Legend of The Emerald Sword [Restart] (OOC - Open)

[Luke White-Heart]

Sorry about my lack of posting. ^^; I'll post right now!
 
(BTW: Chronic, are you the captain of the guard?)

[Chronic Payne]

Things are going pretty well in this rp, except for Hinoko's lack of posting, guess he was just excited to join an Rp, but failed to realize it was a serious and time taking rp.

Nixon, not to get on to you or anything but it would be greatly apprieciated if you would add more detail to your posts, they seem too simple, and try to use less "I". 

REMEMBER!!! Everyone has a total of 2-3 days to post so take time to read others posts and slow down to make your post work, fit, and look legit... No rush but it would be great if everyone would message each other, if they take too long, and if somethibg has come up I am sure everyone here will understand, right? 

The Magon has spoken!   and demands pie... 

[nixon/monto]

This is only my second time at a serios rp.  I will try harder.

[Chronic Payne]

Don't worry friend, it takes some time... trust me on that.

[ST-84 Sahelanthropus]

I think I'm willing to wait for Kitten.

EDIT: This is why I used the Random Thread and never hosted an actual Serious RP... I'll continue to wait, only thing that'll make me drop out is if I stop breathing.

[nixon/monto]

Where is KIIIIIIITTTTTIIIIIN!!

[Chronic Payne]

The time has been set, so you guys know the rules, besides we aint that far into it.

[nixon/monto]

But it seems kinda rude. (Beside I'm not ready yet. @.@i will be in a little bit.)

[Chronic Payne]

Well it wasn't nice to skip Hinoko but we did... besides it was set and everyone agreed to it, even Kitten...

As harsh as it sounds we will just have to make up for it in the next post coming back around.

So take time like I said,

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

unfortunately, it's the harsh truth of Serious RPs. there's a reason it's called "Serious". RPs on this level are supposed to uphold strictness and boundaries for the full enjoyment of the players. "Fun" RPs are not serious, and don't require commitment, much like going to a playground. Serious RPs are like a game of Risk, Monopoly, etc. They're more fun, but require your full attention and commitment. If you don't have that, don't start it.

Serious RPs are a far cry different from Fun RPs. It's like the difference of living the life of an active military soldier, and the life of a pre-schooler. The benefits are astoundingly better, but come at the cost of higher restriction and commitment.

For this reason, I've since moved all of the RPs I start into the adult area. I come back to the regular to see what's developing, if anything, but rare ones like Chronic's RPs end up dying fast because of players that don't take these seriously. It's pretty much why his first attempt at this didn't work.

[ST-84 Sahelanthropus]

You joined six months before I did in 2008, Shinzuu, so you know it was like this five years ago. Holy Hell, five years ago...

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

You joined six months before I did in 2008, Shinzuu, so you know it was like this five years ago. Holy Hell, five years ago...

true, but i didn't indulge in RPs at the time. it was only after my book became popular, and my mate was more active in RPs, that I got into it. Kin Chronicles Realm: Betrayal of the Guardians was a very long running RP that ran for 2 and a half years. it died due to a key player disappearing at a point where we couldn't turn anything around, coupled with other players getting complications to post at the time. but yes, i know what it used to be like, and yes, it did start out pretty lax, but I tightened up within a week, and it became a success. i had realized fairly quickly that a true Serious RP required strictness in order to last, on top of a good, thought up story. these days, i see RPs with good stories, but no real backbone to them in rules, and they die fast. The problem is, only real dedicated players can actually enjoy a serious RP, that's the bottom line. If you don't care enough to post, the don't join.

I used to get at people's throats about it all the time. I'd see they log on 2 or 3 days consecutively after their turn came up and they would post in a ton of threads and other RPs, but not post in mine, and not even say a word. Those are people who kill RPs, and those people get kicked really fast by me so that they don't kill my creations. I love RPs, and I hate for good ones to die. Every single RP I ever make are written out and planned months ahead of time so that I can adjust for players getting kicked and/or players make different decisions. Feel free to check any of my latter RPs, they have the longest list of rules you'll ever find in an OOC, but the most important is that they include 2 major things that make an RP work:

1) posting time limit: if people don't post, the RP gets stale, people get bored, death.

2) minimum posting limit: if the posts have no substance, you can't take the story anywhere, which ultimately leads to the same fate.


But I will say that back then, there were a LOT more dedicated players than there are today. It's a shame, really.

[ST-84 Sahelanthropus]

You have my thanks and respect. If I could even access the Adult Area I would check out some things there. I bet there's a good Fallout RP, or at least the potential for a good one.

But on-topic, I can't go unless Kitten shows up again. Or perhaps I can just alter my post to have no interaction with his character, and Pizarro can be on his way instead of stopping to talk to Amea. But then anyone who interacted with Iutil would have to alter their posts as well. Too bad, 'cause Iutil seemed pretty interesting...

I back-tracked a little, and Nixon's posts are a little hard to read at times, with rather 'odd use' of quotation marks and parentheses. I don't know any other way to put it.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

It's not unusual to have to adjust previous posts to accommodate a skip/kick. I'm green flagging it, now it's up to Chronic to accept.

(There is no Fallout in Adult Serious, but there is a 2nd attempt at a STALKER RP, and it died very quickly. Most base-existing RPs don't usually last. Cuddles failed twice at a Soul Eater RP.)

[nixon/monto]

Go easy on me, I have only done a serios rp one other time and it died down.
(I've been on here for almost 1 and a half years.)