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EVE-Online RP Discussion and Resources => EVE Character Development => Topic started by: Steffanie Saissore on 03 Jun 2013, 01:15
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++Request received++
Requester: redacted
Subject: Captain Steffanie Saissore
General Information
Height: 1.73 m (5'8")
Weight: 63.5 kg (140 lb)
Gender: Female
Race: Gallentean
Hair Color: Platinum blond
Eye Color: Blue-grey
Age: 29
# of Siblings: 0
Sexual Orientation: Gay
Marital Status: Single
# of Offspring: 0
Current Occupation: Freelance Captain
Parents
Father: Guy Saissore
Occupation: Gas Miner
Status: Presumed deceased; lost with the destruction of the Long Haul; mining-class freighter
Mother: Chantelle Saissore (maiden name: Delacroix)
Occupation: Senior Laboratory Technician (specialization: Genetics and Bio-Chemistry)
Status: Alive; on Administrative Leave pending outcome of a special inquest
Education Overview
- Enrolled into the honors program due to perceived high intelligence potential.
- Excelled beyond expectations and advanced ahead of schedule
- Placed into first year university level training at the age of 15
- Received Bachelor of Science (Biology/Chemistry) at age 18
- Entered Masters program and enrolled into the Business program
- On request, Business program suspended and enrollment in massage therapy begins
- Masters program not progressing as expected; student appears to be suffering from a malaise
- Student has requested testing for the Capsuleer Program. Testing to commence on 20th birthday
- Test results indicate the student is a prime candidate for the program. Studies have been preempted and she has been moved. Surgery to commence within the week.
Capsuleer Program
Subject has responded well to the implants and other modifications (NOTE: there was some concern due to what appeared to have been existing genetic modifications. As there is no history of surgery or request for modification by the subject or subject's family, a discrete investigation has been ordered.)
All evidence of the malaise the subject seemed to be under prior to enrollment has disappeared and subject has shown great enthusiasm. From the vast array of profiling tests and observed behavior, the subject's training shall lean towards that of combat pilot. All other skill training will be secondary.
There have been a few setbacks in the subject's progress; nothing critical, but it appears that the stress is causing some physiological and psychological effects. Training has been scaled back and the subject is responding well to the therapy.
The subject has completed the program with high scores and shows no signs of any psychological damage. All implants are fully functional within parameters and no negative side effects are apparent. Subject has graduated and been given full privileges and rights as a capsuleer. Further training will continue as they progress from simulation and limited flight time to full immersion with the a ship.
++End of Report++
Pending Requests:
Psychological Profile
Medical Profile
Results of Internal Review of Dr. Saissore
Upon clearance, reports will be delivered to redacted
Thank you and have a pleasant day.
Head of Archives, CAS
As per request, the psychological profile of one S. Saissore
(if one were interested in researching this, Hacking lvl 3 ought to be sufficient to get this)
The subject, for the most part, is psychologically sound to proceed with the capsuleer program. However, it is the panel's recommendation that she be monitored carefully through the course of the project. These are the findings of the panel prior to the subject's commencement of the program:
Though intelligent with superior problem solving abilities and logical analysis, the subject shows a distinct lack of awareness of events outside the Station. Further investigation has brought to light the fact that the subject's mother appears to have taken a very strong hand in limiting the subject's exposure to outside information. The extent of this interference may account for other observed behaviors as noted below.
The lack of external stimuli has had an impact on the subject's social development. They suffer from a low self-image, which manifests in difficulties interacting with peers beyond the superficial level of being polite. Attempts to move beyond polite interaction causes the subject to stammer, the inability to express thoughts or ideas in a clear and concise manner, and to ultimately withdraw into themselves. This type of behavior is of some concern with regards to starship operations and efforts should be made to accelerate the subject's social growth.
It should also be noted that the subject appears to grow more uncomfortable as the size of the social group increases.
Aside from low self-esteem, the subject suffers from depression and should be monitored closely. There are no indications of suicidal tendencies, but with the addition of the implants and neural interface, this could lead to possible complications. The root cause of the subject's depression has not been determined at this time and we recommend counselling sessions during the first year of the program.
++ Analysis: Year One ++
The subject has completed the first year of the program successfully and has recovered completely from the various surgeries.
