PC's speaking to GM's in game over public channels.

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I find it easier to consider GMs, when dying/talking/etc as IC entities, even though they function on an OOC level as well.

There's Trevor Rage the character who says hi sometimes and slaps people into oblivion, and then there's Trevor Rage the GM who handles when things go wrong.

So and so being thrown into a blender is the same to Yaru as Seth dying. It's some dude having a sucky day, that's all.

The only way to stop people from acknowledging GMs is to make it so they have next-to-no IG presence, and really I think putting the GMs in a vacuum would do more harm than good (because really they deserve social interaction, too).

edit: i just looked back in this thread and i'm amazed i said almost the same exact thing two years ago.
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A bright-eyed Thekko Ku Kalla dressed in a dapper sailor suit takes to flight and careers through the air toward the Modan Kucho and slams into him!
With a high-pitched cry, The Modan Kucho collapses in death.

[Seth Ventril]

I would love:

A) If people didn't say hi to X the minute s/he logged in, or say stuff like "so and so just woke up".
B) If when I died in Llanfair, the people on Earth didn't instantly know I died. (Though of course, this would suck...But I'm making a point, so don't cling to this comment and flame it to hell).
C) If people didn't automatically know my name just by me being in a room.
D) Generic Example D
E) Generic Example E


The list can go on and on and on about what can be changed and what can be made better, etc, etc.

But in most cases like this, you just keep to yourself and deal with it your own way. If people wanna interact with GMs or if that mentally inept Mercenary wants the ability to sense people die and wakeup/goto sleep...Let 'em. Not your place to dictate how they play. A does not rp the same way as B. This will NEVER happen. What you view politic and taboo is completely different from the next rpers. Imposing your rp style on others is bad juju, especially since alot of people do TRY to rp. Telling them how to do it, or that their ways are wrong just leads to dissuasion.

Now for my opinion. Yes, GMs come in on telepathy, and people comment on their death messages. Yes, I comment. It's not like they're joining in on every single telepathic conversation we have, and one or two comments hardly warrents an OOC epidemic.
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Victim: Well, what is the creed?
Assassin: It's very secret, passed down for hundreds of generations. If I told you, I'd have to kill you.
Victim: Aren't you already killing me anyway?
Assassin: That's a good point...The creed is..."Stick them with the pointy end." - Ctrl+Alt+Del parody of Assassin's Creed.
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TELEPATHY [close]:  Yaru Dex - "Great now you made Mickey cry. Thanks a lot, Seth."
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Korell Ventril exclaims, "Choo ain no guard! Choo a crackhead!"

[dragonseyes]

I'm like this on the subject, I love what the GM's are doing for us, and I like it when they get personal with us. To me, this game IS personal, with the developers. I play WOW also, and to be quite honest about it, I'm sick of the feeling that I am not worth the time of the developers. They don't care what my oppinion is, and even worse, I play at their luxury. Granted, I'm sure it works the same way here, but it's not so blatant. I LIKE hearing from the staff, telling us that we are getting something new, I actually want to get to know the staff. However, if that were the case, an OOC channel would probably be the best idea, with an option to turn it off. And please, not on comms!! Unless of course the OOC channel doesn't cause breakage. Of course, now that this IS Live, then maybe that's no longer an option. I just always feel special when the GM's take notice of our lives.

[Hokius]

[Seth Ventril]

Meh. I was just using those things as examples to support my argument that you can't really change the way others do things. ESPECIALLY after the fact that it's been rampant for so long now. It's like having a dog for 10 years, and you've let him up on the furniture the entire 10 years. Then you get a new couch...And suddenly you don't want your dog on it...Trying to break him of the habit is a long, painstaking process. And even when you think you've broke him of it...You come home from a 3 hour leave only to find your couch in a state of disarray (I speak from experience).
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Victim: Well, what is the creed?
Assassin: It's very secret, passed down for hundreds of generations. If I told you, I'd have to kill you.
Victim: Aren't you already killing me anyway?
Assassin: That's a good point...The creed is..."Stick them with the pointy end." - Ctrl+Alt+Del parody of Assassin's Creed.
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TELEPATHY [close]:  Yaru Dex - "Great now you made Mickey cry. Thanks a lot, Seth."
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Korell Ventril exclaims, "Choo ain no guard! Choo a crackhead!"

