That saddens me. Klingons are great characters and it's sad that not many people wish to explore stories. Romulans have amazing stories as well and it's a shame that we cannot share them.
I do have a chat channel called (name withheld until I have more admins in place, which should be within the next few days) which is open for RP (although the numbers are currently small and include Fed players as well as KDF players; it was originally intended for RP, but lack of participation has left it mostly dormant, although this is partly my fault for not having advertized it). Of course, I can remove anyone from the channel at any time for any reason (because it's MINE), so trolls are not welcome (Edit: there are certain fleets whose members I am inclined to ignore on sight; if any of them come to the channel, they are likely to be removed without warning or explanation).
I have also been considering opening our KDF-allied fleet Starbase for RP through the SB381 channel (and am currently in discussions with one of the SB381 chat admins about this).
I do have a chat channel called (name withheld until I have more admins in place, which should be within the next few days) which is open for RP (although the numbers are currently small and include Fed players as well as KDF players; it was originally intended for RP, but lack of participation has left it mostly dormant, although this is partly my fault for not having advertized it). Of course, I can remove anyone from the channel at any time for any reason (because it's MINE), so trolls are not welcome (Edit: there are certain fleets whose members I am inclined to ignore on sight; if any of them come to the channel, they are likely to be removed without warning or explanation).
I have also been considering opening our KDF-allied fleet Starbase for RP through the SB381 channel (and am currently in discussions with one of the SB381 chat admins about this).
Well in the meantime, I'll friend you on here and we can set up an interview at your earliest convenience.
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP"
Probably best to just let this go, because it's a pointless argument. Everyone in this game has chat options and ignore. Whatever category someone falls in, RPer or not, casual or hardcore, it's their responsibility to monitor what chat they see and don't see, just like it's my responsibility to do the same for myself.
No matter who you are, if someone is annoying you and you choose not to ignore them, then you're as much to blame as they are. Be a grown-up and use the ignore function. That's what it's there for.
There are plenty of people from all corners crying about the game being more "Star Trek", which is pretty much saying the same thing. Nobody wants to play "Fly around a box of stats and shoot at other boxes of stats". Almost everyone who plays this game does so because they want to be immersed in Star Trek on some level.
I've been thanked by by non-RPers on several occasions for publicly RPing, because they enjoyed being able to walk around DS9 and come across people talking about plasma converters and debating Bajoran theology with the local Vedek. For a lot of people, that sort of thing adds a twinge of realism that can't come from scripted content.
The Foundry community has also been wonderful, creating custom environments and missions with a great deal of RP content. The Interwarp Experiment's customizable dialogue was a great step forward and I'm trying to get as many people as I can to play it and leave tips to encourage more. That's the sort of content that this game really needs, something with real character development that recreates the feeling of the show.
Now, Cryptic is helping us get together by giving us space on the front page! That's a lot of recognition and it's been very helpful. The Fleet Starbase system has been a huge help to us, as well. Not only do we have more options for meetings than ever before, but it provides plenty of new positions to RP. My main character, an Admiral, no longer has to command a single ship, when she can command a starbase instead. It means taking a backseat in some of the more action-y stuff, but it helps other players by providing a realistic backdrop.
And of course, your fleet has done a wonderful job with your dentist/fireman RP!
For a marginalized nuisance, I feel really appreciated these days!
Wait, I'm confused.
nabreeki, back on page 2 of this very thread, you advertised yourself as a facilitator for exactly the sort of activity that you now seem to be dismissing, decrying, and derogating. Please explain, as I'm getting very mixed signals here.
Wait, I'm confused.
nabreeki, back on page 2 of this very thread, you advertised yourself as a facilitator for exactly the sort of activity that you now seem to be dismissing, decrying, and derogating. Please explain, as I'm getting very mixed signals here.
Isnt it quite difficult to RP? It takes time to write fast? I used to RP in forums. I just never understood the concept of RP on STO. I mean how it worked. And how do you save the conversations.. for later reference?
