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MedeaLysistrata 04/21/23 9:34:48 AM #1:	The latter is objectively better --- updated 3/26/2023 https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1568-100-presidents <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:972983552] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote>The latter is objectively better </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doom_Art 04/21/23 9:36:36 AM #2:	I have a hard time staying focused in Text RP whereas with D&D it's usually in person and a lot more lively --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 http://i.imgur.com/mPvcy.png <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:972983573] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote>I have a hard time staying focused in Text RP whereas with D&D it's usually in person and a lot more lively </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MedeaLysistrata 04/21/23 9:39:53 AM #3:	Doom_Art posted... I have a hard time staying focused in Text RP whereas with D&D it's usually in person and a lot more lively That sounds like a personal problem, doesn't really explain why people prefer DnD on the whole --- updated 3/26/2023 https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1568-100-presidents <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:972983618] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote>Doom_Art posted... </cite><quote>I have a hard time staying focused in Text RP whereas with D&D it's usually in person and a lot more lively</quote>That sounds like a personal problem, doesn't really explain why people prefer DnD on the whole</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Dream87 04/21/23 9:42:29 AM #4:	DnD and TTRPGs in general always feel more interpersonal, intimate and laid-back. I enjoy the game we play, the stories told and interacting with other humans. Feel like we can connect more in-person or on video call live, instead of being hidden behind a screen with all the time in the world to respond. --- Peace Love Dope <cite>Blue_Dream87 posted [p:972983648] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote>DnD and TTRPGs in general always feel more interpersonal, intimate and laid-back. I enjoy the game we play, the stories told and interacting with other humans. Feel like we can connect more in-person or on video call live, instead of being hidden behind a screen with all the time in the world to respond.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MedeaLysistrata 04/21/23 9:49:34 AM #6:	Blue_Dream87 posted... DnD and TTRPGs in general always feel more interpersonal, intimate and laid-back. I enjoy the game we play, the stories told and interacting with other humans. Feel like we can connect more in-person or on video call live, instead of being hidden behind a screen with all the time in the world to respond. It sounds like you are more interesting in spending time with people? I'm talking just on a gaming level, as games. [LFAQs-redacted-quote] You can have as many rules as you want in a text rpg. Not having to reply immediately is good for busy people and RPs don't need to be held at a specific time every week. You can make maps for a text rpg too. Anything you do in DnD you can do with text, and in a more modular or customizable way too. You can also do your own thing or do what the DM wants to to. The story is more open and doesn't depend on specific instances that need to be planned around. --- updated 3/26/2023 https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1568-100-presidents <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:972983754] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote>Blue_Dream87 posted... </cite><quote>DnD and TTRPGs in general always feel more interpersonal, intimate and laid-back. I enjoy the game we play, the stories told and interacting with other humans. Feel like we can connect more in-person or on video call live, instead of being hidden behind a screen with all the time in the world to respond.</quote>It sounds like you are more interesting in spending time with people? I'm talking just on a gaming level, as games.<cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> You can have as many rules as you want in a text rpg. Not having to reply immediately is good for busy people and RPs don't need to be held at a specific time every week.You can make maps for a text rpg too. Anything you do in DnD you can do with text, and in a more modular or customizable way too.You can also do your own thing or do what the DM wants to to. The story is more open and doesn't depend on specific instances that need to be planned around.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Drunk_Cobra 04/21/23 9:50:19 AM #7:	Text rp community seems to be really into the EROTICA. Sucks because I do love collaborative writing like that. --- I don't want to be a snuff film reviewer. I want my hobbies to be farming, coin collecting, and reading. - farmer88 <cite>Drunk_Cobra posted [p:972983765] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote>Text rp community seems to be really into the EROTICA. Sucks because I do love collaborative writing like that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MedeaLysistrata 04/21/23 9:52:32 AM #8:	Drunk_Cobra posted... Text rp community seems to be really into the EROTICA. Sucks because I do love collaborative writing like that. Not always but I accept a lot of people like the romance element. You just need to find people who have your temperament and want to do the same things. --- updated 3/26/2023 https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1568-100-presidents <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:972983797] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote>Drunk_Cobra posted... </cite><quote>Text rp community seems to be really into the EROTICA. Sucks because I do love collaborative writing like that.</quote>Not always but I accept a lot of people like the romance element. You just need to find people who have your temperament and want to do the same things.