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What is with these New(new to me, I've never really seen them before) RP's where people just pick option A or option B? What happened to Roleplaying the old(the one I was introduced and advanced with) way of, setting a goal, and just Roleplaying the hell out of it until the goal was accomplished. Which the goal usually never happened because all the one's I've done, had a GM(DM or what ever you want to call them) would throw twists and challanges that forced the character to make a difficult choice.

I don't know. I don't like them too.

I prefere the ones like you said. But the other kind is more available.
I pesonally think this is odd, as it limits your input. You can't decide things for yourself.

The only thing I can think of to play these games is:

- You have limited imagination (Wich is wierd since everybody on dakka plays miniature games; and we aren't famous for a lack of imagination.)
- You don't have a lot of time, but you stil want to play a RP variant.
- To up your postcount.
- Your English is not that good.

Can't come up with other, but i'm sure their are.

I am on quite a lot of them but I myself do prefer the sort of ones you are talking about.

Like zombies and stuff like that.

Indeed NIkev, they are pretty fail. But you have to sort the men from the boys and whatnot..

By the way, NIkev, why don't you join my roleplay? It'd be great to have you aboard and RP with you again.

@ Silly Boy
Some more reasons are probably, because, I don't know about your roleplays, but the one's me and Dark and my other friends usually do.....get insanly crazy with the twists......just about to M.Night Shamylon level crazy.

They probably started that way because they didn't want the RPs to go crazy and uncontrolable....and you can say they can't get crazy and uncontrolable...but they can be.

Also, adding with that, some people probably did it beacuse they wanted more control, and others(who were possibly new), or just people who weren't the ALPHA'S of Roleplaying, saw this and thought that this was how RP's were supposed to be played....creating more in the wake.....but I bet if either Sillyboy(I'm assuming you'd make a great RP), Dark(I KNOW he has like 20 out there....dead or dying), or myself made one, it would probably be the gak compared to most now.


@Dark
Which one are you expecting me to join....and be warned, I won't be reading like 100 pages to get caught up. Its been a while since I've oldstyle RP'd and would probably need to ease into a new one....

Well, I believe we're on page 73 at the minute. Yes, reading the entirety of the roleplay is a requirement, but believe me, it is well worth it.

Besides, it's not like I'm making you read the first two roleplays in the series!


At the minute, we're in a bit of a deadlock because of.. eh, stuff. Regardless, it is a great read. Besides, we're going for 100+ pages [dakka record ftw!] so you might want to jump aboard before the number of pages escalates again. When everyone really gets roleplaying, we usually knock out at least 2 pages a day.

I will check it out....but I may not do it....I'm not usually on Dakka THAT much anymore....but that depends on how interesting this thread is.

*In obnoxious Narrative voice*
"Will Nikev stay and join the fight in Dark's RP? Will he stay on Dakka for longer. Stay tuned to find out next week one, Dakka: The Gamer Chronicles."

I think it's worth it.

As soon as I joined Dark I saw the full greatness of any RP in it!

I'll just agree with Kais on that one.

No, kais is lying, he doesn't want Dark to kill him.

But on a more serious note, this zed thread is my first roleplay. And i'm loving it.

Sillyboy(I'm assuming you'd make a great RP)

Challenge accepted

But, not for now. (stupid mid-terms)

Hey! I am telling the truth!

Hmmm I would like to see you doing an RP, and I'll most probably join... if I deem it worthy...

It will be the most awesome thread ever, it will be so awesome that nobody can join!! They will be blinded by it's pure awesomnes. And they will cry, because they could not enter the thread. Sillyboy will laugh as he sits alone in his awesome thread, eating burgers with awesomsauce!!

Ok, don't know where that came from, lol.

I'm starting to form an idea in my head,...Hmm yes, but i'll have to do a bit of research me thinks.

@sillyboy

As a response to your signature, may I present:

There is no such thing as light.
There are only varying levels of darkness.


Yeah, I know my one is scientifically incorrect. But who gives a f*ck?

Ah, another fantastic entry to the darkopedia.

Indeed.

Has anyone else seen the rankings on those odd RPs?
I just(accidentilly, I thought it was something else) clicked on one and I saw a list of the rankings....the Imperial Guard does not go from Penal Legion to Guardsmen.....your a penal soldier.....thats it....you can never be any more than that. Unless of course your watcher thinks that you've done your part.....and that NEVER happens....ever.

Yeah. You can also start as a Neophyte and end up as a Chapter Master next weekend.. pretty craptastic.

I don't see why people do it.....its mind destroying. Its almost as dumb as how me and my friends act.......and we act dumb.

Dumb Dumb Give Me Gum Gum.

Anyway, I have to do an event of unprecedented size.. as well as managing my metric fethton of school work this weekend.... UGHHHHHHHHH!

May God save our souls Sillboy, and may the great Dark have mercy upon us...

Believe me, none of you will foresee what is coming your way.

*looks at a cristal orb*

"I see...... I see" Sillyboy said with a mysterious voice. "What!? what do you see?" Dark said anxiously hopping in his chair"

" I see .....pain lots of ....pain"" How you now that?"

Behind dark, kais appears with a baseballbat in his hands.

"oh... i got a feeling" sillyboy said.

Thats what I'm talking about!!!!!!!

WHOOP FOR SILLYBOY!

I have a feeling Dark will be the end of us some day...

And when that happens.... I'll blame Dark.

Or I'll be the end of him, 'cept I ain't got a baseball bat

I have a few you can borrow

Excellent

If you want I can lend you a chainsaw, should make it more..... interresting.

@ dark can't wait for the event.

Me neither



Chainsaw huh? Nah too messy, the blood would just ruin my shirt.

Base ball bat much better.