Roleplay Pet Peeves

[Scattered Ambitions]

• When people get pissy when I'm trying to GM.
  
• When people don't understand how to use commas, capitals, periods, etc. This can be forgiven if English is a second language, but please, tell me. I would love to help you out, just ask.
  
• When people join my rp, but then never ever post anything and don't formally leave.
  
• When I'm working on plot points with one or more other people, and I ask a question that I need an answer too in order to be able to post again, and they just leave me hanging for days on end.
  
• When people create a character that goes completely against the world.
  
• When people disrespect me, my beliefs or other players.
  
• When people create half-assed characters.
  
• When people create half-assed characters and then refuse to change them after I've asked several times.
  

Well, I thought I only had two. Never mind!

 

[Storytale]

Or really when saying your not feeling something period results in people getting snotty and attacking you. Like I'm sorry would you rather I have just disappeared entirely without warning? I told you it's not for me. I was nice and honest, I don't appreciate getting attacked in turn.

YUP. To all of that + bonus points when they attack your characters as well

 

[call me rae]

• When people create a character that goes completely against the world.
  
• When people create half-assed characters and then refuse to change them after I've asked several times.
  

About 90% of why I don't GM groups anymore. I got tired of being the naggy parent to people who didn't give a damn. 

 

[Esper Alucard]

@Scattered Ambitions Same here, i thought i only hated it when people Godmodded without good reason (aka final boss fight scene or versus godmodder), but turns out i hate MUCH more, like when people only have combat based characters and dont have ANY Emotion based characters.

 

[Scattered Ambitions]

27 minutes ago, Black Susano'o said:



@Scattered Ambitions Same here, i thought i only hated it when people Godmodded without good reason (aka final boss fight scene or versus godmodder), but turns out i hate MUCH more, like when people only have combat based characters and dont have ANY Emotion based characters.




 

YES


This right here.

 

[TheIrradiatedWaffle]

People who try to control the rp, or the rules in faction rps or any rp in general. They cause people to leave and they always try to make everything the way they want it. Meanwhile, you are trying to create a genuine story and have some fun, but they try to break up logic in the story for anything they dont like, even if they arent right.

 

[TheIrradiatedWaffle]

When a GM will allow a player or his own personal faction or character magic powers that allows them to attack and harrass you, but no such thing the other way around. 

 

[Lord Pug]

I'm sure this is going to rustle some jimmies and feathers both but I loathe 1x1 RP Interest Check threads that include something along the lines of "I only play female characters".


Now  yes, I get it, everyone has their preferences and you can do whatever the hell you want but I'm tired of getting stuck with nothing but male roles because lets be real when "But I guess we can double if you want" is included they always do it begrudgingly or it messes up the story.


Not to mention interest checks that include this 90% of the time include forced romance because if it didn't include forced romance it wouldn't matter what gender either of us played now would it.


/end rant

YES. People always think automatically that I wouldn't want to play females because I'm male but I do. A lot. It's fun to play females, males, nonbinary, I play all. I hate it when someone says "I only play females" but ESPECIALLY: "I only play females but you have to be willing to play male and females." 


On a side note, one of my biggest pet peeves is when someone calls me "she." Ok, ok, ok, whatever, not everyone is considerate enough to ask what my pronouns are but I hate when someone comes on my profile and calls me a girl. What the hell? The background of my motherf**king profile is "my pronouns are he/him" wtf?!

 

[Muffinboi]

GMs who don't provide a CS, not even the basics for the roleplay. That's the sign of a lazy GM.

 

[Inner Power]

I had this happen a couple of times with one person where they broke the fourth wall with their character discussing information about my character's thoughts even important information. It was strange and annoying.


Deadpool, however, did it flawlessly.

 

[TheIrradiatedWaffle]

GMs who don't provide a CS, not even the basics for the roleplay. That's the sign of a lazy GM.

CS?

 

[NemoTheSurvivor]

CS?

Character sheet.

 

[Umbrie]

@Scattered Ambitions Same here, i thought i only hated it when people Godmodded without good reason (aka final boss fight scene or versus godmodder), but turns out i hate MUCH more, like when people only have combat based characters and dont have ANY Emotion based characters.

Combat and Emotion based characters aren't mutually exclusive. you can have an emotional character that fights really well or a combat character who is extremely emotional. but those who act like they are exclusive are another problem i have. you can minmax for combat and still have a great narrative character. or you can focus on the narrative and still be a decent combatant. my problem is more with Thespians who argue that their character should win because story trumps rules. rather than working with the rules to make thier character better fit the story.


if for example, in a game of dungeons and dragons. your character is the best swordsman in their village, i expect you to be decently trained in swords as part of your character sheet, and if this were Savage Worlds, you would at least need a d8 fighting and maybe a few combat edges that are centered around your swordsman's style. like first strike and quick if your sword style is based around reflexes.

 

[TheIrradiatedWaffle]

#1 Thing I hate in an RP, any type.


When a GM isn't willing to enforce the rules. They'll always compromise, never end anything, and every time, it doesn't matter if your right, cause you'll lose.

