I don't think it's that bad. We have a larger amount of Eastern media canons, but I've not seen any of them hesitate to tag Western media characters at all.
I know my CR spans all the mediums and I haven't had a problem with anyone.
I don't see a divide, really, because all the anime and manga players have no problem tagging the LA characters, and what LA players I've seen are equally happy to tag out to anime and manga characters. For example, Dean Winchester has a lot of Eastern media CR that I've seen.
But it does seem like a lot of our remaining LA players are pulling out, either by dropping entirely or just idling. It's kind of sad, because as an anime/manga player myself, I'd love to see more diversity with some more LA canons from any part of the world, but it seems like there's more 2D media players interested in the game than LA players. :(
I'm one of the few remaining LA players, and I will say that I am trying to hang on because I enjoy the premise of the game and I love how it's run, but it's a struggle to stay engaged because I'm not familiar with a HUGE majority of the characters in-game.
This isn't a snobby "weh weh animus" thing, all of my CR is cross-medium and I do enjoy it, but there is that spark that comes from playing off characters you're familiar with that I'm missing. Like I look at the reserves list and can't make heads or tails of any characters on it while people on my plurk timeline are dissolving in feels, and I miss that aspect. It may be a small and petty thing but it can contribute to a feeling of exclusion too.
IDK, somewhere along the way Haven became That Anime Horror Game and I have no idea how we can fix that.
i'm the same way, not in the game, and honestly that's why i was put off from joining. it doesn't help that my past 3 game experiences have been like that, so i told myself i wasn't going to join a game unless i'm excited about the taken characters page
it's nothing against you guys, i just want to get excited over playing with characters i know and love. i want to have feels too :(
IDK, somewhere along the way Haven became That Anime Horror Game and I have no idea how we can fix that.
I don't mean to sound rude but "Don't fix what isn't broken". A game having an overwhelming number of anime characters or an overwhelming number of LA characters is not a bad thing. It really isn't. It isn't broken, it doesn't need to be fixed.
Having the mindset that it's wrong to be like that is honestly what causes the anime/LA divide in the first place.
If someone doesn't like it, they don't have to app into the game. That's cool. But don't try to say it's a problem because it's not.
to be honest, i play an animanga character in the game and i honestly do not know like 90% of the canons of the takens page, so i can understand feeling a little overwhelmed and confused.
but not knowing a canon or not being familiar with the canon doesn't make me feel excluded. despite being unaware, i still enjoy the game and don't hesitate to tag out to anyone else.
then again, it could be because i make it a point to know a lot of the players in the game. to me, i find ooc engagement helps a hell of a lot more than actual canon knowledge.
Honestly, I play exclusively from anime and I have no idea who most of the taken page and nearly all the reserves are. I have a small amount of anime fandoms, so there's probably a lot of anime people who are in the same boat.
I don't mind not knowing who characters are. I think it's fun to learn about them as the RP goes along, it's how I've got into most of my canons.
haha, one of the reserves got all guilt trippy on plurk over people reserving here instead of somewhere they would rather go but it looks like they reserved anyway. good luck, haven. this cast is definitely going to fall apart within two months at most.
define 'salvage'. i think it's fine, just scroll past that shit if it annoys you and don't ping your character. agreed with the ooc/ic divide though, certain characters would react differently based on their ic dispositions.
I can't speak for everyone, but the game I'm playing isn't slice of life at all. I've never had so much castmate/close cr drama and psychological/physical horror packed so tightly together in any other game I've been in. Haven North has made supplies easier to grab, and some of the recent events (before the zombie-type break out) have been plottier rather than horrifying, so that might contribute to a higher standard of living, but that doesn't change the game's genre.
The key is to seek that shit out. It's not actually that hard to find. I think some of the people on RPanons were talking about that. There are IC consequences for a lot of things that range from death to hallucinations to monster attacks. You just have to decide you want to play them out, and suddenly, you and your CR have horror on your hands. Don't worry about what other people are doing. I would bet a lot of the slice of life in game comes from lack of ideas and powerful characters, so if you come up with an idea that gets things rolling, there's a good chance a lot of people who were playing slice-of-life type things a minute ago are going to be excited for terrible things the next.
I haven't played out one slice of life thing since I arrived in this game so idk what the anons are complaining about honestly. I've seen a couple of morons posting about baking a cake or whatever but the majority of stuff played out is horror or angst based, at least it is among myself and my CR.
