Post by Cid on Nov 9, 2009 0:37:54 GMT -5
Hello,
My name is Cid, and you all know me as the angry sonuvabitch that you don't like (I'm not as angry as you think I am, but that's beside the point). I'm posting this here today because something has been increasingly bothering me since the game started--albeit a lot of stuff bothers me--though one in particular takes the cake.
Anyway, as I'm sure you all have noticed, there are a lot of PC-owned ships, fleets, and bases already, which is pretty unusual but altogether fine and actually pretty cool. We all work hard for our RP, as well as whatever comes of it. Like in America (lol Canadians, Radune, and Isaiah), we deserve the right to do what we want with our money.
So I'll quit beating round the bush and just SAY what I need to say: a lot of those ship, fleets, and bases are named really, really dumb things. And I don't just mean, "I am sid and I hate everything and that is dumb because that is the only profound thing I have to say," I mean, what you guys have been naming your stuff is really affecting my opinions of the game as well as my fun level.
I don't know if I'm alone in this.
I work really hard to develop my characters, as I'm sure you all do. I spend hours looking for quotations, researching silly pirate metaphors, glossing over my old short story text books, etc--I probably mull over a name for something for about a day before I go for it. A lot of research, planning, coordination goes into these games, and though it is still a game, I want a level of seriousness out of it. Meaning, I want people to respect the fact that there are other players taking part in this thing, and that they want to have fun, too. It takes all of us to make these things fun, and it's selfish to take it away from other players.
Currently, I do not see people respecting each other. When I see, "FLOPPY LYON ATTACKS 401(K)" or something, I sort of flinch and have to come to terms with the fact that my character, the character I spent a lot of time developing as I said, might have to battle the "whatever disco fleet" or "Train" and it makes me feel like I should be spending less time playing OYW (and maybe I should). Maybe these names are related to your characters and they're completely within the limits of the RPG, but that just makes me question the characters as well as your commitment to them.
Some of you are trying, and that's really all I ask. Some of you are all-out not caring and playing this game more like an FI or some other All Gundam RPG, which is sad. This is OYW and, well, though (I repeat myself) it's a game, it is a little more serious biz.
There is still time, though. You can change names to said objects or figure something out that might not impede on your fellow RPGites as much. Anything, really, is better than what some of you have right now. Anything, save "Floppier Lyon" or whatnot. Sorry if I used you as an example too many times, Daren.
I hope I didn't come off sounding like a douchebage, and I really don't think my character, ship, or base names are any better than the average joe's, but I would really like for you all to consider the consequences of what you do. For me, for your friends, and most of all, for Mr. Ketara. He has to write most of these battles, you know, and I bet he takes all these things into account when he gives promotions and whatnot. So keep that in mind!
That was really long!
My name is Cid, and you all know me as the angry sonuvabitch that you don't like (I'm not as angry as you think I am, but that's beside the point). I'm posting this here today because something has been increasingly bothering me since the game started--albeit a lot of stuff bothers me--though one in particular takes the cake.
Anyway, as I'm sure you all have noticed, there are a lot of PC-owned ships, fleets, and bases already, which is pretty unusual but altogether fine and actually pretty cool. We all work hard for our RP, as well as whatever comes of it. Like in America (lol Canadians, Radune, and Isaiah), we deserve the right to do what we want with our money.
So I'll quit beating round the bush and just SAY what I need to say: a lot of those ship, fleets, and bases are named really, really dumb things. And I don't just mean, "I am sid and I hate everything and that is dumb because that is the only profound thing I have to say," I mean, what you guys have been naming your stuff is really affecting my opinions of the game as well as my fun level.
I don't know if I'm alone in this.
I work really hard to develop my characters, as I'm sure you all do. I spend hours looking for quotations, researching silly pirate metaphors, glossing over my old short story text books, etc--I probably mull over a name for something for about a day before I go for it. A lot of research, planning, coordination goes into these games, and though it is still a game, I want a level of seriousness out of it. Meaning, I want people to respect the fact that there are other players taking part in this thing, and that they want to have fun, too. It takes all of us to make these things fun, and it's selfish to take it away from other players.
Currently, I do not see people respecting each other. When I see, "FLOPPY LYON ATTACKS 401(K)" or something, I sort of flinch and have to come to terms with the fact that my character, the character I spent a lot of time developing as I said, might have to battle the "whatever disco fleet" or "Train" and it makes me feel like I should be spending less time playing OYW (and maybe I should). Maybe these names are related to your characters and they're completely within the limits of the RPG, but that just makes me question the characters as well as your commitment to them.
Some of you are trying, and that's really all I ask. Some of you are all-out not caring and playing this game more like an FI or some other All Gundam RPG, which is sad. This is OYW and, well, though (I repeat myself) it's a game, it is a little more serious biz.
There is still time, though. You can change names to said objects or figure something out that might not impede on your fellow RPGites as much. Anything, really, is better than what some of you have right now. Anything, save "Floppier Lyon" or whatnot. Sorry if I used you as an example too many times, Daren.
I hope I didn't come off sounding like a douchebage, and I really don't think my character, ship, or base names are any better than the average joe's, but I would really like for you all to consider the consequences of what you do. For me, for your friends, and most of all, for Mr. Ketara. He has to write most of these battles, you know, and I bet he takes all these things into account when he gives promotions and whatnot. So keep that in mind!
That was really long!