The subject still suffers from a lack of confidence and self-esteem, though to a lesser extent and preliminary simulation results show that concern with her ability to operate a ship is not impacted by these issues. It is still the panel's recommendation that therapy continue.
The depression does not appear to have been affected by the surgeries. Examination of the transcripts from the sessions with the therapists, it is apparent that the subject's mother is central , if not the sole contributing factor, to both the depression and social anxiety. Attempts to engage the subject directly on the matter of their mother have been turned aside and have triggered periods of deep depression. It is the panel's recommendation that direct inquires on this matter be halted for the time being. It is also the panel's recommendation that a more thorough background check of the subject's mother be carried out.
++ Analysis: Year Two ++
No significant change has been observed in the subject.
++ Analysis: Year Three ++
There has been an unfortunate setback that will either prolong the length of the program or result in the need to terminate the subject. At the start of the third year, the subject was transferred from simulation to actual ship interface and basic exercises began. The therapy sessions after these training flights began to show promising breakthroughs in terms of having her face and deal with some of her internal issues. Then came the attack.
A month into the flight training, her flight came under attack by pirate vessels belonging to Serpentis. She reacted without hesitation and by all accounts performed beyond expectations. However, during the debriefing back on station, the subject appeared to suffer a breakdown that left her in a catatonic state. This state lasted nearly two months' time, though there were three occasions where the subject awoke and preceded to enter a psychotic rage requiring heavy medication and restraints to prevent harm to herself or the staff. While incoherent during these episodes, it was noted by observers that the word 'mother' was heard distinctly in all three outbursts.
The catatonic state ended four days after the last psychotic episode though it seemed that the subject's mental faculties had regressed and social interactions, even light, quickly left her fatigued. The rest of the year shifted to repairing the psyche while discussions about continuing the program or terminating the patient waged on between the panel and the program directors of the CAS. The CAS, supported by the Federate Navy, determined the program proceed despite recommendations to the contrary by the panel.
Therapy continued for the rest of the year under the oversight of the Navy.
All records regarding subject's 4th to 6th year have been labeled classified by the Federate Navy and have been redacted
++ Analysis: Year Seven ++
The subject still suffers from bouts of depression. Attempts to treat this through medication has had mixed results. As the subject appears capable of handling these periods of depression without the assistance of medication attempts to medicate the issue has been put on hold. It should also be noted that the subject's recent passion for researching Gallente's past seems to have a positive effect on treating the depression.
The subject shows little to no symptoms of stress related disorders from doing combat missions. There is no sign of bloodthirst nor actual desire by the subject to seek out and engage in combat.
Though there is some concern to her ability to integrate with society as a whole (and this does not account for the three other nations) as well as concern regarding the depression, the panel finds the subject fit for full duty.
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The above post is proof that extended server downtimes can be a good thing. :3
Have had lots of fun RPing with you at Silver's party and other places. \o/
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Thank you, and I have had fun RPing with you as well :)
Now, just need to write up the other reports and get those posted
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Nice starting platform, was just going to pick out a particular detail mind, re: sexual orientation. Assuming this was written by, say, a GalFed authority, think that'd really be recorded? When I wrote Seri's service record, for example, I didn't write in specific ethnicity (other than 'mixed ethnicity'), because I figured it's not really something Federation redtape needs to bother itself with. :)
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It's the kind of demographic data I could see a government collecting, actually.
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Eh, really? I don't picture why the Feds would have any use of it for their ultra-liberal, mega-diverse empire...
(not to derail Steffanie's topic though)
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Eh, really? I don't picture why the Feds would have any use of it for their ultra-liberal, mega-diverse empire...
(not to derail Steffanie's topic though)
So they can then sell that information to Fedmart, obviously. Anyway, since this is clearly a somewhat detailed file (since it dips a bit into things like health and psychology) it makes sense they might also record orientation.
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Thank you all for the feedback, it is appreciated.
I love to write and I like fleshing out characters and the more I like a character, the more I find myself creating material and I am finding that I am really enjoying Steffanie.
Despite the fact that I enjoy writing, I do get very nervous when I put stuff out for other people to read...mostly the fear of I'm 'doing it wrong' or other things like that (further proof that we are our own worst critics).
