General Roleplay Discussion

[EchoMan]

*smiles as he remembers happier times*

*smiles as if remembering happier times* might be even better.

[returner]

On that topic of revealing thoughts etcetera, I frequently will use terms like "one could assume" or "it could be interpreted, depending on the viewers personality, this and that". For example, one of my characters is a bit of a brute and I say something like "his mouth is frequently seen ajar; this could be interpreted as a sign of stupidity" or something to that effect.

[CrashBlizz]

Wondering peoples opinions on using 'you' and 'your' in emotes as opposed to his/her/their

eg.
*he hits you in the face*
*she grabs your arm and pulls you towards her*

Don't like it myself. After all, its not 'me' - its a charrie of mine.

[randognsac]

I don't see why it would matter. It's the charries actions that are being emoted not the players. The player does nothing but types it, the charrie carries out the actions.

[mikki]

Wondering peoples opinions on using 'you' and 'your' in emotes as opposed to his/her/their

eg.
*he hits you in the face*
*she grabs your arm and pulls you towards her*

Don't like it myself. After all, its not 'me' - its a charrie of mine.

Same here.

[Kelli]

Using the second person in emotes, does annoy me as a player, but meh...I overlook it. I'd rather have role-play that annoys me than no role-play at all.

[randognsac]

I don't usually say you in emotes, I never really thought about it. I don't even think I can recall it being used in my experience. If it was it would probably annoy me, but as Kelli said, bad roleplay > no roleplay.

[toon]

I'd rather not use "you" in emotes because then it says you to everyone in the area. While it's usually pretty easy to figure out whether you were actually involved or not, it's just a minor problem.

[Kelli]

Now, what annoys me even more (but again, I'll put up with...although not as easily)...is when a character emotes what YOUR character is doing and doesn't give your character a chance to react. I.E.:

* edit: Sorry...had to delete as I forgot about the four day rule. If I remember I'll post in four days.

[Arenti]

If someone role plays something about my char which I don't agree with I ignore it and don't play it that way as it's forcing someone how to rp and I don't play that way.

[SekoETC]

It disturbs me when people use "you" instead of him or her in emotes, especially if it's sexual or violent. It makes me think that the player doesn't know the difference between players and characters or roleplaying and cybering.

[gejyspa]

I respectfully disagree. When emoting about one's OWN character, obviously, "I" is just plain wrong.. that should always be third person. And if there are more than two characters present, "you" would be wrong in emotes, as well. But since the player READING an emote should be seeing it through their character's eyes, then if only two characters present, "his/her" strikes me as weirdly clinically distant, and I'd prefer "you/your".

That being said, I tend to adopt the style of the other person present, so as not to annoy their player.

[Doug R.]

It disturbs me when people use "you" instead of him or her in emotes, especially if it's sexual or violent. It makes me think that the player doesn't know the difference between players and characters or roleplaying and cybering.

I learned this the hard way. My first time around, emotionally, me and my characters were pretty blended. I used you because that's what made sense to my emotional state. I WAS my character in that instant, and the other character was as real as the chair I was sitting on. When the unhealthiness of this caught up with me and I chose to unsub, after the subsequent break-down, when I was able to objectively assess things, I realized how terribly creepy it was using "you."

"You", I believe, bypasses the character and strikes at the heart of the player. If the player responds to this, as I did, because of a breakdown of self-identity while playing, then that's unhealthy. If they have a proper emotional separation and perspective, then "you" could seem inappropriate or creepy. I try to write in Cantr like I'm writing a book (minus character thoughts). Before, I was living 9 separate lives. Now I'm living one life and writing 11 stories. It's a very big difference, and something as little as him/her - you contributes in a large way the difference, at least for me.

[Arenti]

There is no reason to use You in emotes. As emotes are for the player to know whats being done so to say. And the char should see it. So if You is being used in Emotes its directed towards the player and as the player is not the char there is not reason to use You.

[Kelli]

It disturbs me when people use "you" instead of him or her in emotes, especially if it's sexual or violent. It makes me think that the player doesn't know the difference between players and characters or roleplaying and cybering.

I learned this the hard way. My first time around, emotionally, me and my characters were pretty blended. I used you because that's what made sense to my emotional state. I WAS my character in that instant, and the other character was as real as the chair I was sitting on. When the unhealthiness of this caught up with me and I chose to unsub, after the subsequent break-down, when I was able to objectively assess things, I realized how terribly creepy it was using "you."

"You", I believe, bypasses the character and strikes at the heart of the player. If the player responds to this, as I did, because of a breakdown of self-identity while playing, then that's unhealthy. If they have a proper emotional separation and perspective, then "you" could seem inappropriate or creepy. I try to write in Cantr like I'm writing a book (minus character thoughts). Before, I was living 9 separate lives. Now I'm living one life and writing 11 stories. It's a very big difference, and something as little as him/her - you contributes in a large way the difference, at least for me.

I agree with everything said here.