Fandom Ace Combat: Rebirth of Razgriz OOC Discussion

[SirDerpingtonIV]

I think LoneSniper87 is still here and MAYBE SirDerpingtonIV since he's lurking. Don't know about any of the others.

i am the lurk king

 

[Whisker]

i am the lurk king

True.

 

[LoneSniper87]

Still here

 

[ChoShadow]

Okie dokie.

Whisker Commissar Darman LoneSniper87 Hammer Troll Razgriz SirDerpingtonIV Gyrwulf

I am tagging everyone one last time in preparation for the phase everyone has been waiting for, but it's also a bit of a wake-up call for those who have been less active with posting.

I can understand everyone occasionally needing some time off to decompress and just enjoy their own down time, in which case please communicate that with everyone before taking off. I can understand work or family matters getting in the way of posting, in which case please communicate it as or before it happens.

But something I cannot and will not tolerate is inactivity due to boredom with what's going on IC. It has happened before where I have created an RP with a slow start and half or more of the players stopped posting during the slow burn intro. But once the action kicked off they all suddenly came back. When asked why, they said "I was waiting for the action to start."

That's not okay.

If you stopped posting because you were bored with the IC chit chat and only come back because I'm about to start our first conflict with the enemy, don't bother posting. Your are no longer welcome in this RP if the previous sentence describes your situation.

Whisker and LoneSniper87 have been the only consistently active participants for the last 2+ weeks, and Dai Tenshi's character has yet to be introduced so they are all exempt from the main point of this message. Everyone else needs to either tell me why they haven't been posting as of the last 2+ weeks, or they have to let me know they're not in the RP anymore.

"I was waiting for the action to start" and "I wasn't getting notifications" are not excuses I will accept. I won't tolerate the first one, and as for the second it's your responsibility to check the RP for changes and updates with respect to posting. The notification system on this site has always been buggy, so blaming it is not acceptable.

Thank you.

 

[Razgriz]

ChoShadow Even though in your most recent post you stated I was exempted because my character hasn't been introduce, I just want to say I am still around and more and less waiting. I did mean to introduce my character sooner, but because of my life getting very busy around the end of May and into June it has been very difficult. From my finals, to my sister's graduation, and her ending up in a hospital a few days later things have been busy for me. I am currently writing, as I write this post, a introduction for Leon into the rp. I know I stated I would have posted last week, but after I finished reading through the IC posts I noticed how close we were to the point where Manticore is attacked. So I decided to wait, but my eagerness took over today so I started writing an introduction even before your current IC post. That is the current situation with me at least.

 

[LoneSniper87]

Posting soon, currently waiting for my OW comp team so I have time

 

[Whisker]

Got a project due tonight so my post'll probably be up tomorrow morningish.

 

[Commissar Darman]

I honestly keep forgetting this exists, I think its my sudden lack to really want to do any sorta of RPing. trust me, its not that I was bored of the RP. I was so stoked to see you create an Ace combat RP again. Its just the last few weeks Ive been out of it to the point I've already dropped out of two other RPs. I really don't want to drop out of this one if you'll except this reason for my unexcused absence.

As for hammer and Calamity. Hammer has sorta just stopped jumping on his PC all together and Calamity has been having a really hard time at work. Both are in my gaming clan and one we work on the same base. In short, I think it might be same to assume they are dropping out. But I can get a confirmation for you guys if needed.

 

[Whisker]

I honestly keep forgetting this exists, I think its my sudden lack to really want to do any sorta of RPing. trust me, its not that I was bored of the RP. I was so stoked to see you create an Ace combat RP again. Its just the last few weeks Ive been out of it to the point I've already dropped out of two other RPs. I really don't want to drop out of this one if you'll except this reason for my unexcused absence.

As for hammer and Calamity. Hammer has sorta just stopped jumping on his PC all together and Calamity has been having a really hard time at work. Both are in my gaming clan and one we work on the same base. In short, I think it might be same to assume they are dropping out. But I can get a confirmation for you guys if needed.

I was wondering about that cause I saw they hadn't been online in awhile. It'd really suck if they dropped cause ya'll had a good thing going, I thought.

