Ok so this has been on my mind all night and I finally decided to post something.
Am I the only one that thinks the way people classify roleplays is kind of odd?
Now hear me out. When someone says a realistic roleplay, they mean realistic colors, no powers and no wings. But that doesn't really make sense because in the roleplay, the animals talk and that's not very realistic. I was just wondering if I was the only one that found this kind of odd. How can you classify your roleplay as realistic if the animals can talk?
I feel it should be classified more like this:
Realistic:
No animals talking and the only way they communicate is by actions and animal noises. Using tail positions as dominance instead of just adding a tag at the end of your display name. Only markings real animals would have and only using colors, eyes and eye colors that go with your species. No pack/clan/pride names. Instead to just have a small group of family and loners you take in. They should also follow the natural social order of things. Fighting for dominance, only leaders can produce offspring, etc. following your species actions, personality traits and skills.
Semi realistic:
Talking animals, named groups, tags, leader ship assigned. Colors are realistic but basically any markings you please unless they are unable to be in nature at all. Going with personalities, anyone can have their own offspring. Dominance is earned. Allies and enemies.
Unrealistic:
Any color pelt you please (besides neons). No wings, powers, chains, cigarettes, necklaces etc.
Now I feel like that would be a lot easier for people like me who absolutely enjoy roleplaying highly realistic roleplays and I'd be able to find them easier. I feel bad whispering someone and asking them about their roleplay and having to say I'm not interested because the animals can talk etc.
Anyway, tell me your opinions on it!
I know some of you may disagree but this is just what I thought and I wanted to know if anyone else agreed with me or not.
Thanks!
Dionysus
I have to agree with KovuIsLion.
Plus, I don't think very many people would have / want to have a role-play that has zero talking (though, I could be wrong). Myself, I don't mind if the animals talk or not, since animals communicate - not with just body langauge - chirps, barks, etc. which is kinda lije talking, though in a language that human's can't even begin to understand (sure, we recorded animal sounds and watch animal's reactions, but we're not able to understand what they mean anytime soon).
Plus, where would our current unrealistic members be? You listed three categories that can all be listed in out current realistic category, but you seemed to have forgot that there are beautiful, unrealistic characters. We have the option to create and use any color of choice, wings, items, etc., so where would those characters fit?
-Wolfie