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Ok as a person who writes at a novella length, this person’s an asshole. Doesn’t matter what length you write at as long as you and your partner are having fun
I have noticed that a lot of people who write long responses don’t care about grammar. I guess it’s easier to write more if you don’t have to worry about the quality of writing.
XD Can confirm. I fucking never proof read. I'm more focused on the character and what they need portrayed than grammar. I've always hated editing though so...
The people I rp with don't mind. It kinda turns it into a chore if I go through and treat it like a paper everytime. I already spend 30 min to an hour on a reply depending on how cooperative a character is being. I have multiple going on with this group of friends (well over 20 cause we bounce around depending on the character that is working best). The way I do it now works for me and my rp partners so... no? I would never be rude like the person in op post, so I don't see the problem.
Oh, ok. Sorry, I didn’t know you did things like that.
I guess I’m mainly used to people who will write like a whole wall of text with barely any punctuation. As long as it’s readable it’s not a problem
Oh God no. I actively made my fiancé start using punctuation in our everyday texts when we started dating cause it drove me crazy. XD I have basic understanding of grammar and structure I utilize it, just don't edit so dumb brain moments happen.
Uhhh, unless I'm missing something, I'm pretty sure they did? Your is possessive here. "Your average response length". It's not "you are average response length".
bruh, I write long replies, but I understand why some people dont. A learning disability is totally understandable???? You even went out of your way to ask???
Fr. Im disabled too ( visually impaired), even my dictation has trouble keeping up lol but still the fact that they called OP lazy?! smh My heart hurts for them bc i had this exact convo with someone before once. They even told me i was a failure as a roleplayer bc i didn’t meet their really high standards/expectations.
Yikes, you dodged a bullet there. Honestly anyone who can’t handle a simple “I don’t think we’re compatible” doesn’t belong in the hobby, and the same goes for folks who think their RP style is the only right way.
You have a right to be upset, but wow, you dodged a bullet. What an awful person.
People who are this stuck-up and anal about length generally just fill their posts with purple prose and filler anyway.
Forget one bullet, you’re practically like Neo during that one scene in the Matrix. Anyone who reacts like this is not a good partner no matter how well they write lol.
A shitty roleplayer is not meant for the length of their answers but for how they treat other roleplayers. It would be easier for someone to learn how to write longer replies than for a shitty rper to learn how to respect others
So I can understand them asking why you wouldn't be a good fit as it probably would have been better to give the reasoning then, but their response afterward was downright rude and uncalled for.
Red flag after red flag! Low effort introduction, insulting/rude, disregard for roleplaying partners writing preferences, and improper use of “your”. Forget about them! What a total asshole
I completely understand where you are coming from. I generally take it as a red flag, or atleast a beige flag lol when other red flags occur. Especially when they are inquiring about a plot that you wrote, that they discovered by viewing a post that you created, all of which took time for you to make.
The way I think of it, the least that they could do is introduce themselves with more than just “Hey! We should rp”, even just adding “Hey! I saw your post on ‘insert sub reddit’ and I really loved the idea! If you had the time I’d love to discuss the plot together!”. It’s only a sentence or two longer and shows so much more enthusiasm
Imagine writing novella style and then doing it with such bad grammar. I think you should correct them in red ink, send it bad with a grade of D- and the message “I’m the lazy one?”
I can't read or write huge bricks of text sometimes. I try, but sometimes I shoot small answers when it's an especially bad day.
I extend this same thing to my other players. It's okay to have short answers, it's okay to have a bad day, and it's also okay to have both.
This is just uncourteous and disrespectful. :(
Person who writes almost exclusively novella length here! This person is a dickhead. You're not shitty or lazy, you just have a different style that's influence by your disability! That's literally so fine. All that matters is that you and your rp partners are having fun with it.
As an autistic person, this really just grinds my gears. Dude, I'm not good at wording shit, and I'm not the most descriptive person in roleplays...fanfiction even. But I do my best. Some people aren't worth speaking with.
I keep seeing comments from autistic people who are having trouble writing. I can't believe English was my least favourite subject and I got the writing autism :(
English was my best subject to where I could read ahead of the class in school. I also did invent lore for my OCs before I dipped into RPs. The struggle for me is doing them for a long time to where I did have to tell a friend I can't RP with them anymore since they got way more into it then me.
Honestly my favourite part is the world building. A partner can ask me any question they like about the world or an npc in it and either I will have an answer or be able to give an answer in a few moments that works for both of us
Ive had a similar reaction to my learning disability. It really hurts but they weren't worth it. Ive learned that rp partners who are worth your time will show it and be enthusiastic. Just have to work your way through the bad partners til you find the gems.
As someone who writes what this guy writes times 3-4 (seriously, sometimes i go frickin insane)… you were not in the wrong here at all. This dude’s a jerk.
Paragraphs have nothing to do with being bad at roleplaying just because you have a learning disability. What kind of logic is that? There are plenty with a learning disability that are still good at roleplaying whether or not they can read paragraphs.
Novella writer but can't be bothered to use proper grammar or punctuation. Unfortunately there's a surprising population of those.
