding 18+ I understand that it's the site's policy that Mature and 18+ are meant to be largely interchangeable (I had to check to be certain), but they still imply different things based on how they're used by the people (and types of people) who prefer one over the other. As far as I can tell the difference seems to be that "Mature" tag means the content requires a mature set of sensibilities, while "18+" tag means players need to be interested in "mature" content.

@LegionPothIX

I personally just note that there's mature content and what forms, if applicable - 18+ is sloppy shorthand of the same to me. But I suppose it's all a matter of interpretation.

The distinction comes into play because being interested in mature content does not make you mature.

@LegionPothIX

Plenty of experience on my end where that's been repeatedly proven true. >.>

Regarding age itself, to me personally, if a body doesn't have 5 or more years experience being an adult (23 or older), then I don't really consider them one. After all, an 18 year old adult generally has 18 years experience being a kid, and no years of experience being an adult.

@LegionPothIX

I find that age is merely an approximation that is a poor rigid 1:1 determination of how "adult" an individual is. I've seen too many moronic shits posing as "adults" who have zero independence and act like they need spankings, timeouts and (frequently) revoction of their online privileges. Likewise, I've met teenagers with more knowledge, capacity to handle mature themes, and "adultness" than some adults ever will. My baseline is post histories, OOC interaction, and scrutiny of how people handle themselves on a broad basis to determine their 'age'. All I really determine is their maturity... and really, that's the only metric I need.

You cannot accurately glean exactly how mature everyone is by asking them "are you 18" or "are you mature" - practical experience is the only baseline.

So while I'm legally obligated to check that people are 18/not solicit roleplayers for "18+" content if they don't fit that age, it's not my true baseline. :p again, some 16/17/18 year olds act wise beyond their years, and others, well, don't...

I hate fucking blizzard patches.

My potato internet takes forever to notice that there is not, in fact, another update going on, and then an eternity to realize "wellp, lets actually start downloading" and then gets to halfway before freezing and requiring a restart to go half the distance more every time until it finally updates.

And then when it updates, one must delete the game and/or run the patching utility due to some corrupt file. Either way, add another 3 hours or 300.

Fear me and my 10kbps, overpaid for and generally just total shit.

The Second Whenever Cross-Site Hunger Games: Revolution Edition

Placing bets on Spambot, the cockle, and of course our dear friend Trump for his survival in this weird little presidency.

Mature / 18+ Tag - What do you think when you see it?

@Light the Dark I am always cautious when I see anything that says 18+. It's been my experience that the type of people who create those types of games--that is to say games requiring an age limit--are the kinds of people who themselves wouldn't be let into exactly such a game.

There are as many ways to weed out immature RPers, and stupid people in general, as there are people to weed out. Some arbitrary number suggests (to me at least) that the person who created the RP is to lazy to do any of them. It's just a big red sign that says "lie convincingly".

@LegionPothIX

Pretty apt. I consider it virtually identical to something that requires a particular gender of roleplayer - how the hell do you know?

Rather easy to lie. Ultimately, I consider 18+ when used in that context more of an indicator of mature themes than anything else. 3 characters over typing out "mature" for those who would otherwise be 'triggered' by reading that sort of rp :p

don't click on this topic

<Snipped quote by Taaj>

You actually held elections to appoint the royal family?

Thank heavens I showed up to bring a semblance of dignity to the position...

My right to the throne was bequeathed unto me by God himself.

@Sanctus Spooki

No, that was the Pope, and he's dead now.

You have no legitimacy.

Weird Roleplay Ideas You're Afraid To Pitch?

Lol waiting for someone to post their smut plots here.

@DeadDrop

You know, I was wanting to try that one with the escort, the pineapple, and the flamboyant colored cowboy hats...

GAME: Crush A Wish

Granted, it attracts the guild's most fashionable shitposters and is deleted by Mahz himself. Popular indeed.

I wish for