Whether it has been IC in the Summit (or other channels) or just here, you guys are an awesome bunch of people. :cube:
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I hope to have, in the next few days, a few more details regarding Steff's personality as well as the whole knighthood thing hammered out.
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FYI my face will be glued to this page while F5'ing until moar updates are had.
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I hope to have, in the next few days, a few more details regarding Steff's personality as well as the whole knighthood thing hammered out.
Please do.
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++Incoming Transmission++
++Recipient: Corporate Registration & Archives; Gallente Federation++
Public Archive....
Document: Page 1 of Founding Charter for "Order of the Ebon Rose"
Title: The Vow of the Rose Knight
This is the vow that I, Steffanie Saissore, have taken. This is my vow and mine alone.
I, Steffanie Saissore, hereby do swear, with my own blood, to hold true to the following principles:
To show respect to friend and foe alike.
To treat a foe with honor.
To come to the aid and protection of the weak and the innocent.
Abide by the lawful decrees of each nation while in their territory.
In peace, I will strive to maintain peace, but I will not let my sword's blade grow dull. I will remain vigilant.
In war, I will not hesitate to strike down my enemy with all my might. I will show mercy and I will not humiliate a beaten opponent.
I will not take arms up against civilians. They should be spared the horror of war.
I will provide sanctuary to those who require it.
I will lay down my life for my friends, the innocent, and those I have sworn to protect.
I will publicly announce any grievance I have. Those who would be my enemy will know the reason as well as the identity of their nemesis.
I will not slander or engage in a war of public opinion with my enemy; I will debate and I will be willing to communicate and I will be willing to concede if I am wrong.
When engaged with an enemy, it is with the individual. I will not go after kith or kin nor will I engage in acts of sabotage against their infrastructure. A knight ought to engage their opponent on the field of battle openly and without deceit.
May the Gods, the stars, and my ancestors be witness to this and bring righteous wrath upon me should I dishonor this vow.
Nam honorem, gloriam, amorem!
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I have added a very loose psyche assessment to the original post.
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A couple thought based on listening to you in the OOC:
1) Everything takes time:
EVE is a marathon, not a sprint. No matter how lost, unsure, or off you feel, if you just give it time and keep at it, things will get better 90% of the time.
Ayallah, Peiter, and Samira are all 'newbies' to the RP scene and have all carved spots for themselves. Though my account is a year old, I only have about 7 months of actual playing but think Makkal has done well.
Remember that there are characters who've been around for 10 years. When you look at a bunch of characters interacting, you're probably seeing years of real time experience playing itself out.
You're a newbie. That you feel left out or unsure is not a bad thing; it's expected. But it won't last forever!
2) The RP scene is not anti-Gallente/Fed:
Steff went to a PIE ball instead of the Federation Day events. The people surrounding Steff are Amarr faction or Amarr faction allies. PIE will let in Diana 'kill all Gallente!' Kim but not Lyn 'slightly heretical beliefs.'
Meanwhile, Minnie and Feddie PCs are watching you skip an important national holiday to hang out with slavers.
Don't let the 'lol, I'm TLF, can I go to your ball?' jokes fool you. Many Fed/Min RPers wouldn't touch that ball or would go there in the hopes of killing people/blowing the place up.
The anti-Gallente sentiment you're perceiving is a consequence of the people Steff is hanging out with. My suggestion is hitting up a pro-Fed PC and attempting to make friends with them. Maybe Shin could help?
3) What are Steff's Ideals Anyway?
As a player, I was surprised that someone stealing a 700,000,000 hull amused your character, as that seemed to against the entire 'knightly order' thing Steff have going.
You are presumably aware that Makkal has slaves, but Steff seems happy to pursue a romantic relationship with her.
Someone swore by the Red God, but Steff didn't react to that, though blooders tend to be a big deal in the setting. (Though perhaps that's just my perspective because Makkal is my only character.)
As you're new, I suspect that you're just trying to make friends (which is a common Gallente attitude) and not make waves. You'll actually get a lot of leeway on this as most players understand you're still finding your way.
But it's something to keep in mind.
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Thank you...this actually helps.
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+1 to everything Makkal says here.
