Bad Stuff Happening IC
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@MisterBoring said in Bad Stuff Happening IC:
Other groups (including a few major LARP organizations I can think of) seem to delight in using negative bleed to drive perceived rivals away to make sure their characters are dominant in all situations.
Sounds like they were being a butt about things!
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@Yam said in Bad Stuff Happening IC:
I do kinda’ think we’ve blurred the lines between positive bleed and negative bleed at this point.
Bleed is a complex topic, with a wide range of definitions depending on how deep into the research rabbit hole one goes. We should, probably, use a different term to ensure consistency but we’ve never really been about consistency…
As far as this discussion is concerned, I don’t view “having an emotional reaction” as being bleed. That’s the intended purpose. You’re supposed to have an emotional reaction to RP, that’s the whole point.
Bleed, for me, is always an extreme reaction—extreme as in sitting at the extreme ends of a spectrum, not necessarily extreme in terms of outlandishness. Too far in either direction is a problem, as extremes almost always are.
ETA: To emphasise: Bleed is the feeling and the reaction. Therefore it includes the “being a butt about things.”
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@Pavel said in Bad Stuff Happening IC:
As far as this discussion is concerned, I don’t view “having an emotional reaction” as being bleed. That’s the intended purpose. You’re supposed to have an emotional reaction to RP, that’s the whole point.
Yeah, that’s how I view it as well. Having an emotional reaction to fiction is perfectly normal. Even outsized reactions can be healthy if handled responsibly IMHO. “Bleed”, to me, is something else. It’s a crossing of boundaries that’s more than just the simple emotional response. That said, I acknowledge there is not one universal definition. But if we’re going to make proclamations about whether bleed is problematic, it’s helpful to know if we’re talking about the same thing.
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IDK, to me ‘bleed’ is letting your (the player’s) emotional read on situations to color your character’s actions. It’s not a problem if your character’s emotions bleed into you, that’s - as pointed out- the expected outcome. That’s what makes the hobby addicting.
The issue is when you are making things weird with your character reactions due to your ooc read on situations.
Look. I absolutely believe that there have been occasions where player/s decide to be mean on purpose in order to drive someone else away. I am SURE it has happened. I am also 100% sure that it doesn’t happen even half as often as people assume it is happening to them. The vast majority of people who step on your feelings are not doing it ‘on purpose’. They aren’t even thinking about you.