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Supersex420 04/21/23 10:42:17 AM #10:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] None of that is a flaw of the game idea itself, all flaws of individual players. Except the tested rules etc I guess. But I think free-form is better because you can have your cake and eat it too. As for the Mary Sue thing, I think complaints about that are hilarious. Mary Sues rule and are preferred irl --- "You just might get what you want! So you better think carefully." - Ava Max The difference between grad school and a bunch of hungry mall shoppers... <cite>Supersex420 posted [p:972984626] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> None of that is a flaw of the game idea itself, all flaws of individual players. Except the tested rules etc I guess. But I think free-form is better because you can have your cake and eat it too.As for the Mary Sue thing, I think complaints about that are hilarious. Mary Sues rule and are preferred irl</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KTG2 04/21/23 10:43:59 AM #12:	MedeaLysistrata posted... The latter is objectively better Text RP is for people who can't think well on the fly or adjust to things other people do and therefore need time to write walls of text to compensate for that It is, objectively, for inferior minds See how I misused "objective" on a totally "subjective" thing and shit on a bunch of strangers there? --- ADHD/ASD/Non-Binary. they/them. I stream on twitch. Your hateful comments will be used as fuel for my LGBT conversion engine. <cite>KTG2 posted [p:972984658] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote>MedeaLysistrata posted... </cite><quote>The latter is objectively better</quote>Text RP is for people who can't think well on the fly or adjust to things other people do and therefore need time to write walls of text to compensate for thatIt is, objectively, for inferior mindsSee how I misused "objective" on a totally "subjective" thing and shit on a bunch of strangers there?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Supersex420 04/21/23 10:44:29 AM #13:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] It really doesn't though. If you have a mature group you won't wait more than the day to get your post. Not everything needs to happen in an exciting 2 hour session, which is a huge plus for me. --- "You just might get what you want! So you better think carefully." - Ava Max The difference between grad school and a bunch of hungry mall shoppers... <cite>Supersex420 posted [p:972984667] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> It really doesn't though. If you have a mature group you won't wait more than the day to get your post. Not everything needs to happen in an exciting 2 hour session, which is a huge plus for me.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Supersex420 04/21/23 10:45:46 AM #14:	KTG2 posted... Text RP is for people who can't think well on the fly or adjust to things other people do and therefore need time to write walls of text to compensate for that It is, objectively, for inferior minds See how I misused "objective" on a totally "subjective" thing and shit on a bunch of strangers there? You can reply as fast as you want to though. And you can actually illustrate effort, something people love. --- "You just might get what you want! So you better think carefully." - Ava Max The difference between grad school and a bunch of hungry mall shoppers... <cite>Supersex420 posted [p:972984685] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote>KTG2 posted... </cite><quote>Text RP is for people who can't think well on the fly or adjust to things other people do and therefore need time to write walls of text to compensate for thatIt is, objectively, for inferior mindsSee how I misused "objective" on a totally "subjective" thing and shit on a bunch of strangers there?</quote>You can reply as fast as you want to though. And you can actually illustrate effort, something people love.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Supersex420 04/21/23 10:50:56 AM #16:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Patience is a virtue. Anyway it's completely normal to finish a thread in a day or two, if everyone wants to. I've never actually tried DnD so idk of it has its own social issues. --- "You just might get what you want! So you better think carefully." - Ava Max The difference between grad school and a bunch of hungry mall shoppers... <cite>Supersex420 posted [p:972984770] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Patience is a virtue. Anyway it's completely normal to finish a thread in a day or two, if everyone wants to.I've never actually tried DnD so idk of it has its own social issues.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Supersex420 04/21/23 10:52:33 AM #17:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Ok? My friends all jumped ship for DnD too. It sucks. --- "You just might get what you want! So you better think carefully." - Ava Max The difference between grad school and a bunch of hungry mall shoppers... <cite>Supersex420 posted [p:972984801] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Ok? My friends all jumped ship for DnD too. It sucks.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lokison 04/21/23 10:56:18 AM #18:	MedeaLysistrata posted... That sounds like a personal problem --- Word from the wise: Don't drink the under-sink-juice. <cite>Lokison posted [p:972984867] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote>MedeaLysistrata posted... </cite><quote>That sounds like a personal problem</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Supersex420 04/21/23 10:59:23 AM #20:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] That's just not true --- "You just might get what you want! So you better think carefully." - Ava Max The difference between grad school and a bunch of hungry mall shoppers... <cite>Supersex420 posted [p:972984936] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> That's just not true</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Supersex420 04/21/23 11:07:07 AM #22:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] You obviously have no clue how text RP works You can travel to an entirely new country in one thread (go to airport, go on plane, get to other airport), can you do that in 2 minutes of DnD? A thread is simply what you make it. Think of them as single DnD sessions that revolve around a single