Terry Bogard

Sup, Fellow Rpers?

@BrokenPromise

If you think about it, any genre of gaming can be considered niche, too, and it isn’t exclusive to fighting games only. Dragon Quest is a pretty well known JRPG, yet I used to be hearing Smash players asking who Hero is when he was announced for SSBU. I feel gaming, like any other form of entertainment, has become more and more segmented these days. Unless you’re big into a certain genre, there’s no guarantee you’ll know every single title outside of the heavy hitters. In fighting games’ cases, it’s SF, MK, and Tekken that’s widely known, and it seems like it’s only a matter of time till GG catches up with the big three. I feel like GG is becoming more popular than KOF since Strive came out, while KOF continues to stagnate from the looks of it. Not just KOF, actually, but also any other SNK games. Take CotW for example. Considering its marketing, you’d believe it was gonna sell better than KOF XV, right? But no, it flopped. Flopped so hard that the SNK CEO chose to step down not long after the game’s initial release. Kinda sad, actually, since KOF and Fatal Fury partly inspired GG, and GG used to be this (sorry) very niche fighting game that was only popular within the FGC, yet now the former feels a bit behind the latter when it comes to sales and, I supposed, mainstream appeal.

And I understand. Life happens. I can’t be active all the time, too. Sometimes, too much can be too much, y’know? I can even get exhausted from hopping from one RP plot to another all at the same time lol. Maybe someday, we’ll get to figure it out.

World of Light: the Endless Now (The Ultimate Videogame Crossover)

Take as much time as you need, and if you have any questions feel free to ask.

@Lugubrious

Gotcha! Thanks a lot, tho. I’ll let you know when the sheet is 100% complete. Shouldn’t be that long.

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Once the rest of your sheet is done, I can help figure out how to include him, it should be pretty easy with the current circumstances though. As for the stage, I mostly just took the name as a catch-all for a location for a lot of fighting.

@Lugubrious

Thanks! Think so, too. I’ve just read some of the responses from the IC section a couple of hours ago while working on my In the Now synopsis, and I believe I’ve started to get a glimpse of what Terry could do if he was to go to Esaka. It just so happened that Sakura is gonna be there, too, to accompany Nadia.

Anyhow, I have to apologize in advance because it seems that I’d only be able to send the application tomorrow. There are still a lot of things I need to change regarding my sheet, as well as trying to figure out how I want it to be formatted. Will that be alright?

P.S. You actually picked the best name for a city that revolves around fighting, tho. I just wish we had South Town and Metro City since they’re some of the biggest cities in all of fighting games.

Sup, Fellow Rpers?

@BrokenPromise

I thought Melty Blood was widely known within the FGC, tho. But yeah, right, if I never joined the FGC, I wouldn’t have known it, either. Funnily enough, I never even knew what Guilty Gear was until I dove deep into the world of fighting games, while I’ve already known KOF since I was barely 10. Granted, I wasn’t as big into fighting games around that time as I’ve been since my mid-school years nor do I live in a place where KOF is a massive hit.

I think maybe you could give the RP side of things a try, perhaps? When I was talking about fandoms, I was also referring to the RP side of them, especially KOF. Considering you’ve been trying fighting game-esque RPs before, I feel like you’d fit just right in with us. Tho, I have to agree that even the friendliest of the fighting game fandoms also has its own share of toxicity. Frankly, I encountered some during my time in the official SNK and Fatal Fury Discord servers that I felt like I wanted to leave them sometimes. It’s not to mention the army of Kyo stans on Twit who had a legitimate heat when Terry was paired with Ryu in the cover of the SVC remaster—which, while understandable, was just a bit too much since they were basically mad at some fictional character, honestly. Outside of those, thankfully, I’ve mostly had the best time being part of the KOF fandom. Hopefully, nothing’s gonna turn it into a shitty mess like those forums you used to be part of.

Normally, I’m always down for some 1×1 RPs, but I’d rather just search for group RPs that suit my muses. The last time I reciprocated an interest check for a 1×1 RP on a different forum site, it didn’t work out too well (“>__<)

World of Light: the Endless Now (The Ultimate Videogame Crossover)

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For sure, you're welcome. And no rush. This week's update is tomorrow evening, but it'll be a little bit before we reach Esaka, and Terry could show up anywhere along the path or within the city itself.

@Lugubrious

Gotcha. I’m still working on the sheet. Maybe I can figure out a way to have Terry present in Esaka as the plot progresses.

Btw, isn’t that Kyo’s stage, tho? Looks like it’ll only make sense to have a KOF rep showing up there, even though it’s not gonna be Kyo XD

World of Light: the Endless Now (The Ultimate Videogame Crossover)

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Well hello, and welcome to the guild! The RP is absolutely active, and not just that, but open for new applications. If you're wanting to take your namesake for a spin, we'd be happy to have you - and wouldn't you know it, we were just about to reach a location that's completely themed around fighting games in order to have our tournament arc.

@Lugubrious

Oh, wow, what a happy coincidence! Lol.

Alright, I’m joining in! Can I reserve Terry, as I work on his character sheet? I’ll be sending it as soon as I can.

Also, thanks for the warm welcome, tho! A pleasure discovering this RP on my first day in the forum :)

Do You Have RP Pet Peeves?

I have a bunch, actually. But recently, I’ve been more exasperated about Rpers who use AI to write everything for them. Now, I can understand using AI for spell-checking, as well as brainstorming, but letting it write the entirety of your starters and/or responses without them being edited? That’s an entirely different story.

I find it kinda odd, honestly. Like, what’s so fun about letting AI do all the stuff, anyway? It feels to me like they’re doing chores, instead of fully engaging themselves into something that they consider a hobby. Sometimes, I wonder why they chose this hobby to begin with if they’re not even into writing. Nobody even forces you to partake in RPs—it’s you who made the conscious decision to do so.

If the reason you use AI is because you don’t feel confident about your writing, then you shouldn’t feel that way. It’s just a hobby by the end of the day. Not every Rper is gonna judge you for every single typo or grammar mistake you make along the way. In fact, a lot of them just wants to learn and get better at writing (me included). If the reason is because you’re occupied at the moment, then take your time. Life happens, and nobody is forcing you to catch-up ASAP. Just take it easy and have fun, is that really so hard?

And... yep, that’s about it. That’s my biggest RP pet peeve as of now. Not that I wanna bitch, but these days, I’d much prefer Rpers who barely write a paragraph to those who merely generate longer responses just for the sake of “keeping the plot flowing.” At least, the former puts more passion and effort into the RP than the latter does, as they do everything by themselves.

World of Light: the Endless Now (The Ultimate Videogame Crossover)

Hi! Welp, it just so happened that I’m a Terry rper around here lol. Is this RP still active?

Sup, Fellow Rpers?

Welcome to the guild, @Terry Bogard.

@Carlyle

Eyy, thanks! Hope I get to make new friends around here.

Sup, Fellow Rpers?

Welcome to RPG~!

@Yankee

Thank you so much! I hope I can make new friends around here :)