Whatever happened to the RP forums?

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Y'know, I never really understood how RP battles were supposed to work. I did a few, and it involved typing out an attack or a reaction to what the other poster was doing, and at the end you were supposed to post something to help decide who won...? Like, how do you do that? I thought I was supposed to write the lead up to my final blow, the other person was supposed to write theirs, and a third party (judge) would come in and decide who won based on the merits of both posters' writing. When I did that, however, the judge called it a draw and got mad at us. Was I supposed to type that "yes, my character's attack definitely connects with this other character's attack, and this is why I win?" But isn't that "god-modding?" I just don't get it.

Basically from what I remember (and it was years ago), you basically commend people for their creativity. If you say you throw a punch at a dude and he's like "nah you never hit me", then the fight basically dies. If he's like "he hits me, and it delivers the most wake up call of all shits ever - and even though I know to collect myself, I can't. I spend the next 3 episodes powering up and talking shit because I don't wanna get hit again"

- then you're like "alright, this dude is creative, the fight is ongoing, it makes me wanna write more." That's the win. I think there's a ton of unintentional "godmoding", simply because people don't know how to interact in it. You can easily write "I parry all of your attacks. I charge up, you didn't interrupt me. You die. **** you." etc

[LocoColt04]

but it seems nobody else really has the time anymore.

People have free time but they don't have the amount of free time they used to have where they could write and RP and still have free time to do the things they wanted to do.

ADULTING IS HARD MMKAY

If I get extra good at adulting and have a consistent work schedule, I could absolutely see myself doing RP and/or RPB again. I just have to have dedicated times to sit and do that. The way my schedule and life is at the moment, I probably turn on my computer twice a week at most.