Xanatos

Gymnasts don't look powerful?

SUPERMAN doesn't look powerful?

You mad, son.

I would pick the girl on the left because she would most likely be a better physical fighter due to her confidence, height, and superior fitness & muscle mass.

Plus If i'm about to die of a broken heart...she looks like she might be able to fix it.

Absolutely BRILLIANT. Haha.

Then why do so many videos/comics/games without Iceman have ice powered heroes using it?

Ice slide is intimately and definitively linked to ice powers. Not ice man. Any case against Ice Slide being in this game would be a case also against ice powers of any kind.

I see what you're doing. It's working.

You can still find her in Ouboros chatting to a Mendor.

Viral marketing mate

While that IS true, why does this ONE trope seem to fit EVERYONE in Pocket D so well?

If this happens then i'm 2/2.

He's not in the wrong for making rules. He's in the wrong for relying on rules that are not legitimate for a public event. (Apologies to Nalrok AthZim to continuously mention him.)

Exaggerations often are. It's called reductio ad absurdem. It's where you take what I say, exaggerate it, then tell me the exaggeration sounds silly.

Hardly something worth posting IMO.

Thus making the rules COMPLETELY POINTLESS.

So your "advice" can be summed up as follows:

1. Live in a pretend world where people do what you tell them to.
2. Make up completely pointless rules.
3. Pretend that public RP events operate like private ones.

I have already told him how to improve for next time.

Also:

"redefined by minorities" - excuse me? Are you, in writing this, somehow implying that roleplaying styles enjoyed by minorities are some how inferior, or illegitimate? That is a dangerously elitist thing to say.

"who just show up" - excuse me? That was the whole point of this event. To "just show up" and roleplay.

They do if their events are PUBLIC.

This isn't a matter of differing opinions. This is purely definitive.

First place costume is amazing.

The "original intent" was merely a public IC meet and greet. I'd say that fratboy types certainly fit into this theme. (They are known for their love of socialising.) If an event has a specific specific style of RP theme that all attendees have to adhere to then it should say so in the original post and the event should be made private.

And just to reiterate: The fratboy types didn't INVADE Nalrok AthZim's event. They PARTICIPATED. Just because popular opinion (in this thread at least) paints them as griefers doesn't mean they actually are.

No! Stay put! Let them join in!

Public RP events cannot be exclusive.

Almost relevant.

You're clearly new to running RP events. I've run countless events over the years. Here's some advice. Sorry if it seems blunt. Typing this in a hurry. It's intended to be helpful, not snarky.

1. If you run a public RP event expect all sorts to turn up. Including the zany/loud/attention seeking/immature types. Your event is public. You're not allowed to be picky. Absolutely no-one that attends is "butting in". All attendees are "taking part". You have no control over this.

2. If you run a public RP event you have to cater to all types of RP (serious/jokey/etc). You also have to cater to different age groups. This means not everyone will be on the same wavelength about what constitues good RP etiquette. Again, you have to accept this. You are not in the position to be picky. You simply CANNOT run a public RP event and then dictate how you want people to RP.

3. You're the host. Even though the event is public, it's your job to ensure people are having a good time to the best of your ability. That said, you have to realise that if the event is public and held in a public place, you have absolutely no legitimacy to get people to do what you say. If someone is RPing in a way you think is disruptive, then you should ask them if they could stop. Humility is key here. You are requesting that they allow you to run the event as you see fit. If they say no, then suck it up. You have no right to be angry at them.

4. Keep any drama to yourself. If you're running events you want people to feel like they can trust you. If I came to your event with a joke character and tried to make people laugh, only for it to backfire and have you make a nasty post about me on the forum, I would not feel very good. By all means do this if you want. But you will get a reputation as an elitist bully, rather than someone who runs fun events.

5. MMORPGs are full of people that largely lack social skills. If you're running an event then you really need to bear this in mind. Don't be so quick to judge someone as a griefer just because they are high energy. Maybe they're nervous. Maybe they're insecure. Maybe they just want to make people laugh. But if they're doing something IN CHARACTER then chances are they're not actually intending to ruin anyone's fun. Remember while it might be obvious to you that they're griefing, it may not be obvious to them. They might just be RPing the only way they know how. A polite OOC tell can go a long way to nipping drama in the bud before it escalates.

6. Always have a backup venue in mind. Always let one of the community team know about your event. Chances are they will attend. They are more than capable of handling REAL griefers. (Power spammers/OOC jerks/etc.)

Hope this advice hasn't seemed too patronising. I like that you're making an effort running RP events. There's not nearly enough of this sort of thing on the Virtue Server in my opinion. Don't look on this as a failure, a lot of people made contacts, had fun, and you learned how to improve the event for next time!

-Xan