Plus a little more:
- Don't be afraid to lose. A lot of people are, but you can get some really good RP out of losing a struggle (physical, political, economic, what have you). Occasionally (or frequently) failing at something ICly also helps develop your character, which is always a good thing.
- You are not your faction. A lot of people play characters that are really only extensions of their faction. Some (like Diana Kim and a lot of the Amarr RP pilots) pull it off really well, but they do so because they still give their characters depth and complexity.
- Never think of your character as static. There are people who do play fairly cardboard, unchanging characters, but they typically either play a lot of characters (and thus have each for fairly specialized RP) or end up putting them to bed once the situation that they can play to changes. If you let your character develop over time and be changed by the things that happen to her, you'll enjoy some pretty complex RP.
- Don't be afraid to try something new. You're doing this with your knightly order, and you're doing it fantastically.
And yes, let's chat sometime about Fed RP, with the caveat that Shin isn't exactly a model citizen. Perhaps we can link our RP... :D
Oh, and as a postscript, I'd been meaning to mention this to you after reading your swordplay fiction: I happen to do classical and historical fencing, and I have access to a bunch of really talented people from one of the last remaining living traditions (i.e.: we can trace our instructional lineage back to when instructors were teaching people to fence as preparation for fighting duels) of the art. I'd be happy to talk about anything fencing related with you.
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Thank you...this actually helps.
Awesome.
And please don't take anything I say as an indication that your character is wrong or bad. I think you're doing a good job so far, and I hope you're enjoying playing out your character's early capsuleer years.
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Someone swore by the Red God, but Steff didn't react to that, though blooders tend to be a big deal in the setting. (Though perhaps that's just my perspective because Makkal is my only character.)
It goes in phases with the pirate factions. For a long time the Blooder/Sabik side was effectively dead (publically, anyway, couldn't speak to any closet ones), with the Cartel (thanks to Naraka) and Guristas (Veto) being the big flag wavers. Nowadays it's mostly Sansha (for obvious reasons) and Blooders (Silas and her one-psycho parade) that have the most prominence.
To Steffie: as an addition to Makkal and Shin's comments, here's mine (to be taken with a sizeable helping of salt). The use of drama and arcs.
It's very easy to create bad drama. A number of people indulge in creating convoluted plot arcs, myself included, and there are good ways and bad ways of doing it. Just be careful of railroading (naming no names, but I can remember one such which lost almost all support because the instigator wasn't getting the result they wanted), and of creating drama 'just because'.
Conversely, that doesn't mean that either are innately bad. As Morwen can attest, I've produced a lot of both, but it's never produced any bad feeling OOC - which I put down to a light touch. Bad shit happens, let's see who gets involved and what they do! Let it evolve, have a backup plan in case nobody puts the pieces together (but don't commit to it), and don't get too wound up about it. A huge amount of Reppy's character development has come from me being enormously mean to her and seeing how she and those around her bounce around. Who knows? You might end up running into someone who'll take things out of your hands and sending the arc in unexpected directions (as happened with my most recent plot arc).
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+1 to Makkal and Shin.
I remember talking to you OOC too about your organization. As we said, acting on goals is very important. The idea about basing the Order around the PIE model is probably a great way to get you off the ground. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of Fed RP'ers new and old came to the Order to further its goals as opposed to sticking to the current Blaque/Roden scene. The Order, to me anyway, is very much what the Federation had set out to be in terms of preserving actual honor and morality, as well as learning and accepting new cultures. That, combined with a solid framework from PIE, would get you a great start.
The key is that this isn't going to happen overnight. Corporations are never built in a day, a week, or even a month. It takes months to really get people, and lots of work to get them to wanna join in the first place. You already have some goals in mind for the Order, so try this.
Make a two column list of the goals you want in descending order of feasibility/scale. Start with small scale and go down to large scale. Make the list as long as you want. Once done, use the second column to write down immediate in-game actions and steps you can take to meet those goals, and how long you want to give yourself to meet them. Be realistic. Don't say "OBTAIN 20 MEMBERS IN 1 WEEK." That's just setting yourself up for disappointment.
