06-11-2013, 05:47 PM
Damn, that's old.
I've been witholding bumping my feedback thread, mostly, at first, because I was disheartened that I almost don't get any; and when I do, it's either misdirected ("You dualbox too much!" /actually seldom dualboxes casually), misguided ("Your events should have more awesome combat!" /specializes in social events), misinformed ("You RP only shy nice guys!" /Urameil, Rene, Gunther, Dino, Immy, Aimee, Haydee, and Elsamina are neither shy nor nice. And only half of that list are men), or--what I consider the worst--irrelevant and out of date ("Diwaata only lives for Cristovao and Kapre!" /stopped doing that since about much earlier this year).
I do honestly and frankly value negative feedback, as they are urges for me to improve; Diwaata has become her own character, my characters are more and more fitted to the setting and lore of Warcraft, I casually dualbox much more seldomly, my characters are much more varied in personality and spirit, my storytelling has become less centered on my own characters, and my combat events have become less repetitive and cookie-cutter. I still make mistakes, however, and occasionally I fall back to old habits. But knowing I improved and still need to makes me happier than you would believe.
I am aware, however, that regardless of my flaws and strengths, there are things I practice and enjoy that others do not. I am fully aware of players who absolutely hate it when other players roll their own family characters. I know players who are not only irritated of the fact I have a large list of characters, but the fact that I get bored too quickly if I RP one for too long (read: more than 3 consecutive RP sessions in a row). Dualboxing, character creation, style, and preferences aside, I don't mind if you have a beef with the way I create and roleplay my characters. If anything, I'd rather I know your opinion so that when I RP with you, I will adjust myself to your wants and needs. Don't like it when I dualbox? I won't do it at all when RPing with you. Don't like it when I RP more than one character with you? Pick who you like and I will focus on that character when I RP with you. Just be clear with me that these are your preferences. I'm a much more flexible RPer than people give me credit for.
So! What kind of feedback am I looking for? Well, I still hope for general feedback as an RPer, writer, GM, and community member, though at the moment, I mostly would like feedback from certain characters. Although I have 22 profiled characters (one retired, Bastos), I only seek feedback from those whom I've been RPing since around the Cataclysm switch, either shortly before or after up until now which I feel has enough RP to get adequate feedback from players. They are:
Imagen Ashyunixx
Namesake character, my second after I retired Imani Al'Salma. She's intended to be a self-made demolition woman who is flirtatious, coy, and playful, with interests, hobbies, and life goals tending to involve blowing stuff up and bedding with men rather than get-rich-quick schemes. Though I RP out the usual materialism, superficialness, coquettishness, and rough casualness as typically seen in goblins, she deviates away a little by being considerate for others, especially concerning safety. She is a little guilty of possessing some of my RL traits (namely my chemical/food allergies and tendency to act like a big sister/mother to everyone she meets), but I assure the similarities stop there. If anything, she's a face to an exaggeration of the (often self-depreactive) jokes I aim at myself and others, and by no means is any form of self-insert wish fulfillment. I really do not think I'd ever want to be a demolition girl.
Sadly, despite the fact she does blow crap up often, does go out on adventures, and by far hasn't bedded with anyone, I have the impression people moreso remember her as a slut than, well, a demolition goblin who just happens to like having a good time with men. This hits me hard on a personal level--most of Immy's history as an RP character is riddled with bad experiences, so bad that I became uncomfortable with RPing women for a long time despite me being female. In RPing Immy, I hope to overcome the personal traumas I encountered when I RPed with her by breathing the life into her as she used to have: cheery, fun-loving, work-devoted, and sisterly, without a brand and label that will hurt her just because she's a female character RPed by an actual female.
Whether or not I've succeeded is up to those who have RPed with her, and I hope to get feedback on her character to see if she has any room to improve.
Kantado Starseer
Oh, man. Even moreso than Kapre and Mahen'tosh, Kantado had the biggest push and change of character development of my entire character list. Though still RPed like a derpy teenager, Kantado has changed from a whiny crybaby slacker to a young man so terrified of the death of loved ones and friends that he is willing to fight death itself to stop it. For this reason, he was no longer suitable a TLE character--he's less a contrast to my other TLE characters and moreso a strongly independent roleplayable character with a goal that doesn't match TLE's.
