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Is there something that happens in a roleplay that just ticks you off? It could be something really small that you find extremely annoying. Personally, I really hate "mind-reading characters." You know, when your character is thinking a certain thing or it's implied in the text, and the other person's character somehow happens to know all of your character's thoughts without having them told those thoughts directly. (If your character has mind-reading powers, then it's understandable, but most of the people I roleplayed with didn't have characters with those types of powers.)
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Kits with the scar markings. You are two months old! You are just learning to move arond how the heck did you get clawed up like that?
Everyone's parents are dead! Why can you just say they ran away? Why do you have to always get rid off them?
Insane characters that kill everything in sight. I have an insane character but he doesn't go around killing everyone, he is just quite 'off' like giggling randomly or blabbering around random things. Yes he is a murderer but he hasn't killed a hundred people!
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When you have a character that has been grown up on a certain fighting skill so he is like the master, but of course has some weaknesses, BUT...the other person's char just waltzes in with a supposed better fighter even though yours has been RAISED by BIRTH to fight and they just learned it from some random sensi. And this happens not just once, but to apparently all of their characters...-_-||
When people try to base RPs off of a movie but the characters make no sense with the roles. Or that they are not RPing the movie charaters.
Wanting to try a different RP with the same characters but have their pasts and personallites change completely. -_-||
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- when people roleplay canon characters incorrectly
- when people make themselves family members of canon characters
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Something that's really bad on Facebook roleplays, though I've seen it in FH: Roleplaying someone else's character.
For example, the other person goes, "Walks and Turtle follows" or "You see me doing stuff" and it ticks me off a lot. Let them choose how their character wants to roleplay.
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Just......one.....-eye twitch-
"I no." *blows up and screams*
I cannot stand that when I roleplay, so many people do it, and it just....OCD kicks in and I start slapping my computer screen. When I text my friend, it's ok since we're being extremely goofy but when it's a serious roleplay it's like...ohmygoddidyouseriouslyjusttypethat?
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Usually I don't have many Pet Peeves with roleplaying,, since I understand some might not be as experienced as others.
Even if a problem I don't like should arise I usually just ignore it and go on roleplaying. Since it's fun for neither of us to get all riled up and argue each other OOC when the whole thing can be avoided.
HOWEVER- there is one thing that can really get me frustrated in a roleplay(especially with large amounts of people). This is when one or two players do not have the BEST roleplaying abilities, and their character is purposefully discriminated against in the roleplay by others who roleplay better. I have actually seen several cases of this in my time. I do not only find this extremely rude, but also unfair to the roleplayer. How are they to learn and get better if all you're doing is having your character pick fights with them and ignore them?
Meh that's pretty much my only BIG pet peeve. Love this topic by the way <3
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When warrior cats (or any animal, really) are maximum size and fight like NINJAS. I mean, cats fight with paw swipes/quick slashes and biting... not throwing people into trees and doing spinning-back kicks.
Also, when people force you into roleplays without even reading your bios. Not every cream-colored cat without spots/stripes is a lion. Or when someone screams "OMG UR NOT REALIZTIC! U NOOB!" when they force a roleplay with the supernatural.
There's a lot more, but these are the main peeves.
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When users believe that they have to be the strongest, mightiest warrior that is unable to lose any battles. Just because they're the leader doesn't mean that they have to be the very best. Everyone should be defeated every now and then. If you lose one fight, that doesn't make you weak, that makes you human/animal/whatever you're roleplaying.
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I can say that I'm a very lenient person when it comes to role-playing, but there are a few things (aside from the obvious) that are just aggravating to me.
-Wolfspeakers, these guys - not all, but most that I've role-played with - just think they're better than everyone else, and they think they're more literate. If you use pillars for your legs, you're not literate; I'm sorry.
-Anyone that can do everything. This one gets on my nerves especially fast. Like, let's say that you know someone who calls their character a "normal" human, seems pretty good. Next thing you know, bam! Their character can teleport and instantly know what NPCs' names are, where your character ljves despite not knowing them prior to this, etc.