Just take some time, don't rush, and carefully think about what you want your corp AND your character to represent and stand for. Once you decide, stick with it no matter what. Even if takes more time than you had planned, even if you bleed members, even if you get into IC fights. If you're happy and excited about this idea, you glue yourself to it and plow through. In the end, that persistence will be rewarded with a good corp and close friends. And don't think TOO much into IC interactions. Don't let them sway you or make you question your goals too much, lest you switch opinions every other day.
Just my .02 isk.
/me flails into the sunset
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Thank you...this actually helps.
Awesome.
And please don't take anything I say as an indication that your character is wrong or bad. I think you're doing a good job so far, and I hope you're enjoying playing out your character's early capsuleer years.
Thanks, and I am enjoying the experience and just need to relax a little bit.
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Thanks to all for input/advice. First to explain a couple of things (and forgive me if I wander a little):
The Red God thing...part of that was more the player not really sure what it is and it is a shortcoming I have when it comes to lore. I want to be playing and that part of the brain sees reading up on stuff that may or may not be relevant to be taking away from time that could be spent playing. That said, I have been doing some reading (having two monitors has helped curb the 'wasting time' perception). I do know I need to read more, EVE has a rich history. The other issue was, when I saw it mention, because I didn't really know what was going on, I defaulted to "observe the reactions of others"...and then in the course of a minute that incident seemed to just get brushed over and I still didn't know how Steff was going to react.
Shin, the offer regarding fencing info will be useful, though not sure how much sword-use will happen ;) I have a couple of friends in a club called the AES which practice the Western European sword-fighting techniques. It is fascinating to watch.
Drama...I've been thinking about that a lot lately and right now my gut-feeling is that I'm precariously close to that ledge of "too-much-bad-shit" with Steff. I don't want to handwave it away, but at the same time, I'm getting to the point where I want to sit her down and tell her to grow up. So, with that in mind, I've started sketching out in my head (which is probably a bad place to keep sketches by the way) the course to resolving some of her angst issue and having it seem plausible. I'm just not sure if I want to have it revealed in conversation in game or write it out and place it here Backstage.
Playing to Win (or Being Afraid to Lose): I would like to think I'm not afraid to lose. I think Morwen mentioned somewhere that one of the things that had been endearing about Steff was the two day period where I lost somewhere in the order of 6 Algos-destroyers and the conversation around that. I do want to succeed and I do suffer from a personality quirk where I demand of myself absolute perfection the first time I attempt anything, but given that I haven't rage-flipped my desk and done a format c:\ on my computer tells me I have a handle on that situation.
I am also not worried all that much about the success of the corp/order. I may be going about it the wrong way and it is because of that I haven't been all that public about the order. I realize that I could (and maybe should) simply just keep to a code of conduct/honor and not be working on setting up a corp. On the flip side, I've been enjoying piecing things together and building it.
And this is where I am probably at a disconnect between RP, 'mechanics', and the EVE community; I'll try to explain. The primary reason for the order is an RP thing that, as I think about it, would work wonderfully in a work of fiction. I want to have something in place where other characters, not just those I interact with on a constant basis, can see what Steff is trying to do and either challenge her to back up her claims or even call BS. I think part of it stems from seeing too many cases where someone says "my character has a code of honor" and does nothing to define it so other characters/players/GMs have no way of holding that character to account.
I probably could just put her vow up on IGS and call it a day, but I also didn't want to hide behind the shield of an NPC corporation...if someone (or a group) wants to declare war, oddly, I want to give them that option. Don't like the Order, then do something about it. I know I have made it known that I'm not a big fan of pvp, and am not that good at it (at least from my experience in other MMOs...EVE being different, I don't know). That said, I have been thinking about it and realize that it has the potential of really messing things up (from a financial point of view), I am not going to shy away from it. Not necessarily going out looking for pvp, but if someone comes knocking, I'm not going to hide from it.
Still, I am sitting here and am wondering if I should move forward with a corp or just shelf it and put the history, the vow, and code up on IGS for public consumption and proceed to just RP the whole thing and if people are interested in it going from there.
Did I mention I have a tendency to over-analysis every option to the point where I almost can never make a decision?
Anyway, thank you for the input, the offer for assistance, and other advice. I am going to continue developing and pushing Steff and I am enjoying the whole thing (and will scale back the bittern00b).
