Learn to Read Between The Lines.

[Silhouette]

Y'know, just the thought of making a specific group dedicated to RPing more concientiously. Again, I have no idea what kind it would be and it probably wouldn't pan out, just a thought that I felt compelled rather late at night to post about for some reason. XD

Oh!
I understand now. XD And that is an interesting idea but as you said, I would have no idea how to make it work either.

[Morgra]

This discussion caught my attention, because, although I seldom find a roleplay to mingle in with, the ones that I have joined are like you described. People are just too focused solely on themselves and their perspective of what they are doing. It is irritating to oversee it, or to maintain an assembled, group-oriented roleplay. People need to learn to roleplay with consideration for other characters and interact. Isn't that why they joined a group roleplay to begin with? And, in the fellow roleplayer's position, it must be outright troublesome to type an extended, hard written post to have it just be ignored by any other roleplayer. Yet, not every post should be responded to.

Great discussion and I hope I am making sense.

[starkwolf]

On a similar note, what you said about the assassination example is a really good example of something that has always bothered me in Freeform. I am never sure in a combat situation whether I am giving too much or taking to much. I try to walk the fine line between powerplaying and being downright derpy. IDK, I think I am doing alright. I have never received any complaints (though for most of my characters I usually make a concerted effort to avoid combat for this reason, so it doesn't happen often). Any advice?

[Tearless]

@stark: Honestly, if you're aware and thinking about it, you're probably doing fine. XD People tend to be pretty vocal about percieved powerplaying. If in doubt, the two-dodge-hit rule is always good to fall back on.

[starkwolf]

@stark: Honestly, if you're aware and thinking about it, you're probably doing fine. XD People tend to be pretty vocal about percieved powerplaying. If in doubt, the two-dodge-hit rule is always good to fall back on.

Never heard of it. I would assume that this means that 3 strikes your powerplaying? (As in saying you dodged one or two is fine, but third one is a powerplay?)

[Tearless]

The way I heard it, the two-dodge-hit rule pertains to RP fighting rather than powerplaying. Basically that you can't dodge the same attack more than twice.