We can all fix our bad RP Habits !
Welcome back to another installment of : The Good , the Bad and the Ugly ! If you ’ ll recall , last issue we discussed the first six nasty role-play habits on my list : reading name tags and profiles , ignoring newbies or ugly avatars , thwap shwing pew pew , deciding for others , admin abuse , and everyone ’ s favorite , “ this isn ’ t World of Warcraft !”
As promised , here ’ s a few more for your RP University education :
THE GOOD THE BAD & THE UGLY [ PART 2 ]
We can all fix our bad RP Habits !
Story by Filipa Thespian
Welcome back to another installment of : The Good , the Bad and the Ugly ! If you ’ ll recall , last issue we discussed the first six nasty role-play habits on my list : reading name tags and profiles , ignoring newbies or ugly avatars , thwap shwing pew pew , deciding for others , admin abuse , and everyone ’ s favorite , “ this isn ’ t World of Warcraft !”
As promised , here ’ s a few more for your RP University education :
The Wordless Response
I don ’ t know if you ’ ve seen it , but I certainly have . I call this , “ The Wordless Response .” You ’ ve taken your time to put together an artfully crafted emote coupled with something stated like a question or an observation . You really thought it through so as to create roleplay for yourself and those around you only for your fabulous addition to the collective story to be cut short at the knees with the dreaded ellipse monster (…). You know … those awful three little dots that signify one of any number of things such as “ say what ?” or “ keep going ” or “ to be continued ” or … well … who the heck knows ?!?
The person who just tossed the three-spotted spear of silence at you has just effectively shut down all your hard work and any possible retaliation in role-play . They ’ ve ended all possibilities for you and all those around you ( and them ).
Well friends , this is just ignorant , rude and lazy ! Never do this to anyone and if someone does it to you or to someone in your
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