I've taken a lot of inspiration to his aesthetic and druidic practice from WC3 Druids of the Claw; however, as he's still a young scrub, he lacks the muscle and glorious beard. He interacts with other night elves and especially worgen, whom he feel are kindred spirits regarding nature spirits. For this reason, when a large group of worgen RP tends to pop up, I'm more likely to get on as Kantado than any of my three worgen. I feel he's a good contrast.
Either way. Do you feel Kantado has grown? Did you miss the slacker noob he was back then? Kantado was a character who gave me a lot of trouble since Day 1 of his creation back in 2011, especially regarding druid and night elf lore. I wonder if anyone has noticed his growth and think it needs more or should go a different direction.
Lord Willelm-Anthony Salsborough
Here is a piece of criticism I received once upon a time that not only did I highly value, but decided to challenge:
Urameil was originally this, but he was difficult to RP because it made him too unapproachable. So rather than make a hardened dickweed who isn't a villain, I decided to reverse the good and bad traits in terms of depth and first impressions: A man who is nice and friendly, but turns out to be a dickweed racist no matter how you spin it. This is Willelm.
Willelm, the new boss of TLE (but not the new Head Matchmaker), is a man who genuinely friendly and kind... but is so absolutely clueless about other races, cultures, classes of combat and economic nature, and the world in general. Yet rather than be admittedly naive, he simply thinks the world is suffering from unenlightened ignorance that it's up to him to save it (except even then, he's doing a horrible job at it). For this reason, he's an incorrigibly misguided, pompous, condescending, and ignorant bigot, even when he's being nice. In other words, a "good outside, bad inside" rather than "bad outside, good inside" type of person.
Of course, I often fear I'd be offending someone--not only is he racist, he's also classist, sexist, homophobic, jingoist, etc. If you feel there should be more to his character other than a parody of the kindhearted philanthropist, feel free to give suggestions here. Other feedback, of course, is appreciated. You have no idea how surprised people are when they learn this dickweed is the new head of TLE xD.
Diwaata (profile is outdated and needs to be rewritten)
Not much to say for Diwaata except she's not a satellite character for Cristovao or Kapre anymore; she stopped being that for a long time, in fact. By far, all the RP she's been in is Draenei Pilgrimmage RP, an environment I feel is better for her to RP out my intentions with her as a solo character. She's still angry, she's still pissy at orcs, but her general demeanor has softened. She's also fixed up to allow other people into her life without her retaliating with anger.
Once more, not much else to say here; feel free to tell me if you feel she's getting better.
Inspector Elsamina Hunter-Colemann
My Lady of War-type character and at one time (and still is) an event character, one who uses grace and intelligence to mask a hardened warrior beneath the silken gowns. This is funny, because my original intention with this character is to be a soft, cuddly matron. Oh, she's still soft and cuddly... when not being an agent of the Law.
Another attempt at a genuine racist, Elsamina's kindness is mostly seen towards humans; otherwise, other Alliance races are merely tolerated but rarely accepted. I am doing my best to draw her racism from my understanding of Stormwind history, and by far, I'm uncertain if it's transparent enough. Nevertheless, she is to be a contrast to my other characters in that she is a very hardened individual all around; she's primarily soft because she's a wife and mother.
I am very grateful, though, that most of the RP I've been having with her is aimed towards her as an officer of SI:7 and less as "another pretty lady", especially considering her body shape. I would like people's feedback on the character, if they have any criticisms and suggestions for improvement.
Knight-Lieutenant Kogan Hunter
We know the guy: super devoted officer of the city guard with no social skills, to the point of aiming to be a faceless enforcer of the Law. After one RP wherein sex education ensued, Kogan has further broken out beyond being a dork guard. For a long time, I worried about Kogan as a character because he's essentially the dreaded "golden boy": He's a devotee to the Light, a carrier of justice, a defender of the helpless, and upholder of the Law. I didn't mind that at all if he was still an actual faceless guard, but ever since a chase of a criminal to Duskwood with Scarlet, the Southshore RPs with Matthew and co, and the "Two Birds" story, he's broken out as a fully well-rounded character.