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Still, I am sitting here and am wondering if I should move forward with a corp or just shelf it and put the history, the vow, and code up on IGS for public consumption and proceed to just RP the whole thing and if people are interested in it going from there.
I formed a corp along Ché's principles. I wrote a corp charter, a recruitment ad, an announcement that my movement was formed. Never published any of it, and the only applicant I had was some fickle DUST soldier that probably didn't even read a letter of the corp description.
Still, despite that I never started actively recruiting like I planned to, I don't regret it. Ché is at home in his own corp like he had been in no other. Would Ché like some company? Sure, but being able to live according to his own code has been good for him.
Haha, I'm not sure if this helps you in anyway, or if I would suggest you follow in my footsteps, but I felt compelled to leave this here.
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I'm just going to comment on a few things here inline:
The Red God thing...
I don't see a problem with Steff not having a problem with this. There are probably more Sani Sabik in the Federation than any other nation outside of the Amarr Empire. I doubt that they're exactly common, but those that come to the Federation do so because there's more tolerance for them.
Playing to Win (or Being Afraid to Lose): I would like to think I'm not afraid to lose. I think Morwen mentioned somewhere that one of the things that had been endearing about Steff was the two day period where I lost somewhere in the order of 6 Algos-destroyers and the conversation around that. I do want to succeed and I do suffer from a personality quirk where I demand of myself absolute perfection the first time I attempt anything, but given that I haven't rage-flipped my desk and done a format c:\ on my computer tells me I have a handle on that situation.
I'm actually talking more towards the IC/RP side of things - are you willing to RP in a story where your character comes out the loser? A surprising number of people aren't.
I probably could just put her vow up on IGS and call it a day, but I also didn't want to hide behind the shield of an NPC corporation...if someone (or a group) wants to declare war, oddly, I want to give them that option. Don't like the Order, then do something about it. I know I have made it known that I'm not a big fan of pvp, and am not that good at it (at least from my experience in other MMOs...EVE being different, I don't know). That said, I have been thinking about it and realize that it has the potential of really messing things up (from a financial point of view), I am not going to shy away from it. Not necessarily going out looking for pvp, but if someone comes knocking, I'm not going to hide from it.
That's one way to go about it. As Che said, however, another option is to keep it a little more quiet. Let the principles of your order come through in your actions. You'll have plenty of opportunities to talk to people about it ICly through day to day RP.
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Playing to Win (or Being Afraid to Lose): I would like to think I'm not afraid to lose. I think Morwen mentioned somewhere that one of the things that had been endearing about Steff was the two day period where I lost somewhere in the order of 6 Algos-destroyers and the conversation around that. I do want to succeed and I do suffer from a personality quirk where I demand of myself absolute perfection the first time I attempt anything, but given that I haven't rage-flipped my desk and done a format c:\ on my computer tells me I have a handle on that situation.
I'm actually talking more towards the IC/RP side of things - are you willing to RP in a story where your character comes out the loser? A surprising number of people aren't.
To that, yes, I am willing to RP in a story where the character comes out the loser. Sure, I prefer an ending where the good guy (or girl) conquers the BIG EVIL and lives happily ever after with their mate, and I have characters where I want to win, Steff is one of the few characters I've played where I can see the two paths clearly and either one works for me.
Now, I'd be blind if I didn't acknowledge the fact that things will happen that could change the course of her story and development that I never saw coming...and I'm cool with that too.
So, basically, in a very long-winded and roundabout way, I am saying that, at the end of the day, I (the player) have no problem with seeing Steff lose in the end. I'm actually kind of curious to see what would happen if she failed...how would she respond to it, how would she move on, or would she?
As for the order...well, still two minds about what I want to do with it. I think, once I have detailed more of the background and wrapped up a few other things in Steff's background, I'll likely put set of links in the OP and in her Bio page and will proceed from there.
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I think some players are rather afraid no to play the loser, but to play a pariah. I know I rather like situations where I play a character facing difficulties (like the PIE ball thing was completely unexpected RP drama that was lolsome to endure), but I also know that I can be afraid to play a character that loses all friends of contacts and ends up as a pariah / laughing stock / whatever. Because that's terrible for RP eventually, and it's definitely not fun. There is a big difference in terms of fun between a marginal and a pariah (not a villain) that everyone despises.
but not Lyn 'slightly heretical beliefs.'