-Controlling your character. As Devynex said, but I see it more on DeviantART (mainly since I never use my Facebook, ever). I just get really irritated by it since it's my character. Now, maybe if I accidentally did it or if they accidentally did it, I'd let it slid - but if it keeps happening, I just scoff and roll my eyes (I don't hate the person, just the way they role-play).
-People that never cease to stop, and not in the good way (mainly in a one on one than in a Party or Group). It gets annoying whenever I'm typing something and they keep badgering my character with more things to do. I'm normally half way through my paragraph and then they do a complete turn away from that, making me having to retype. Everything.
That's really it, to be honest. It may be a few small things that irritate me, but I think they're the most annoying thing in the world - the things they do, not to people.
-Wolfie
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One of my pet peeves with role-playing is for one OP characters basically like "I have claws that are a foot long and can shoot fie out of my hands and can't be killed bla bla bla" I'm usually over in the corner mumbling "kill meeeeee" When you ask to RP and the person agrees then logs off, leaves or gets on a new character and does something else after wards... the mostly only happens on my FaceBook... When you are in an RP and you don't say BRB or GTG I mean wouldn't it be common courtesy or do you want me screaming "ARE YOU THEEEEERE!?" And when someone controls you're character I don't think I do that but if I do then sorry XD but it ticks me off aswell especially if my character honestly wouldn't give a freaking care what is going on. This mostly happens in comics with my friends... I do it occasionally when they are around but one of my friends fills an entire page with stuff about my character and there's and most of the time my character wouldn't do that. ~Rant over
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Oh yeah, I forgot about that as well. -again mostly on FB-
If I don't respond within 2 minutes don't go asking "ARE YOU THERE" or "Are you on?" Maybe I was writing a long response or I was busy. Maybe I didn't like your roleplay. MAYBE I DECIDED TO IGNORE IT. I mean, only ask me that if I haven't responded for like two days or something and we were having a good roleplay.
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Those people in your group that jugde your character's personality. Like they say it's too dark.
Well, I am sorry - I am a dark person, my characters reflect me and my life. I don't care what you say, my character is going to be dark. Yeah, I have happy characters, don't go all "she's goth/emo omg" on me.
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Well, since I do RP in Bonfire a lot, I have a few peeves.
Uno, RP Fighing. I especially do not like RP fighting when you A. have a powerplayer, or B. When someone claims they know how to fight properly when they can't.
Dos, Double-Characters. This mainly happens in a TLK RP, and there's two sides of this peeve. Part one, when everyone is just minding their own business, someone randomly yells out, "OMG 2 SIMBAS!!!11!" The other side is when someone starts to argue about who's the "Real" or "Better" character.
Tres, Those-People-Who-Sit-On-The-Side-And-Critique. I'm sometimes one of those people, so shame on me. But, whenever someone isn't doing anything, and they start nagging how you're not 100% top notch, that really gets on my nerves.
That's pretty much my pet peeves...
-Sandfury
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I haven't really developed any roleplaying pet peeves because I don't roleplay that much. I do, however, have one pet peeve: when people don't proof-read their post before they post it, and I'm left with reading a bunch of smelling and grammar errors, as well as typos. It has gotten to the point before where I couldn't even really understand what the person's character was doing in that post, and then I'm left not knowing how to respond
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I can say I do have a few pet peeves when roleplaying. I'm usually flexible with most little aspects. Then, there's things I just cannot take after so much. Here's my short list of things I cannot stand.
One of my peeves are people who cannot post or tell a story, I'll explain. People who act like they've never roleplayed with anyone before. Not a beginner, this has nothing to do with first-timers. I mean people you have no idea what they're saying or doing. They can have a paragraph or even a sentence and you have no ounce of a clue of what they said or did.
Possibly the main one is powerplay / controlling other people's characters. I dislike this as much as godmods. There was a time I joined a pack roleplay and I was made a beta. I decided to make a conflict with another member's character because I thought it would be fun. Also, I thought their character was interesting.
Short verison of what happened:
My Character: "You should be sort your attitude! No one's done anything to you and you're acting like a spoiled pup!"
Person 1: Person takes my character by the neck and uses all of his strength to slam him on the ground.