Not much to ask here except feedback on the guy, especially if one feels he's still a faceless boy scout.
Brother Kitson Hunter
Oh, Kitson. Originally an event character, Kitson quickly rose to the ranks of loveable dork for very different reasons from my usual dorks: he's blind. To avoid the angst associated with people who once had their vision only to lose it, Kitson was born blind, so he is a very upbeat individual despite his condition. To avert the (painful and borderline offensive) stereotypes of the super dependent or super sufficient, Kitson is neither: his self-sufficiency is based off of real life visually impaired people I came to learn about and know.
There is more to him than his blindness, however, but RP tends to be focused on that--which is fine if he's in an environment that he's not familiar with. I am told, however, that he's a very obnoxious character, especially when he's being offended that he's being treated like a child. Feel free to let me know if you agree or if there are other problems with him I'm missing.
Brother Gunther Colemann
Another priest, also originally an event character, this one a shadow user as well as light. Due to having facial paralysis, almost all his form of expression is in his choice or words and actions, but this doesn't translate well in WoW (as our in-game models don't facially emote anyway). Nevertheless, there are other ways for me to show that he's an emotional wall--he's secretive, hesitant to speak of himself and his thoughts, always seem to exclude the truth, and makes no efforts to become close to his family. There are actual reasons why he's this way, all of it nothing to do with being good or evil. But I won't say what they are here.
He's currently hanging around in Whiteshore, though so far he doesn't done anything dark, evil, or any of that good stuff. As he's a Neutral character, I hope to do some wicked shenanigans to balance his good, but that opportunity hasn't come yet. I'd like to know how people think and feel about him and if he, too, needs to improve.
Holy hell, this whole post took me six hours to write.
Of course, others had RP, such as Kapre, Aimee, Dino, and a few other good folk; feel free to provide feedback for them, though I'm not aching for feedback as they're much longer and more established RP characters. And, of course, general RP is good.
I've been witholding bumping my feedback thread, mostly, at first, because I was disheartened that I almost don't get any; and when I do, it's either misdirected ("You dualbox too much!" /actually seldom dualboxes casually), misguided ("Your events should have more awesome combat!" /specializes in social events), misinformed ("You RP only shy nice guys!" /Urameil, Rene, Gunther, Dino, Immy, Aimee, Haydee, and Elsamina are neither shy nor nice. And only half of that list are men), or--what I consider the worst--irrelevant and out of date ("Diwaata only lives for Cristovao and Kapre!" /stopped doing that since about much earlier this year).
I do honestly and frankly value negative feedback, as they are urges for me to improve; Diwaata has become her own character, my characters are more and more fitted to the setting and lore of Warcraft, I casually dualbox much more seldomly, my characters are much more varied in personality and spirit, my storytelling has become less centered on my own characters, and my combat events have become less repetitive and cookie-cutter. I still make mistakes, however, and occasionally I fall back to old habits. But knowing I improved and still need to makes me happier than you would believe.
I am aware, however, that regardless of my flaws and strengths, there are things I practice and enjoy that others do not. I am fully aware of players who absolutely hate it when other players roll their own family characters. I know players who are not only irritated of the fact I have a large list of characters, but the fact that I get bored too quickly if I RP one for too long (read: more than 3 consecutive RP sessions in a row). Dualboxing, character creation, style, and preferences aside, I don't mind if you have a beef with the way I create and roleplay my characters. If anything, I'd rather I know your opinion so that when I RP with you, I will adjust myself to your wants and needs. Don't like it when I dualbox? I won't do it at all when RPing with you. Don't like it when I RP more than one character with you? Pick who you like and I will focus on that character when I RP with you. Just be clear with me that these are your preferences. I'm a much more flexible RPer than people give me credit for.
