User:Vivande
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Roleplaying History
I first got into the roleplaying gig on, believe it or not, GameFAQs. They have a quaint little board there called Roleplaying and Fanfiction, which emphasis on the roleplaying. It is a place full of elitist ****-***'s an attitude that I have only partially rid myself of. However, that elitist attitude taught me to strive for originality and creativity. Gone are the days of black clad ninjas with swords longer than they are tall, and here are the days where...well, anything can happen.
That lasted a good six years or so. I will admit that I wasn't the most active member of the board at the time, slipping quite eagerly into complacent laziness. The problem with writing is self-moderation, and the difficulty of finishing a story that just needs to be a bit longer. I've always dreamed of writing an epic, but never had the motivation or planning to do so. Still, I learned a lot about writing, did several shorts in several styles (which I really can't host here, due to topicality), and basically became a better person.
MMO's
World of Warcraft
Then this one dude made a character for World of Warcraft, and dragged me along for the ride. That was my first experience with real time roleplaying. It was a mixed bag for me: while there's something entertaining about making a story as you go with several other people collaborating, there's still that nagging worry that it's not as good as it could be. Thinking on the fly, you see.
I roleplayed as an undead soldier named Vivande (omgwtfbbq!). Two years of that, on and off, showed me everything I needed to know about the business of roleplaying on the internet.
But said dude went and dropped out of WoW, leaving me to reach the level cap on my own. So I did that. Then I quit so I could go to school. When I came back, I was so completely outstripped in the gear progression that it was impossible for me to play competitively with anyone. I was always at the bottom of the damage meters and never really could go toe to toe with anyone in PvP. On top of that, I barely RPed any more. So there I was, a useless legacy to an older age who just couldn't compete in the game any more. On top of that, guild turnover was so high that whenever I filtered out a good RP guild they would collapse a few months later (including my own short lived contribution to the guild community). (The fact that guilds require ten founding members was also a factor)
City of Heroes
So then, quite recently (recently enough that my trial run hasn't expired) that same dude made a character on Virtue named Paragon Prodigy. This one stuck, I guess (because he is playing a blatant self insert), so I jumped on for the free trial run (where I made all of two original characters before hopping on board my own blatant self insert). It's...quite fun. I mean seriously, a character creation engine that lets you make minotaur is a winner in my book (although I find the lack of proper long coats disturbing). Still, my earlier elitist instincts rebel at the thought of the multitude of cat-somethings and demons and angels in this game. Paragon City is apparently not only the city of heroes but a hotbed of divine activity, and I come from a background that shuns angels, anthros and vampires like lepers, especially human hybrids of the above.
So I have a character, and I'm looking to roleplay. Then it happens: I'm hit with a cliquestorm. People keep ignoring me. ;_; It's so sad and depressing. I've even moderated my hateful elitist tendencies. I haven't drowned a catgirl to date, and I've seen...many.
Roleplaying Habits and Styles
I prefer spontaneous roleplay. I like having two people meet in the street and strike up a conversation. Still, I get stage fright when there are too many people standing around who aren't involved in the roleplay. So why am I at Atlas Park all the time? Because that's where the people are (duh). I mean, this is an MMO: practically speaking, it's not efficient to actually walk on the street. You're either flying, jumping, or speeding so fast no one can react fast enough to talk to you.
Everyone's just so damn busy when they're playing this game. It feels like I'm the only one taking it slow, probably because I have nothing better to do. The trial account being incapable of sending messages from zone to zone definitely contributes to this: it's either local or bust.
That's not to say that the conveniences of long distance communication are lost upon me. I just prefer keeping my immersion at the highest level possible. It's not chat, it's cell phones. Text messages. Walkie talkies. Nothing has to be arbitrary.
In short: I'm hardcore. Yo.
Individual character quirks can be found on their pages. Feel free to contact me, either through this page or in game (once I'm out of the trial account) if you need a roleplay contact. I promise to get my characters on the Looking for Contact page once I've progressed past stubbing.
Characters
- Ortin Lockheart -street punk looking to make a quick dime in Paragon (main hero)
- Strastil -fortune teller believing he must punish heroes for rampantly altering fate (main villain)
- Cursed Minos -ganger killed during a murderous felony and cursed to roam the earth harvesting souls for Hell (villain)
- Giro -uncharacterized mastermind (villain)
- Silgar the Skull -emaciated necromancer hunting immortality (villain)
Feedback
Tell me what you think about me! I don't really get any feedback in WoW any more (because I myself have been cliqueified :( ), so any input on what I'm doing would be appreciated, either in the talk page or in game.
My neurotic e-mail is insanekill2@hotmail.com. I also have a Yahoo account: ortin.lockheart; and an AIM: insanekill2@hotmail.com. I'm not a fan of AIM. :P
I don't really use the Virtue forums, so don't try to call me from there. This page is effectively my link to the community.
2008/10/01: haven't been playing much...at all, lately. Somehow I thought WoW was better. The guy who hooked me on this certainly thought so. So I'm not sure what I'm doing. Not that I'll be leaving anybody in the lurch by not being here: the cliques are out in force.
