Hello, I'm sort of new to NationStates...

[Laerod]

Mainly n00bs who can't write decently for shit anyway.

I'm a n00b =<

[Samozaryadnyastan]

Who says a good RP needs to be about military engagements?

I have actually thought about RPing, but BJP is too well known, and in a military engagement, to damn large.

While you may well have a military in the tens of millions, only attempting to deploy, direct and fight with that whole number is illogical.

[Wamitoria]

This. Diplomatic RPs or even character RPs can be just as good, and in fact are usually a higher quality than military RPs in my experience.

Well, to be honest, I'm in a warfare RP with no diplomacy other than "Put down your weapons" and the extent of our warfare scenes so far has been a picture of a dogfight. Everything else has been character and world building.

True, and many can't do that right. Granted, I haven't RP'd for about a year, and before that I didn't do a ton.

[Laerod]

Who says a good RP needs to be about military engagements?

I have actually thought about RPing, but BJP is too well known, and in a military engagement, to damn large.

Fuck that. I'm not RPing with Laerod being the billion population nation my nation page says it is. Just have to find people that don't care about that and hope that everyone can come up with something realistic.

[Laerod]

Well, to be honest, I'm in a warfare RP with no diplomacy other than "Put down your weapons" and the extent of our warfare scenes so far has been a picture of a dogfight. Everything else has been character and world building.

True, and many can't do that right. Granted, I haven't RP'd for about a year, and before that I didn't do a ton.

In the 8 years I've been here, this is my first.

[Old Tyrannia]

there are some very good RPers in the RPing forums, and I'd consider myself among them.

Funny, that.

Ha ha, very funny. Perhaps you should actually read something I've written before jumping to conclusions?

[Constaniana]

RP's can be pretty good if everyone involved is a decent writer with some knowledge of basic military tactics. Otherwise, RPs get bad quick as people either godmod or do stupid shit.

Who says a good RP needs to be about military engagements?

True, my best RP is a Royal Wedding

[Nadkor]

Funny, that.

Ha ha, very funny. Perhaps you should actually read something I've written before jumping to conclusions?

Nah, if I wanted to read sub-standard 'literature' I'd go and read Fifty Shades of Grey and at least get an occasional cheap thrill out of it.

[Yewhohohopia]

Funny, that.

Ha ha, very funny. Perhaps you should actually read something I've written before jumping to conclusions?

' "My Lord Zhen," he said, "How excellent to meet with you again. I did not believe you would still be at court after all this time." '

Read some Le Carré and lrn2dialogue.

[Big Jim P]

I have actually thought about RPing, but BJP is too well known, and in a military engagement, to damn large.

Fuck that. I'm not RPing with Laerod being the billion population nation my nation page says it is. Just have to find people that don't care about that and hope that everyone can come up with something realistic.

But the urge to godmod, especially when you have the stats to back it up must be terrible.

[Big Jim P]

Who says a good RP needs to be about military engagements?

True, my best RP is a Royal Wedding

Me and Roan tried to RP a reflection of our engagement and wedding her, Didn't work out so well.

[Wamitoria]

Ha ha, very funny. Perhaps you should actually read something I've written before jumping to conclusions?

Nah, if I wanted to read sub-standard 'literature' I'd go and read Fifty Shades of Grey and at least get an occasional cheap thrill out of it.

Shitty sub-standard semi-pornographic/barely erotic literature glorifying unhealthy relationships =/= a good RP.

[Constaniana]

Ha ha, very funny. Perhaps you should actually read something I've written before jumping to conclusions?

Nah, if I wanted to read sub-standard 'literature' I'd go and read Fifty Shades of Grey and at least get an occasional cheap thrill out of it.

So you're just saying "Your role-playing sucks so much I won't even see any of it" You're judging his(or her) role-playing without even bothering to look at it

[Yewhohohopia]

Nah, if I wanted to read sub-standard 'literature' I'd go and read Fifty Shades of Grey and at least get an occasional cheap thrill out of it.