So! What kind of feedback am I looking for? Well, I still hope for general feedback as an RPer, writer, GM, and community member, though at the moment, I mostly would like feedback from certain characters. Although I have 22 profiled characters (one retired, Bastos), I only seek feedback from those whom I've been RPing since around the Cataclysm switch, either shortly before or after up until now which I feel has enough RP to get adequate feedback from players. They are:
Spoiler:
Imagen Ashyunixx
Namesake character, my second after I retired Imani Al'Salma. She's intended to be a self-made demolition woman who is flirtatious, coy, and playful, with interests, hobbies, and life goals tending to involve blowing stuff up and bedding with men rather than get-rich-quick schemes. Though I RP out the usual materialism, superficialness, coquettishness, and rough casualness as typically seen in goblins, she deviates away a little by being considerate for others, especially concerning safety. She is a little guilty of possessing some of my RL traits (namely my chemical/food allergies and tendency to act like a big sister/mother to everyone she meets), but I assure the similarities stop there. If anything, she's a face to an exaggeration of the (often self-depreactive) jokes I aim at myself and others, and by no means is any form of self-insert wish fulfillment. I really do not think I'd ever want to be a demolition girl.
Sadly, despite the fact she does blow crap up often, does go out on adventures, and by far hasn't bedded with anyone, I have the impression people moreso remember her as a slut than, well, a demolition goblin who just happens to like having a good time with men. This hits me hard on a personal level--most of Immy's history as an RP character is riddled with bad experiences, so bad that I became uncomfortable with RPing women for a long time despite me being female. In RPing Immy, I hope to overcome the personal traumas I encountered when I RPed with her by breathing the life into her as she used to have: cheery, fun-loving, work-devoted, and sisterly, without a brand and label that will hurt her just because she's a female character RPed by an actual female.
Whether or not I've succeeded is up to those who have RPed with her, and I hope to get feedback on her character to see if she has any room to improve.
Kantado Starseer
Oh, man. Even moreso than Kapre and Mahen'tosh, Kantado had the biggest push and change of character development of my entire character list. Though still RPed like a derpy teenager, Kantado has changed from a whiny crybaby slacker to a young man so terrified of the death of loved ones and friends that he is willing to fight death itself to stop it. For this reason, he was no longer suitable a TLE character--he's less a contrast to my other TLE characters and moreso a strongly independent roleplayable character with a goal that doesn't match TLE's.
I've taken a lot of inspiration to his aesthetic and druidic practice from WC3 Druids of the Claw; however, as he's still a young scrub, he lacks the muscle and glorious beard. He interacts with other night elves and especially worgen, whom he feel are kindred spirits regarding nature spirits. For this reason, when a large group of worgen RP tends to pop up, I'm more likely to get on as Kantado than any of my three worgen. I feel he's a good contrast.
Either way. Do you feel Kantado has grown? Did you miss the slacker noob he was back then? Kantado was a character who gave me a lot of trouble since Day 1 of his creation back in 2011, especially regarding druid and night elf lore. I wonder if anyone has noticed his growth and think it needs more or should go a different direction.
Lord Willelm-Anthony Salsborough
Here is a piece of criticism I received once upon a time that not only did I highly value, but decided to challenge:
(12-31-2012, 03:10 PM)Xigo Wrote: [ -> ]I haven't really seen you play a character who was racist, or hateful, or scorned the world. If they do have these traits, they're likely 'friendly once you get to know them'.
Try making a character who is these things, but doesn't have a soft interior past the hard shell. That part of him/her faded long ago. Without making said character a villain.
Urameil was originally this, but he was difficult to RP because it made him too unapproachable. So rather than make a hardened dickweed who isn't a villain, I decided to reverse the good and bad traits in terms of depth and first impressions: A man who is nice and friendly, but turns out to be a dickweed racist no matter how you spin it. This is Willelm.
Willelm, the new boss of TLE (but not the new Head Matchmaker), is a man who genuinely friendly and kind... but is so absolutely clueless about other races, cultures, classes of combat and economic nature, and the world in general. Yet rather than be admittedly naive, he simply thinks the world is suffering from unenlightened ignorance that it's up to him to save it (except even then, he's doing a horrible job at it). For this reason, he's an incorrigibly misguided, pompous, condescending, and ignorant bigot, even when he's being nice. In other words, a "good outside, bad inside" rather than "bad outside, good inside" type of person.
Of course, I often fear I'd be offending someone--not only is he racist, he's also classist, sexist, homophobic, jingoist, etc. If you feel there should be more to his character other than a parody of the kindhearted philanthropist, feel free to give suggestions here. Other feedback, of course, is appreciated. You have no idea how surprised people are when they learn this dickweed is the new head of TLE xD.