 

[Commissar Darman]

yea, I know for a fact Calamity has been having a hard time lately. He's the one I live near. but Hammer, I think Hes just taking time off of gaming and stuff to spend time with his family. He tends to do that every couple years. As for me, There really isn't an excuse. I just lost the urge to write. which sucks because I love writing.

 

[SirDerpingtonIV]

I had 5 projects crammed up my ass at once. And then finals next week. Got a post like half-way written from a few days ago when I had a little spare time.

 

[Whisker]

BRUH

 

[ChoShadow]

BRUH

Nice!

 

[ChoShadow]

Whisker LoneSniper87 Razgriz Commissar Darman SirDerpingtonIV

Okay. Given Commissar's previous message we're going to have to write out Hammer and Gyrwulf's characters as being shot down and KIA in this battle. I'll take care of that on my next post once you guys have had some time to get in your first response to the enemy's sudden stealth attack.

Dai Tenshi, we'll have your character arrive and reinforce after I write Hammer and Gyrwulf out, so sit tight for a bit and I'll tag you in my post to give you the go-ahead to introduce your character.

 

[Razgriz]

Whisker LoneSniper87 Razgriz Commissar Darman SirDerpingtonIV

Okay. Given Commissar's previous message we're going to have to write out Hammer and Gyrwulf's characters as being shot down and KIA in this battle. I'll take care of that on my next post once you guys have had some time to get in your first response to the enemy's sudden stealth attack.

Dai Tenshi, we'll have your character arrive and reinforce after I write Hammer and Gyrwulf out, so sit tight for a bit and I'll tag you in my post to give you the go-ahead to introduce your character.

Alright sounds good. It may be a long post as I am thinking of going over a short briefing for his squad, them leaving the base, Leon's squad being ambushed, and then him being sent over as reinforcements. If that is alright. If not I can definitely shorten down.

 

[ChoShadow]

Alright sounds good. It may be a long post as I am thinking of going over a short briefing for his squad, them leaving the base, Leon's squad being ambushed, and then him being sent over as reinforcements. If that is alright. If not I can definitely shorten down.

Go for it!

 

[Commissar Darman]

I'll being getting an answer from calamity tonight. heading to his place for a baby gender reveal. still waiting for hammer.
also, will get a post out tomorrow. not gonna try to post while drinking.

 

[Whisker]

I'll being getting an answer from calamity tonight. heading to his place for a baby gender reveal. still waiting for hammer.
also, will get a post out tomorrow. not gonna try to post while drinking.

Alright. Hope they make it back or we'll have our very own Journey Home before the story even gets off the ground. :/

If not, Good luck to'em. Don't get to meet very many AC fans around.

 

[Razgriz]

Alright. Hope they make it back or we'll have our very own Journey Home before the story even gets off the ground. :/

If not, Good luck to'em. Don't get to meet very many AC fans around.

I just met another AC fan when I was playing fractured space. I see them around here and there. But you are right. Nice to meet other AC fans.

 

[Commissar Darman]

well, Calamity sadly isn't gonna be joining us any longer. he might jump on at some point in the next few days to give a goodbye post on OOC.

 

[Whisker]

well, Calamity sadly isn't gonna be joining us any longer. he might jump on at some point in the next few days to give a goodbye post on OOC.

That really sucks. Best of luck to him though.

 

[Commissar Darman]

so, I got an answer from hammer as well. he can no longer partake due to work issues. or lack of work is a better way to say it. but both Hammer and Calamity did ask to not have their chars killed. shot down and injured is fine. just not killed.
Like that one Estovakian pilot in AC6

 

[ChoShadow]

so, I got an answer from hammer as well. he can no longer partake due to work issues. or lack of work is a better way to say it. but both Hammer and Calamity did ask to not have their chars killed. shot down and injured is fine. just not killed.
Like that one Estovakian pilot in AC6

I can understand their reluctance to have their characters killed off, as I wouldn't really enjoy the idea myself if I were in their shoes. Working hard to create a character and being forced to leave the RP is bad enough. But learning that the GM is going to kill your character off can, depending on the circumstances, be seen as a slap in the face or as a punishment for leaving. This situation is not meant to be taken that way.

You told me of their circumstances for leaving, and I respect them. What follows is not meant to be a slap in the face nor to be seen as punishment for their departure.

