Things that really grind your gears...
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Re: Things that really grind your gears...
When your character gets captured and tortured by Drow while trying to save Refugees
Then gets accused of hating Refugees.
When your character stops a plot by Refugees to siege the city. The Refugees kill City members, and announce their desire to attack Cordor.
But the refugees are saints and your character is evil.
Okay.
Then gets accused of hating Refugees.
When your character stops a plot by Refugees to siege the city. The Refugees kill City members, and announce their desire to attack Cordor.
But the refugees are saints and your character is evil.
Okay.
*Didn't just do that* As an arrow flies hitting someone in the face.
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Re: Things that really grind your gears...
Could go with a "The hero Cordor needs,but doesn't deserve" RPFrozenSolid wrote:When your character gets captured and tortured by Drow while trying to save Refugees
Then gets accused of hating Refugees.
When your character stops a plot by Refugees to siege the city. The Refugees kill City members, and announce their desire to attack Cordor.
But the refugees are saints and your character is evil.
Okay.
My family were all knights,but none protected those who cannot fight for themselves.They all cared about their noble status more than anything else.I would be a true knight,i would train on the ways of the paladin -Arcavius Ryde
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Re: Things that really grind your gears...
Is this an IG thing or an RL thing?caldura firebourne wrote:Someone out of nowhere starts talking to you like they know who you are, on a topic you have no clue about... Only to find out they're facing sideways to the person they're actually talking to, and at a shouting distance to them
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Well, it was an IG thing until it happened rl yesterday, that was awkwardHigh Primate wrote:Is this an IG thing or an RL thing?caldura firebourne wrote:Someone out of nowhere starts talking to you like they know who you are, on a topic you have no clue about... Only to find out they're facing sideways to the person they're actually talking to, and at a shouting distance to them
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Re: Things that really grind your gears...
So, I live in Palm Beach County, (we're not small, and if you want to get more specific, neither is West Palm Beach).caldura firebourne wrote:Happens alot where I live too, but it's a small town and almost everyone knows who I am because I'm the only bartender who knows how to properly mix drinksDr_Hazard89 wrote:People nod silently at me (IRL) in passing all the time.Oh Jinkies, I Cant See Without My Glasses wrote:As for something that grinds my gears, it's the *nods* when passing by people. I just reflect back on real life, or even medieval history and think 'would people just nod silently at each other when passing?' and when I realize the answer is a loud No, I get annoyed each time I see it.
The nod is practically a social obligation down here. You're walking downtown, and you pass someone's path coming out of the pizza shop- you nod as you both coordinate your walking to avoid the other's path.
Depending on the time of day and the inebriation level around you (the downtown strip has a lot of clubs with a lot of booze) failing to return a nod can be justification for a fight.
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Re: Things that really grind your gears...
Where I'm from it's expected to look away when passing someone on the street or sitting opposite to someone in public transportation.
What grinds my gears is having alot of ideas for characters but no time to do anything about them.
What grinds my gears is having alot of ideas for characters but no time to do anything about them.
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Pretty sure you're from a place where the only interpersonal relations are in the sauna, arent you? XDXarge VI wrote:Where I'm from it's expected to look away when passing someone on the street or sitting opposite to someone in public transportation.
What grinds my gears is having alot of ideas for characters but no time to do anything about them.
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Re: Things that really grind your gears...
HELL yesOverTheSeaToSkye wrote:the only interpersonal relations are in the sauna
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Re: Things that really grind your gears...
Something something sisugilescorey wrote:HELL yesOverTheSeaToSkye wrote:the only interpersonal relations are in the sauna
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Re: Things that really grind your gears...
Sounds like typical ScandinaviansXarge VI wrote:Where I'm from it's expected to look away when passing someone on the street or sitting opposite to someone in public transportation.
What grinds my gears is having alot of ideas for characters but no time to do anything about them.
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Re: Things that really grind your gears...
Lots of people nod here in Seattle, too.Oh Jinkies, I Cant See Without My Glasses wrote:As for something that grinds my gears, it's the *nods* when passing by people.
It's not the lack of "realism" that bothers me so much as it is the laziness. Your character nods. Great. That gives me... what to work with? Come on, now. Give me a little more than that!
