SirTiredEyes
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I've been experiencing a specifically frustrating habit of role players recently. I don't know if the name of the title is completely accurate, but it boils down to this. I feel like I'm making replies and writing a story, while my partner is usually reacting to what i've written and nothing else. This usually continues on for a week or so as written replies become shorter and shorter till i eventually find no interest in writing a response.
Maybe my expectations are just off here but I feel like I'm DM'ing a roleplay for someone instead collaborating a story instead. I don't exactly want to ditch people when this happens but the few feedback responses i have gotten back is basically, 'I didn't want to interfere with what you are writing', or 'I didn't want to take control of your character and change the scene'.
Any advice on how to counter act this? I don't know if much can be done on my side of this as much as the partner but... I think this would be more productive or contructive than to berate their writing style. Any advice is appropriated.
edit: thank you to everyone that contributed, it's given me some ideas to think about
Maybe my expectations are just off here but I feel like I'm DM'ing a roleplay for someone instead collaborating a story instead. I don't exactly want to ditch people when this happens but the few feedback responses i have gotten back is basically, 'I didn't want to interfere with what you are writing', or 'I didn't want to take control of your character and change the scene'.
Any advice on how to counter act this? I don't know if much can be done on my side of this as much as the partner but... I think this would be more productive or contructive than to berate their writing style. Any advice is appropriated.
edit: thank you to everyone that contributed, it's given me some ideas to think about
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