thing. But obviously that's... obvious --- "You just might get what you want! So you better think carefully." - Ava Max The difference between grad school and a bunch of hungry mall shoppers... <cite>Supersex420 posted [p:972985075] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> You obviously have no clue how text RP worksYou can travel to an entirely new country in one thread (go to airport, go on plane, get to other airport), can you do that in 2 minutes of DnD?A thread is simply what you make it. Think of them as single DnD sessions that revolve around a single thing.But obviously that's... obvious</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Supersex420 04/21/23 11:12:13 AM #24:	Sorry I rp free form, DM is way less important In fact the DM is my main complaint --- "You just might get what you want! So you better think carefully." - Ava Max The difference between grad school and a bunch of hungry mall shoppers... <cite>Supersex420 posted [p:972985184] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote>Sorry I rp free form, DM is way less importantIn fact the DM is my main complaint</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Supersex420 04/21/23 11:21:07 AM #26:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] I can't lol --- "You just might get what you want! So you better think carefully." - Ava Max The difference between grad school and a bunch of hungry mall shoppers... <cite>Supersex420 posted [p:972985329] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> I can't lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Supersex420 04/21/23 11:26:50 AM #28:	No I just want to play with my old friends... But they are them, not me --- "You just might get what you want! So you better think carefully." - Ava Max The difference between grad school and a bunch of hungry mall shoppers... <cite>Supersex420 posted [p:972985446] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote>No I just want to play with my old friends... But they are them, not me</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kaldrenthebold 04/21/23 11:32:56 AM #29:	MedeaLysistrata posted... That sounds like a personal problem, doesn't really explain why people prefer DnD on the whole It actually explains it perfectly, you just disagree. They are right. --- http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u223/chocolateFRESH/arts/kraid.png - Thanks GP cosmonaut! http://i.imgur.com/TuJWAR8.jpg <cite>Kaldrenthebold posted [p:972985559] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote>MedeaLysistrata posted... </cite><quote>That sounds like a personal problem, doesn't really explain why people prefer DnD on the whole</quote>It actually explains it perfectly, you just disagree. They are right.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PMarth2002 04/21/23 11:58:28 AM #30:	I've done both. I prefer D&D to text rp because I like the game aspects of D&D and playing in person with other people. Free form doesn't interest me as much, even when I did text rp, I usually had ad-hoc game systems involved. --- When money talks for the very last time, and nobody walks a step behind When there's only one race, and that's mankind, then we shall be free <cite>PMarth2002 posted [p:972986023] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote>I've done both. I prefer D&D to text rp because I like the game aspects of D&D and playing in person with other people. Free form doesn't interest me as much, even when I did text rp, I usually had ad-hoc game systems involved.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lolife67 04/21/23 12:02:41 PM #31:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] All of this. <cite>lolife67 posted [p:972986113] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> All of this. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ellis123 04/21/23 12:07:23 PM #32:	Text RPing is the isekai of the genre. It relies on everyone involved sticking to unwritten rules to be any good, but most of the time no one actually does and it's just a crappy power fantasy. That is fine for some people, but not really for the majority. --- "A shouted order to do something of dubious morality with an unpredictable outcome? Thweeet!" My FC is in my profile. <cite>ellis123 posted [p:972986203] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote>Text RPing is the isekai of the genre. It relies on everyone involved sticking to unwritten rules to be any good, but most of the time no one actually does and it's just a crappy power fantasy. That is fine for some people, but not really for the majority.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
random_man9119 04/21/23 12:18:49 PM #33:	I remember being big into text RPing in high school... and looking back it's kind of a mess where everyone is trying to play the main character all once and not much of substance seems to ever get done... I like D&D because of it's structure, clear sense of what's going on at any time, and the more collaborative it is with the whole party... --- NNID:MrOddities\|PSN:OddGamer2013 Playing:Splatoon 3\|Pokemon Scarlet\|Powerwash Simulator\|Resident Evil 4\|A Link Between Worlds\|Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga <cite>random_man9119 posted [p:972986420] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote>I remember being big into text RPing in high school... and looking back it's kind of a mess where everyone is trying to play the main character all once and not much of substance seems to ever get done...I like D&D because of it's structure, clear sense of what's going on at any time, and the more collaborative it is with the whole party... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Supersex420 04/21/23 12:20:28 PM #34:	lolife67 posted... All of this. Can be avoided or mitigated... With mods, which are not DMs. --- "You just might get what you want! So you better think carefully." - Ava Max The difference between grad school and a bunch of hungry mall shoppers... <cite>Supersex420 posted [p:972986453] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote>lolife67 posted... </cite><quote>All of this.</quote>Can be avoided or mitigated... With mods, which are not DMs.