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wankgate2018-11-05 06:42 pm
wankknight) wrote in wankgate2018-11-05 06:42 pm
Y'all really giving that chicken a pounding today, aren'tcha?
This post has been full of choice wank. Let's enjoy it cause it'll probably take another year for it to reach these epic proportions again.
honestly, i've never played in public games and have always been a little intimidated by it. played and still play in private games with small groups but some days i feel like i'm the only one who wants to play anymore.
considering attempting public games but everything's moved to dwrp after the huge lj move probably a decade ago
yet i'm probably older than half the player base and don't wish to creep out anyone by attempting to learn public style games (cue joke about waggling old person cane here)
i guess what i'm asking is if anyone has any recommendations for newbies to dwrp to learn or if there's helpful advice in another comm somewhere. i've been out of the loop for so long that i'm unsure of where to search and googling it is kind of a shot in the dark with what information is out there.
considering attempting public games but everything's moved to dwrp after the huge lj move probably a decade ago
yet i'm probably older than half the player base and don't wish to creep out anyone by attempting to learn public style games (cue joke about waggling old person cane here)
i guess what i'm asking is if anyone has any recommendations for newbies to dwrp to learn or if there's helpful advice in another comm somewhere. i've been out of the loop for so long that i'm unsure of where to search and googling it is kind of a shot in the dark with what information is out there.
the only way anyone will give a fuck about your age is if you don't shut up about it, and even then only to think you're incredibly annoying. There may be a couple kids lurking around, but almost everyone involved in dwrp is an adult and doesn't go in for shrieking if they encounter someone over the age of 25.
I'm in my 50's. There's no age barrier to rping. I don't advertise my age online but then again I don't do that in real life either. If anyone is "creeped out" by your age, especially if you aren't doing anything other than just rping while old, that says more about them than you.
Most public games are app-based. Apps are usually monthly or bi-monthly, and often preceded by a "reserve" period in which you can announce your intention to app a particular character. In some games you are required to reserve first, in others you don't have to. Read the app requirements carefully. Mods want to see that you can follow instructions and write clearly. The app itself is just a standard essay on the attributes of your character. Each paragraph in your essay should contain a "thesis statement" or attribute of your character you want to discuss; this attribute should be backed up with four examples from canon. Some apps have word length requirements. They're usually pretty easy if you know the canon source really well and have thought about your character.
Some games nerf powers, bringing everyone down to the level of normal human. Some games leave powers intact AND give the to normals. For games that leave powers intact, it's important to carefully describe all of your characters' powers, so that the mods can tell you which powers you'll need to weaken so that the character can play in the setting without infringing on other players' fun so much.
Hiatus is when you tell the mods in advance that you're not going to be able to play for a while; this gives you a grace period in which you don't have to make AC, and won't be cut from the game. Some games have stricter rules than others when it comes time to hiatus. Hiatuses may not be taken retroactively.
If a game doesn't work out for you, use the "drop post" to inform the mods of this. Don't just walk away and fail AC, mods hate that.
AC refers to activity check, which is a measure of how active you have been in the game. AC varies significantly from game to game.
In terms of writing, be in character (IC). Don't make your character do things they ordinarily wouldn't do. Tag people back reliably and promptly, ideally with proper English grammar and vocabulary.
tl;dr read the game information thoroughly, be IC, be a good rp partner
Most public games are app-based. Apps are usually monthly or bi-monthly, and often preceded by a "reserve" period in which you can announce your intention to app a particular character. In some games you are required to reserve first, in others you don't have to. Read the app requirements carefully. Mods want to see that you can follow instructions and write clearly. The app itself is just a standard essay on the attributes of your character. Each paragraph in your essay should contain a "thesis statement" or attribute of your character you want to discuss; this attribute should be backed up with four examples from canon. Some apps have word length requirements. They're usually pretty easy if you know the canon source really well and have thought about your character.
Some games nerf powers, bringing everyone down to the level of normal human. Some games leave powers intact AND give the to normals. For games that leave powers intact, it's important to carefully describe all of your characters' powers, so that the mods can tell you which powers you'll need to weaken so that the character can play in the setting without infringing on other players' fun so much.
Hiatus is when you tell the mods in advance that you're not going to be able to play for a while; this gives you a grace period in which you don't have to make AC, and won't be cut from the game. Some games have stricter rules than others when it comes time to hiatus. Hiatuses may not be taken retroactively.
If a game doesn't work out for you, use the "drop post" to inform the mods of this. Don't just walk away and fail AC, mods hate that.
AC refers to activity check, which is a measure of how active you have been in the game. AC varies significantly from game to game.