Diwaata (profile is outdated and needs to be rewritten)
Not much to say for Diwaata except she's not a satellite character for Cristovao or Kapre anymore; she stopped being that for a long time, in fact. By far, all the RP she's been in is Draenei Pilgrimmage RP, an environment I feel is better for her to RP out my intentions with her as a solo character. She's still angry, she's still pissy at orcs, but her general demeanor has softened. She's also fixed up to allow other people into her life without her retaliating with anger.
Once more, not much else to say here; feel free to tell me if you feel she's getting better.
Inspector Elsamina Hunter-Colemann
My Lady of War-type character and at one time (and still is) an event character, one who uses grace and intelligence to mask a hardened warrior beneath the silken gowns. This is funny, because my original intention with this character is to be a soft, cuddly matron. Oh, she's still soft and cuddly... when not being an agent of the Law.
Another attempt at a genuine racist, Elsamina's kindness is mostly seen towards humans; otherwise, other Alliance races are merely tolerated but rarely accepted. I am doing my best to draw her racism from my understanding of Stormwind history, and by far, I'm uncertain if it's transparent enough. Nevertheless, she is to be a contrast to my other characters in that she is a very hardened individual all around; she's primarily soft because she's a wife and mother.
I am very grateful, though, that most of the RP I've been having with her is aimed towards her as an officer of SI:7 and less as "another pretty lady", especially considering her body shape. I would like people's feedback on the character, if they have any criticisms and suggestions for improvement.
Knight-Lieutenant Kogan Hunter
We know the guy: super devoted officer of the city guard with no social skills, to the point of aiming to be a faceless enforcer of the Law. After one RP wherein sex education ensued, Kogan has further broken out beyond being a dork guard. For a long time, I worried about Kogan as a character because he's essentially the dreaded "golden boy": He's a devotee to the Light, a carrier of justice, a defender of the helpless, and upholder of the Law. I didn't mind that at all if he was still an actual faceless guard, but ever since a chase of a criminal to Duskwood with Scarlet, the Southshore RPs with Matthew and co, and the "Two Birds" story, he's broken out as a fully well-rounded character.
Not much to ask here except feedback on the guy, especially if one feels he's still a faceless boy scout.
Brother Kitson Hunter
Oh, Kitson. Originally an event character, Kitson quickly rose to the ranks of loveable dork for very different reasons from my usual dorks: he's blind. To avoid the angst associated with people who once had their vision only to lose it, Kitson was born blind, so he is a very upbeat individual despite his condition. To avert the (painful and borderline offensive) stereotypes of the super dependent or super sufficient, Kitson is neither: his self-sufficiency is based off of real life visually impaired people I came to learn about and know.
There is more to him than his blindness, however, but RP tends to be focused on that--which is fine if he's in an environment that he's not familiar with. I am told, however, that he's a very obnoxious character, especially when he's being offended that he's being treated like a child. Feel free to let me know if you agree or if there are other problems with him I'm missing.
Brother Gunther Colemann
Another priest, also originally an event character, this one a shadow user as well as light. Due to having facial paralysis, almost all his form of expression is in his choice or words and actions, but this doesn't translate well in WoW (as our in-game models don't facially emote anyway). Nevertheless, there are other ways for me to show that he's an emotional wall--he's secretive, hesitant to speak of himself and his thoughts, always seem to exclude the truth, and makes no efforts to become close to his family. There are actual reasons why he's this way, all of it nothing to do with being good or evil. But I won't say what they are here.
He's currently hanging around in Whiteshore, though so far he doesn't done anything dark, evil, or any of that good stuff. As he's a Neutral character, I hope to do some wicked shenanigans to balance his good, but that opportunity hasn't come yet. I'd like to know how people think and feel about him and if he, too, needs to improve.
Holy hell, this whole post took me six hours to write.
Of course, others had RP, such as Kapre, Aimee, Dino, and a few other good folk; feel free to provide feedback for them, though I'm not aching for feedback as they're much longer and more established RP characters. And, of course, general RP is good.
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