Role Play Cafe: General Discussion and hang out about RP itself.

[Winter]

Lol, I'm not a fan of them either. I just don't get into them as well. And really, Tazz, I think I'm good. I had ideas about the MMOs systems and such going into this, and your ideas are pretty different from mine.

[Saraibre Ryu]

You guys are allowed to make more than one RP, you know.

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

You guys are allowed to make more than one RP, you know.

Haha this!

I hope we have a range of RPs to suit everyone. I know I'll try and join in if there's a beginners/casual Pokemon one. :D

[Winter]

Haha this!

I hope we have a range of RPs to suit everyone. I know I'll try and join in if there's a beginners/casual Pokemon one. :D

I'm kinda surprised no one has replied to this. XD

I dunno about range, but RPs don't usually have a "skill" restriction or activity designation, unless it's like, WAR. Most of us who have been RPing a while here are pretty welcoming to beginners--we're not gonna bite your head off if you have smaller posts (actually most of us post text walls because we enjoy being wordy, not because it's required, and we don't expect the same of you) or accidentally do something wrong. So really, every RP could be a beginner's RP if a beginner decides to sign up and join it. As for a "casual" RP...posting speed is really determined by those in the RP. Not everyone makes ridiculously fast posts, and even when they do, they still have to wait for the next person to post, which may take longer. I've been in RPs where we kept it going for what seemed like forever, but it took weeks for almost every one of the four of us RPing to reply because we all had normal life stuff to do before we could get a full reply out. Also been in RPs where everyone else posted at normal speeds, and we had two speed-of-light posters who would have pages of stuff posted before anyone else got a chance...those people were kindly asked to slow down.

At this point, a lot of the RPers I know on PXR have lives to attend to. We can't just sit at the computer all day waiting for replies so we can scramble to write one down (which I will admit to doing back in middle school, lol), so you can expect most RPs to go at a decent to slower posting pace. So really, try looking at every RP as an opportunity, Sarah, if you like the plot, give signing up a try.

[Winter]

Lol, I know. Sorry, was citing this post.

[Chibi Altaria]

Hmm... PMD and an SAO type MMO could be great if combined well. I'd like to see how it pans out. :D I've got no ideas of my own, really, at the moment.

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

You're definitely right. The skill/activity of an RP is set by the people in it. I guess all I meant by beginners/casual was an RP with a simple/easy to follow plot where I don't need to read walls of text in order to keep up. xD For example, all the tech in previous WAR RPs has put me off because I don't know anything about weaponry and find it all too complicated haha. Not to mention all the rules and seriousness of it all. I know everyone would be really welcoming to beginners no matter the RP and that interesting plots probably make the "best" RPs, I'd just like to see some simple ones too and I think they might be a way for people who might have previously felt intimidated by RPing to give it a shot. :) I know GCEA really worked nicely in that way.

I know the more involved RPs probably aren't as scary as they seem, this is just how I feel as a non-RPer.

[SuperBoy]

You're definitely right. The skill/activity of an RP is set by the people in it. I guess all I meant by beginners/casual was an RP with a simple/easy to follow plot where I don't need to read walls of text in order to keep up. xD For example, all the tech in previous WAR RPs has put me off because I don't know anything about weaponry and find it all too complicated haha. Not to mention all the rules and seriousness of it all. I know everyone would be really welcoming to beginners no matter the RP and that interesting plots probably make the "best" RPs, I'd just like to see some simple ones too and I think they might be a way for people who might have previously felt intimidated by RPing to give it a shot. :) I know GCEA really worked nicely in that way.

I know the more involved RPs probably aren't as scary as they seem, this is just how I feel as a non-RPer.

I get where you're coming from. You aren't asking for a beginner/rookie RP necessarily, but more of a simple RP. The plots in the WAR and Team RPs are usually intense and extremely in-depth, so it would be refreshing to see something less serious. I'm sure whenever one finds the time, he/she will craft an RP that's less intense and more casual friendly.

[Tyler Phoenix]

I'm currently cracking on with a PMD story which I intend to be quite easy-going to begin with. It would develop more as time went on, but sign-ups would stay open indefinitely and people's first missions/etc would always be easier and it'd be a way to develop people's skills and the like. ^^

[Chibi Altaria]

I'm currently cracking on with a PMD story which I intend to be quite easy-going to begin with. It would develop more as time went on, but sign-ups would stay open indefinitely and people's first missions/etc would always be easier and it'd be a way to develop people's skills and the like. ^^

I'm good with this. :3 I was browsing the new Team RP idea going on in the Groups section, and I don't love it. I mean, it's fine and all, but for newer RPers (much like myself) it's a lot to get your head around. For one thing, it seems way too in-depth for my liking. And cause rust and Neo are probably running the thing it'll most likely be futuristic with weapons like guns and such that I have no idea how to use, or even the anatomy of. xD So something like a PMD RP, which is more my style, cause I don't totally love using humans, seems great. And I'm totally on board to help with ideas.

If you want to make the RP world larger later, that's fine. But I think starting off smaller first might be a better idea. It'd be more likely to bring in new RPers. n.n