My Character (OOC): (... ... What?)
Oh yeah, I forgot about that as well. -again mostly on FB-
If I don't respond within 2 minutes don't go asking "ARE YOU THERE" or "Are you on?" Maybe I was writing a long response or I was busy. Maybe I didn't like your roleplay. MAYBE I DECIDED TO IGNORE IT. I mean, only ask me that if I haven't responded for like two days or something and we were having a good roleplay.
I like this, for this is another peeve I have. People have to understand that depending on your type of posting style, it can take the minimum of five minutes to read a person's post. Then take a moment to say something back. If it's only been three minutes and I'm just now getting done reading your post, why do you assume I left?! I'm still here! I'm just reading and understanding your position!
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Speaking of the whole "ARE YOU STILL THERE" peeves, I have another thing to add:
When people type at Usain Bolt speeds and have already typed 5 posts before you even entered yours, and ask if your inactive, meanwhile your still in the middle of typing. I'm not a slow typer, but I used to be, and this REALLY ticked me during my earlier roleplay days. This is also pretty much godmodding, since they don't even give you time to respond to their actions... oi!
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Also when they have like 4689304780 different attacks in one post, not even letting you have a chance.
Example~ He slashed his face a few times then kicked him in the stomach. Then, he bit his neck and threw him to the ground, slashing at his stomach and then kicking him towards a tree. He then clawed his entire body and shot poison to his face. He bit his tail and threw him at another wolf, before running into them and pushing them off a cliff.
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"He slashed his face a few times then kicked him in the stomach. Then, he bit his neck and threw him to the ground, slashing at his stomach and then kicking him towards a tree. He then clawed his entire body and shot poison to his face. He bit his tail and threw him at another wolf, before running into them and pushing them off a cliff."
That...*sniffle* was the best roleplay paragraph I have EVER read.
It has so much talent, and amazingness, and beauty, and just - *dies*
XD Sorry, I had to!
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"He slashed his face a few times then kicked him in the stomach. Then, he bit his neck and threw him to the ground, slashing at his stomach and then kicking him towards a tree. He then clawed his entire body and shot poison to his face. He bit his tail and threw him at another wolf, before running into them and pushing them off a cliff."
That...*sniffle* was the best roleplay paragraph I have EVER read.
It has so much talent, and amazingness, and beauty, and just - *dies*
XD Sorry, I had to!
So much intelligence packed into one post! :D
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"He slashed his face a few times then kicked him in the stomach. Then, he bit his neck and threw him to the ground, slashing at his stomach and then kicking him towards a tree. He then clawed his entire body and shot poison to his face. He bit his tail and threw him at another wolf, before running into them and pushing them off a cliff."
That...*sniffle* was the best roleplay paragraph I have EVER read.
It has so much talent, and amazingness, and beauty, and just - *dies*
XD Sorry, I had to!
So much intelligence packed into one post! :D
I wish I could roleplay like that...:D
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I role play a ton, I lead role plays as well. I have gotten a lot of peeves by role playing. Some are pretty dumb, but some are legit.
The whole "taking awhile to reply" going BOTH ways. I'm not fond of being rushed, especially since I'm a pretty fast typer, or being cut off for that matter. But I also don't like waiting over 10-15 minutes for a post when the post happens to be only 3-5 sentences... You couldn't have warned me you were away doing something else? It was only a few sentences...
I do not like how a WHOLE GROUP clusters in the camp. Therefore you have about 20-30 people posting over another. Spread out and role play if you want to just socialize, goodness! [Mapped role plays...]
I do not like post orders... I'm sorry but anything over 4 role players in a spot isn't worth a post order because of the length it may take to role play. I only find a post order useful is ONLY WHEN the characters are posting AT YOU, unless that is happening, I throw post orders out the window.
Call me a grammar nazi but it peeves me when people get wander and wonder mixed up, to, too, and two mixed up, there, they're, their mixed up, etc. I've even debated posting a proper grammar thread on some of my role play sites so people get which way is right...
