@Jenn What I saw/heard in my head:
a young man says

I think a lot of expectations seem reasonable on the surface–if games happened in a vacuum or were run by robots. They do not and are not.

I think everyone is happier in the long run if when they notice that they do not get a response in the amount of time before they start to feel resentful and this seems to be the rule rather than the exception either they need to accept that and play with what they have or it is time to move on.

Staying while mad and steeping in resentment poisons the experience even when it is your turn, and can also affect everyone you are around too. It doesn’t really matter why. If the Could/Should isn’t happening for you, it probably isn’t personal (unless thats your usual experience across different gamerunners and genres, in which case perhaps some introspection is needed). But it is good to make some realistic expectations shifts in how much mental energy and time you want to invest in a game where for whatever reason there’s a mismatch in what you get vs what you feel you’re giving.

And sometimes players need time off to recover from a previous bad experience elsewhere. Few things kill staff or storytelling morale (or player morale) than a player vomiting game trauma dumping all over them and having a huge chip on their shoulder about how other people have wronged them elsewhere and are unable to interact without mentioning it frequently.

It’s sort of inevitable given the apparent lack of communication going on between staff, along with the sheer amount of making things up on the fly that I had seen during my brief sojourn there.

Harris Yulin, Gul Darhe’el himself.

“Duet” isn’t just one of my favourite DS9 episodes, it’s one of my favourites Trek episodes period, and Yulin is a big reason for that.

@dvoraen said in I need an adult:

Is this the true Pilk?

It’s only Pilk if you can use it to replace your car’s oil.

@dvoraen said in General Video Game Thread:

I need to know what everyone who has finished Clair Obscur — Expedition 33 felt about the story right meow.

(No spoilers. FEELINGS ONLY.)

I had a lot.

33/10 story.

I loved it. I had to walk away and compose myself before I could finish it, because it’s really hard to hit that perfect parry when the tears stream.

Again, thanks for the recommendation, @dvoraen ❤

actually i cried like that for andor

@Trashcan one day i will rp with you again

@Prototart said in What happened, man?:

@Evilgrayson said in What happened, man?:

Er - where did you know me from?

the place you were playing Nightwing unless I am completely mixing you up with someone else and have you on my Discord for another reason

I have never played Nightwing in my entire life. I don’t know who you were thinking of, but that wasn’t me. I stole the name from the Stainless Steel Rat, not the world of comic books.

@Pavel said in Echoes of the Past: Problem Players:

@Aria said in Echoes of the Past: Problem Players:

‘A close up of a man with a mustache and a suit.’

Fair True GIF

a cartoon of a man holding a piece of paper that says you are technically correct

@sao said in “All the World’s a MUSH”: Genre as Destiny in Collaborative Roleplay Behaviour:

@dvoraen the part where you had to acknowledge how many years you have been in this hobby

“Yes.”

Next question.

@Gashlycrumb said in Ot The Real, Gorilla Nems Ban Thread:

Squicky Fen

Is that a marshland full of kinks you’re super not into…?

Agree w Third Eye. Let’s not drag old baggage out and throw accusations.

A few more added.

Gods, do I feel old sometimes.

It makes me happy coming here and seeing all the posts and comments from people who have things to be grateful for. I may not be a huge part of the community any more because I have to focus on my foster daughter, but I still ❤ all of you.

Not that it relates to a character… but making some stupid comment and having it show up visualized as actual art shortly after was pretty awesome

… You could have all the names meaning something to do with impermanence: TransitoryFruitBat, HarkingVagrant, GoogleProject.

@catzilla Yeah! He was Infected.

He was a lot of fun to play. I remember Seven!

I miss games with a strong and accepted M+ presence.