*nods*
vs.
*Peppermint scampers down the street, a brisk nod given as he hurries by.*
or
*Peppermint strolls lazily down the street, whistling a merry little tune. Spotting you along the way, he offers a friendly nod.*
Notice how the latter two paint more of a picture? Help me to envision your character, if only a little? Yeah. Much better.
I never macro an emote. I consider it a bad habit. No generic emote could possibly capture the image needed at any given time.
Re: Things that really grind your gears...
*Nods in agreement*Peppermint wrote:Lots of people nod here in Seattle, too.Oh Jinkies, I Cant See Without My Glasses wrote:As for something that grinds my gears, it's the *nods* when passing by people.
It's not the lack of "realism" that bothers me so much as it is the laziness. Your character nods. Great. That gives me... what to work with? Come on, now. Give me a little more than that!
*nods*
vs.
*Peppermint scampers down the street, a brisk nod given as he hurries by.*
or
*Peppermint strolls lazily down the street, whistling a merry little tune. Spotting you along the way, he offers a friendly nod.*
Notice how the latter two paint more of a picture? Help me to envision your character, if only a little? Yeah. Much better.
I never macro an emote. I consider it a bad habit. No generic emote could possibly capture the image needed at any given time.
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Re: Things that really grind your gears...
*Nods*
Characters: Xun'sali (ACTIVE), Tianae Tymeaneldth (Rolled), Sylali (Rolled), Magpie (Rolled), Ker'uanna Tymeaneldth (Rolled), Lepota Poklona (Rolled), Andariel Bloodletter (Shelved), Tahl'tril Cyredrretyn (Rolled), L'omithiel (Shelved).
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Re: Things that really grind your gears...
Mob Rock Throwing...my poor paladin with huge AC but bad reflex saves ;-;
My family were all knights,but none protected those who cannot fight for themselves.They all cared about their noble status more than anything else.I would be a true knight,i would train on the ways of the paladin -Arcavius Ryde
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I understand this is a vent, but man... if I had money for every time this happened to my characters! It does suck to be on the receiving side of this RP, where people do not seem to give a single thought to why something was done, or how you may have been working to lead X-darker forces to do something that was not bad for once; it is still IC, and their perceptions are their perceptions for a reason.FrozenSolid wrote:When your character gets captured and tortured by Drow while trying to save Refugees
Then gets accused of hating Refugees.
When your character stops a plot by Refugees to siege the city. The Refugees kill City members, and announce their desire to attack Cordor.
But the refugees are saints and your character is evil.
Okay.
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Re: Things that really grind your gears...
When my flying character can't attack an enemy because it's on a higher or lower ledge, or across a little stream with no walkmesh.
We need a flymesh.
We need a flymesh.
Re: Things that really grind your gears...
Ohh let me pray at the altar! I'm pretty sure the first option is to sacrifice and the second is to pray!
*picks up the altar*
*picks up the altar*
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Re: Things that really grind your gears...
Spending five minutes buffing up your allies and buffing up yourself, then realising that you cast Magical Vestment on your pyjamas and have no more castings left.
You would think I would learn.
You would think I would learn.
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Re: Things that really grind your gears...
People without a description or just the starting one.
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When I realize I've had my disguise description on for the past 4 RL hours of RP without actually being disguised.
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Re: Things that really grind your gears...
Evocation spells, over half of which destroy corpse loot.
Why.
Why.
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Not knowing what race you are. Duergar/Dwarf Elf or Drow. I am racist because I am clueless...
Re: Things that really grind your gears...
Giving someone a nod as you pass is a very informal way to acknowledge their presence in a respectful way in quite a few areas.
Also, it's very quick to type. Hence why it's used in passing.
What grinds my gears is when my little dude there goes to thump on a group of mobs and every single one of them immediately hits him with a critical on their very first strike, killing him instantly. I had this happen twice. Yesterday.
Also, it's very quick to type. Hence why it's used in passing.
What grinds my gears is when my little dude there goes to thump on a group of mobs and every single one of them immediately hits him with a critical on their very first strike, killing him instantly. I had this happen twice. Yesterday.