*dusts off the old OOC community*
And now, a couple of modly notes. Let's take a quick look at some rules a few people have been slipping up on lately.
3) Please use proper spelling and grammar when making posts or comments.We've been getting quite a few characters whose players are using sloppy spelling, grammar, and formatting when posting and commenting.
IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SPELLCHECK, USE PROPER PUNCTUATION, AND AVOID COMMON GRAMMAR MISTAKES. Otherwise, other players are stuck scratching their heads trying to understand your comment and in turn make them want to play with you less often.
Some common mistakes I've been seeing include:
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Your and You're. "Your" is possessive, as in "your apple gel". "You're" describes being, as in "you're eating my apple gel".
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Capitalization. Letters at the beginning of a sentence, a name, or a place are always capitalized, as well as the pronoun "I". "Yesterday, I took Yuri and Flynn to the brothel in Zelore."
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Tense shift. A phrase should always have verbs in the same tense. Mixing past, present, and future tenses is incorrect. "Tomorrow, I gave Luke a massage." is incorrect, as well as "Senel cry and yelled Stella's name." The correct versions would be, "Tomorrow, I will give Luke a massage." and "Senel cried and yelled Stella's name."
If you truly have an issue with spelling and grammar, don't be afraid to ask someone to proof-read your posts!
5) Put some thought into your characters and posts. Crack is most definitely welcome here, but try to be creative and original about it. Also, godmodding is extremely frowned upon.There's been some activity among players that have been dangerously approaching godmodding. Godmodding is basically taking control of things and situations your character has no business controlling. This would include:
- In a fight scene, not giving the other player to have their character dodge.
- Killing off another character without permission.
- Starting a huge, worldwide event without prior discussion or permission.
- Placing another character in a relationship with yours without permission.
- Having your character use abilities or get in or out of situations when they have no good reason to.
Also, the first part of the rule still applies. Even crack characters deserve depth and characterization! Even if it is silly.
Other than this, you guys have done a pretty good job of staying legal. But please look at your own playing style and see what needs to be worked on!
FINALLY, A NOTE ON CHARACTERS FROM VESPERIA PS3 AND VESPERIA: FIRST STRIKE. Although we normally have a 1-month delay between Japanese releases and allowing their characters, I'm making a special exception for these two. Since info about Vesperia's world has been available for well over a year,
characters from the Vesperia PS3 port (released September 17th) are currently allowed. Characters from the movie, The First Strike, will be allowed on its release date, October 3.Thanks for reading the tl;dr. :3