Sizniche
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Howdy, group/dice rp main here. I figure this page is flooded in replies, so i might as well put my two drops of urine in this sea of piss
I kinda realized recently that this was a dealbreaker for me, but RPs where the GM (Host? Showrunner? Referee?) and/or their friends are playing characters OP to the point of warping reality, or otherwise being unopposable self inserts. I understand sometimes a host will have to have a few overpowered characters under their control at least back-pocketed as an end-game threat or a means of reigning in in-universe fuckery, but if they clearly have no intention of letting their character be opposed and have no intention of using the character extremely sparingly, I can't jive with it. I don't want to play a background extra in the story of the OC (pls dont steal) of the GM.
Having friends roleplaying with similar power levels makes the problem even worse, because it means that an RP is going to start with a very clear "class" divide of the GMs inner circle and the people he deigns to let gawk at them. A strength rift between characters in-roleplay can be interesting, especially if the rift can be closed over the course of RP and/or the stronger characters serve as mentors to the weaker ones, but if it's obvious certain people are getting gimmies and are intentionally being elevated above other players due to nepotism, I can't roll with that. I understand that this can be the result of longstanding participation in the RP, but this state of affairs becomes an impassible barrier for me when I'm guaranteed to start the roleplay as either a simp bowing down to his/her overlords or a jobber that will get fed his/her own teeth regularly if he/she tries anything to distinguish themself that goes against the grain of one of the aforementioned OP characters.
Sorry, that got a little ranty. I've just seen this so many times, even from RPers I respect.
I kinda realized recently that this was a dealbreaker for me, but RPs where the GM (Host? Showrunner? Referee?) and/or their friends are playing characters OP to the point of warping reality, or otherwise being unopposable self inserts. I understand sometimes a host will have to have a few overpowered characters under their control at least back-pocketed as an end-game threat or a means of reigning in in-universe fuckery, but if they clearly have no intention of letting their character be opposed and have no intention of using the character extremely sparingly, I can't jive with it. I don't want to play a background extra in the story of the OC (pls dont steal) of the GM.
Having friends roleplaying with similar power levels makes the problem even worse, because it means that an RP is going to start with a very clear "class" divide of the GMs inner circle and the people he deigns to let gawk at them. A strength rift between characters in-roleplay can be interesting, especially if the rift can be closed over the course of RP and/or the stronger characters serve as mentors to the weaker ones, but if it's obvious certain people are getting gimmies and are intentionally being elevated above other players due to nepotism, I can't roll with that. I understand that this can be the result of longstanding participation in the RP, but this state of affairs becomes an impassible barrier for me when I'm guaranteed to start the roleplay as either a simp bowing down to his/her overlords or a jobber that will get fed his/her own teeth regularly if he/she tries anything to distinguish themself that goes against the grain of one of the aforementioned OP characters.
Sorry, that got a little ranty. I've just seen this so many times, even from RPers I respect.