My Complaint

[Magmir]

Thank you for hugging me back Leama

Maybe it's easier if we think of it like a family. Parents gets old and finally leaves this life. But before they do they raise some children, everyone is different and the parents can't make the children copies of themselves. Players come, players go.

So I don't think we can make the 'old' feeling come back but I know we can make a different one, we just have to take care of the new players, teach them how things works around here and I hope we can bring the feeling back as it was.

[Rayken]

Planeshift has always felt like a family to me, and still does, even though most of the old members have left and have been replaced by newer ones.  True some great Role Players have left, but some great Role Players have taken their place, too.  People can't be replaced, and those who leave are missed, but this is still not a negative thing.  I wouldn't want them to stick around if the game has become stale for them.  And finding new players to RP with is a very positive prospect. 

It's always tempting to look at the past and say that those times were better.  The truth is, the level of IC dialog versus OOC fluctuates.  It seems like when I started, most dialog was OOC and you were lucky if you could find someone to be IC with.  Now I hear mostly but IC dialog.  I find this very encouraging. 

Maybe PS feels less like a family when those their close to move on.  But if one makes the effort, one can easily find new and talented RPers.  To me, this sense of family never really goes away.  Whether it's GM'ing, roleplaying with old and/or new friends, or just acting like a lunie on IRC,  It feels like there is always someone around to help brighten my day.

[Leama]

Rayken,

If I have done or said anything to disturb you in any way, I deeply apologize.


Leama.

[Rayken]

Leama,
  Of course not, I didn't mean to imply anything of that nature.  Everything you posted was respectful.  I just see things in a slightly different manner and wanted that view expressed as well.

[RoberetGoldsmith]

 :DLeama! 

 Well said,  well wether people like it or not  the community or family of Planeshift is definatley gunna get bigger. Which is  a good thing after all, more people  means more roleplayers and events ect and that means more fun 
Which every game is about.

[Reyna Kaviri]

Leama,

From what i have seen in my short time in the community, what you said sounds true. I cant say anything about how it used to be, but it seems tobe less a family, and more a bunch of players thrown in together. Dont get me wrong, it has it brilliant moments, and we gel fine most of the time, but sometimes there isnt that "family" feel. The thing i see most is in discussions. When someone brings up a point to be discussed, it seems that everyone jumps on them about how they are wrong or how that will soon be fixed or how that has been asked or discussed before or it turns into a fight between staff and players or something like that. To me, that is how we could become more of a family, just by accepting that the game is not yet perfect, that there can be opinions other than yours, and by discussing, more than criticizing, other people's opinions and statements. Hey, ill admit hat i have been guilty of it myself.

[Leama]

This is an old thread I wrote but I think it needs to be brought out in the open again.

To make this is more of a family and make it more fun to play, I make a suggestion: It is better to talk a player if you feel wronged in anyway rather then to ignore them. I also think if you feel something is wrong please do not spread it amongst your friends so that it is hard for that someone to play. That person will have no idea why he or she is being snubbed in game. With all the cultural differences between all of us misunderstandings can happen.

Please do not allow great friendships die because of misunderstandings, either large or small. I still think of us as a big family. Yes even the best of families have arguments but forgiving and forgetting is a better way then letting the little things end a friendship. Yes I am suggesting talking things out to make them better. A great player will stay in the game rather then quitting and we do want our family to grow not shrink, right? I found out tonight it works and I am grateful to my Planeshift family for their big hearts and kindness.

[Raa]

I definitely agree on that one. It's better for someone to have their wrongdoings pointed out instead of being totally ignored. Better to fix the problem than let it go unnoticed for it to occur again.

[eldoth_terevan]

Exactly. Don't hold things in -- tell the person. Just do so in a straightforward manner, be polite, and don't cuss at people.