Why do you roleplay?

I'd have to say that I RP for my characters. I enjoy the process of creating and designing a character, adding a strong level of depth and conflict to their current situation, and then beginning their current story to see what they're made of. It is for this reason I enjoy both writing and RPing. The difference between the two is that the latter isn't strictly controlled and decided on like the narrative of a story or novel would be - instead it is left to the world in which they're cast in, their chemistry with other played characters, and what other people do with their characters that involve your own. RP is very much its own art - it is the combination of writing, improvisation, and acting.

I've been doing it for seven years now, and I can say that the downside to RP overall is everyone having different tastes and the need for there to be enough people with close enough taste to agree on a storyline or RP. So what general writing has that RP doesn't is security in what you want, which is very important when you have something to say and a unique way of saying it, with the trade-off of the story having a sense of death once you publish it: it's like something in review, that had a beginning and an end.

At the end of the day, I find that both writing and RP compliment each other very well and I can't find myself giving RP up despite all of my qualms with getting things going with other people. People who RP extend themselves into their characters, which you are forced to interact with with your own characters, so it's as if you've got people presenting the things they hold dearest to themselves and we all put these feelings in the same space to see what happens, without too much restriction (at least in a narrative sense).

Not sure if general discussion is the right place to put this, and I don't wish to step on any toes or insult the developers in making this post, but has Planeshift ever tried crowdfunding? Such as a gofundme page? http://www.gofundme.com/

I think that one way to get more artwork and coding done (or whatever talent it is that the team doesn't currently have) could be through crowdfunding and a small PR campaign in different places where you might get good reception, and then use the money to hire new team members for commission based pay depending on how much was raised. This would work to go beyond just the 'donate' option that's already there. That being said, before something like this were launched, if it were, we'd need to know exactly where to do some campaigning and I'm not entirely educated on all the best websites to do something like that. Also, I'd recommend some sort of benefit for donations that can also be redeemed in game based on what was donated, alongside being listed as a donor.

Anyways, this is all just a thought/suggestion for the PR team in particular. There's a lot that Planeshift has that could be highlighted: a very long beta-history, a unique world that hasn't been done in fantasy before, and unique races such as the kran, klyros, and nolthrir in particular.

I actually think that's one way to implement a god in the game world if it's established in the lore that the gods are still taking part in shaping the world as it continues to develop. Although I think sacrifice would make things complicated in the end due to the differences in the gods - some would ask for it and some wouldn't, but might respond to something else than a sacrifice.

I do try to insert my real life experiences and knowledge into my RP -- unfortunately, it almost feels as if I have the wrong experiences and wrong knowledge, if you will, or at least that's the impression I get from some in the community, who don't understand what it's like to go through life as a hypersystemizer...

There's nothing wrong with a systematic personality, but if that's all there is to a person or character people are going to get bored with them, useful as that personality can be. If we were going to get philosophical though, everything is systematic, even human psychology. But sometimes systems fail and need to be reworked, making that a constant effort - and if you've developed a system that has multiple plans and everything figured out before something happens, then there's no surprise/true failure/development.

But honestly Kaerli, I mean this in no way to be a personal attack, but half of the time I'm talking to you you're complaining about something regarding Kaerli and her personality when by the end of a conversation or RP I'm like 'okay so what are you complaining about?' If anything, from all that you've told me and Kaerli's interactions with other characters, the only problematic thing I see so far is an overpowered character and that might be why people can't warm up to her - I've gotten the impression that she sets up a wall of invulnerability through rationalizing everything. Every character should have something to gain, but just as importantly, something to lose. But if loss is just shrugged off or ignored then any potential for depth is gone. Irrationality in the face of conflict is one of the things that gives something a human touch.

Throwing a little ad for a character to help my character get to the outpost because I as a player have no idea where that is on the second road to the bronze doors (I haven't been there in a couple of years). D:

Edit: lol I read June as July and thought this was right around the corner - the turn of the month is best for me, and by then I might actually know how to get there. 

I heard his butt's worth at least 20 billion circles.

It used to be, but all of the circles had to be sent below the dome for weathering repair. 

I'm not sure if the command works, because I tried that and I searched the heck out of my planeshift program files afterwards.

Roled that's a heck of a lot of bureaucracy for a team that's already got a lot on it's plate. I don't know much about the prospect system but it sounds to me, just by name, to be what it is. He's a prospect. And his own work will speak for itself honestly.

Doesn't seem like a guise to me, it's how a lot of teams work on a lot of sites/whatever when it comes to game masters. It's better to be utilitarian than democratic. And usually know what qualities they're looking for in a player/potential-prospect-to-be. And so long as people responsible for promoting players are looking beyond the pool of their own friends for new staff then the staff itself can remain unbiased.