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Game & Forum Discussion => Game Discussion => Topic started by: Xenek on April 16, 2017, 07:51:41 pm

Title: Group Invite Gone Wrong
Post by: Xenek on April 16, 2017, 07:51:41 pm
Has anyone ever been invited to a group, only to be told to completely re-create your character or get out?

Sadly, I have. Just yesterday. The alpha of that wolf pack invited me into the group, but then decided that my character wasn't allowed to have any of his memories, so I had to either one-hundred percent change him, or leave. After already being invited. I did not ask to join them, I was asked by the alpha to join- Just to get that major, key point across.

Have any of you had similar experiences? Considering I'm basically still a new member, joined in March this year, I'm hoping this isn't something that has only happened to me. So share your unfortunate stories, if you have them.
Title: Re: Group Invite Gone Wrong
Post by: ForestHysteria on April 16, 2017, 08:08:07 pm
I think I know who your talking about XD This guy, THIS GUY, Told me that the name 'Cin' was unrealistic and I was too small (even though I told him more then 10 times I was a pup T.T) and I was 'too bright' so I changed to a black wolf to get him to stop complaining. Then he kept bossing everyone that their names were unrealistic, he chose ranks for people and basically controlled literally everyone. No one had a choice of what rank they wanted to be, what their past is, and even what their character looks like. There was like 6 people in the pack who were like "this is dumb, let's leave" and thus a new pack was born. :D
Title: Re: Group Invite Gone Wrong
Post by: Gigi on April 16, 2017, 08:31:29 pm
It always a good idea to ask questions and to get to know information about the pack/pride. Then again, i know how you feel. It is unfair. Personally i would have left the pack and find a new one. 
Title: Re: Group Invite Gone Wrong
Post by: Azurain on April 16, 2017, 09:51:31 pm
This is why I never join random packs that just send me an invite. Besides the fact I'm not a big rper anymore, I would not stand for that and probably just end up leaving anyway. I couldn't imagine joining a pack like that with Zuri and then having to completely change her for the leader's benefit.

As for I myself actually joining a rp like that? Well I just said I don't rp a lot anymore so no, it's never happened to me. Even in my early FH days when I would join a pack/pride/Clan here and there.
Title: Re: Group Invite Gone Wrong
Post by: Xenek on April 16, 2017, 10:32:37 pm
@ Gigi & ArcticGalaxy
I did indeed leave. I wasn't about to change my character just because they decided he wasn't allowed to have any of his memories. Worked too hard for too long making all my guys, so I'm not about to change them for anyone.
As for random, it actually wasn't, for the most part. I was off to the side, hiding and watching a fight going on with Yvis, my snarky little guy, and they messaged me asking if I wanted to join, saying they could really use more scouts. Scouting works perfectly for Yvis, so I joined. That's when it went bad and I left.
Title: Re: Group Invite Gone Wrong
Post by: Lady_Alizarin on April 17, 2017, 01:20:29 am
Whoever this person is they sound like a control-freak. Why would they invite someone into their pack then have them change their character to something totally different. It makes no sense to me. I never join random groups that randomly invite me. I prefer to roleplay with friends and roleplay buddies that don't mind what character we roleplay on.
Title: Re: Group Invite Gone Wrong
Post by: BirdyBlu on April 17, 2017, 05:22:47 am
Uhm...
 Never in my 10 years of playing this game... What the heck! Lol. Granted i have been asked to take off items because they were messing up for the alpha, (I had a couch on my back, and some other weird items?!) So i did! But that seems WAY overboard expecually if they invited you!
Sorry you had to go through that, that would've really sparked a flame in me. Lol, hope the person wasn't to rude over it!

