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Saede Riordan

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Re: Sunset for Seri
« Reply #15 on: 11 Jul 2013, 05:39 »

I think that, if they can't deal with unplanned interaction in their arcs, they're losing the interesting side to it. Planning everything out is just masturbation over chat channels. xD

Yeah I learned this the hard way ages ago. Its better to just roll with the interaction you get instead of trying to force the story in a given direction. If you want a specific story to be told, just write it as a story and don't muck around with trying to get anyone involved.
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Evi Polevhia

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Re: Sunset for Seri
« Reply #16 on: 11 Jul 2013, 05:39 »

Personaly I like it when people throw a little curve ball at me.

Wait till you hear about Sepherim and Silas's child!

(The above was a joke for those still waking up)
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Re: Sunset for Seri
« Reply #17 on: 11 Jul 2013, 07:16 »

The last time someone threw me a curve ball, it was in the form of a daughter. Luckily, the plot said no.

:|
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Re: Sunset for Seri
« Reply #18 on: 11 Jul 2013, 08:19 »

So. Getting back on topic, what exactly happened?
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Re: Sunset for Seri
« Reply #19 on: 11 Jul 2013, 08:23 »

Personaly I like it when people throw a little curve ball at me.

Wait till you hear about Sepherim and Silas's child!

(The above was a joke for those still waking up)

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Re: Sunset for Seri
« Reply #20 on: 11 Jul 2013, 09:38 »

The last time someone threw me a curve ball, it was in the form of a daughter. Luckily, the plot said no.

:|

I think we've all had to say 'no' to that plot at one point, haven't we?
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Re: Sunset for Seri
« Reply #21 on: 11 Jul 2013, 09:58 »

The last time someone threw me a curve ball, it was in the form of a daughter. Luckily, the plot said no.

:|

I think we've all had to say 'no' to that plot at one point, haven't we?

... No? I haven't. (Somewhat to Morwen-c's dismay, I might add. But she's patient... very patient...)

From what little I know of the situation I'm a little 'eh' about the direction things appear to be going, but remember, this is EVE. Grimdark as it can be, all the things can be fixed by cloning in the end. Or handwavium. Or playerchangedtheirmindaboutit-ization.

All the things.
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Re: Sunset for Seri
« Reply #22 on: 11 Jul 2013, 10:32 »

I thought people wouldn't care...I was obviously mistaken about how I perceived my standing in the RP community.
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Re: Sunset for Seri
« Reply #23 on: 11 Jul 2013, 11:07 »

People have an opinion about Seriphyn, and that's the prime currency that exists among a RP community. He's got a long history during which he's made mistakes and changed and grown. That makes him a well-realized character with more depth than many.

Do what you want in the end, though. Kill him off and start over (Nooey did that with a years-old character specifically to further a story arc, to my immense awe and eternal respect), leave him in a coma for a while while you try something else, or bring him back now. He's your character, after all.

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Re: Sunset for Seri
« Reply #24 on: 11 Jul 2013, 11:38 »

I thought people wouldn't care...I was obviously mistaken about how I perceived my standing in the RP community.

Dude, I'm going to be blunt in my usual manner here.

Your perception of your standing looks to me like it was so out of date not even a dog would eat what came out of that can. Seriously - you've been pretty decent the last year or two, and it's a noticeable difference from how you were when you started out.

I also think you may be conflating (or just confusing) people's opinions of the character - both their own and those of their character(s) - with their opinions of you as a player.
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3) The lack of suitable male partners can be summed up in most cases thusly: interested, worth the air they breathe, available; pick two.

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Re: Sunset for Seri
« Reply #25 on: 11 Jul 2013, 11:48 »

I thought people wouldn't care...I was obviously mistaken about how I perceived my standing in the RP community.

I never even interacted with you IC... directly.

People will have Reasons though.

If it's a game of "who would show to his funeral" - well, now you know ;)

Why's though..?   Yep, lets keep IC in IC :D

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Re: Sunset for Seri
« Reply #26 on: 11 Jul 2013, 12:34 »

I thought people wouldn't care...I was obviously mistaken about how I perceived my standing in the RP community.

You weren't the only one, don't worry.

Though as pointed above, it's probably more about the character. And a character despised OOCly by almost everyone is no fun at all, so eventually I don't see much of a difference.

Too bad, I really enjoyed Seri OOCly, one of the best chars around there.

Damn, my post is depressing.
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Re: Sunset for Seri
« Reply #27 on: 11 Jul 2013, 13:05 »

I won't risk being moderated by commenting on you as a player.

However, Seriphyn the character can be very irritating to more casual roleplayers who have trouble differentiating IC and OOC. Like myself, I didn't play D&D with buddies when I was a teenager, so I am very inexperienced compared to others. I only just started roleplaying a few years ago in online games. This is partially self evident in the similarities me and my character share, where I don't stray outside the box very often. Add to that the issue that IC interaction is not that much different from OOC interaction in the virtual medium (no face to look at or drinks to be had at the bar after a game), and your character can quickly come to represent you OOC to many players, like it or not. I sometimes have trouble remembering that a character is not the player when the character elicits strong emotional reactions from me based on their behavior IC.

Think of it like Jack Gleeson. Most people will immediately think of Joffrey Baratheon when they see him now. They won't think of Jack Gleeson or think of whatever other character Jack is playing. It's the price you pay for playing an unlikable but memorable character, even if your acting or RP is exceedingly well done. People have to put their initial reactions on pause and remember that it's just a character, and that Jack Gleeson isn't anything like Joffrey.

Similarly, people have to put their initial reactions on pause and realize that Seriphyn is just a character, and you're not anything like him.
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Re: Sunset for Seri
« Reply #28 on: 11 Jul 2013, 15:44 »

I do not need to interact directly with Seriphyn to know, that his character enriches New Eden. I find him a coherent character that frequently shows face in the IGS, and manages to let his persona shine through when commenting on threads. That is from an OOC perspective.

Myyona thinks good about anyone who shows care for the common man and those in need. A positive mention of 'humanitarian work' makes a ping on her radar. Capsuleers at large are extremely narcissistic, so she values those few that are not a lot.

EDIT: Oh, and of course, anything with a medical aspect makes me interested in doing RP.
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Re: Sunset for Seri
« Reply #29 on: 11 Jul 2013, 16:54 »

As others have said IC reputation != OOC reputation. They influence one another but are hardly the same thing. 

The last time someone threw me a curve ball, it was in the form of a daughter. Luckily, the plot said no.

:|

I think we've all had to say 'no' to that plot at one point, haven't we?
I can't even count the number of times people have claimed Makkal knocked them up.
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