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Game & Forum Discussion => Game Discussion => Topic started by: SteampunkWolfdog on April 18, 2013, 02:56:52 pm

Title: Trends
Post by: SteampunkWolfdog on April 18, 2013, 02:56:52 pm
Well the title's pretty simple, this thread is about trends! (Well done Flob have a gold star).

Like in any other community, like schools for example, FeralHeart has phases when certain trends are 'the thing' to have or to be doing. These are mostly character and roleplay trends, where lots of people make a specific type of character or species of character and join one of the two dozen roleplays that are all very similar about that specific type of character.

Here's an example: remember when police dog characters were suddenly 'the in thing' and nearly every floof on Bonfire Island made a brown canine character with German shephard markings to resemble, yes you've guessed it, a GSD? These are the kind of trends I'm talking about.
Other examples I know of are fightwolves/dogs, panthers, "Wanted"s (o.0?), white tigers and foxes. No doubt there are probably plenty more.

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A group of German shephard police dogs on Bonfire Island

So, the question for today is what are your thoughts on these trends, and have you ever jumped on the bandwagon and joined in with one of them? Share some of your experiences you've had with popular trends that are or have been.
Title: Re: Trends
Post by: Bawfle on April 18, 2013, 03:59:49 pm
I think the 'trend' is often seen as negative and pointless things because people are constantly telling us to role play in new groups like you explained with the dogs; panthers, wanted's, white tigers/tigers and foxes. There are trends every where I turn, but even though this sometimes causes pressure on people since everyfloof wanting to follow the trends and look the same. But I see this in a different angle. Some people see trends as a positive thing because there are so many different trends that fits into someones style of role play. Somewhere out there is something that suits one person's type of trend that shows who they really are and shows their own unique style. I think trends are awesome because the person who starts them have shown what they have a very authentically assured about them selves. Like Pegasus's for example. The person who started the trend of Pegasus's have their own solitary style of role play.

Well spotted, Flobby <3 You made a great point on different Trends :3
Title: Re: Trends
Post by: mossstar1992 on April 18, 2013, 06:18:12 pm
I don't normaly join these b/c im too lazy 2 make a new char.


Big trends ive seen at times that helped me:
_Lion exsplosion O.O
_Warriors exsplosion
some that havnt helped:
_Im the only person who owns a Skoggcat ._.
[Skoggcats: Mossstar1992.wix.com/Skoggcats ]
Title: Re: Trends
Post by: Silvertide on April 18, 2013, 08:07:12 pm
I joined in on the police dog thing once. :o But I was ignored due to the mass amounts of police dogs and the chaos of it all. Everyone wanted to be the top police dog.  Good times. :3 I like trends, I think they are very interesting and it's also something to just giggle about. If there weren't trends things would be more bland even.
Title: Re: Trends
Post by: femalecreature on April 18, 2013, 09:54:39 pm
Ah, err... lots of fight-dogs and wanted's in Ficho Tunnel. o3o Let's not forget the "Pokemon Phase," merrrrrp. So many trends. I bet there might've been more before I joined. o3o
Title: Re: Trends
Post by: SteampunkWolfdog on April 18, 2013, 10:03:44 pm
I didn't think about trends from Buffy's perspective...Trends can be seen in a negative light as some people follow the people who set the trend like sheep.
But it's the trend-setters that should be looked at positively, because they're brave enough to be thier own unique style and not like everyone else...that is until everyone else decides to join in. xD
Title: Re: Trends
Post by: WhiteLightHeart on April 18, 2013, 10:21:53 pm
Ahh, I have noticed these before~ Good thread, Flob. c:

While I can't say I ever joined the Police Dog explosion, I did jump in on the 'street dog' fad that took off several months ago. While they never quite held root, they were quite popular for some time, and I'd made two dachshunds named Sebastian and Aurick, and another dingo-like breed whose name escapes me at the moment.
My experience with it? Well... It was honestly pretty fun, but like some fad RPs, they tend to be very short-lived from group to group. My main observance, though, is that they came in all sorts of roleplay writing styles, and any color or personality you could think of. It certainly was fun, though, and I still smile when I think of those short-lived, but very fun RP sessions we had. (And somehow Sebastian got all the ladies chasing after him. Despite his chronic shortness. xD Not sure how that happened, though, since he's the typical "Rawr, come at me, I'm a big bad weenie dog! D:<" type.)

