Your favourite kind of RP

[Ishaq (DELETED 4744)]

I picked Character Development and Collaborative. I echo most of Chloe's sentiments.

[Zodiac]

Character Development and Collaborative seem to be my bread and butter no matter where I go. Especially the 'things gone wrong' or 'comedy' ideas. Not too many want to show their chars in a weak light. That was kinda a problem in the other vamp city. Too many played infallible gods who could do no wrong, suffer no injuries and get away scott free with mass murder. Our vamps in this place are not so perfect, and it makes me smile not in amusement when someone can show that about their chars. Makes them more real. Also historical tales of the lives the chars led before here are in my view- vital. None of the chars in play now, outside the first gens and a few seconds, have been a vampire for all that long, so some echoes of their past should be influencing or effecting them in ways. (in Zodiac's case, she clings to them) So glimpses of what they were vs where they are now I think is a major char builder tool, at least for mine it is.

[Amelia (DELETED 5682)]

I enjoy learning about a character and seeing how they change as time goes on - my style of writing is more geared towards what the character is feeling and thinking...so I guess thats why I like to read that type of writing as well.

[Myk]

I'm gonna BUMP this thread because I want to hear more opinions.

Also, have your opinions changed at all since you responded last?

[Temperance Avila]

Truly it depends upon the character I'm writing as; for example: Thistle is not socially inclined so I would rather write her with some plotted motive or interesting disposition (she does not get into trouble enough for my taste). Temperance longs for new conversations and encounters with others.

Me personally, I find it easier to write 'new' character meet & greet (old friends take some inventive work as to not be repetitious). I like Player vs NPC/player battles, skill based, quests/missions, and collaborative! I feel I write the best in a plotted collaborative RP or character development in which there is a goal, a start, roles, and an ending. If it is well thought out my creative genes get going and I feel I write better, especially if I can dedicate the time.

Speaking of... Myk and Tempy should write words! It's been ages!

[Mooncalf]

Character development and collaborative could cover most of these non-PVP choices. I'd wager that some people who just like socialising roleplays are going to vote instead for those two options.

Personally I like really meaty RP with unpredictable stories and character conflict and deaths and camaraderie and banter.

[Levi DAmico]

*revives for new members*

[Santiago]

Ummmm...definitely character development and/then probably collaborative.

[Bjorn]

I like character development the most. My favourite kind of threads are the in medias res action ones, be it NPC PVP or Raid; I quite like them when they're collaborative, especially when plot driven and relatively fast-paced (IC) even if the writing itself takes a while.

Skill-based is something I actually like, and would be eager to do more of with Bjørn. I tend to reserve those for solo threads but it would be fun to do as a collab or competition.

Socialising is good, though I reserve that for characters with established relationships because nothing will chase me out of a thread more than unrealistically long-winded dialogue and Backstory Unlocked Too Soon (which is why I didn't select Meet&Greet.) Unbroken text, especially in bright or low contrast colours is hard for me to read, and my brain checks out.

I really like formatting things that are dialogue heavy as email exchanges or a phone call, making them quick chat-based that read closer to a film script. It allows the rest of the writing to be more like screenplay action cues, short and just as much info as needed to convey atmosphere/give direction.