Roleplay Pet Peeves

[BackSet]

Honestly, it sounds like these people you're talking about were used to speaking in past-tense for some reason.

That's not past tense.

At least, I don't think it is.

"Past tense is this." Backset said, using this sentence to demonstrate past tense.

 

[Brea The Brave]

I got this all the time in a battle arena sort of RP group I was in. It was never particularly directed at me, but a lot of other people would make insanely powerful characters and get denied. However, the reason they were making incredibly powerful characters.. was because there were already a bunch of OP characters accepted, who you were pretty useless against if you weren't as OP as they were. Funnily enough, all of these people were all friends of the mods! Their argument was, "we're friends, so I've seen these characters before and I can verify that they won't use them in an unfair way".
I'll let all of you guys take a guess as to whether or not these people were actually using their characters fairly (hint: the answer isn't yes)

Oh yes, that excuse.

That's not past tense.

At least, I don't think it is.

"Past tense is this," Backset said, using this sentence to demonstrate past tense.

I'm saying the way he said it sounded like that. Okay, it's like he would go to the store to get milk. Usually, people don't talk like that unless they're talking about something that already happened or usually happens. It's like saying when you were a kid you would climb trees is what it sounded like to me it still sounds odd either way but still.

 

[Brea The Brave]

I got this all the time in a battle arena sort of RP group I was in. It was never particularly directed at me, but a lot of other people would make insanely powerful characters and get denied. However, the reason they were making incredibly powerful characters.. was because there were already a bunch of OP characters accepted, who you were pretty useless against if you weren't as OP as they were. Funnily enough, all of these people were all friends of the mods! Their argument was, "we're friends, so I've seen these characters before and I can verify that they won't use them in an unfair way".
I'll let all of you guys take a guess as to whether or not these people were actually using their characters fairly (hint: the answer isn't yes)

But yeah I know how those people felt there was an RP group I was in on G+ called Justice Force and they had the most OP characters so people always felt the need to make OP characters just to keep up but everyone was always told that if your character was too OP they'd get nerfed...there were literal universe busters in there and I'm just looking like " What on earth is OP to you people?" So my mountain buster is to OP, but this dude right here and destroy the universe and has multiple times, don't act like he won't do it because he has and that's just...find apparently.

 

[Nue]

But yeah I know how those people felt there was an RP group I was in on G+ called Justice Force and they had the most OP characters so people always felt the need to make OP characters just to keep up but everyone was always told that if your character was too OP they'd get nerfed...there were literal universe busters in there and I'm just looking like " What on earth is OP to you people?" So my mountain buster is to OP, but this dude right here and destroy the universe and has multiple times, don't act like he won't do it because he has and that's just...find apparently.

Mine was on G+ too, I'm beginning to see a pattern..

 

[BackSet]

I'm saying the way he said it sounded like that. Okay, it's like he would go to the store to get milk. Usually, people don't talk like that unless they're talking about something that already happened or usually happens. It's like saying when you were a kid you would climb trees is what it sounded like to me it still sounds odd either way but still.

I always read it like future tense or that kind of thing where you have a sentence that says "I would do this but..."

 

[Brea The Brave]

Mine was on G+ too, I'm beginning to see a pattern..

Yeah you know I think I see it too.

 

[Brea The Brave]

I always read it like future tense or that kind of thing where you have a sentence that says "I would do this but..."

I mean I've heard it like that too but some of the examples sounded like they were talking in past tense for some reason.

 

[BackSet]

I mean I've heard it like that too but some of the examples sounded like they were talking in past tense for some reason.

What do you mean "for some reason?"

Do people not normally roleplay in past tense?

 

[Brea The Brave]

What do you mean "for some reason?"

Do people not normally roleplay in past tense?

I didn't say they did. I've never actually seen anyone roleplay in past-tense but I've seen people write stories in past-tense and it kind of sounded like that.

 

[Pika]

I hate when it's established that it's one season and my partner says otherwise a few posts later.

I mean, it takes a quick second to use the search function to look for the season/month. I mean we're not time traveling right?

It's just so jarring to see details fall through the cracks like that.

 

[BackSet]

I didn't say they did. I've never actually seen anyone roleplay in past-tense but I've seen people write stories in past-tense and it kind of sounded like that.

Wait seriously?

But you've clearly been on here long enough to see it. That's pretty much all we do on here. It's pretty standard as far as I know.

 

[Melpomene]

I hate when it's established that it's one season and my partner says otherwise a few posts later.

I mean, it takes a quick second to use the search function to look for the season/month. I mean we're not time traveling right?

It's just so jarring to see details fall through the cracks like that.

It's Janseptoctoberuary according to the various calendars going on in the RP.

 

[BackSet]

I couldn't help but be reminded of this.

 

[Brea The Brave]

Wait seriously?

But you've clearly been on here long enough to see it. That's pretty much all we do on here. It's pretty standard as far as I know.

Um, I really haven't I've had a profile here but I actually haven't actively been here for that long at time. I've seen people say would as in what would happen if a move went off like it should I have never seen someone use it in past-tense in an RP outside of those examples I just saw.

 

[BackSet]

Um, I really haven't I've had a profile here but I actually haven't actively been here for that long at time. I've seen people say would as in what would happen if a move went off like it should I have never seen someone use it in past-tense in an RP outside of those examples I just saw.

Wait I'm confused I think we're talking about c9npletely different things now but think we're talking about the same thing.

 

[Brea The Brave]

Wait I'm confused I think we're talking about c9npletely different things now but think we're talking about the same thing.

Wait, what? So...we are...but we aren't?

 

[BackSet]

Wait, what? So...we are...but we aren't?

Aw man now I'm even more confused.

 

[Shuusuke]

Didn't expect my post to still be mentioned, but that is another valid use of would. It's most commonly used when there is some condition following it, like my example "would have talked to her if she weren't with Bob", but it can also be used to refer to something that was common in the past. Something like "When Bob was young, every day he would get in trouble for bullying the quiet kids" would be correct too.

But now that I look at it again, isn't that also a conditional? Could you not say that, if Bob doesn't do that anymore now that he isn't young anymore, being young was the condition for him to bully the quiet kids? (thinking emoji)

 

[BackSet]

Wait but aren't we talking about people using would to describe actions their characters are doing at the time of the roleplay?

 

[Brea The Brave]

Aw man now I'm even more confused.

Okay I'll admit I did that last one on purpose lol

 

[Shuusuke]

Wait but aren't we talking about people using would to describe actions their characters are doing at the time of the roleplay?

Yes, which does not sound correct to me, hence it being a pet peeve of mine.

 

[BackSet]

I'm so very confused.

So we were talking about that. But also something else. And tense got involved. What.

 

[polkadot]

I feel really sad when someone doesn't really acknowledge things I write. I mean obviously their character doesn't have to react to every breath mine takes, but I've definitely had some rps where it's like the other person just skims over my post or just reads the dialogue.

 

[rae2nerdy]

I feel really sad when someone doesn't really acknowledge things I write. I mean obviously their character doesn't have to react to every breath mine takes, but I've definitely had some rps where it's like the other person just skims over my post or just reads the dialogue.

It's even more frustrating in the planning stages where they are just blatantly asking questions you just answered.

Ex. Me - My character is going to be a blue-furred talking tabby cat. Them - So what's your character again? Me -

 

[BackSet]

It's even more frustrating in the planning stages where they are just blatantly asking questions you just answered.

Ex. Me - My character is going to be a blue-furred talking tabby cat. Them - So what's your character again? Me -

My first thought here was sailor moon.