I loathe wolfspeak, if you use flank, canines, things that ACTUALLY represent a part of your body, then I'm fine. The moment you use something that is NOT part of your body, that you are only using a "synonym" for I warn them to not use them and kick them if they continue [after like 3 times of being warned]. [Really this is if I'm getting complaint whispers, or the posts in question have heavy wolfspeak].
I REALLY dislike the role players that: Always find ways to get hurt, get hurt because someone else is getting hurt, only pay attention to one or two people out of like 40 members, people who don't actually do what their rank job is, try to butt in on a private role play [after you told them not to and are in a remote location], and lastly, which is my favorite, when role players keep killing off their characters in role play.
I think I'm done now... Lol
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Also when they have like 4689304780 different attacks in one post, not even letting you have a chance.
Example~ He slashed his face a few times then kicked him in the stomach. Then, he bit his neck and threw him to the ground, slashing at his stomach and then kicking him towards a tree. He then clawed his entire body and shot poison to his face. He bit his tail and threw him at another wolf, before running into them and pushing them off a cliff.
Yes! Thank you!
Now, I don't role-play fighting scenes very much (since I like to think of what's going on) and have a delay in my brain which makes it hard for me to figure out what's going on during the fight (I zone out doing this sometimes and forget everything).
I do role-play my fighting like that, though only when my character takes the damage, like, for example:
The tom sat there, an edgy feeling clawed at him. He felt vulnerable - this was definitely not what he signed up for. Before he knew it, a large paw struck his face - making him fall to the ground with a thud followed by an "Oopf" sound. The smaller tom tried to pick himself up, though was struck again and was slung a little ways farther. A soft trickle of blood started down his face, a burning pain growing in his feet as he begged to stand up. The small cat swayed side to side as he pushed himself to stand. There's no way I'm loosing... He thought, feeling determined to win.
As you can see, I didn't even try to attack - which isn't really what I was supposed to do, since it was a fighting scene. However, I was attacked myself. It wasn't as heavy with attacks as some would like, but he also didn't dodge any as only ~two were thrown at him.
Now, if it's with humans, then my character would probably be like this:
A small draft flew under his shirt, rain caked him and the other opposing him. "It's your move." He heard the other man say. The first could only stand, trying to think of a way to win. It's all or nothing. Before he could regain his composure, a punch was thrown at him, making him stumble back. He hadn't fallen, but it took him a moment to realise what had happened - then was thrown off balance by the other with a quick kick to the ankles. He fell with an exaggerated thud sound, making him groan with pain. "O-w." He complained.
Again, he didn't put up much of a fight and therefore lost.
That's all my say on it, though.
-Wolfie
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Also when they have like 4689304780 different attacks in one post, not even letting you have a chance.
Example~ He slashed his face a few times then kicked him in the stomach. Then, he bit his neck and threw him to the ground, slashing at his stomach and then kicking him towards a tree. He then clawed his entire body and shot poison to his face. He bit his tail and threw him at another wolf, before running into them and pushing them off a cliff.
Yes! Thank you!
Now, I don't role-play fighting scenes very much (since I like to think of what's going on) and have a delay in my brain which makes it hard for me to figure out what's going on during the fight (I zone out doing this sometimes and forget everything).
I do role-play my fighting like that, though only when my character takes the damage, like, for example:
The tom sat there, an edgy feeling clawed at him. He felt vulnerable - this was definitely not what he signed up for. Before he knew it, a large paw struck his face - making him fall to the ground with a thud followed by an "Oopf" sound. The smaller tom tried to pick himself up, though was struck again and was slung a little ways farther. A soft trickle of blood started down his face, a burning pain growing in his feet as he begged to stand up. The small cat swayed side to side as he pushed himself to stand. There's no way I'm loosing... He thought, feeling determined to win.
As you can see, I didn't even try to attack - which isn't really what I was supposed to do, since it was a fighting scene. However, I was attacked myself. It wasn't as heavy with attacks as some would like, but he also didn't dodge any as only ~two were thrown at him.
