Experiences Whats making you angry today? Rp pet peeves

[defenderofberk]

I don't know how realistic the RP is when superpowers are a thing.

Sometimes you just want a low-key thing where it's not fully realistic but more so than having interdementional gods throwing each other through planets

 

[Phantom Thief of Hearts]

Sometimes you just want a low-key thing where it's not fully realistic but more so than having interdementional gods throwing each other through planets

that's more understandable. I'm more or less thinking of the sort of gods that I see in Street-level comic stories and the magic users there that usually don't go all reality warping.

 

[Crenando]

Sometimes you just want a low-key thing where it's not fully realistic but more so than having interdementional gods throwing each other through planets

I don't think I've seen a new RP where inter-dimensional gods throw planets at each other in a while. I kind of miss them.

 

[Phantom Thief of Hearts]

I wanna point out that street-level hero Daredevil had this guy as a villain for a good long while

 

[defenderofberk]

I wanna point out that street-level hero Daredevil had this guy as a villain for a good long while
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What works in a comic doesn't always work in a rp though

 

[Phantom Thief of Hearts]

What works in a comic doesn't always work in a rp though

I tend to disagree... It's all about execution. I mean obviously shit in a visual medium won't translate well into a purely narrative medium.

 

[defenderofberk]

I tend to disagree... It's all about execution. I mean obviously shit in a visual medium won't translate well into a purely narrative medium.

TBH I don't think action heavy stories really translate to rping well generally, but that's just me

 

[Phantom Thief of Hearts]

TBH I don't think action heavy stories really translate to rping well generally, but that's just me

You know not all Comics are action heavy... right? I mean, I don't remember any big action set pieces in "The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man"

 

[defenderofberk]

You know not all Comics are action heavy... right? I mean, I don't remember any big action set pieces in "The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man"

Yeah, but quite a lot of the more popular ones are, especially superhero ones

 

[Phantom Thief of Hearts]

Yeah, but quite a lot of the more popular ones are, especially superhero ones

Uh, the one I mentioned was a Superhero comic...

 

[Phantom Thief of Hearts]

Yeah, but quite a lot of the more popular ones are, especially superhero ones

also the RP in question is an action orientated supervillain RP

 

[defenderofberk]

Uh, the one I mentioned was a Superhero comic...
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I'd of never of guessed from the name, but that doesn't invalidate my point

 

[Phantom Thief of Hearts]

I'd of never of guessed from the name, but that doesn't invalidate my point

Comics is a medium for telling a story. Just because Action is a big thing in most Super Hero stories doesn't mean that certain conventions in those stories won't fit in RPs. We wouldn't have novels based on some of those characters if everyone had your views.

 

[defenderofberk]

Comics is a medium for telling a story. Just because Action is a big thing in most Super Hero stories doesn't mean that certain conventions in those stories won't fit in RPs. We wouldn't have novels based on some of those characters if everyone had your views.

I didn't say that you can't have a story focused comic, I just said many of them contain a lot of action and in my opinion that doesn't translate well to rp.

 

[Phantom Thief of Hearts]

I didn't say that you can't have a story focused comic, I just said a lot of them are action based and in my opinion that doesn't translate well to rp.

I think that's a gross generalization of the stories they tell... But it's also unrelated to me mentioning that Daredevil had a literal demon from hell as a villain for a while.

 

[defenderofberk]

I think that's a gross generalization of the stories they tell... But it's also unrelated to me mentioning that Daredevil had a literal demon from hell as a villain for a while.

I was commenting that certain things from comics (the over exaggerated fights, the costumes) often seem a little silly, but it could be that I like to write indepth novella posts so it doesn't suit my style.

 

[Phantom Thief of Hearts]

I was commenting that certain things from comics (the over exaggerated fights, the costumes) often seem a little silly, but it could be that I like to write indepth novella posts so it doesn't suit my style.

well that doesn't really line up with my example but I get your reason.

 

[defenderofberk]

I mean...

 

[Crenando]

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I mean...

I'd take that over a bunch of dudes in kevlar wetsuits, which seems to be the 'in' aesthetic.

 

[Phantom Thief of Hearts]

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I mean...

I mean... you do know there's a comic character behind that pink guy meme, right?

 

[defenderofberk]

I mean... you do know there's a comic character behind that pink guy meme, right?

I'm aware, but I was highlighting why I can't take certain comic book characters seriously in a writing context. Be a demon god from another dimention if you want, but for heavens sake wear something other than a pink leotard.

 

[defenderofberk]

I'd take that over a bunch of dudes in kevlar wetsuits, which seems to be the 'in' aesthetic.

Me too tbh, my superhero-y charcacter usually just either wear slightly changed combat sports gear or hunting leathers depending on the setting, or they just wear ordinary shirt and pants.

 

[Crenando]

I'm aware, but I was highlighting why I can't take certain comic book characters seriously in a writing context. Be a demon god from another dimention if you want, but for heavens sake wear something other than a pink leotard.

If you dwell on and over-describe simple designs that work when they're illustrated, of course they fall apart. I think the same thing happens when you over-describe anything, or drag out any description for too long. Novels about heroes like Superman: Miracle Monday focus more on the motivation or internal conflict of the character than the wrinkles on the Man of Steel's cape.

 

[Daisie]

Hey, guys. Do stay on topic, please. You're always free to start a PM together if you'd like to continue!

 

[Comicwolf]

being ghosted twenty times well now its a bit more than twenty

and they never reply after my list of ideas for the character pairing

or they say after a day or two "im sorry i took too long to reply but im not intrested or i have too many roleplays currently to add another"