Shitty sub-standard semi-pornographic/barely erotic literature glorifying unhealthy relationships =/= a good RP.

Depends what you're into, really.

[Nadkor]

Nah, if I wanted to read sub-standard 'literature' I'd go and read Fifty Shades of Grey and at least get an occasional cheap thrill out of it.

So you're just saying "Your role-playing sucks so much I won't even see any of it" You're judging his(or her) role-playing without even bothering to look at it

I've read enough in the past to know that when someone claims to actually be any better than the rest of it they're invariably only not being honest with themselves.

[Nadkor]

Nah, if I wanted to read sub-standard 'literature' I'd go and read Fifty Shades of Grey and at least get an occasional cheap thrill out of it.

Shitty sub-standard semi-pornographic/barely erotic literature glorifying unhealthy relationships =/= a good RP.

I assume you've read Fifty Shades of Grey, then?

[Old Tyrannia]

So you're just saying "Your role-playing sucks so much I won't even see any of it" You're judging his(or her) role-playing without even bothering to look at it

I've read enough in the past to know that when someone claims to actually be any better than the rest of it they're invariably only not being honest with themselves.

Guess we'll never know, since you're far too damn arrogant to read any decent RPing to see if you're right or not.

[Meryuma]

Fox News?

Stormfront. *nods*

Obviously, I was speaking of Time Cube.

[Laerod]

I've read enough in the past to know that when someone claims to actually be any better than the rest of it they're invariably only not being honest with themselves.

Guess we'll never know, since you're far too damn arrogant to read any decent RPing to see if you're right or not.

To be honest, II is a rather painful reminder of Sturgeon's Law.

[Wamitoria]

Shitty sub-standard semi-pornographic/barely erotic literature glorifying unhealthy relationships =/= a good RP.

I assume you've read Fifty Shades of Grey, then?

A female friend gave me her copy. Got about 1/4th of the way into it and gave up.

For comparison, I was able to finish Twilight.

[Old Tyrannia]

Ha ha, very funny. Perhaps you should actually read something I've written before jumping to conclusions?

' "My Lord Zhen," he said, "How excellent to meet with you again. I did not believe you would still be at court after all this time." '

Read some Le Carré and lrn2dialogue.

No thank you, I find spy fiction horribly tedious.

Guess we'll never know, since you're far too damn arrogant to read any decent RPing to see if you're right or not.

To be honest, II is a rather painful reminder of Sturgeon's Law.

But that doesn't mean it's all crap. There are some truly ingenious writers in the 'Diplomacy' forum.

[Constaniana]

So you're just saying "Your role-playing sucks so much I won't even see any of it" You're judging his(or her) role-playing without even bothering to look at it

I've read enough in the past to know that when someone claims to actually be any better than the rest of it they're invariably only not being honest with themselves.

So you're saying "Well some people I've seen in the past stunk, therefore every roleplayer on NS is terrible," I'm not saying I'm the best role-player ever, there definitely people out there with more experience than me. I'm not a role-play mentor like Yohannes, I'm just a chap with an enormous imagination who randomly found Nationstates while googling steampunk stuff

[Vaklor]

Stick to NSG and act like a hipster, talking about how communism and anarchy is sooo cool, and democracy is lame. And Lenin is your personal hero, truly a man of the people.

[Nadkor]

I've read enough in the past to know that when someone claims to actually be any better than the rest of it they're invariably only not being honest with themselves.

Guess we'll never know, since you're far too damn arrogant to read any decent RPing to see if you're right or not.

Not arrogant, just better.

[Samuraikoku]

Mainly n00bs who can't write decently for shit anyway.

I'm a n00b too.

I've had very little RPing, and mostly peaceful. It involved mostly nobility marriages, and while I can't say I'm a brilliant writer, I at least have an idea of what to do. At least, the people I have RP'd with haven't complained.