Wait, I'm confused.
nabreeki, back on page 2 of this very thread, you advertised yourself as a facilitator for exactly the sort of activity that you now seem to be dismissing, decrying, and derogating. Please explain, as I'm getting very mixed signals here.
You're not familiar with the in-game behavior of nabreeki and the fleet he/she is from, are you? It's too bad there is no way (or at least I've yet to find a way) to search a player's forum posts (but then again, you wouldn't be able to see some of them, since they've been removed from public view or edited by Mods or Staff), because even the forum behavior of this gang of ... players would be enlightening.
kojirohellfire is correct, the answer is "trolling."
If you would like to join an RP fleet, a fleet that encourages RP, or a fleet which welcomes RP, or even a fleet which tolerates RP, then you'll need to look at some fleet other than nabreeki's.
I see. So you're saying that the poster in question (and, possibly, by extension, the fleet they belong to and claim to represent) is dishonestly and disingenuously taking whatever position supports their real agenda, without regard for consistency, let alone truth?
I see. So you're saying that the poster in question (and, possibly, by extension, the fleet they belong to and claim to represent) is dishonestly and disingenuously taking whatever position supports their real agenda, without regard for consistency, let alone truth?
How unfortunate.
Close enough.
On a side, slightly unrelated, note, there are certain fleets in this game that feel that it is their responsibility to police the game, and those whom they don't like, they find ways to annoy, troll, and generally just be a pain in the REDACTED. They've gotten rather good though in game and especially in the forums, on what is commonly known as spin doctoring and propaganda. Of course, they'll cry the victim in all of this, and say everyone just misunderstands them.
The sad part is, they tend to figure ways to ruin everyone else's enjoyment of their game other then their own when they are around, then cry when people complain saying they have the right to do whatever they want to enjoy the game. The sadder part is... the devs seem to agree, or at least they don't disagree. It is commonly these fleets that have caused the RPers to go into hiding, making them happier and happier with each retreat. They don't just enjoy it, they gloat about it.
Of course they'll always try to spin it, but if you watch long enough, they always make a mistake and make their true colors known.
Now back to the topic on hand. It is possible, and this is your decision, if you've just discovered one of those mistakes. Of course I expect any time now, someone to come in a decry how unfair I've been in all of this, and how I've simply misrepresented them, and they'll try and draw me into an argument. It's generally how these things work.
Starfleet Dental has never had a problem with roleplay. We have a problem with what most people interpret to be roleplay. We ourselves enjoy a good session pretending to be on a diplomatic mission, helping colonists, taking scientific surveys or generally living the Trek captain dream.
Unfortunately the majority of the "roleplay" community interprets roleplay to mean standing at bars wearing tacky pompous uniforms making bottom-barrel dating site level passes at any female characters they see, or attempting to initiate ERP.
We seem to recall Star Trek being more about exploration of both the mind and of space and not about trying to get a cheap dirty talk session with random strangers.
In any case, all of this negative press about us is due to our refusal to take part in such activities and rebuking their approaches, and should you wish to experience a classy true-to-Trek roleplay session I extend my personal invitation for you to join the Starfleet Dental Academy. We'd be happy to have another Dentist with us to fight the war on cavities!
If you would like to join an RP fleet, a fleet that encourages RP, or a fleet which welcomes RP, or even a fleet which tolerates RP, then you'll need to look at some fleet other than nabreeki's.
There are RPers in Dental. Actual RPers, I mean, not using it as an excuse to annoy ERPers on Drozana. Although they enjoy that, too. I know some of them, won't name names, though.
\Unfortunately the majority of the "roleplay" community interprets roleplay to mean standing at bars wearing tacky pompous uniforms making bottom-barrel dating site level passes at any female characters they see, or attempting to initiate ERP.
And yet, we didn't create GBS 2.1. I think we all know who the real monsters here are.
