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Wednesday, April 7, 2004
RPG Concerns?
I wanted to take a moment to make a comment on something I'd seen on Baron's myOtaku. Specifically, a couple of comments by DDG and Radaghast.
They were both commenting on my upcoming RPG and I noticed a common trend with their comments (and Baron's own comments too I guess).
The only thing I'm worried about with James' RPG, is that ONLY the greatest members of the boards are going to get in. The means a gaggle of moderators and the usual member who's in fourth year of college English! So I ask myself: Why bother?
This was Radaghast's first comment. Baron and DDG pretty much agreed with it.
But I must say...I find it really disappointing. I had no idea that I came off as some kind of uber-demanding lord of English or something. lol
The truth is, if you look at say...Kill Adam, I did have very specific requirements there. But I had those requirements for two reasons.
1) Because the RPG was "R Rated". I didn't want young kids posting in there.
2) Because it's the sort of RPG where you really have to have seen the film it's based on, to understand how the weird mix of humor/violence goes. Even if someone with amazing English skills had wanted to join, I probably wouldn't have let them in if they hadn't seen the movie.
In regard to my upcoming RPG...I did mention that it would be semi-restricted. But there are reasons for that. And none of them relate to people being able to use amazing English.
I figure that I want to make a story that would gel with The Matrix trilogy pretty nicely. But if I open the floodgates and let in everyone -- even if they don't undersatnd the basics of the movies -- the RPG could end up being a bit of a mess. I didn't think that seemed too unreasonable.
I say all of this for a couple of reasons.
One, because Radaghast, Baron and DDG are using completely appropriate English. Do you guys really think that I wouldn't let you into one of my RPGs because you have bad English or something? You should know that you have nothing to worry about. ^_^
And secondly...it really saddens me that anyone would say "he probably won't let me in, so I won't even try." Don't doubt yourself like that. You might be surprised.
Half the reason that a lot of people don't get in on occasion, is because a lot of people (like yourselves) who have perfectly acceptable post quality aren't signing up. Maybe the people who post really poorly seem to have less concern about signing up. lol
I don't know if my post is making much sense, but, this is something that worries me a little. Are people really avoiding the sign-up process because they think that they aren't good enough to get in? And here I am, thinking everyone just doesn't like my RPGs, or something. lol
I say, if you are interested, give it a shot. If you don't get in, who cares? It's probably not because of your post quality at all.
Also...this is why I've made The Reanimatrix thread. Did you notice that it has no sign-up requirements? All you have to do is write something short, related to The Matrix. It can be whatever you like. So far, I'm 100% happy with everything that's been put in there. And I urge people not to avoid posting, just because you feel that I may not like what you post. Seriously, the thread is for everyone to have some fun with creative writing. I want you to post your creative writing in there, regardless of whether you think you can write well or not.
Besides, my English certainly isn't the best out there. There are plenty of people on OB who use a much wider vocabulary than I do. So, please don't feel inadequate on my account. ^_^
Interesting...
You are a GRAMMAR GOD!
If your mission in life is not already to
preserve the English tongue, it should be.
Congratulations and thank you!
How grammatically sound are you?
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