Merlin: I'm used to writing solo too but I change my style to fit with the RP concept. That's why I don't have a huge cast of characters and I try to keep what character(s) I do have objective. That way there's less pointless meandering, as my character is usually concise and decisive, and any subplots will be done with other writers, not just internally among my own cast. It's not writing cooperatively when every person focuses solely on their own characters and not the aims of the group. If I wanted to have multiple characters and my own storyline, I'd go write a novel.
Andro: I'm not even going to start on how you stole one of my own characters away to further fuel your character's motivations, instead of, heaven forbid, interacting with another writer for more than three posts. Yes, I freely admit that it pissed me off, cause you never even bothered discussing it with me. It may have been a secondary but it's still my character, and I should have had a say in the matter. Last time I checked, controlling other people's characters was that little thing called godmodding.
That is why I was forced into retiring Farore early, because I created her with the purpose of helping guide Eris and establishing a place where all other characters could gather. Obviously it didn't work, so there's nothing left for her to do. There's no communication and no cooperation, so the whole thing is disjointed and confusing, and that's exactly why no one else wants to post. Or at least, it's why I don't.
Hence a new character, only I felt it necessary to give him a completely unrelated purpose because I already know that you two aren't going to interact with him, so he's got to have a story he can do independently. And no RP writer should ever have to even consider making that sort of decision.
~DragonHeart~
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