Good times~ ^^ I do agree with Mossy, though. There certainly is a strong-rooted hold on the warrior clans nowadays. Perhaps it just goes in cycles?
Title: Re: Trends
Post by: Feareh on April 18, 2013, 10:29:28 pm
 As much as I stay away from Bonfire I have seen this trend in Ficho alot too. And regrettably as I might say it, I had a K9 Police dog too. I don't anymore though, this happened a long, long time ago.

Usually this kind of trend won't really go away, it's kinda fun to RP like that really. People have different ways to have fun, and this trend is one of thous. Now that I look back at this, I did have fun RPing as a police dog. Kinda reminded me of me being in Law and Order. It was nothing but good fun honestly
Title: Re: Trends
Post by: FlewToTheCity on April 19, 2013, 04:43:37 am
Ah, The trends I have seen in bonfire are the Horse trend, TLK trend and the GSD trend. I would have to say them three are the worst I have seen over my years. Ones in flourite would have to be the Warrior cats, Sparkly dogs and a while back the Lion trend. Thats all I have seen :3
Title: Re: Trends
Post by: SteampunkWolfdog on April 19, 2013, 10:40:27 am
There seems to be something very appealing about trends, I think. Otherwise why would people join them?
It must be the impression that they give - it would make sense to think, if a lot of people are doing it, it must be fun right?
That must be what I thought when I joined the fightwolf trend. I was fun for a time...but I was mostly ignored because my character was very different compared to the others; smallish, while other peoples' dogs and wolves were massive. I did make one good friend though which was nice. I eventually left because there was too much drama going on for my liking and all the good roleplayers left, leaving the illiterate, powerplaying types.
Sometimes I go back to that place in Ficho Tunnel to watch them and reminisce about old times.
Title: Re: Trends
Post by: BouncyLion101 on April 19, 2013, 01:33:29 pm
Yupp..I've noticed these trends, never really joined them though.
I don't seem to find any of these trend things very appealing. Especially if the people starting the groups advertise in General with all capitals and bad grammar. :I

Trend groups and characters are usually all the same, same character design, same group background story (If they had one), and a lot of illiteracy. Not that there's anything bad with all of this, just it isn't my type of roleplaying environment that I enjoy.
And I just find how everything is mostly the same really boring and it gets old after a while.

I've seen horse trends, fight wolf trends, characters with wings trends, werewolf trends, and a bunch more but it's early in the morning and I don't remember them all.
Title: Re: Trends
Post by: mossstar1992 on April 19, 2013, 02:07:01 pm
There seems to be something very appealing about trends, I think. Otherwise why would people join them?
It must be the impression that they give - it would make sense to think, if a lot of people are doing it, it must be fun right?
That must be what I thought when I joined the fightwolf trend. I was fun for a time...but I was mostly ignored because my character was very different compared to the others; smallish, while other peoples' dogs and wolves were massive. I did make one good friend though which was nice. I eventually left because there was too much drama going on for my liking and all the good roleplayers left, leaving the illiterate, powerplaying types.
Sometimes I go back to that place in Ficho Tunnel to watch them and reminisce about old times.
So i am brave? thats a first.
I don't normaly join these b/c im too lazy 2 make a new char.


Big trends ive seen at times that helped me:
_Lion exsplosion O.O
_Warriors exsplosion
some that havnt helped:
_Im the only person who owns a Skoggcat ._.
[Skoggcats: Mossstar1992.wix.com/Skoggcats ]
Title: Re: Trends
Post by: Silvertide on April 19, 2013, 10:32:11 pm
 To Whitey: I remember Sebastian, for some reason I ended up finding you in one of those Role Plays one day by accident. Seb was cute. c: I had the generic husky! Lol

I remember the horse trend, freaking hilarious. Once I got on a lion character and prowled up to them, doing what any lion would do in the wild, attack the prey. Of course, all of these horses were god-modders who were not effected by the attacks of a lion. They, "stomps on head and crushes skull, kicks with hooves." Yur. Fun stuff there. The head stallion was extremely protective of the countless mares. In the end I couldn't even kill one, they were all ready to tear me up with their hooves and stomp my remains into the ground.
Title: Re: Trends
Post by: greenart6 on April 20, 2013, 02:02:01 am
I notice when the leader is on, everyones on.

