MU Peeves Thread

Jenn

If I did, there would be a lot of five year olds getting “YOU SHUT YOUR GODDAMN MOUTH” yelled at them and just… nobody needs that. Nobody.

Minus the being five years old part… I absolutely need that. On a pretty regular basis.

Testament

FYI, we’re closer to 2050 than we are to 1990.

You’re welcome.

Aria

@Testament said in MU Peeves Thread:

FYI, we’re closer to 2050 than we are to 1990.

You’re welcome.

YOU SHUT YOUR GODDAMN MOUTH.

(But no, seriously.)

Coin

@Aria said in MU Peeves Thread:

@Testament said in MU Peeves Thread:

FYI, we’re closer to 2050 than we are to 1990.

You’re welcome.

YOU SHUT YOUR GODDAMN MOUTH.

(But no, seriously.)

Kinda been that way for almost three years now, guys.

Just sayin’.

Wizz

devu

Aria

@devu It’s Tuesday, July, Sometimes Never, and the Moment when Nothing Never Happens. Hope that helps!

Testament

Not really a peeve, but also not something I love either. An “RP Meh” perhaps?

RPing again after so long not doing so feels strange. Not bad. Just odd, like it doesn’t come as easily.

Awkward. Yeah, that’s it, it feels awkward.

Roz

when the same person you don’t really wanna hang with keeps coming pre-attached to interesting stuff you wanna do or get invited to

SpaceKhomeini

When you kind of just want to play but there’s not a game out there that really appeals to you without too many net negatives.

Testament

I need someone to remind me how to RP. I’ve forgotten because it’s been like…seven months.

Jenn

@Testament said in MU Peeves Thread:

I need someone to remind me how to RP. I’ve forgotten because it’s been like…seven months.

same

Aria

@Roz said in MU Peeves Thread:

when the same person you don’t really wanna hang with keeps coming pre-attached to interesting stuff you wanna do or get invited to

This. SO MUCH THIS.

My default strategy for people I don’t particularly like is to just not interact with them. When I feel like I’m expected or required to because of roster backgrounds, plots, IC politics, or because an NPC said so, it stresses me the eff out. I can handle interacting with people because I knowingly chose to do so, but when I feel like I’m not allowed to avoid them or will face some sort of consequence for doing so, it always goes terribly and I hate it.

sao

Yeah if someone I don’t want to interact with is involved with something I usually end up melting through the floor and disappearing. Sometimes it’s a bummer, but. Man, the alternatives are worse.

Kestrel

Honestly, I love how healthy people’s stances on this are here.

I guess my MU* peeve is people who act like it’s exclusionary/cliquish/elitist/bad/sinful to just not hang out with people who don’t spark joy.

Warma Sheen

@Kestrel said in MU Peeves Thread:

I guess my MU* peeve is people who act like it’s exclusionary/cliquish/elitist/bad/sinful to just not hang out with people who don’t spark joy.

You laid down a spectrum of adjectives that aren’t all the same thing. I agree with some and not others. I know people probably won’t agree, but this is my personal opinion on these:

Exclusionary: It is absolutely exclusionary. You’re purposefully excluding certain people from your RP by deliberate choice. That’s basically the definition of exclusionary.

Cliquish: If you only RP with certain people, and especially if those same people only RP with the same other people, it would certainly be cliquish. That is how cliques operate. They stick together and don’t let anyone else in on the majority of what they do. It isn’t necessarily because of some ill intent. That’s just how things shake out sometimes.

Elitist: Whether this applies would depend on why you don’t like to RP with those people you’ve excluded. If you think their RP is just not good and the people you RP with are better, then that would be elitist for sure. But that’s a little muddier because there are certainly reasons you wouldn’t like to RP with someone, but not because you think they aren’t good people or their RP isn’t good.

Bad/Sinful: Not at all. There’s nothing wrong with only RPing in a way that is fun and/or interesting, exciting, etc. for you. It isn’t bad. It isn’t a sin. It is your fun time and time is precious. Too precious to waste it on things you aren’t enjoying.

But don’t shy away from labels or accusations that are true just because you think they sound bad. Own your decisions, don’t be shamed by them. It isn’t everyone’s responsibility to include everyone else. Is it nice to do so? Sure. But not compulsory. And it certainly isn’t all or nothing. Some days you might not want to put out the extra bandwidth to deal with new people or people that aren’t that exciting. And some days you might. That’s cool of you. You maybe improved someone’s day. But still, that’s not your responsibility.

At the end of the day, your time is yours to do what you want with it and if you want to spend it on people you know will be fun, rather than rolling the dice on an unknown or something that might be a slog for you, there’s nothing wrong with that.

Caveat: This doesn’t apply if you have an agreement with the staff or the game to RP with all others, which is often explicit when taking a roster character or a tiered original character or a staff position. In those cases, if you make an agreement to do a thing, then yes, it is bad/sinful to not do that thing you agreed to do. If that’s the case you should definitely give up those slots/positions and take one without any specific requirements and/or responsibilities on your fun.

helvetica

My peeve is… not too serious, so if you do take it very seriously… that’s your personal choice. But it has happened three times now with three different people. If you don’t know me and this is our first OOC interaction, do not call me “Daddy.” Just like, hold off on shit like that. Pump the breaks. Happy holidays.

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GF

@helvetica said in MU Peeves Thread:

If you don’t know me and this is our first OOC interaction, do not call me “Daddy.”

Wow, I can actually taste how unpleasant that is. It’s bitter, almost like chewing aspirin. Jesus.

SpaceKhomeini

@helvetica said in MU Peeves Thread:

My peeve is… not too serious, so if you do take it very seriously… that’s your personal choice. But it has happened three times now with three different people. If you don’t know me and this is our first OOC interaction, do not call me “Daddy.” Just like, hold off on shit like that. Pump the breaks. Happy holidays.

I could live a long fucking life without ever hearing it ever, whether I’m the target or not.

Juniper

Also dealing with cool shit and / or story being gatekept by a player who is just deeply unpleasant to be around. It’s better for everyone if I’m not inflicting my presence on someone I don’t like, but damn, it still sucks.