In terms of writing, be in character (IC). Don't make your character do things they ordinarily wouldn't do. Tag people back reliably and promptly, ideally with proper English grammar and vocabulary.
tl;dr read the game information thoroughly, be IC, be a good rp partner
i'm in my 40s and i haven't had any problems, although i'm vague about being older than average and don't mention my exact age. i know a couple of rpers around my age and older, there are way more than you think that are in their mid-late 30s, and there are tons of people who are pushing 30 around.
over half of the people i know including myself rped on lj and came over in the big move and are still actively rping in games.
the only thing i maybe do differently than average is specifically avoid playing or socializing with rpers under 18 and stick with the 25 and older crowd. i just am not comfortable rping with teens since i see them as kids and can't relate on an equal level.
over half of the people i know including myself rped on lj and came over in the big move and are still actively rping in games.
the only thing i maybe do differently than average is specifically avoid playing or socializing with rpers under 18 and stick with the 25 and older crowd. i just am not comfortable rping with teens since i see them as kids and can't relate on an equal level.
hopefully you're still tracking this, op. i wanted to add that all apps ask for your age to ensure you're not underage, but i never put my actual age. i just put "over 18" since i am, and it's just a way for mods to cover their butts should news come out that there was an underaged player in game playing out smut. like others have said, these days in dwrp, we're mostly over 25 anyway, but i wanted to give you the heads up about apps wanting your age.
hard mode: no reylo. we already know you guys hate it.
I've been replaying Mass Effect and I'd forgotten how much I dislike Kaidan.
Dumping him for Garrus in ME2 lmao
Dumping him for Garrus in ME2 lmao
bit of a throwback but sengoku basara, motonari/motochika
it's one of the most popular in the fandom even now but goddamn do most of the fanworks even try to be in character? i'd quite like to see it portrayed in the really fucked up way it'd actually be but that's... probably being a bit hopeful
it's one of the most popular in the fandom even now but goddamn do most of the fanworks even try to be in character? i'd quite like to see it portrayed in the really fucked up way it'd actually be but that's... probably being a bit hopeful
shirou/sakura
i don't like any of the girls with him really, but i absolutely despise this notion she "deserves" him the most out of all of them solely because [suffering]
i don't like any of the girls with him really, but i absolutely despise this notion she "deserves" him the most out of all of them solely because [suffering]
hate's too strong of a word to express how i feel about it but pearl/garnet still sucks
obscure canon but half the fandom seems to ship one of the female leads with her ex-lover's wife despite the wife hating the female lead's guts, being a PA hateful bitch, etc. she even at one point guilt trips the lead to try and fuck one of the antagonists, who actually has a predatory obsession with the lead and is a known psycho, to help save the wife's husband because "you have something he wants."
but sure, it's true love I guess?
kudos to this ship being one of the few unironic femslash pairings that make me want to gag a little
but sure, it's true love I guess?
kudos to this ship being one of the few unironic femslash pairings that make me want to gag a little
where you don't mind the ship itself but you hate its fans
any of my otps written in a vaguely ic manner and not just abusive seme/weeking uke trash.
all these super obscure ships that nobody else gives a fuck about lmao
so while waiting on super super stressful medical tests months back (as in, "will I need to go through chemo?" level stressful), i had a momentary snap w/a player who i now get along just fine (and didn't even know it was her I was snarking about in my own locked plurk). we're good now, we're rping together and plotting stuff and chatting about fun things together. normal rpfriend things.
imagine my surprise seeing a minor tiff from months ago get the fox news treatment to change the story to me outright attacking my friend and putting some pretty ugly words i never said in my mouth in an anon post. i know it's not the rpfriend, who is a lovely person and we've had extensive private convos about the incident to the point of joking about how dumb it was to have had that not-a-fight in the first place.
and it's fucking hilarious because the whole insinuation they're making is me supposedly wanting a ton of imaginary dick. Which... look, i promise I'll have more health scares in the future to give you opportunity to mine for examples of my anxiety-ridden bitchiness, and the subsequent apologies owning up to shitty behavior that I regretted that you can twist into me bragging about being a bully or whatever, but lemme give you a tip here:
You'll have way better luck smacktalking me with "x is an armchair activist SJW NEET legbeard" style insults than the cockhop shit.
(before anyone asks, no deets, it's unfair to the friend I snapped at)
What's been the most astronomically off-base insult anyone's thrown at you, wankers?
imagine my surprise seeing a minor tiff from months ago get the fox news treatment to change the story to me outright attacking my friend and putting some pretty ugly words i never said in my mouth in an anon post. i know it's not the rpfriend, who is a lovely person and we've had extensive private convos about the incident to the point of joking about how dumb it was to have had that not-a-fight in the first place.
and it's fucking hilarious because the whole insinuation they're making is me supposedly wanting a ton of imaginary dick. Which... look, i promise I'll have more health scares in the future to give you opportunity to mine for examples of my anxiety-ridden bitchiness, and the subsequent apologies owning up to shitty behavior that I regretted that you can twist into me bragging about being a bully or whatever, but lemme give you a tip here:
You'll have way better luck smacktalking me with "x is an armchair activist SJW NEET legbeard" style insults than the cockhop shit.
(before anyone asks, no deets, it's unfair to the friend I snapped at)
What's been the most astronomically off-base insult anyone's thrown at you, wankers?
Re: when ppl use the wrong insults to try to wank about you
(Anonymous) 2018-12-02 09:20 am (UTC)(link)tl;dr no one cares
Re: when ppl use the wrong insults to try to wank about you
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(Anonymous) - 2018-12-02 15:57 (UTC) - Expandtime for some blast from the past tier shit anons. Does anyone still have a link/remember the game where one of the head mods banned someone and announced the ban through song?
the wanker was stormy, the game was capslock-dressingroom, and here’s the video: http://youtu.be/-JFp2Yxgx6I
Sure, who doesn't like a good old fashioned game of catch with their pa?
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