[Tao]

[Seth Ventril]

Once again...Since people insist on nitpicking...Those were loose examples of things that people should be making certain concessions for since there is simply no "ideal" way around it.

I'm not saying the GMs should get rid of them.

Though it would be cool (if for arrivals/departures/deaths) that Yaru's idea was used.
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Victim: Well, what is the creed?
Assassin: It's very secret, passed down for hundreds of generations. If I told you, I'd have to kill you.
Victim: Aren't you already killing me anyway?
Assassin: That's a good point...The creed is..."Stick them with the pointy end." - Ctrl+Alt+Del parody of Assassin's Creed.
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TELEPATHY [close]:  Yaru Dex - "Great now you made Mickey cry. Thanks a lot, Seth."
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Korell Ventril exclaims, "Choo ain no guard! Choo a crackhead!"

[Denavae]

Tao kinda brings up a good point I've been hesitant to say. I've been debating on suggesting a system very similar to that, but I figured it would have (and probably will as I'm going to go into it now) get shot down very quickly.

Pretty much the system is such:

[Llanfair, Cloud Court]
You see a fountain, a person, some weird looking holographic projection, etc, etc.
Also here is a slender eolai, a surly-looking jaddan, a middle-aged scarred human and a emaciated darju who looks like she hasn't eaten in years.

So, coming in people would see it as, "a long-haired hippy of a human strides in". I would personally love to see this sort of take effect like spellbooks (as an example). So, say I, the long-haired hippy of a human go up to the slender eolai and INTROduce myself and she does the same (introduce eolai for verbage). I would from there on in see her as Gina Windtalker and she would see me as Denavae DeVries. Or I could go the lazy route and INTRODUCE ALL to just pretty much say, "Hi! I'm Denavae DeVries!" and everyone in the room would see me as Denavae DeVries from there on in. However, after so long of a time you don't see this person, you begin to forget them. So, if it was just a casual encounter and you INTRO to someone, there's a chance in a few weeks you might not remember said person (based on mentality/intell or something?). However, if you INTRO LONG EOLAI, you tell that person about yourself in depth (reserved for good friends) and it's unlikely you'll ever forget them.

However, death brings about a synapse loss, and you will undoubtedly forget some people and have to be reINTROduced to them. This effect is more prominent on people you just met, and less noticeable on people you consider close friends (via intro long)


Anyways, like I said, it was just a suggestion, and probably one that'll be shot down by the majority. To me, it would be a fun RP tool, but we all see things differently, so maybe this would just be tedious to everyone else.
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Life is grand. Then you become a surfer with a keen interest in thrilling acts of life-threatening stupidity and realize that the only real life, is the one full of fun times.

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I assume that every PC in Haelrahv is well known by the general community.

You're all b-list celebrities to me.
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A bright-eyed Thekko Ku Kalla dressed in a dapper sailor suit takes to flight and careers through the air toward the Modan Kucho and slams into him!
With a high-pitched cry, The Modan Kucho collapses in death.

[ragonda]

from dregonards point of view all gms are imaginary friends that she sometimes interacts with and on occasion encourages other people to interact with


from my point of view if i need to speak to a gm i use report
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«The gods made dregonard.»

[Wei Wao]

[ZANQUINRAKEL]

Dragoneyes wrote:

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oh geez please no one go viewing GMs as lesser lesser pantheons
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A bright-eyed Thekko Ku Kalla dressed in a dapper sailor suit takes to flight and careers through the air toward the Modan Kucho and slams into him!
With a high-pitched cry, The Modan Kucho collapses in death.

[HR-Trevor]

I know. LESSER pantheons?!

Kidding, of course.
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." -- Plato

-- Trevor Rage / Rich Mondy