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    • PaxP
      Pax
      last edited by

      Some of my favorite people to RP with (in spite of all the love I try to show them!) have a low opinion of their own RP-ability and RP-worthiness, and sometimes when I don’t hear from them, I think it’s me, while they’re over there thinking it’s them.

      I must constantly remind myself to be proactive and fling myself at folks. Getting a ‘no thanks’ actually doesn’t sting much at all, but the total silence can be daunting.

      Maybe not a peeve, but definitely a thing that goes in this thread.

      I wish you would.

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      • SnacknessS
        Snackness @Pax
        last edited by

        @Pax Same. I’ve been in a nice juicy ‘I must really suck for some reason, no one wants to play with me’ spiral for a couple of years now going on that logic.

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        • bear_necessitiesB
          bear_necessities
          last edited by

          The one thing I learned from being a gamerunner is that you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it RP.

          And @Snackness you are great and I ❤ you, just wanted to say that out loud. (@Pax we don’t play anywhere together but have in the past and YOU ARE GREAT TOO!)

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          • devuD
            devu
            last edited by

            Finding out Shattered is set in an AU of my (metaphorical) back yard, and sounds exactly like the kind of game I like-- but apps are full.

            Guess I’ll just hit refresh forever!

            (Not a serious peeve. Knowing your limit and staying within it is a beautiful thing. This is just the ‘awwww maaaan’ type of peeve. <3)

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            • L. B. HeuschkelL
              L. B. Heuschkel @RightMeow
              last edited by

              @RightMeow Just on the off chance that that was me – come finish our scene. ❤

              Any pronouns. Come to Chincoteague. We have ponies. http://keys.aresmush.com

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              • KarmaBumK
                KarmaBum
                last edited by

                I took like two months off playing last fall and, when I came back, it was with this mentality: Being nervous is sort of selfish sometimes.

                Everyone is waiting to be asked to play. Everyone is convinced they’re the worst.

                All of us.

                Ask someone to play today.

                See what happens.

                On Dragon Wings · https://pern.gaslightswitch.com · pern.gaslightswitch.com port 4201

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                • farfallaF
                  farfalla @L. B. Heuschkel
                  last edited by

                  @L-B-Heuschkel a game being listed on arescentral is irrelevant if it closes chargen two days after opening. I’m not sitting around refreshing arescentral every day.

                  as previously stated, good day.

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                    Testament @devu
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                    @devu I was going to give it a look as well and maybe spend some time playing instead of running. It was suggested to me as a way to not burn myself out plotrunning to actually play somewhere.

                    I don't know what I'm doing. Poke at Seven Nations sevennations.aresmush.com port 2021

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                    • KarmaBumK
                      KarmaBum @devu
                      last edited by

                      @devu not even close to the same theme and probably about as far different as possible but I also cut my teeth in Pern and am having a v good time on LA 2043.

                      Responsive staff. Lots of people eager to make hooks AND ACTUALLY PLAY THEM (not just make them up and never RP).

                      https://la2043.aresmush.com/

                      On Dragon Wings · https://pern.gaslightswitch.com · pern.gaslightswitch.com port 4201

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                      • TezT
                        Tez Administrators @KarmaBum
                        last edited by

                        @KarmaBum That game theme looked REALLY cool. I’m glad to hear good things about it.

                        she/they

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                        • L. B. HeuschkelL
                          L. B. Heuschkel @farfalla
                          last edited by

                          @farfalla Can’t argue with that. It doesn’t seem to be the norm for Ares games, though.

                          Any pronouns. Come to Chincoteague. We have ponies. http://keys.aresmush.com

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                            Testament @KarmaBum
                            last edited by

                            @KarmaBum I’ll take a look at it. Been a long time since I crossed a good scifi game. Or Cyberpunk as the case might be.

                            I don't know what I'm doing. Poke at Seven Nations sevennations.aresmush.com port 2021

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                            • tsarT
                              tsar
                              last edited by

                              @Anhedonia is good people too.

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                              • RozR
                                Roz
                                last edited by

                                I feel like Shattered was kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place. When Spirit Lake went public, they advertised on MSB, and then when they had to shut down apps, there were some people who were vERY LOUDLY UNHAPPY about it. This time they went public, but just let things get out by word of mouth to (I believe) try and keep the influx a bit more manageable, but it also results in people being sad they missed it. (But I also think that they’re estimating they’ll be able to open apps a lot earlier than Spirit Lake was able to.) So I feel for them in the situation, because it feels like there wasn’t a great solution either way. (And, for reference, I’m not speaking from the perspective of someone who’s on the game! I was gonna make a bit but missed the cutoff too, lol.)

                                she/her | playlist

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                                • bear_necessitiesB
                                  bear_necessities @Roz
                                  last edited by

                                  @Roz Yeah I agree.

                                  I think we just need to figure out where our line is in the sand here because we can’t say “gamerunners should definitely only take on the amount of people they feel comfortable with” while simultaneously bringing out the pitchforks when apps get temporarily locked down.

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                                  • SnacknessS
                                    Snackness
                                    last edited by

                                    We talk a big game here about mental health and balance. We need to apply that to everyone. Even if it means you gotta wait a bit to do the thing you want to do.

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                                    • KarmaBumK
                                      KarmaBum
                                      last edited by

                                      Mmm, I think the point isn’t that they shut down apps.

                                      It’s that people are bragging on a place that technically isn’t open to everyone.

                                      Which actually no one playing there did.

                                      Someone NOT playing there lamented about it.

                                      But that’s kind of the conversational drift at this point.

                                      I don’t think anyone begrudges the closure of apps. Just that now the new-hotness is cutoff and still being talked about.

                                      btw did I mention LA 2043 is open? 😄

                                      On Dragon Wings · https://pern.gaslightswitch.com · pern.gaslightswitch.com port 4201

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                                      • PavelP
                                        Pavel @KarmaBum
                                        last edited by

                                        @KarmaBum said in MU Peeves Thread:

                                        I don’t think anyone begrudges the closure of apps.

                                        you'd be surprised

                                        He/Him. Opinions and views are solely my own unless specifically stated otherwise.
                                        BE AN ADULT

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                                        • KarmaBumK
                                          KarmaBum @Pavel
                                          last edited by

                                          @Pavel Fair point.

                                          I don’t think anyone who doesn’t suck begrudges the closure of apps.

                                          On Dragon Wings · https://pern.gaslightswitch.com · pern.gaslightswitch.com port 4201

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                                          • TezT
                                            Tez Administrators @bear_necessities
                                            last edited by Tez

                                            I definitely wouldn’t say anyone’s brought out pitchforks. I don’t think that people are bragging, either. People have just lamented hearing about it after apps were closed.

                                            Everyone that I’ve talked to about it who would have wanted to play there gets it. They get why a game runner would make the choice to pause apps. Mental health and balance!! People can think it’s the right thing to do while also being sad they missed the window. That’s what a peeves thread is for.

                                            I absolutely feel for the people who would have wanted to play but can’t. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

                                            ETA: I feel for the staff here too. I think Roz is right that there is no pleasing everyone, and they made the choice that is right for them.

                                            she/they

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