I'm going to urge everyone to avoid replying to nabreeki & co. further in this thread, lest they succeed in getting yet another RP thread locked/removed.
I'm going to urge everyone to avoid replying to nabreeki & co. further in this thread, lest they succeed in getting yet another RP thread locked/removed.
I didn't even name names. Perhaps they have a guilty conscience? :rolleyes::D
With the recent issues involving chat, the friends list, and in-game emails, I've had to put my plans on hold temporarily, but I have not forgotten, and will continue working on this when things are working as they should again.
My reasons are simple: I think you're a liar.
But then, I am also a liar. My good friend Jimmy Kirk said so, quite plainly: "Everything Harry Mudd says is a lie."
And I'll back him up, too: "I am lying."
My reasons are simple: I think you're a liar.
But then, I am also a liar. My good friend Jimmy Kirk said so, quite plainly: "Everything Harry Mudd says is a lie."
And I'll back him up, too: "I am lying."
The thread may now proceed.
This is one of the most convoluted and say nothing posts I have seen on these forums in a while.
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I do have a chat channel called (name withheld until I have more admins in place, which should be within the next few days) which is open for RP (although the numbers are currently small and include Fed players as well as KDF players; it was originally intended for RP, but lack of participation has left it mostly dormant, although this is partly my fault for not having advertized it). Of course, I can remove anyone from the channel at any time for any reason (because it's MINE), so trolls are not welcome (Edit: there are certain fleets whose members I am inclined to ignore on sight; if any of them come to the channel, they are likely to be removed without warning or explanation).
I have also been considering opening our KDF-allied fleet Starbase for RP through the SB381 channel (and am currently in discussions with one of the SB381 chat admins about this).
Well in the meantime, I'll friend you on here and we can set up an interview at your earliest convenience.
-Leonard Nimoy, RIP
Probably best to just let this go, because it's a pointless argument. Everyone in this game has chat options and ignore. Whatever category someone falls in, RPer or not, casual or hardcore, it's their responsibility to monitor what chat they see and don't see, just like it's my responsibility to do the same for myself.
No matter who you are, if someone is annoying you and you choose not to ignore them, then you're as much to blame as they are. Be a grown-up and use the ignore function. That's what it's there for.
There are plenty of people from all corners crying about the game being more "Star Trek", which is pretty much saying the same thing. Nobody wants to play "Fly around a box of stats and shoot at other boxes of stats". Almost everyone who plays this game does so because they want to be immersed in Star Trek on some level.
I've been thanked by by non-RPers on several occasions for publicly RPing, because they enjoyed being able to walk around DS9 and come across people talking about plasma converters and debating Bajoran theology with the local Vedek. For a lot of people, that sort of thing adds a twinge of realism that can't come from scripted content.
The Foundry community has also been wonderful, creating custom environments and missions with a great deal of RP content. The Interwarp Experiment's customizable dialogue was a great step forward and I'm trying to get as many people as I can to play it and leave tips to encourage more. That's the sort of content that this game really needs, something with real character development that recreates the feeling of the show.
Now, Cryptic is helping us get together by giving us space on the front page! That's a lot of recognition and it's been very helpful. The Fleet Starbase system has been a huge help to us, as well. Not only do we have more options for meetings than ever before, but it provides plenty of new positions to RP. My main character, an Admiral, no longer has to command a single ship, when she can command a starbase instead. It means taking a backseat in some of the more action-y stuff, but it helps other players by providing a realistic backdrop.
And of course, your fleet has done a wonderful job with your dentist/fireman RP!
For a marginalized nuisance, I feel really appreciated these days!
nabreeki, back on page 2 of this very thread, you advertised yourself as a facilitator for exactly the sort of activity that you now seem to be dismissing, decrying, and derogating. Please explain, as I'm getting very mixed signals here.
It's called trolling.
It sounds like a cool idea though.
