This came up on one of the other forums I go on. People were listing what they like or look for on a roleplaying game before joining, and what turns them away. And here is my list:
My likes:
Small or nonexistent application. I've been using character sheets/bios for a decade and I'm used to them, but please don't make me post a novel about their childhood. I'd like to save my writing muse for, you know, the roleplaying.
Free roleplay. Like, where I can plot as I like, make as many characters as I want or need, without needing approval for everything every step of the way or having to play by a post order or whatever. I need a good deal of freedom, within minimal, but necessary rules.
A friendly community where nastiness of any kind isn't tolerated and the staff actually enforce the rules on the rules list--but not any that aren't. In other words, good management makes the difference to me.
High activity. I don't just like a big active RP board, I need one. I quickly get frustrated or bored with small games that don't have a large bustling community and hundreds of posts a day and lots of stuff going on. I don't care if I'm not the "centre of attention" on said board, I don't care that the entire place doesn't revolve around me. I didn't come to steal the limelight. I came to plot and roleplay exciting, interesting and fun stories with people and do so intensively. I need that energy, and that variety. This is usually the first thing I look at when I come to a forum and if it is not active enough I don't look at the rest, I just move on, unless I just can't find what it is I'm looking for anywhere else. {I realise I'm probably in the minority here with this!}
My dislikes:
..No, wait, more like "my won't-do-under-any-circumstances":
Word counts. This is a game, not English class. I already graduated, thank you.
Grammar/rules/etc. Nazis. Again: lighten up, it's a game, I am a laid back person on forums and this includes roleplay and OOC talk too. I don't want to be banned for a week because I made a somewhat off-topic reply to the thread, "Who Hates Justin Bieber" or whatever. What gives. And yet I see a lot of this on forums. Lighten up.
Unfriendly, cliqueish community. I won't even go there.
Half dead forums. Needs to have a few hundred posts going on each day or I'm going to lose interest and wander. I guess you could call me high-maintenance but I just thrive on that constant influx of new material coming in. Makes me feel like I'm part of a large, complex RPing world.
Some wordcount minimum Rpg's aren't that bad Wynn. Sure, If your muse is dead, I can understand the hassle, but if everyone is posting big, then it helps the muse. There is this one rpg I used to go on, it is very active and you might like it, all though there is something on there I personally don't like. Anyways, the wordcout is only 150 words, so it's not that bad. I hate the activity checks though, if you don't post in them you get deleted and/or bannd. (take it from me! I'm still waiting for the Admin to un-ban me!) Anyways, if you would like the link, I can give it to you.
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