Now, if it's with humans, then my character would probably be like this:
A small draft flew under his shirt, rain caked him and the other opposing him. "It's your move." He heard the other man say. The first could only stand, trying to think of a way to win. It's all or nothing. Before he could regain his composure, a punch was thrown at him, making him stumble back. He hadn't fallen, but it took him a moment to realise what had happened - then was thrown off balance by the other with a quick kick to the ankles. He fell with an exaggerated thud sound, making him groan with pain. "O-w." He complained.
Again, he didn't put up much of a fight and therefore lost.
That's all my say on it, though.
-Wolfie
I agree... my main character Astuzia acts like she can kill everyone if they decide to mess with her, but she's really not much of a fighter. She's fast and agile, but she's about as strong as a Chihuahua. And since she's the Sark of her pack, she rarely fights anyway... but she get's pretty nasty when she does. Enough about her though, onto my opinion.
Whenever someone attacks my character, I usually take the hit, but if I do decide to evade the blow, I don't avoid it entirely... unless it's a powerplaying noob attack. I mostly just do something like this... here's what I usually do:
Assialant: The small male lunged forward, his long hindlegs propelling him forward as he attempted to tackle the cream female.
Astuzia: In a last effort to protect herself, she swerved to the side, hoping to evade the attack, but her timing was off. She let out a grunt of pain in frustration as she felt her oppose slam into her backside.
See? I didn't evade the attack, but I didn't end up taking the full attack. Not to counter every attack, but when other people allow you to react like my assailant in the example above. I hate it when people just bombard you with attacks and expect you to be helpless to them all... dodging is possible in nature. I strongly prefer when people type half of the attack, and the defender gets a chance to counter or dodge... and not that beautiful freak abomination known as:
*Bites neck off, ripping pelt off, crushing bones and throwing off cliff*
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Meta-gaming's one of my more minor peeves-- it's when OOC information (ie, history from your biography) is brought into the roleplay without prior introductions, conversations etc. For example, when other people's characters refer to yours by name when they've never met-- let alone spoken! It can be quite jarring in roleplay, though it's a common and forgivable mistake; everyone's done it.
Another is when you're with your realistic group-- and a strange, pitch-black canine tries to engage you all in combat. After your comrades attempt to retaliate, they reply: "Oh, I'm a 30 foot demon by the way, you're all dead." It rubs me up the wrong way sometimes. I love random roleplay, but there's no fun in that at all. :(
I think my biggest dislike is Wolfspeak-- I can't stand it, or even tolerate it! It's such a poor and misguided way of teaching young teens and kids to write a cohesive story; the overabundance of complex words, even in adult literature, would have you laughed at by teachers, professors-- and editors! What's even worse is that the vast majority of the words are used so incorrectly it's become its own language. While I'd never chastise anyone who enjoyed it, and their decision to use their preferred method of roleplay has my respect-...
I just don't like it. At all. Good for them-- and I'm happy they're enjoying themselves, but it's just not my thing.
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I probably already posted here, but I have a new pet peeve. ._.
I call these people RP-Active people.
What's an RP-Active person?
An RP-Active person is when someone is constantly roleplaying with you even if you aren't rping or in an rping mood at the moment. They think everything you say is IC.
Example
-Somewhere in Bonfire-
<Balto> And then she accidentally hit her knee into the desk and fell over omg I was laughing so hard xD))
<Jenna> There you are, Balto!
<Tyrunt> LOL
<Balto> Um, hi.))
<Jenna> Is there something wrong? *nuzzles him*
<Balto> No, I'm fine... I hope you realize I'm not rping right now.))
<Jenna> *Ignoring my last sentence* I know there's something wrong, Balto! Tell me!
<Balto> Umm...))
<Tyrunt> Jenna, please go away. Balto isn't RPing right now.))
<Jenna> SHUT UP TYRUNT UR NOT A BALTO CHARACTER U SHOULD GO AWAY! RAH RARHRAH!
*Blocked*
*Blocked*
These kinds of people are usually little kids that think the game is only made for acting out as a Cartoon Character, or their own "Broken" character. It's really annoying to see these people randomly RPing with you, and don't even care if you don't want to RP with them/RP right now. (Another good example is a Simba attacking a Scar for no reason.)
-Sandfury