Comments for WTT: [RP] http://wttrp.com Casual players, hardcore RP Tue, 15 May 2012 11:55:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Chainmail Bikinis: It’s About Choice by vaelen-agnes-armor - world of warcraft gold guide, Wow gold guide, WOW GOLD http://wttrp.com/2009/12/07/chainmail-bikinis-its-about-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-66289 vaelen-agnes-armor - world of warcraft gold guide, Wow gold guide, WOW GOLD Tue, 15 May 2012 11:55:35 +0000 http://wttrp.com/?p=878#comment-66289 [...] To those not familiar with WoW, these are the same exact items as viewed on a male character and a female character. Y HALO THAR SEXISM! See this excellent post on WTT:RP for more ramifications on that: wttrp.com/2009/12/07/chainmail-bikinis-its-about-choice/ [...] [...] To those not familiar with WoW, these are the same exact items as viewed on a male character and a female character. Y HALO THAR SEXISM! See this excellent post on WTT:RP for more ramifications on that: wttrp.com/2009/12/07/chainmail-bikinis-its-about-choice/ [...]

]]> Comment on Where it all started by Where It All Started: Not Quite D&D « WTT: [RP] http://wttrp.com/2012/04/13/where-it-all-started/comment-page-1/#comment-64648 Where It All Started: Not Quite D&D « WTT: [RP] Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:16:11 +0000 http://wttrp.com/?p=1792#comment-64648 [...] Bricu asked where it all started, I recalled my own first video game RPG. Among the racing games and the side-scrollers in the pile [...] [...] Bricu asked where it all started, I recalled my own first video game RPG. Among the racing games and the side-scrollers in the pile [...]

]]> Comment on Just Do It: Step 1, Hurdles by Just Do It 2: Problem Solving the Hurdles « WTT: [RP] http://wttrp.com/2012/04/16/just-do-it-step-1-hurdles/comment-page-1/#comment-64120 Just Do It 2: Problem Solving the Hurdles « WTT: [RP] Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:38:39 +0000 http://wttrp.com/?p=1795#comment-64120 [...] Two frequent commenters and contributors–Rhoelyn and Kyraine–brought up to common hurdles to RP in an MMO: Scheduling and Burnout. While solutions for these common complaints have already been discussed, it’s worth discussing them here to figure out how to Problem Solve after one Identifies a hurdle. [...] [...] Two frequent commenters and contributors–Rhoelyn and Kyraine–brought up to common hurdles to RP in an MMO: Scheduling and Burnout. While solutions for these common complaints have already been discussed, it’s worth discussing them here to figure out how to Problem Solve after one Identifies a hurdle. [...]

]]> Comment on Just Do It: Step 1, Hurdles by Kyraine http://wttrp.com/2012/04/16/just-do-it-step-1-hurdles/comment-page-1/#comment-64048 Kyraine Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:05:51 +0000 http://wttrp.com/?p=1795#comment-64048 I've been an east coast player on a west coast server pretty much since I started playing WoW. Blocks of time, like for regular Tuesday RP nights, are key. Even if I have to go to bed so I'm not zombieKyraine at work the next day, I can still squeeze in a little time for RPs. My other big hurdle, aside from time, is stagnating characters. After you've had one for a while, and then after you throw in a little burnout with WoW in general, it's easy to get into a rut. Doing something different, like taking Rp to forum writing, or stick figure comics (very entertaining to do!), or just shaking things up for the character in question can help there. I’ve been an east coast player on a west coast server pretty much since I started playing WoW. Blocks of time, like for regular Tuesday RP nights, are key. Even if I have to go to bed so I’m not zombieKyraine at work the next day, I can still squeeze in a little time for RPs.

My other big hurdle, aside from time, is stagnating characters. After you’ve had one for a while, and then after you throw in a little burnout with WoW in general, it’s easy to get into a rut. Doing something different, like taking Rp to forum writing, or stick figure comics (very entertaining to do!), or just shaking things up for the character in question can help there.

]]> Comment on Just Do It: Step 1, Hurdles by Bricu http://wttrp.com/2012/04/16/just-do-it-step-1-hurdles/comment-page-1/#comment-64047 Bricu Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:50:44 +0000 http://wttrp.com/?p=1795#comment-64047 Overcoming scheduling is really hard. The best thing I have found is to have everyone involved share their schedules and making a block of time the regularly scheduled RP time. Inevitably, however, the schedules change. For instance, one of the core Riders can't make the old school time anymore AND has additional responsibilities that keep him from joining in the fun. When that happens, we rely on fic and specially arrangements. We're working on teleportation and time-dilation, but the slackers at MIT are really taking their time. Overcoming scheduling is really hard. The best thing I have found is to have everyone involved share their schedules and making a block of time the regularly scheduled RP time.