She is not even heretical -_-
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On an OOC level, I have no idea what that was about, so I guessed based on what the characters were saying.
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This is a link to a short story that wraps up a piece of Steffanie's past: Revelations (http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=5014.0)
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On an OOC level, I have no idea what that was about, so I guessed based on what the characters were saying.
Mostly bad IC blood between both parties in the past.
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Steff is good peoples. <3
I like having a moderate voice around here. Too many extremists!
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I understand Steff finds the Esna creepy.
This amuses me.
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Confirming Steff for bad ass fighter also. Got dayum she scurry O_o
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I understand Steff finds the Esna creepy.
This amuses me.
Morwen finds him a little creepy/odd/weird too, and he's a friend. :P
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I understand Steff finds the Esna creepy.
This amuses me.
I think it's just how Esna comes across...he seems to have good intentions and is likely a great guy, but just something about how he speaks and the implied body language gives off a strange vibe for her.
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I seem to have come to a standstill with developing Steff at the moment. There are things still going on and I'm still having fun, but I've come to that point where I don't quite know where to take Steff's 'story'. It's not a lack of RP instances, those are there and I still have some stuff to do for the Order and there's a couple of places that can go (have had a couple of people ask about it as well as a couple of potential offers to join alliances). Just trying to figure out how to grow the character and seem to be stalled at the moment.
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When RP fails to grow the character, turn to game play and OOC goals/intentions.
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Alternately, let go a little and see where the character goes.
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There is doing that, letting go and see where things go.
Game play has been mission/mission/mission followed by more missions. Mostly in Fed, though occasional trips to Caldari, Khanid, Amarr, and currently CONCORD (Interbus).
'Short'-term goal: use Megathron. Long-term goal(s)...not quite sure at the moment really. I think at a certain point I'll be stepping away from the heavy combat skills and focus on some other skills for exploring and grabbing relics and stuff. Just not sure what I want to do in terms of a ship for doing exploration.
Guess trying to maintain a semblance of honor and chivalry also could fall under long term goals/intentions.
There have been a few times where I've almost laid a challenge out on IGS to Kim...but that said, the player part of me knows that I'll just get wiped out in fairly short order going up against a combat pilot with around 5 years to my 3 months worth of skill training. And that, I think is the only real issue I have with the EVE system...I don't mind training times as it slows progression and makes you learn the game, unlike say WoW where now you can go from 1 to 90 in just over a week (or under if you have XP enhances and dedicate all your time to just leveling and nothing else). The problem though, and I could be wrong, is that in EVE, due to the skill training, I'll burn through ships and clones and money. And a ship fight isn't something I'd want to just RP out given that there's actual mechanics for it.
Think I'll just try to see what way the winds blow and see where things go while I try to plot out something.
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Steff. If you want the character to get an introduction to Republic biased Minmatar play; you could do worse than pay a working trip to the Republic & get in contact with an EM diplomat to negotiate standings.
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Interesting offer, and one I might explore. Have only been in Min space a little so might swing back that way. I seem to try flying in all four nations' space.
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Why not do minor bounty hunting? Fit a frigate and pew up flashy yellows who dare break the law \o/
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That had been a thought when I first started, but have no idea what would need be done or how to go about the whole bounty huntering thing
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That had been a thought when I first started, but have no idea what would need be done or how to go about the whole bounty huntering thing
Morlag's done that a couple of times when bored, I understand, ask him for tips.
Also, although more skills undoubtedly help when it comes to flying combat, there is essentially a diminishing returns system in place. Someone a couple of years older than you will have better numbers - but for tech 1 ships, quite often the gap between you and them will be smaller than the gap between you and someone a couple of weeks old. There's also a much greater raw skill component to it than in most MMORPGs, where in most cases it comes down to learning your rotations and staying alert. Someone with guts and a good feel for it can slaughter people much older.
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That had been a thought when I first started, but have no idea what would need be done or how to go about the whole bounty huntering thing
If you want, we can roam together with come friends of mine to get you in the swing of things. There's lots of flashies where we roam. I even collected a few bounties last night. Eve mail me if you wanna do it!