You're not familiar with the in-game behavior of nabreeki and the fleet he/she is from, are you? It's too bad there is no way (or at least I've yet to find a way) to search a player's forum posts (but then again, you wouldn't be able to see some of them, since they've been removed from public view or edited by Mods or Staff), because even the forum behavior of this gang of ... players would be enlightening.
kojirohellfire is correct, the answer is "trolling."
If you would like to join an RP fleet, a fleet that encourages RP, or a fleet which welcomes RP, or even a fleet which tolerates RP, then you'll need to look at some fleet other than nabreeki's.
How unfortunate.
Close enough.
On a side, slightly unrelated, note, there are certain fleets in this game that feel that it is their responsibility to police the game, and those whom they don't like, they find ways to annoy, troll, and generally just be a pain in the REDACTED. They've gotten rather good though in game and especially in the forums, on what is commonly known as spin doctoring and propaganda. Of course, they'll cry the victim in all of this, and say everyone just misunderstands them.
The sad part is, they tend to figure ways to ruin everyone else's enjoyment of their game other then their own when they are around, then cry when people complain saying they have the right to do whatever they want to enjoy the game. The sadder part is... the devs seem to agree, or at least they don't disagree. It is commonly these fleets that have caused the RPers to go into hiding, making them happier and happier with each retreat. They don't just enjoy it, they gloat about it.
Of course they'll always try to spin it, but if you watch long enough, they always make a mistake and make their true colors known.
Now back to the topic on hand. It is possible, and this is your decision, if you've just discovered one of those mistakes. Of course I expect any time now, someone to come in a decry how unfair I've been in all of this, and how I've simply misrepresented them, and they'll try and draw me into an argument. It's generally how these things work.
Unfortunately the majority of the "roleplay" community interprets roleplay to mean standing at bars wearing tacky pompous uniforms making bottom-barrel dating site level passes at any female characters they see, or attempting to initiate ERP.
We seem to recall Star Trek being more about exploration of both the mind and of space and not about trying to get a cheap dirty talk session with random strangers.
In any case, all of this negative press about us is due to our refusal to take part in such activities and rebuking their approaches, and should you wish to experience a classy true-to-Trek roleplay session I extend my personal invitation for you to join the Starfleet Dental Academy. We'd be happy to have another Dentist with us to fight the war on cavities!
There are RPers in Dental. Actual RPers, I mean, not using it as an excuse to annoy ERPers on Drozana. Although they enjoy that, too. I know some of them, won't name names, though.
And yet, we didn't create GBS 2.1. I think we all know who the real monsters here are.
The point of my little one-liner was to be a funny little one-liner.
In case you didn't notice, I was just defending your fleet in the very same post, and I've conversed civilly with you across several of these threads.
Edit: Paranormal/Conspiracy also sucks this time. It was funny last time, but now I can't help but think it's run it's course.
I didn't even name names. Perhaps they have a guilty conscience? :rolleyes::D
With the recent issues involving chat, the friends list, and in-game emails, I've had to put my plans on hold temporarily, but I have not forgotten, and will continue working on this when things are working as they should again.
I'd still like you to explain, if you can, how you went from declaring yourself (and your fleet, "one of STO's most celebrated" - I note that you mentioned/brought it up yourself) to be "robust" RPers focusing on "serious immersion" to, twelve hours and twenty minutes later, declaring RPers to be a "tired, desperate whin[y] [...] player minority seen as a nuisance" by most and dismissing their "entitlement" and "cries of 'my immersion'", and (roughly eleven hours after that) disclaiming that you had ever "brought individual fleets into this". These are all your own words, as can be easily determined by reading the posts in question.
This apparent contradiction concerns me greatly. Please clarify, before I'm forced to conclude that nothing you say can be taken at face value.
But then, I am also a liar. My good friend Jimmy Kirk said so, quite plainly: "Everything Harry Mudd says is a lie."
And I'll back him up, too: "I am lying."
The thread may now proceed.
This is one of the most convoluted and say nothing posts I have seen on these forums in a while.
You know what it is...
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