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  1. Good lord the RP's dead. Time to hang out here.

    Thursday, 19-Jul-12 08:40:13 UTC from web
    1. @moonprincess what usually goes on in the RP? Just outa curiosity..

      Thursday, 19-Jul-12 08:43:23 UTC from MuSTArDroid
      1. @pony Um...RPing? And spammers. We get absolutely bombed with spammers.

        Thursday, 19-Jul-12 08:44:00 UTC from web
        1. @moonprincess hmm.. interesting. I mean like what sort of RP goes on? Is is adventure, slice of life, romance, something else?

          Thursday, 19-Jul-12 08:45:45 UTC from MuSTArDroid
          1. @pony Most of it falls under slice of life, but there are romance RPs, ponies go on adventures, sometimes things happen that are O NO. I dunno, it's fun. @abigpony No it isn't.

            Thursday, 19-Jul-12 08:48:25 UTC from web
            1. @moonprincess yeah it is. You just # the place to death

              Thursday, 19-Jul-12 08:50:11 UTC from web
              1. @abigpony No.

                Thursday, 19-Jul-12 08:50:42 UTC from web
                1. @moonprincess Yes

                  Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:01:59 UTC from web
                  1. @abigpony -insert big no here-

                    Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:02:28 UTC from web
                    1. @moonprincess -insert mediocre yes here-

                      Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:16:42 UTC from web
                  2. What http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7ci5gjzPx1qmjvtr.jpg

                    Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:06:16 UTC from web
                    1. @moonprincess interesting. What do you do if/when somepony drops out of the RP or is absent for a long time? Thanks for letting me pick your brain.

                      Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:19:26 UTC from web
                      1. @pony Hrm. Well, if it's a character that's been around for AGES and has made ties with loads of characters, it's incredibly difficult to deal with. We had a scare when one of the oldest RPers left for a bit, but he came back. With minor-er characters there's usually the excuse of "left Equestria" or "ded".

                        Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:20:32 UTC from web
                        1. @moonprincess oh cool! So that's how that works.

                          Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:21:38 UTC from web
                          1. @pony Yeah. A lot of people left a while ago so it's like "...yep. They left without saying anything."

                            Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:22:43 UTC from web
                            1. @moonprincess I love to think that they're still doing what they were doing before they left. For example, Charlie's still asleep in Fial's house. For like 10 months.

                              Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:24:41 UTC from web
                              1. @thelastgherkin You know, probably so. And he hasn't noticed. That's a Fial thing to do.

                                Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:25:01 UTC from web
                              2. @thelastgherkin lulz

                                Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:26:27 UTC from web
                            2. @moonprincess xP That's mostly what keeps me from joining I think. I'm afraid I'll get involved, burn out, then leave disappointed compadres behind.

                              Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:25:07 UTC from web
                              1. @pony Well, you can always take a break without flat-out leaving.

                                Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:26:21 UTC from web
                                1. @moonprincess true. It's tempting to try. Have you ever tried other pony RP places just to compare?

                                  Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:27:53 UTC from web
                                  1. @pony Yeah - I'm tempted as well :)

                                    Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:28:27 UTC from web
                                    1. @hakupony ^_^ I don't know which OC I'd use.. or whether I might make a new one or adopt a background pony.

                                      Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:29:39 UTC from web
                                      1. @pony I'd use Starseer, the only problem could be that he is a professional scout and therefore would know about some things I as the player would not.

                                        Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:32:14 UTC from web
                                        1. @hakupony ah yeah. That'd be tricky. I guess you can always learn new things and "fake it til you make it"

                                          Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:33:57 UTC from web
                                          1. @pony I think, I will use the "not sure if I am allowed to talk about this" excuse.

                                            Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:36:42 UTC from web
                                            1. @hakupony that works xD

                                              Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:37:47 UTC from web
                                  2. @pony I joined the Canterlot RP but I've been too nervous to actually post there. It's intimidating.

                                    Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:29:05 UTC from web
                                    1. @moonprincess In how far intimitating?