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Supersex420 04/21/23 12:21:36 PM #35:	ellis123 posted... Text RPing is the isekai of the genre. It relies on everyone involved sticking to unwritten rules to be any good, but most of the time no one actually does and it's just a crappy power fantasy. That is fine for some people, but not really for the majority. You can play without a power fantasy. That usually starts to happen when one player gets to be the main character and everyone wants to keep up, which is story mod bias at work --- "You just might get what you want! So you better think carefully." - Ava Max The difference between grad school and a bunch of hungry mall shoppers... <cite>Supersex420 posted [p:972986474] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote>ellis123 posted... </cite><quote>Text RPing is the isekai of the genre. It relies on everyone involved sticking to unwritten rules to be any good, but most of the time no one actually does and it's just a crappy power fantasy. That is fine for some people, but not really for the majority.</quote>You can play without a power fantasy. That usually starts to happen when one player gets to be the main character and everyone wants to keep up, which is story mod bias at work</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lolife67 04/21/23 12:23:46 PM #36:	Supersex420 posted... Can be avoided or mitigated... With mods, which are not DMs. Nah, I'm good. Plus I prefer more interpersonal interaction and why write when I can just speak? <cite>lolife67 posted [p:972986516] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote>Supersex420 posted... </cite><quote>Can be avoided or mitigated... With mods, which are not DMs.</quote>Nah, I'm good. Plus I prefer more interpersonal interaction and why write when I can just speak?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
warlock7735 04/21/23 12:34:45 PM #37:	RP is more about the community than it is about the systems or mechanism. I don't play World of darkness because I've found that people that play world of darkness are people that I just don't get along with. I wouldn't play FATE because the system encourages people that I wouldn't get along with. Text RP tends to have people who want to have those power trips or mary sue characters. It doesn't mean that everyone is like that, but those settings have no structure to rein in players who are just.... too much. So it means the barrier against an unenjoyable experience is less prominent. --- CE Mafia Archive https://www.dropbox.com/sh/u3gaka98zsp3m0e/AADYBrilDyGYhlAbpEnac5d_a?dl=0 <cite>warlock7735 posted [p:972986746] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote>RP is more about the community than it is about the systems or mechanism. I don't play World of darkness because I've found that people that play world of darkness are people that I just don't get along with. I wouldn't play FATE because the system encourages people that I wouldn't get along with. Text RP tends to have people who want to have those power trips or mary sue characters. It doesn't mean that everyone is like that, but those settings have no structure to rein in players who are just.... too much. So it means the barrier against an unenjoyable experience is less prominent.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Supersex420 04/21/23 12:36:44 PM #38:	lolife67 posted... Nah, I'm good. Plus I prefer more interpersonal interaction and why write when I can just speak? lol, I like writing though... I guess you have to enjoy that as well --- "You just might get what you want! So you better think carefully." - Ava Max The difference between grad school and a bunch of hungry mall shoppers... <cite>Supersex420 posted [p:972986794] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote>lolife67 posted... </cite><quote>Nah, I'm good. Plus I prefer more interpersonal interaction and why write when I can just speak?</quote>lol, I like writing though... I guess you have to enjoy that as well</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Supersex420 04/21/23 12:37:16 PM #39:	warlock7735 posted... RP is more about the community than it is about the systems or mechanism. I don't play World of darkness because I've found that people that play world of darkness are people that I just don't get along with. I wouldn't play FATE because the system encourages people that I wouldn't get along with. Text RP tends to have people who want to have those power trips or mary sue characters. It doesn't mean that everyone is like that, but those settings have no structure to rein in players who are just.... too much. So it means the barrier against an unenjoyable experience is less prominent. I'm not really a fan of all things DnD so maybe you're right --- "You just might get what you want! So you better think carefully." - Ava Max The difference between grad school and a bunch of hungry mall shoppers... <cite>Supersex420 posted [p:972986800] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote>warlock7735 posted... </cite><quote>RP is more about the community than it is about the systems or mechanism. I don't play World of darkness because I've found that people that play world of darkness are people that I just don't get along with. I wouldn't play FATE because the system encourages people that I wouldn't get along with. Text RP tends to have people who want to have those power trips or mary sue characters. It doesn't mean that everyone is like that, but those settings have no structure to rein in players who are just.... too much. So it means the barrier against an unenjoyable experience is less prominent.</quote>I'm not really a fan of all things DnD so maybe you're right</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lolife67 04/21/23 2:13:19 PM #40:	Supersex420 posted... lol, I like writing though... I guess you have to enjoy that as well Right. It's more about which format you enjoy than one being objective better/worse than the other, imo. <cite>lolife67 posted [p:972988674] in Why do peo... [t:80419292]...</cite> <quote>Supersex420 posted... </cite><quote>lol, I like writing though... I guess you have to enjoy that as well</quote>Right. It's more about which format you enjoy than one being objective better/worse than the other, imo.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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