 

[call me rae]

#1 Thing I hate in an RP, any type.


When a GM isn't willing to enforce the rules. They'll always compromise, never end anything, and every time, it doesn't matter if your right, cause you'll lose.

Than you would have loved me. I was a out right bitch when you tried to overstep my rules. Sadly I had to be a bitch to one too many people and I just got tired of the whole group roleplay game entirely.

 

[TheIrradiatedWaffle]

Than you would have loved me. I was a out right bitch when you tried to overstep my rules. Sadly I had to be a bitch to one too many people and I just got tired of the whole group roleplay game entirely.

A shame then, I guess. I actively strive to do so in my rps.

 

[Thalia_Neko]

I think one of my primary "peeves" (i dont have many), is the fact that people wait around in rps, waiting for "someone" else to post. Even in group rps this will happen. Sure, yeah, we get it, we don't want anyone to be left behind, but seriously, a roleplay really should not stall for 3days to a week, waiting on one person who is just going to barely post a paragraph that doesnt even push the thread forward.


I dont like leaving people behind, but its a bigger peeve of mine for the actual people interested in the roleplay to sit around waiting for days on end, for no reason at all.


Its how rps die, and how rps grow stale. "What are you guys waiting for? Just post!" lol

 

[Aster Sapphire]

Anyone ever been in an RP with two other people and constantly end up as a third wheel who has to warm the bench while the other two do stuff with their characters and scenes exclusive to them and only them? And you sit there like, "Why am I here....?"

 

[Xynien]

This has probably been mentioned at some point but few things bother me more than when someone contacts me about a roleplay and then shows 0 enthusiasm and adds absolutely nothing to the plotting.


I just


why???

 

[Aster Sapphire]

Anyone ever been in an RP with two other people and constantly end up as a third wheel who has to warm the bench while the other two do stuff with their characters and scenes exclusive to them and only them? And you sit there like, "Why am I here....?"

And just to add, then ill shut up, I don't care when something like happens if the other two people are available to play and I'm not. I don't wanna be the one holding things up, but if all three of us are online at once and able to play together it's gonna piss me off if I'm the one not getting to do anything. If I want to do a specific scene with one other person I wait until it's just us so do o don't isolate anyone. So....yeah....that my shade for the day. 


Bless this forum

 

[TheIrradiatedWaffle]

When there are nitpickers who pome at everything, and wont let anything go to the imagination. Everything has to be explain in specific detail and if its no good, they wont let it go. Or when they feed bad imformation to the gm just to get their way.

 

[Tenshi Blackwater]

I have a few:

1. GM's ought to keep an open mind in their Roleplays. I feel that, looking at myself especially, we want an RP to be a specific something. I feel that GM's ought to attempt to incorporate the ideas of players as the storyline progresses. After all, I have yet to see a Roleplay without Roleplayers.
   
2. Communication. i as a (rare) GM hate it when someone vanishes before the Roleplay gets started! As a peeve, even if life comes up, all I need is  "I will be away X amount of days" or "I won't be able to partake any longer". It is frustrating to everybody.
   
3. Be open to constructive criticism. I like to see where I can improve as a GM, and point out areas where others can make changes. I feel that too many GM's take their status as granted, and perhaps enjoy bringing the hammer down on those who have unoriginal ideas. Of course, they may deserve it from time to time, but making a conscious effort to explain why something is wrong and how they can fix it is the best for everyone.
   

That second one... whoo boy, I REALLY feel you on that one. That's the reason I just joined this site.

 

[Xynien]

This has almost definitely been mentioned but I gotta get this out
I hate when people ghost me
Like, I've done it before but after awhile of experiencing it I feel really bad about doing it so I try to tell people when I want to drop


But like, I have the worst anxiety about people dropping me without warning, especially when I get really attached to an RP


and recently I had a roleplay partner who I really really adored just disappear after two months, four planned RPs, and over 100 OCs together


it broke my heart


edit: so I kinda had this nagging feeling that I had mentioned this pet peeve of mine before and I totally did awhile ago, though it wasn't in as much detail. oops.

 

[Esper Alucard]

I really hate it when people wont speak up for what im doing wrong. Compared to the average decent rper, im like a baby that needs help. What also wants to make me wish i never existed was when people do this in the Rudest way possible


Me trying to rp as Dante: Hightime into Shotgun shot into Revolver


Fellow Rper: You know what you f**king F****t, you cant even wipe your ass without making yourself, a mistake.


Me: 

 

[Storytale]

I really hate it when people wont speak up for what im doing wrong. Compared to the average decent rper, im like a baby that needs help. What also wants to make me wish i never existed was when people do this in the Rudest way possible


Me trying to rp as Dante: Hightime into Shotgun shot into Revolver


Fellow Rper: You know what you f**king F****t, you cant even wipe your ass without making yourself, a mistake.


Me: 

Yowch but yes that girl's facial expression is so true. Like what did I do wrong? You didn't speak up earlier so how am I supposed to react to the sudden barrage of your built up anger? Communication people! Do you know it?