I came here about four and a half years ago. I was a fledgling writer. I enjoyed it. There was a spark of creativity in me that had washed over from other mods. Over the years my writing improved, my skill set was obviously in the creative arts...I enjoyed RPing with people in the server, even if I wasn't fighting. I had a blast playing my typecast [Nemesis] AI cruiser and flying around "hacking" my enemies ships and turning them against one another. People actually enjoyed it! It was something new, something fun.
Then all the people I used to play with LEFT. All of them.
I found myself around new people...people who didn't understand my RP mindset. It was annoying to me, irritating, and most of all, frustrating. When I'd RP as [Nemesis], they'd just run straight at me guns blazing screaming their heads off. When I would try to hack their ship, they'd ignore it and just keep attacking me like nothing was going on. Like I wasn't RPing at all. Then .86 came out and everything went on it's head for me.
Some of the people I might have forged friendships with noticed that I quit logging in game as much. The new stuff wasn't very appealing to me, too much changed. I still stuck around on the forums, because you're all my family. You're all cool people and I really do consider you all family. I like brainstorming my ideas to the forums and having you guys bounce back your ideas the build onto mine. It's something to pass the time as I get older and realize that I'm still alone at the age of 25, having never had a long term girlfriend that hasn't been a "b-call" (you older guys can figure out what that means). So, in my loneliness, I come here and it helps to fill that void, and I love you all for that. However...
...as of late, I decided to re-enter Discovery in game and play a little more. I started to smuggle again and realized it was fun, even if it took a long time to earn credits, that wasn't what it was for, it was fun to run from the 5-0 and talk trash as I ran...hearing them curse my ship as I left them in the dust (by curse I mean saying things like "COME BACK HERE AND TRY THAT AGAIN!") It was enjoyable to see other smugglers and offer to help them, even if hardly any of them replied. After a while though, it got old...and I tried to play [Nemesis] again. Realizing tonight that I've lost all skill with a Cruiser that I once had because of the changes to combat with larger vessels (I.E. Turret Zoom/Steer ect) I died within mere minutes. It deflated my happiness that I had found while smuggling for the week. I'm sure next week I'll be back to smuggling again, trying to RP with other smugglers that I've found is futile...but at least I'll enjoy making the lawfuls look stupid running away without them being able to catch me.
Basically, in the end, I'm just aggravated because I can't seem to get anyone to RP with me in game, everyone I knew before is never in game, and if they're are, they don't ever talk to me because they're more involved in what they're doing than to talk to me. If this is really an online game, why the hell am I always smuggling by myself with no one to talk to? Feels a bit usless if you ask me.
Just speaking my mind, not trying to sound negative, but there's only so much you can take before you just have to say something. Maybe I just want attention because I'm not getting it, I don't know...I just wanted to bring up my thoughts on the subject since no one else wants to listen to me elsewhere.
Thanks for listening to my rant. Don't know what I want anyone to say, but just had to get that off my chest.
~Leo
You fear oblivion. Yet you forget. The universe remembers every atom of your being. Even dust hums your name in the dark. Roleplay is dead. Long live Powertraders and PvP I guess.
Read it. It scares me a bit but the situation, well I have to say a common one in gaming communities. Some of us are here by loneliness, some of us for fun. There arent 2 same story.
If I can suggest you something, dont mind about this. Its a game. Enjoy it. If you cant enjoy just leave it.
And as you said...you had no long-time relationship. Its not a miracle, I'm well sure there are a lot of people who wears the same shoe. I dont want to looks like as a smartass, but you know what? If you playing with games you cant meet with real people. Dont try to subtitute real relations with this game.
Playing a character that can hack/control another player's ship requires an agreement between the two players. You don't get to hack their ship just because you typed you did. That would be called power gaming and everyone would do it if we had to obey people's hacker role play. Shooting you is role play. Typing text isn't the only form of role play.
You never mentioned if you joined any factions, official or not. Being indy can be rather lonely. That would be my suggestion.
' Wrote:Basically, in the end, I'm just aggravated because I can't seem to get anyone to RP with me in game, everyone I knew before is never in game, and if they're are, they don't ever talk to me because they're more involved in what they're doing than to talk to me. If this is really an online game, why the hell am I always smuggling by myself with no one to talk to? Feels a bit usless if you ask me.
The in-game RP quality has truly gone down in quality as of late, and was one of the reasons I just asked for a ban.
Contrary to what the admins and devs would lead the public to believe, All the new features (bases, turret steering) does not promote ingame RP. Forum RP maybe, but the majority of ingame RP has turned into a slew of "engaging base" or "engaging trader who no pay monies" and is a true disappointment.
Hell, I nearly convinced one of my RL friends to try out disco, but then told him to not try it for the lack of actual fun that happens around here, and given the fact he is my friend he would get nearly the same amount of hate I do, its just not fun.
There are countless videogames out there, and this one has grown stale.
offtopic: I wonder how long before people start criticizing my post just because its me.
Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
Dont listen to new ones...and i am quite old even older than you at this game (its join date 2008 on the forums...but joined theg ame in late 06' or early 07' cant remember exact)
I for as long as i can posibly remember i was quite a lonly player...didnt wanted to atract atention...just mind my own buisnis and kill from the shadows..i rarely flee from a battle because is better to die with honour than escape with the same of not bested those pirates.I only playd as neutrall-lawfull and thats why i loved the AI's so much..theyr pure nature makes them beautifull and dreadfull at the same time but that all changed as years gone by..more and more AI's have gone or died or eaten by rust...only to be replaced by new ones wich are narrow minded and cannot see the perspective...probably my perspective...altho to cut the story short...i would love to fly with you...mabe now we can make a name for ourselfs instead the common "toasters" and even train togheter...and if that will happen you will notice that i can offer many chalenges
' Wrote:If you playing with games you cant meet with real people.
I don't really find most of this thread worth replying to and you're best of figuring it out on your own anyway Leonardo, but as for this statement, several come to mind for me Wraga. I'm not saying relationships or anything, but I have met at least a few very real people here. Met one of 'em in real life, in fact.
' Wrote:I don't really find most of this thread worth replying to and you're best of figuring it out on your own anyway Leonardo, but as for this statement, several come to mind for me Wraga. I'm not saying relationships or anything, but I have met at least a few very real people here. Met one of 'em in real life, in fact.
This is probably going further off-topic, but, same here. We may be a small community, but sometimes you can find a fellow 'lancer in or around the same place you're in. Then it's just a matter of money and gas! xD
Or a matter of taking an airplane from Kosovo back to the opposite coast of the country you live in where a friend happens to be and have to sit around waiting all night for your next plane.
I have a strikingly similar issue. When I went on hiatus last year, I did it out of disappointment, I came back on the release of 4.86. Basically everybody I played with has left, or are 'too busy' to have so much as an idle conversation to pass the time. Most of my experiences now are just shooting and running away from things now - almost always by myself.
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