As a member what would you like to see more of in the RP Community?

[Morrigan 1,826]

We all love to see things grow and change and our admins to be awesome but what would you like to see more of in the roleplay community from the perspective of a member?

 

For me I'd love to see more villains or assholes that don't have a soft side or that I don't see a million female characters trying to "break through" and find it. I think the latter is more annoying. Let it evolve naturally or leave it alone.

[Huskerdust 625]

Less nitpicking from admins. 

[Yume 99]

Less putting things in the rules just because it's in "everyone's" rules while clearly not understanding what the term even means (or... deliberately ignoring that the rules apply to them). 'cause there's nothing like watching staff break the rules in the most blatant ways possible. As a member, that's one of my biggest turn offs.

[theeflamehead 21]

Take a hint from DMing; if a story isn't going your way, change the story. Introduce a villain or challenge in a different way, give your players consequences for their actions. Don't just whine about how your story got ruined.

[Rugs 63]

More communication - communication makes the world go 'round, and I can't even count the number of times issues have been made worse than they should've been or got completely out of hand because people wouldn't talk to each other. I also tend to like collaborating, so I find it's just generally good for telling good stories.

 

Also, and it may just be a byproduct of the people I run into sometimes, but it'd be nice if more people who find themselves thrust into a villain/antagonist role would just lean into it and have fun with it instead of trying to tiptoe around it.

[Captain Luna 4]

I agree with the above. I love to see people play villain/antagonists roles who just go for it ya know.  I am currently playing one now and it is a blast. Granted she is a tad crazy, but that is the fun in it! 

 

And to add to the discussion...

 

A welcoming community where the staff asks the members opinions/their ideas on certain things (.i.e a site I was on asked about profile applications vs traditional, they polled the members). I love a collaborative community. 

[Eloquence 13]

I honestly am not a big fan of "only allowing so many characters to be created before needing posts done".  I myself get bored with one character 1 day and want to try something else.  Or I have a huge muse burst and want to try something.  This does not mean I want to go make 20 characters right off the bat, I'm not that insane.  I just hate the restrictions, making me feel confined and I don't like that.  If there wasnt' the rule, I wouldn't feel so bound by the rule and free to let my muse run rampant.  If someone wants to create things fine, but they need to be able to keep them active.  Have other rules that pertain to the characters.  But don't hinder us either.

[Divinity 24]

Better communication. Not just with admins but also with writing partners and other typists.

 

Less every darn character looking to hook up with every bad boy character on the forum. I feel for those poor typist

 

Rules that are both detailed enough to be useful tools, and also user friendly because not everyone is right off the bat familiar with different systems

 

Writers who are concernered with enjoying the hobby and not looking for therapists in every admin.

 

I am sure there is more but those were first on my head.

[Ambrose 7]

As a member, I find it a welcoming wonder when a community is more involved. It's not fun going into a forum where only a few of the members are talking and the same members are only writing with themselves. My friend and I call those "circles," groups of people who would only write with each other and not branch out to new players. I think I have seen use of the word "clique" here too, so hope y'all know what I mean.

 

I also want to see more creativity and uniqueness in characters and posts. It's kind of depressing when you go into a thread expecting something different but then you find it so predictable. Not gonna lie, when I would write with myself with the 14 characters I did find quite a lot of unpredictability. It's like the characters took the helm and steered in their own directions. For instance, I never intended for one of my characters to go temporarily blind from blunt force trauma. Now he's poised to become a seer once he gets his sight back. Another instance I never expected was for another character to die and become a banshee (customized for the forum, of course.) I never expected the headmistress of a school to be a mother with an estranged and jealous ex who would do -anything- to get her back, even using dark magic to do so. It's the random things that come up that I enjoy so much and that's what I mean by more creativity and uniqueness.

 

[Rune 1,099]

Instead of disciplining one individual or just telling them to fuck off, when staff make rules/restrictions to punish/limit specific individuals and in the process screw everyone else over.

 

I'd love to see more people approaching others with solid ideas. Or even vague ideas. More than "omg they should thread." Give us something! "Oh, what if they met at a bar because my character spills their drink all over yours?"

[Morrigan 1,826]

Dictionary type listings on sites that have custom words or call locations by other names. Trying to get a feel for a new site with a lot of custom terminology is hell and makes one feel behind or confused and asking for help sometimes make you feel embarrassed because you couldn't find the answer yourself.

[Rune 1,099]

16 hours ago, Morrigan said:

Dictionary type listings on sites that have custom words or call locations by other names. Trying to get a feel for a new site with a lot of custom terminology is hell and makes one feel behind or confused and asking for help sometimes make you feel embarrassed because you couldn't find the answer yourself.

This, or something similar, should almost be a requirement on original worlds. Or at least an "Also known as" section in informative areas.

[Kit the Human 758]

A bit more chill.

 

I left a forum very recently because of reasons, some of them stemming from zero chill. The amount of hand wringing and fussing because of what could go wrong! There were  some limitations that didn't make sense in lore (not the kind to prevent OP characters) so were probably just there because of what might go wrong. The nitpicking from staff and established members was endless.

 

It was such a shame because it was an interesting setting with so much that you could potentially play with... But a bit of chill would have been wonderful.

[Let-make-nice 39]

This may be a site culture thing but I'd like to see more spontaneity.  I see the value in wanting to get a character from point A to Point B, development-wise, but some of  the best things come out of spontaneous experimenting.  Not everything needs to be planned out (I mean, otherwise it's novel-writing, not RP), and having room for spontaneity and creativity means you can get surprised in your own game which... is fun.

 

Also more male characters who are there for the purpose of telling a story that is not about shipping. 

 

And more interest in female characters for the sake of their uniqueness rather than as shipping ersatzes. 

[Vellamo 74]

Less complaining on some people's part and by complaining, I don't mean someone talking about/bringing up broad issues like homophobia in rp or the occasional vent, but more the people who seem to always have something negative to say: a string of complaints about several sites they've joined in succession or dramatic encounters to relay on directories. It's 9/10 never anonymous enough that I cannot figure out with a bit of button-pressing who they're complaining about through past post history or just being able to recognise their handle from somewhere. (And the complaining just adds to the overall hostile environment in the rp community).

 

Also, less taking things personally or as an personal attack. If someone says "I don't like applications" doesn't mean you need to take the opportunity to convert them** or defend your honour because you like applications. If someone says "you know that's not true because here's a fact why", it doesn't have to turn into a fight to the death (on that note, I will judge you on how well you take conflict or perceived conflict with grace). Sometimes people just really aren't even directing a statement at you. I'd say it's a personal attack when they call you a 'weirdo' based on an opinion, say "you're just seeing things", imply you're doing/saying something you're not, and so on.

 

** On that note, less trying to convert people into having the same opinions on rp-related things. If you cannot handle someone liking a feature/having a preference that you don't or vice versa, buy yourself a bubble. 

 

Also, a little less of the "guilty until proven innocent" attitude towards new members.