Easy fix. Don't tag the slice-of-life bs. People like that will either get with the picture or drop once they realize no one wants to play house with them in terrorhorrormindfuckville. Or form an irritating clique of slice-of-lifers, but at least then we'll have something to casually bitch about here.
anyone who is genuinely bothered by people having their characters actually have some fun and goofing off between the horror can just ignore it if it bothers them that much
i agree it's far more a ic issue like said on the rpanons thread. some characters just aren't bothered by the daily grind so they, surprise surprise, try to live their life and relax despite the shitty situation they're in. i'm sure there are characters out there who would be horrendously depressed and constantly shitting themselves in a haven like setting, but there are plenty more that would try to make the best of what they have and have fun to lighten the mood
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(Anonymous) 2013-04-07 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)I know my CR spans all the mediums and I haven't had a problem with anyone.
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(Anonymous) 2013-04-08 01:57 am (UTC)(link)But it does seem like a lot of our remaining LA players are pulling out, either by dropping entirely or just idling. It's kind of sad, because as an anime/manga player myself, I'd love to see more diversity with some more LA canons from any part of the world, but it seems like there's more 2D media players interested in the game than LA players. :(
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(Anonymous) 2013-04-08 02:27 am (UTC)(link)This isn't a snobby "weh weh animus" thing, all of my CR is cross-medium and I do enjoy it, but there is that spark that comes from playing off characters you're familiar with that I'm missing. Like I look at the reserves list and can't make heads or tails of any characters on it while people on my plurk timeline are dissolving in feels, and I miss that aspect. It may be a small and petty thing but it can contribute to a feeling of exclusion too.
IDK, somewhere along the way Haven became That Anime Horror Game and I have no idea how we can fix that.
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(Anonymous) 2013-04-08 02:34 am (UTC)(link)it's nothing against you guys, i just want to get excited over playing with characters i know and love. i want to have feels too :(
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(Anonymous) 2013-04-08 03:31 am (UTC)(link)I don't mean to sound rude but "Don't fix what isn't broken". A game having an overwhelming number of anime characters or an overwhelming number of LA characters is not a bad thing. It really isn't. It isn't broken, it doesn't need to be fixed.
Having the mindset that it's wrong to be like that is honestly what causes the anime/LA divide in the first place.
If someone doesn't like it, they don't have to app into the game. That's cool. But don't try to say it's a problem because it's not.
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(Anonymous) 2013-04-08 05:53 am (UTC)(link)but not knowing a canon or not being familiar with the canon doesn't make me feel excluded. despite being unaware, i still enjoy the game and don't hesitate to tag out to anyone else.
then again, it could be because i make it a point to know a lot of the players in the game. to me, i find ooc engagement helps a hell of a lot more than actual canon knowledge.
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(Anonymous) 2013-04-09 12:55 am (UTC)(link)I don't mind not knowing who characters are. I think it's fun to learn about them as the RP goes along, it's how I've got into most of my canons.
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(Anonymous) 2013-04-14 02:15 am (UTC)(link)Probably because... LA players are dropping? I know, I know, catch 22. Oh well.
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(Anonymous) 2013-04-09 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)aren't they the flakey ones from mallow hallow?
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(Anonymous) 2013-04-09 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)at least the few we have seem active
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(Anonymous) 2013-04-09 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)i just really hate mass joining of a cast like it's some shiny object. shame too, because i'd love some fe characters for CR.
here's hoping they stay and aren't cliquey with their cast.
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(Anonymous) 2013-04-11 04:19 am (UTC)(link)The key is to seek that shit out. It's not actually that hard to find. I think some of the people on RPanons were talking about that. There are IC consequences for a lot of things that range from death to hallucinations to monster attacks. You just have to decide you want to play them out, and suddenly, you and your CR have horror on your hands. Don't worry about what other people are doing. I would bet a lot of the slice of life in game comes from lack of ideas and powerful characters, so if you come up with an idea that gets things rolling, there's a good chance a lot of people who were playing slice-of-life type things a minute ago are going to be excited for terrible things the next.
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(Anonymous) 2013-04-11 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)anyone who is genuinely bothered by people having their characters actually have some fun and goofing off between the horror can just ignore it if it bothers them that much
i agree it's far more a ic issue like said on the rpanons thread. some characters just aren't bothered by the daily grind so they, surprise surprise, try to live their life and relax despite the shitty situation they're in. i'm sure there are characters out there who would be horrendously depressed and constantly shitting themselves in a haven like setting, but there are plenty more that would try to make the best of what they have and have fun to lighten the mood