In a story like this one where I told everyone going into it that it would be heart wrenching tale which is very much evocative of the sorrow and pain we received along the way in the games such as in the Journey Home mission where Chopper was shot down, it makes more sense for the story to have their characters killed because it creates a more realistic and immersive experience for those of us who remain.

When it comes to the reality of war and the pain it causes, there's very little that can compare to a soldier/pilot/sailor losing one or more of their best friends and comrades in arms and being forced to carry on despite the emotional trauma the experience causes. What better way to really drive the point home to our characters that this is what they signed up for? This is the reality they now have to live with since another war is about to start. They're going to keep losing friends and comrades. They're going to experience failure and helplessness while trying to protect those they care about.

It's the cold reality of war that people, most commonly the ones who do the fighting for the sake of their countrymen and homeland, die no matter what we do.

So again I don't mean to sound unsympathetic, but Hammer and Calamaty's departure and the lack of presence from the others controlling the remaining characters gives me the perfect opening to kickstart his RP's intentionally powerful and emotional story. Like I said before I know that it hurts bad enough when you work hard to create a character and have to leave the RP, and finding out the GM wants to kill them makes it even worse because it feels almost no matter what like a punishment. But in this case it's not a punishment.

The fact is that our characters would end up with an unrealistic expectation of what this war will bring if everyone managed to survive such a rapid and vicious surprise attack by the enemy. Even before Hammer and Calamity departed I was planning to kill Charlie and have it confirmed unlike Bartlett's survival and capture in AC5, and I still will. Our flight lead is not going to survive this attack in the end. And with him being the most experienced pilot among them it makes sense that if he's KIA that there will be others among the less experienced who share his fate.

 

[Whisker]

I can understand their reluctance to have their characters killed off, as I wouldn't really enjoy the idea myself if I were in their shoes. Working hard to create a character and being forced to leave the RP is bad enough. But learning that the GM is going to kill your character off can, depending on the circumstances, be seen as a slap in the face or as a punishment for leaving. This situation is not meant to be taken that way.

You told me of their circumstances for leaving, and I respect them. What follows is not meant to be a slap in the face nor to be seen as punishment for their departure.

In a story like this one where I told everyone going into it that it would be heart wrenching tale which is very much evocative of the sorrow and pain we received along the way in the games such as in the Journey Home mission where Chopper was shot down, it makes more sense for the story to have their characters killed because it creates a more realistic and immersive experience for those of us who remain.

When it comes to the reality of war and the pain it causes, there's very little that can compare to a soldier/pilot/sailor losing one or more of their best friends and comrades in arms and being forced to carry on despite the emotional trauma the experience causes. What better way to really drive the point home to our characters that this is what they signed up for? This is the reality they now have to live with since another war is about to start. They're going to keep losing friends and comrades. They're going to experience failure and helplessness while trying to protect those they care about.

It's the cold reality of war that people, most commonly the ones who do the fighting for the sake of their countrymen and homeland, die no matter what we do.

So again I don't mean to sound unsympathetic, but Hammer and Calamaty's departure and the lack of presence from the others controlling the remaining characters gives me the perfect opening to kickstart his RP's intentionally powerful and emotional story. Like I said before I know that it hurts bad enough when you work hard to create a character and have to leave the RP, and finding out the GM wants to kill them makes it even worse because it feels almost no matter what like a punishment. But in this case it's not a punishment.

The fact is that our characters would end up with an unrealistic expectation of what this war will bring if everyone managed to survive such a rapid and vicious surprise attack by the enemy. Even before Hammer and Calamity departed I was planning to kill Charlie and have it confirmed unlike Bartlett's survival and capture in AC5, and I still will. Our flight lead is not going to survive this attack in the end. And with him being the most experienced pilot among them it makes sense that if he's KIA that there will be others among the less experienced who share his fate.

Speaking of which, do you have an idea on how the new formation is going to shake out with Calamity and Hammer's departure and Razgriz arrival?

 

[ChoShadow]

Speaking of which, do you have an idea on how the new formation is going to shake out with Calamity and Hammer's departure and Razgriz arrival?

I do, but I will ask for opinions on final lineup once our characters return to base after the battle.