Inevitably, however, the schedules change. For instance, one of the core Riders can’t make the old school time anymore AND has additional responsibilities that keep him from joining in the fun. When that happens, we rely on fic and specially arrangements.

We’re working on teleportation and time-dilation, but the slackers at MIT are really taking their time.

]]> Comment on Just Do It: Step 1, Hurdles by Rhoelyn http://wttrp.com/2012/04/16/just-do-it-step-1-hurdles/comment-page-1/#comment-63988 Rhoelyn Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:40:18 +0000 http://wttrp.com/?p=1795#comment-63988 The one thing "in the way" that I find to be VERY hard to overcome: schedules. Finding good people to RP with can be hard. Finding a group with the right attitude and common interests and the drive you're hoping for and all the various other ... right stuff is not something that happens every day. But then to find that you can't possibly work on their schedule and they can't possible work on yours? It near breaks the dramatic little heart. What options have you found that work to overcome the scheduling hurdle? The one thing “in the way” that I find to be VERY hard to overcome: schedules. Finding good people to RP with can be hard. Finding a group with the right attitude and common interests and the drive you’re hoping for and all the various other … right stuff is not something that happens every day. But then to find that you can’t possibly work on their schedule and they can’t possible work on yours? It near breaks the dramatic little heart.

What options have you found that work to overcome the scheduling hurdle?

]]> Comment on Where it all started by Bricu http://wttrp.com/2012/04/13/where-it-all-started/comment-page-1/#comment-63978 Bricu Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:02:04 +0000 http://wttrp.com/?p=1792#comment-63978 Zelda was my gateway drug, but when I started playing D&D in the 7th grade, I was hooked. We played at least once a week...and I think I may have been playing a game of some sort at last once a week since 7th grade. That's a lot of weeks. Zelda was my gateway drug, but when I started playing D&D in the 7th grade, I was hooked. We played at least once a week…and I think I may have been playing a game of some sort at last once a week since 7th grade.

That’s a lot of weeks.

]]> Comment on Where it all started by Kel http://wttrp.com/2012/04/13/where-it-all-started/comment-page-1/#comment-63941 Kel Sun, 15 Apr 2012 08:26:33 +0000 http://wttrp.com/?p=1792#comment-63941 The first game I can remember playing on my PS was Dark Crystal (I think that's what it was called). Then came Legend of Dragoon, Suikoden, Chrono Cross, & Final Fantasy (starting at 7). For PC, Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale, Dungeon Siege, and Neverwinter Nights. I had a LOT of free time back then. :P I think Suikoden is still my favorite. That one part with Gremio still makes me want to cry. The first game I can remember playing on my PS was Dark Crystal (I think that’s what it was called). Then came Legend of Dragoon, Suikoden, Chrono Cross, & Final Fantasy (starting at 7). For PC, Baldur’s Gate and Icewind Dale, Dungeon Siege, and Neverwinter Nights. I had a LOT of free time back then. :P

I think Suikoden is still my favorite. That one part with Gremio still makes me want to cry.

]]> Comment on Where it all started by Thyanel http://wttrp.com/2012/04/13/where-it-all-started/comment-page-1/#comment-63895 Thyanel Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:52:46 +0000 http://wttrp.com/?p=1792#comment-63895 D&D was definitely the gateway drug for me. I'd love to be able to say it was console game of some sort, but I never had a console growing up. My cousin did, and I got to play with it every time the family went to visit (which wasn't often), but my cousin really loved fighting games. Those were the only sorts of games he had, and I was never really good at them. Besides, I was more into reading my fantasy novels, anyway. That's how I made most of my friends in school. We bonded over similar books and one of the people in our circle was apparently a DM, or wanted to be at least. I can't remember. Anyway, he posed the idea of all of us getting together and playing. I wasn't really sure at first, considering I hadn't done anything like it before, but the second we got into it, I had the time of my life. I've been hooked ever since. D&D was definitely the gateway drug for me. I’d love to be able to say it was console game of some sort, but I never had a console growing up. My cousin did, and I got to play with it every time the family went to visit (which wasn’t often), but my cousin really loved fighting games. Those were the only sorts of games he had, and I was never really good at them. Besides, I was more into reading my fantasy novels, anyway.

That’s how I made most of my friends in school. We bonded over similar books and one of the people in our circle was apparently a DM, or wanted to be at least. I can’t remember. Anyway, he posed the idea of all of us getting together and playing. I wasn’t really sure at first, considering I hadn’t done anything like it before, but the second we got into it, I had the time of my life. I’ve been hooked ever since.

]]> Comment on Watch This Space by Bricu http://wttrp.com/2012/03/23/watch-this-space/comment-page-1/#comment-63274 Bricu Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:07:23 +0000 http://wttrp.com/?p=1766#comment-63274 Thanks Sil! Thanks Sil!

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