Bored

[Shaman]

Well if anyone really cares, I've been working on a little something that should be different hopefully.

[Mathy Stockington]

I care. Please tell us Shaman. Maybe you can help with others' boredom.

[Shaman]

You'll see when the time comes. I'm working on a portion of it right now.

It's just an event I've had in mind relating to my character.

[Mathy Stockington]

* Mathy Stockington cannot wait to hear more Shaman.

[Shaman]

I have some information as to what the roleplay will be about posted here.

[Mrokii]

Well, I haven't RP-ed for a few years now,
and I'm kinda shy in RL,
and I worry that if I start RP-ing with someone, they'll just tell me to leave them alone. D:

And? There will *alway* be people who tell you to leave them alone. But there will *also* be people who will be happy to roleplay with you. And if you are shy, why don't you just use that in a roleplay? Act like a shy character and I am sure sooner or later there will be someone reacting. What I find a bit strange sometimes is that people seem to think that they need to be perfect in roleplay to be accepted by others. Which isn't possible in the first place as nobody can really define what that means. I mean, you don't even need to know much about Yliakum. Just act as a newbie, someone who had just come here and develop your role step by step.

[Camazotz]

possible solution for why there are practically no rps in oja. From another thread i have learnt that dlayo gldiators are really hard to kill. So fill oja with them to remove the players. then take away the rats. and switch the dlayos for rogues. And 1 or two 'named' rogues.

[Candy]

...ooooor just start a plotline that's Ojaveda-centric?

Depending on how GRAH goes over, I might try for GRAO eventually.

[Prolix]

Some of the people telling you to leave them alone are being in character.

[Camazotz]

so that's based in oja? never knew it.

but 75 percent of oja's population don't role play. i mean, if you cut down a huge great big platform, so it falls on someone's head, should'nt they at least say "ow!"?

[Prolix]

If you destroy part of the town shouldn't you wind up incarcerated or something? Perhaps they felt your RP was excessive and ignored it.
Just saying, wasn't there myself.

[Mathy Stockington]

Are we talking about being bored? Back on topic: Are you bored and why? We still have more to learn.

[Xillix Queen of Fools]

No, we don't, and I do not think anything was learned yet.

[Prolix]

Perhaps you can summarize what you have learned so far Mathy and tell us what more you think we need to learn.
I hate to say it but your last post sounds kinda schoolmarmish.

I have learned that some people like to live up to their names, myself included, others may not realize it for themselves.

Anywho perseverance is the key.

[Under the moon]

I have very rarely been bored in PS, and only for very short periods of time.

Boredom is a state of mind found in each individual person. It can come from an unstimulated mind where the activity in question holds no interest, or a lazy mind which expects to be entertained. In either case, since it is a state of mind found in each individual person, it is the fault of that person that they are bored, not the activity. If the activity is not found to be stimulating enough, the person is at fault for either not changing their state of mind and view of the activity (yes, that is possible), or by continuing to do something that is boring them just as "something to do."

People with a lazy minds are unwilling to put any effort into entertaining themselves. They go into situations (in life or a game) hoping that someone else (be it people or game mechanics) will keep them from having to think for themselves. Though they say "What can I do?" what they really mean is "What can they have me do?"

So, no matter what your answer is to Mathy's question, the answer is up to each individual person. Everyone knows why they get bored. I am not going to ask you why you are bored. I am going to ask something else.

What are you going to do about it?

* Under the moon shuts the thread down and kicks everyone outside to think about it.

A creative mind can find something fascinating even in the mundane.