Blue Powers: We're a group of tiny blue dog, we are all clones. Me and the leader Lord Blue are on a lot, and after a few minutes we have about 20 blues following us. We have over 210 members ^^

Also there was once a deer trend sorta in Bonfire.... I was fairly active there but the leader was banned for a while so no one has been on. 

Title: Re: Trends
Post by: wolvesaregreat on April 24, 2013, 07:34:07 pm
I think that the longest one is fun at general and being black. By the way, Mosstar, tell that blue thingy to stop staring into our souls. o.0 XD
~LittleWolf~
Title: Re: Trends
Post by: WhiteLightHeart on April 25, 2013, 12:40:19 am
To Whitey: I remember Sebastian, for some reason I ended up finding you in one of those Role Plays one day by accident. Seb was cute. c: I had the generic husky! Lol

I remember the horse trend, freaking hilarious. Once I got on a lion character and prowled up to them, doing what any lion would do in the wild, attack the prey. Of course, all of these horses were god-modders who were not effected by the attacks of a lion. They, "stomps on head and crushes skull, kicks with hooves." Yur. Fun stuff there. The head stallion was extremely protective of the countless mares. In the end I couldn't even kill one, they were all ready to tear me up with their hooves and stomp my remains into the ground.
Awhh, I think I remember that! xD

And yes, the horse trend~ There were herds cropping up all over the place. I also tried stalking them once on one of my (somewhat foolish) young lions, but yes, may of them were unfairly god-modding. And, those who were at least considerate enough to read my posts before they replied, usually would double-post if I took too long while trying to reply to attacks, stomping and angry whinnying from about 4-6 different others. I would've tried to to establish some sort of post order with these guys, so it'd be a fair romp, but they were too stuck in their "OMG PREDATOR ATTACKATTACKATTACK BEFORE THEY POST" habit. ._.

So.. I know that's easy to do when roleplaying as an herbivore, but so long as any predators attacking roleplay with you fairly, then it's a fair fight for everyone.

And speaking of herbivores, I've seenherds of elk, cows, and even a few zebras, but mainly in Bonfire.
Title: Re: Trends
Post by: greenart6 on April 25, 2013, 01:41:20 am
To Whitey: I remember Sebastian, for some reason I ended up finding you in one of those Role Plays one day by accident. Seb was cute. c: I had the generic husky! Lol

I remember the horse trend, freaking hilarious. Once I got on a lion character and prowled up to them, doing what any lion would do in the wild, attack the prey. Of course, all of these horses were god-modders who were not effected by the attacks of a lion. They, "stomps on head and crushes skull, kicks with hooves." Yur. Fun stuff there. The head stallion was extremely protective of the countless mares. In the end I couldn't even kill one, they were all ready to tear me up with their hooves and stomp my remains into the ground.
Awhh, I think I remember that! xD

And yes, the horse trend~ There were herds cropping up all over the place. I also tried stalking them once on one of my (somewhat foolish) young lions, but yes, may of them were unfairly god-modding. And, those who were at least considerate enough to read my posts before they replied, usually would double-post if I took too long while trying to reply to attacks, stomping and angry whinnying from about 4-6 different others. I would've tried to to establish some sort of post order with these guys, so it'd be a fair romp, but they were too stuck in their "OMG PREDATOR ATTACKATTACKATTACK BEFORE THEY POST" habit. ._.

So.. I know that's easy to do when roleplaying as an herbivore, but so long as any predators attacking roleplay with you fairly, then it's a fair fight for everyone.

And speaking of herbivores, I've seenherds of elk, cows, and even a few zebras, but mainly in Bonfire.

The cows... I see them a lot in Ficho. o.o I saw one in Bonfire named "UNEXPECTED COW" and another when I was at the adoption center. Well, you must say how people can make these animals out of the canine and feline body is creative. :3 I've seen okapis even...