~Birdy Blu
Title: Re: Group Invite Gone Wrong
Post by: Drunken-Royalty on April 17, 2017, 08:53:26 am
Ayyeee, sound's like a guy i've encountered on FH. Me being me I trolled the control freak then left after he gave up on /trying/ to order me about! Hehehe
Title: Re: Group Invite Gone Wrong
Post by: Ellen11v on April 17, 2017, 10:49:42 am
Absolutely, lol, I used to always end up creating my own group that only up to 5 people would join haha :P
Title: Re: Group Invite Gone Wrong
Post by: Raspbearies on April 17, 2017, 03:27:26 pm
Well, that's just rude!
Personally, stuff like that has happened to me before, but more in a "this is a species roleplay & you need to correct your colors"-friendly kind of way.
That's good for you to have left, though! I wouldn't have stood for that. How rude--& the fact that they came to you first & then complained about your character bothers me to no end. Ah well. Sometimes, there are just people out there like that. :) Kudos to you for leaving though! Hopefully that got the point across..
Title: Re: Group Invite Gone Wrong
Post by: Vwang on April 18, 2017, 05:15:50 pm
I stopped doing roleplays after being invited and was asked "how old are you?" and I had to answer or i is dead and they started to throw out "FH IS 13+"(which really makes me feel unsafe) and then they kicked me out. As it says "mature" I felt it as "13+" and then i never saw mature the same again. And I cannot stop seeing it as that. same to literate as "write 16k paragraphs" so uh I never really do those "DOTHISDOTHIS" roleplays
Title: Re: Group Invite Gone Wrong
Post by: Morqque on April 18, 2017, 08:39:15 pm
Jeez, I hope this person is just a troll.
There can't be real people that are that controlling, maaan
Title: Re: Group Invite Gone Wrong
Post by: Lady_Alizarin on April 18, 2017, 10:47:31 pm
Quote from: Ponyo on April 18, 2017, 05:15:50 pm
I stopped doing roleplays after being invited and was asked "how old are you?" and I had to answer or i is dead and they started to throw out "FH IS 13+"(which really makes me feel unsafe) and then they kicked me out. As it says "mature" I felt it as "13+" and then i never saw mature the same again. And I cannot stop seeing it as that. same to literate as "write 16k paragraphs" so uh I never really do those "DOTHISDOTHIS" roleplays

Seriously? They really had no business asking you your age. It's nobodies business, nor does it really matter.

Quote from: Zircon on April 18, 2017, 08:39:15 pm
Jeez, I hope this person is just a troll.
There can't be real people that are that controlling, maaan

Oh you'd be surprised. I've encounted a few controlling roleplayers out there. There was this one time I was roleplaying with a friend in Cherika, and we traveled over to the waterfalls. I was my blue roan pegasus character, and she was a human. This mare from another herd approached and said in character. "Who are you and what are you doing here?" Next thing she says OOC is "Sorry, I'm not allowed to roleplay with you for some reason :( " The leader of the herd did not want her to roleplay with others outside of the group. The leader tried to explain why they didn't want outsiders to roleplay with his herd, saying they were trying to avoid powerplayers, going off plot, or would prefer people ask first. It's understandable. But later on I got word that the herd leader could be very controlling.
It's not too unheard of to find some controlling roleplayers and group leaders. I try to avoid groups like that and would rather stick to people I know.  
Title: Re: Group Invite Gone Wrong
Post by: LaughingWolf on April 19, 2017, 10:34:29 pm
Definitely a few controlling group-creators out there. The only time I've -really- seen the attention to character creation is when it's a unique species with a unique look, or 'realistic' groups. I put realistic in quotes, because some don't understand how things work in a truly realistic pack, pride or clan.

To counter the controlling people, I never enter a group with a character I made for/from another group without asking about the group first. I ask for setting (though not everybody knows what that means), if there are any character-creation limits, and sometimes plot-line. Creating a new character altogether gives me the flexibility I need to have a character without needing to worry about their backstory being okay for the group. Plus, I like creating backstories as I go with the rp, learning the character I created, as it were.  Another note, I never join a group that just sends random invites out to make their group larger. I'm a big believer in quality over quantity.

Typically though, the roleplays with over-controlling owners/leaders die out quickly as people realize this person makes rp the opposite of fun with the controlling aspect.

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As far as 'mature' goes - usually it's just people that are wanting to cuss and talk about explicit activity/drug content in group; rarely is it about stuff that happens in-character, though there is that one type of group where explicit activity is sort of their M.O.  Though I think those groups should be reported on the spot, tbh; it's not okay to be doing that on a 13+ game. Especially when so many kids lie about their age to make themselves appear more mature. Especially when it comes to mating.

For example, in the group I've been building, its one of the rules: Don't be afraid to say No to something you're not comfortable with, report it to the staff (of the group) if the other party keeps pushing, and the staff will handle it. The way I've built my group is to counter power-seekers; those who simply seek being in control of the group. Staff is not going to be connected to the position the character holds, but that's beside the point.

Like I said, mature means different things to different people. For most it's just adult conversation in Group, or potential for gore and violence or language use in the roleplay. They're just letting people know what they're getting into before they join, it's better that way than to under-label and then you're like "uhhh.... ig2g" /poofs never to be heard from again/. lol