It might be useful to have a thread here in the Roleplaying area that is stickied and lists all of the Open global channels focused on RP or some element of it across servers now that we're one big happy server family.
Forget about the global channels, I just want to know which side of the road cars drive on the Union server.
We don' need no stinkin' signatures!
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The wrong side :P It's still an American city. (Which is why early EU beta calls to replace the US flag with an EU one were laughed at.)|
Originally Posted by Suspicious_Pkg
Forget about the global channels, I just want to know which side of the road cars drive on the Union server.
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As for a thread for open channels, that is a grand idea.
I've worried that one very important thing may get lost (on some people) when the merger took place...
Union (nor any of the other newly available servers to each and everyone) is not a new server to jump to and create a new land in my own name!
It is a long-existing server and home to many happy players and one in which visitors and potential settlers would do well to politely learn the culture and observe and take note of the community in order to possibly eventually become a solid part of it themselves.
Just my opinions as a Virtue-ite who has long wished to visit Union and get a feel for how things were over there and eventually take part in the fun.
Good luck!
@Zethustra
"Now at midnight all the agents and the superhuman crew come out
and round up everyone that knows more than they do"-Dylan
and round up everyone that knows more than they do"-Dylan
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Well here are a few Virtue ones:|
Originally Posted by Zortel
The wrong side :P It's still an American city. (Which is why early EU beta calls to replace the US flag with an EU one were laughed at.)
As for a thread for open channels, that is a grand idea. |
RP Virtue - Private but I see if I can track down who the POC is for the channel for invites.
Virtue Verse - Open channel for VirtueVerse and UnionVerse users for discussing the site and RP/stories related to the site or on the site.
Differences in server culture and community norms (and not wanting to unintentionally come off as some sort of stereotypical "obnoxious American" due to any misunderstanding of same-) is exactly why I haven't said a word to anyone since I started working on a Union character.
I figured lurking for awhile to figure out what was what was preferable to just jumping in and ending up looking like a complete idiot...
Too bad that particular player didn't follow a similar plan. He sounds like a real pain in the rear. 
@Brightfires - @Talisander
That chick what plays the bird-things...
Frankly, I don't want to be a part of a server that that doesn't hang out en masse in Atlas Park! So there!
Just kidding. I'm sure all us Virtue-ites will start a new trend. And even if we don't, during the EU night, we'll have the server during the day!!
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As a long-time Unionite, I'd recommend joining Union Roleplayers and/or GGOOC (both open global channels, the second one technically dedicated to the Galaxy Girl RP meet). Feel free to lurk. Say hi. Chill. Enjoy. We don't bite.
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Originally Posted by Bright
Differences in server culture and community norms (and not wanting to unintentionally come off as some sort of stereotypical "obnoxious American" due to any misunderstanding of same-) is exactly why I haven't said a word to anyone since I started working on a Union character.
I figured lurking for awhile to figure out what was what was preferable to just jumping in and ending up looking like a complete idiot... Too bad that particular player didn't follow a similar plan. He sounds like a real pain in the rear. |
The wisdom of Shadowe: Ghostraptor: The Shadowe is wise ...; FFM: Shadowe is no longer wise.
; Techbot_Alpha: Also, what Shadowe said. It seems he is still somewhat wise 
; Bull Throttle: Shadowe was unwise in this instance...; Rock_Powerfist: in this instance Shadowe is wise.; Techbot_Alpha: Shadowe is very wise *nods*; Zortel: *Quotable line about Shadowe being wise goes here.*
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LIAR!|
Originally Posted by Shadowe
We don't bite.
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-I- bite! A lot.
But you have to ask nicely.
@FloatingFatMan
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
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Good thing I'm Canadian.
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Originally Posted by Bright
Differences in server culture and community norms (and not wanting to unintentionally come off as some sort of stereotypical "obnoxious American" due to any misunderstanding of same-) is exactly why I haven't said a word to anyone since I started working on a Union character.
I figured lurking for awhile to figure out what was what was preferable to just jumping in and ending up looking like a complete idiot... Too bad that particular player didn't follow a similar plan. He sounds like a real pain in the rear. |
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Seattle's not *quite* close enough to Vancouver for me to claim to be Canadian,alas... |
Originally Posted by Antares_NA
Good thing I'm Canadian.
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@Brightfires - @Talisander
That chick what plays the bird-things...
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I was on Liberty when I first started playing! In, like, 2005.
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Originally Posted by Bright
Seattle's not *quite* close enough to Vancouver for me to claim to be Canadian,alas...
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I started up a thread for a Roleplaying Global Channel Listing.
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One thing I noticed after the forums merged... I was expecting a huge influx of threads from Virtue and sundary other servers, but it never really happened. It seems like us Euro types use the forums a lot while across the Pond it's more in-game (I assume).|
Originally Posted by Bright
I figured lurking for awhile to figure out what was what was preferable to just jumping in and ending up looking like a complete idiot...
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Point of this wandering tale is: if you want to know about a lot of the RP culture on Union, it's here on the RP forum. It's quite a good place to find out about the characters and the kind of thing that happens. So, if you're reading this, you're off to a good start.
Disclaimer: The above may be humerous, or at least may be an attempt at humour. Try reading it that way.
Posts are OOC unless noted to be IC, or in an IC thread.
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Originally Posted by Ravenswing
One thing I noticed after the forums merged... I was expecting a huge influx of threads from Virtue and sundary other servers, but it never really happened. It seems like us Euro types use the forums a lot while across the Pond it's more in-game (I assume).
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That's a good point, actually.
As I recall, the original RP threads were in the Union Forum, because back then the EU boards did not have a Roleplaying Forum, just a creative board. The thread that lead to the events that created the 9pm @ GG Thread was there, and any fiction written went in Creative.
When the EU boards gained the new forum subsections, we had threads moved from Creative and Union to the new Roleplaying section, and as Union was the unofficial RPing server, and the highest concentration of them at that, we developed our own methods of doing things, with heavy forum use. Our in game chatrooms on Global Chat worked more to remove OOC from the Local chat.
When the board merge happened, we continued to use the Roleplaying board the same as we always did, and as we can see today from the first page, we have these EU-centric/EU-Player made topics:
Handbook of the Union Universe, An Introduction to Union Roleplay, Roleplaying Supergroups, Roleplayer's guide to plotting, hints, tips and tricks for new RP'ers, this thread, IC story thread, GG thread, Pocket D thread, Liberty Force, Praetorian Surge (Fiction and OOC), Name Loss Support + Steampunk.
Open RP thread were also much more rare on the EU boards compared to the US ones when they were separate. What EU Open RP threads there were tended to be for events rather than ongoing story. We've seen things a little more mixed now, such as with The Crossing.
Rather fascinating, isn't it? Would love to hear the counterpoint to this progression, of how things were US side pre-forum merger.
Hello, dear roleplaying tourists! So, you're thinking of visiting Union, the EU's unofficial RP server since 2005?
Welcome, then! We're glad to have you visit, and if you decide on settling, that's excellent news! We hope you enjoy your time here however brief or long! Feel free to join the OOC channels 'Union Roleplayers' and 'GGOOC'. They're great ways to get information, get to know people, chatter about the game, life and other such things, and we've got some great people who run teams there. And yes, you can find out where RP is happening too, or try to stoke up some interest for it.
It's a little mad at times, it sometimes gets a little heated, but we're passionate, and that's what happens when passions clash. Still, it's rare that everything blows up, so it should be fine! If you're looking for laughs, RP, teaming and a good time with a veritable feast of people, this is the right place!
Welcome to Union. I hope you have a ball.
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