                                      Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:29:45 UTC from web
                                    2. @moonprincess really? why's it intimidating?

                                      Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:30:00 UTC from web
                                      1. @pony @hakupony It's ginormous and everyone looks better than me. And they have lots of rules so I'm scared of doing something wrong.

                                        Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:30:54 UTC from web
                                        1. @moonprincess ah I see

                                          Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:31:21 UTC from web
                                    3. @moonprincess what happens if a mane character becomes inactive? Are there rules to allow somepony else to take over?

                                      Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:31:03 UTC from web
                                      1. @pony Any canon characters have to be RPed at least once every two weeks - the first time you don't (without proper explanation, like bad news or a vacation), it's a warning, the second time the character is no longer yours and can be auditioned for.

                                        Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:34:31 UTC from web
                                        1. @moonprincess o.o that seems like a good system

                                          Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:35:25 UTC from web
                                          1. @pony Yeah. It's frustrating to have a canon or background character go inactive that you want to RP with or want to RP, and can't do anything about it. Or have a character being RPed by someone that sucks.

                                            Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:36:18 UTC from web
                                            1. @moonprincess That would be a little frustrating yeah

                                              Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:36:54 UTC from web
                                              1. @pony So..tada! New system!

                                                Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:37:25 UTC from web
                                                1. @moonprincess I'm thinking it might be nice to try a more intimate RP environment, so perhaps Canterlot RP isn't for me.. at least not for starters. I got an invitation once from somepony to join an RP site that he highly recommended.. I don't know which site it was anymore though..

                                                  Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:40:21 UTC from web
                                                  1. @pony I'd even like Canterlot RP - strict rules and good roleplaying don't intimitate me. The problem is that I most likely will struggle with the first post for every play - and then it is better if you may know some of the players before...

                                                    Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:42:44 UTC from web
                                                    1. @hakupony Yes. Me too. I actually prefer strict clear rules as long as they don't stifle creativity too much. I just would rather not be lost in a sea of players.

                                                      Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:44:43 UTC from web
                                              2. Velvet's design is more complex than it seems at first glance. Blergh.

                                                Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:42:42 UTC from web
            2. @moonprincess I'm a fan of slice of life stuff and romance personally. Is the RP site held to the same SFW standards as this place?

              Thursday, 19-Jul-12 08:54:29 UTC from MuSTArDroid
              1. @pony It's PG-13. I'm not sure what the SFW standards are on mane, but..yeah.

                Thursday, 19-Jul-12 08:55:45 UTC from web
                1. @moonprincess it's probably the same then. Lately there's been some stricter moderation here though.

                  Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:08:10 UTC from web
                  1. @pony We don't really need strict modding over there, except when people fill up everything with OOC.

                    Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:09:18 UTC from web
                    1. @moonprincess Oh that makes sense I guess since, if you're trying to be true to the show, you wouldn't deviate too far. If that a concern over there? Do many like to go far from canon?

                      Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:11:24 UTC from web
                      1. @pony Er...well...it already takes place five years ahead of the end of the show, and canon deviations happened naturally. I.E., Discord happened before season 2 and wasn't a draconequus; Cadance doesn't exist and she and Shining Armour never married; there are "higher powers" that aren't defined by the show...

                        Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:13:09 UTC from web
                        1. @moonprincess I see. How about the general nature of the characters and stories? Would you say they're more or less in line with the tone of the show?

                          Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:15:33 UTC from web
                          1. @pony For the mane six, Twilight's kind of different, but the others are pretty much the same. Luna, who I play, has deviated since I had to basically construct her character on my own before season 2, but I do enjoy working with the creepy aspect of her. @hakupony It used to be more adventurous.

                            Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:17:11 UTC from web
                        2. @moonprincess The thing I don't get - how do such epic deviations happen when it mostly is slice of life?

                          Thursday, 19-Jul-12 09:16:09 UTC from web
    2. @moonprincess The RP is always dead.

      Thursday, 19-Jul-12 08:47:12 UTC from web