Comments on: PBeM Woes http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20051121/pbem-woes & Other Discombobulated Thoughts Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:09:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Omni http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20051121/pbem-woes#comment-619 Omni Fri, 25 Nov 2005 03:27:41 +0000 http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20051121/pbem-woes#comment-619 One of the grim realities of online life is that you get alot of no-life people involved in any group, and they'll treat anything that's not exactly to their liking as a declaration of war, because it's all they have to get worked up over. Another grim reality is that people will rarely if ever come to your defense. Another one is that the rotten folks ALWAYS get coddled and catered to, even at the expense of their victims. Why not quietly talk to some of the players you like about starting your own game, one with rules about how often you have to participate to keep parts of it from getting bogged down? One of the grim realities of online life is that you get alot of no-life people involved in any group, and they’ll treat anything that’s not exactly to their liking as a declaration of war, because it’s all they have to get worked up over. Another grim reality is that people will rarely if ever come to your defense. Another one is that the rotten folks ALWAYS get coddled and catered to, even at the expense of their victims.

Why not quietly talk to some of the players you like about starting your own game, one with rules about how often you have to participate to keep parts of it from getting bogged down?

]]> By: n. mallory http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20051121/pbem-woes#comment-621 n. mallory Fri, 25 Nov 2005 17:50:15 +0000 http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20051121/pbem-woes#comment-621 Well, the irony is that the game I was "moving" my character to was one that a friend had started with rules about how often you have to participate and all and the problem is that the game owner of the game I like doesn't want to piss off the other game owner because they each have a character in the others' game. However, I'm happy to report that I had a complete meltdown on Wednesday night to my friend N2 who was involved in the who thing. I mean, I was sobbing crying and working through it all -- because I know it wasn't just that one game and I know it's not just the games. I'm having trouble with that seasonal affective disorder (which is affecting my depression) and it was time for my Depo shot so I was already emotional. Anyway, I had the meltdown and the next morning, I was fine. I'm working with the game owner of the game I like to find a place in the game for that character that won't cause our characters to interact so the whiny baby can't complain about my character. And I've basically decided I'm only giving people so long to post, even if the moderators of games aren't keeping track like they should, and if they haven't posted in 5-7 days, then I'm going to post my character leaving theirs and going on with her storyline. ;) Well, the irony is that the game I was “moving” my character to was one that a friend had started with rules about how often you have to participate and all and the problem is that the game owner of the game I like doesn’t want to piss off the other game owner because they each have a character in the others’ game.

However, I’m happy to report that I had a complete meltdown on Wednesday night to my friend N2 who was involved in the who thing. I mean, I was sobbing crying and working through it all — because I know it wasn’t just that one game and I know it’s not just the games. I’m having trouble with that seasonal affective disorder (which is affecting my depression) and it was time for my Depo shot so I was already emotional. Anyway, I had the meltdown and the next morning, I was fine. I’m working with the game owner of the game I like to find a place in the game for that character that won’t cause our characters to interact so the whiny baby can’t complain about my character.

And I’ve basically decided I’m only giving people so long to post, even if the moderators of games aren’t keeping track like they should, and if they haven’t posted in 5-7 days, then I’m going to post my character leaving theirs and going on with her storyline. ;)

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