TFF and Roleplaying

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I enjoy RPing, but everyone has and likes their own different styles of RPing. Some people prefer the organised route in which there's the process of the OOP; having someone else design the story, the scenery, the characters and their motives... etc, and everyone has to follow it. I'd probably enjoy it too if it wasn't for the sometimes impatient people who want to see your post within twenty minutes after their post, or they'll flame and troll you - don't tell me that doesn't happen, because I've seen it and heard about it with friends.

Then you have the ones with the short and simple OOP, with laid back members RPing at their own free will, and the story is free to develop in anyway possible (of course there'd be limits - you wouldn't bring on an invasion of UFOs in on a medieval setting). These are usually my favourite.

Then you have the "for funzies" RPs, which are fun until you get the jackasses who have to ruin it for everyone with their little tribe of morons. I vaguely remember an RP bar set in the woods on some text based game which turned into a cussing match with older Vs newer members... because a member who had two-hundred days extra playing on top of everyone else thought it'd be fun.

So, pretty much...

A) You need to have time (which not a lot of members have) to go through with an RP, especially if your post means the RP moving forward. Also, it pays to be a little patient with the process. However, not everyone has the time or the energy to take an OOP into account when they make their post, OR make an epicly long post about how they work up one morning and took a piss.

B) Laid back members usually means short posts (or some noob posts because everyone is too laid back) which no one else can do anything with. It's also kind of lame when someone drops out, leaving something unfinished - even though that can be overcome, it's not enjoyable for someone else to incorporate another character into their post to explain why they'd be "taking some time out".

C) Lack of direction and no rules is only fun for a while. Posts can end up short and unneeded to keep any sort of flow going. Comers and goers are welcome, but regular people doing that ruins certain atmospheres.

D) There's also a chance the RP will end up dead. Or overrun with the "for funzies" people having their jokes.

For some reason, I can't see an active, well thought out RP here on TFF happening for some time...