npc_death Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 I'm probably not making any groundbreaking observations here, but I believe this is one of the major causes of so many people quitting. I'll be the first to admit that I've tried to pry into the characters that certain players play in the past. (Granted I only speak with three that aren't my friends outside of the game.) However, two of those three never tell me who they play. I think this is a reflection of their maturity and their realization that knowing who plays whom contributes to IRL interactions coming into the game and IG interactions coming out into the real world. I personally believe that this real-life attachment is causing a certain emotional ties to characters' action. This leads to people getting pissed at players, not characters, which makes people think "Gee, this MUD community is corrupt and sucks." If the characters were anonymous (which I thought was a forum policy at one time), people would just think "Gee, is played by someone really trashy. I need to create a combo to kill him." I think we'd retain our players and have less anger toward the MUD community. Again, I realize this probably isn't groundbreaking, but I can speak as a long-time player who loves this game and has NEVER been in a position of great power within it. Bottom line, don't blame the community, blame characters. For the sake of a great game and, essentially, a great MUD community, just do the mature thing. Stay anonymous. I share personal information with three guys, and they're three of my best friends from childhood. To all my other IRL contacts, I will remain anonymous. Sure, I'll still ask for bits of their wisdom, but I won't give them a change to get pissed at ME, just my characters. (Granted I ever get good enough to piss someone off.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho Child Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 People like to feel special? I dunno man. Nobody knows who any of my current characters are. *shrug* Some people have a different take on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinblades713 Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 I tell people who ask me, sometimes. I'm kinda random who I tell and when, but I'm usually found out quickly. I don't care who knows who I play for the most part, as it doesn't affect me differently. If someone likes to go ooc to attack me, that's their problem even if they try to make it mine. OOC is everywhere but I don't care about it. Heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 I have a group of friends in this game who sometimes do share who they play. That stems mostly from all of us asking other questions and advice and even conferring on how the rp will work sometimes to make it the most fun. It's not like we go around "WHOOHOO lookie who I play" all willie nillie like. Some of us even check each other's descs to proof read them and whatnot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRins Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 You are a better man than I am... only in that particular facet. But at least you can beat me at something, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest emp_newb Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 I tell people who ask me, sometimes. I'm kinda random who I tell and when, but I'm usually found out quickly. I don't care who knows who I play for the most part, as it doesn't affect me differently. If someone likes to go ooc to attack me, that's their problem even if they try to make it mine. OOC is everywhere but I don't care about it. Heh. I can always tell who you play. Look for avian restrings. On a side note I have started to figure out who plays who based on IC actions. For example: Twin likes avian restrings. MoP likes playing stormies, and other ODD rp concpts I play off the wall RP most of the time Grim plays Clerics, and ogres. Aulian ALWAYS gets worn leather sleeves, and boots of spell absorption So on and so forth, The only person I have had trouble with in them going OOC to come after me was Zrothum, and that was because I pillaged him, thoughthe could keep it in character and well. Yea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deykari Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 People always seem to know who I play, for some weird reason. I don't need to mention anything to anyone, hint at anything, people just seem to know. It doesn't bother me at all, because I don't really talk to the ****ers that play here. Dey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest emp_newb Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 People always seem to know who I play, for some weird reason. I don't need to mention anything to anyone, hint at anything, people just seem to know. It doesn't bother me at all, because I don't really talk to the ****ers that play here. Dey It is pretty obvious when you get someone talking to you in game about rome, and turkeys on ebay. Jeeze man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandbox Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 its never bothered me for people to know who i play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest emp_newb Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 Meh, like all people who come here, you will find out sooner, or later, that there are a few players here who can make the game a veritable pain to play. Needless to say I associated with two of them who I will not name, but it cost me some serious effort, and alot of SERIOUS frustration. Just be careful who you associate with, and assume everyone you talk to is trash until they prove otherwise to you. To prevent **** from happening to you that will cause you to want to travel cross country to beat someone up, sleep with their woman, drink their beer, and piss on their couch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho Child Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 Dude, you can HAVE my woman. Take her, please. I'll give you the beer to sweeten the deal. I can fabreeze the couch after you two leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandbox Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 To prevent **** from happening to you that will cause you to want to travel cross country to beat someone up' date=' sleep with their woman, drink their beer, and piss on their couch.[/quote'] wow lol, thats a lot of anger over a game heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest emp_newb Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 wow lol' date=' thats a lot of anger over a game heh.[/quote'] Obviously you are lucky enough to have never talked to zrothum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRins Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 Obviously you are lucky enough to have never talked to zrothum. Or Twinblades... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 MoP likes playing stormies' date=' and other ODD rp concpts[/quote'] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npc_death Posted June 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 This post was brought on by reading all the recent "I quit" posts. Most of them have to do with complaining about various players, leading me to the question "how do you know who plays whom?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deptore Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 This post was brought on by reading all the recent "I quit" posts. Most of them have to do with complaining about various players' date=' leading me to the question "how do you know who plays whom?"[/quote'] Easy, You tell player A who tells his best buddies from when he was in Pre-School players B and C. Player D complains that your character is killing him so B tells him it's you. D goes about complaing to others about you to his buddies and soon it's everywhere in the scum section of the PB. Because we all know trashy people hang together. Edit: This was not meant to insult anyone, but if it does maybe you should think about why it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyanhk Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 I don't think people care who I play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deykari Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 I care, which is why I have my secret contingent of trash-gamers working hard to find out who you play as we speak, so that we may organise gangs against you with little-to-no roleplay reason. Dey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest emp_newb Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 I care, which is why I have my secret contingent of trash-gamers working hard to find out who you play as we speak, so that we may organise gangs against you with little-to-no roleplay reason. Dey You forgot the pit humping full loots man. Come on, what kind of half *** ooc ring are you running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRins Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 You forgot the pit humping full loots man. Come on' date=' what kind of half *** ooc ring are you running.[/quote'] Shut up Emp...Me and Deykari like to keep our nocturnal pit activities on the low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest emp_newb Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 meh, I feel that running an ooc ring without broadcasting how lame you are is like robbing someone, but leaving their DVDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deykari Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Sorry KRins, you don't qualify to join my pit-humping team. It would imply that you were able to kill somebody who recalled close to death. Dey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRins Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Oh come on...it was a humping joke. There is no way you could have assumed I think I can PK my way out of an imaginary, open, dry paper bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest emp_newb Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 It does burn when I pee. I thought it was just because I am hot stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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