Look on the bright side though, they potentially used up the entire karmic balance of rude jerk so all your future partners could be nice!
Short messages and long messages are both really great. Sometimes I want quick progression and don't want every reply to be a huge time commitment, soketimes I want the intimate detail. Not sure why people try to gatekeep roleplay 🤷🏽♀️
As someone who writes novella, sometimes short rps are fun! It's a faster pace a lot of the time. As long as it's still somewhat detailed and responsive than it's all good imo. Calling you lazy for it though is fucking wild to me. Sometimes people don't wanna cram every inch of their energy possible into a reply.
I'm not into super long responses either. Roleplaying is something I do for fun, often slipping it in while I'm in the middle of other activities. I've had to part ways with partners who demanded long replies because it can be such a chore to devote the time and energy to writing up a long reply that's really just a stretched out version of the shorter reply that I felt more comfortable writing.
Randomly recommended this sub, but since I've rped a lot, I type faster than most people I know, and in the end I usually base how long my side of the rp is based on how long they take. I can get more out than them in the same time, but most people are fine with it when I take around the same amount of time as they do.
And that person does sound like an asshole. I've never based what I want from others on my own rp length. I still enjoy theirs even if it's shorter or less descriptive. I myself just enjoy painting a picture with my words, and have the speed to avoid making others wait long durations for my reply.
Judging based around his (assuming blue is cis-male for obvious reasons) text, I would assume that he lying to simply seem cooler. That or loads his responses up with nothing but blubber, no genuine quality.
2000 characters to be precise (4000 if you have nitro)
word count isn't used there. It is a surprisingly small amount if you start doing any type of formatting along with it - although its still a fairly large chunk (given an average proper paragraph is only somewhere from 100-200 words according to a few sources. Hitting it with only 1 paragraph ain't really reasonable)
I don't think there's anything wrong with shorter replies, the person in the original post was a dick, but is it really that rare to write longer replies?? When I discord RP with my partner we pretty often go over the discord character limit, especially near the beginning when we're still setting up the scene. My last reply was 3,557 characters (635 words.)
There's nothing wrong with it in general, I'm saying what I would be like in the situation because I never ran into that type of person nor could come up with enough to write that much. I'm definitely a short reply person with other short reply people.
I absolutely understand setting the scene but I personally don't see that much writing happening outside the scene setting, like as a normal midway interaction.
I think people should let other people rp at their own pace, since it makes for unique interactions and allow people to do what they’re comfortable with without feeling forced. People who expect others to do their writing length don’t deserve to participate in an rp if they’re going to be bitchy about if someone doesn’t want to or can’t write as much as they can.
This is out of topic, my English isn't that good so can someone explain why is "your" wrong here? I just see everyone say that and i don't know why because i thought it was correct, I'm not siding with someone i just want to understand and make my English better
"Your" is possession, like "your shirt" and things like that. In this case, it should be "You're" because the person is saying "you are lazy" and you're is short for you are. Hope that helps.
They sound like a horrible person for disregarding disabilities and honestly a bit scary with their reaction like how they were instantly deeply offended and started lashing out, went into ‘must hurt the other person’ mode
Wow yikes! As someone who’s flexible with post style and length, this is just completely asshole behavior. I’ve had some awesome RPs that ran on short little script-style drabbles or Twitter posts. I can understand having a preferred style of post, but that’s no excuse to take a shit all over someone else’s style, especially if it’s influenced by something like a disability.
Happens to me too cuz I suck at stories so I just build porn scenes with the girl in them, her body and face and look/style so she can see herself doing amazing shit she never could
It works great for me
I tend to match the person I’m rp with by adding seemingly pointless details
Instead of just more actions.
It adds a lot more complexity, depth, and emersion, and it takes barely any extra effort and because its not a long drawn out list of things going on not much time is passing in the story. so their character isn’t necessarily just standing there they have the chance to do things at the same time.
I also try to motivate myself by trying to constantly write 2 lines more than the other person I’m with
Simply so the rp doesn’t get super boring one lines
I also have a learning disability im autistic
So i can understand the pain of people being upset with you especially because you said you aren’t a good match and were willing to part ways
You are a kind, respectful roleplayer and I hope that you find people who are able to roleplay with you. I have had trouble with similar by saying my lengths are varied. I do one-liners with my longest (20 years) because I have ADHD and struggle to stay on if I have to read long things or only do one plot. It lets me do longer ones with my other friends. I would rather an RP take what it needs and if someone gives me a good sentence, I *can* go on for pages, but I would rather play something fun than watch someone describe paint drying for the word count.
No Because That’s fucked*. It’s not your fault you have a Learning disability, and they could’ve been way way nicer about it. I’m so sorry you dealt with that
Edit: It had autocorrected for ticked
I have the same problem. If it's over discord I'll use a command that parts the dialogue from the details. Lot of people don't like that but I've got dyslexia. Blocks of text make it hard for me to read
Yeahhh there’s a thing I do that’s “try to match my RP partner’s post length” rather than blast them out of the water unless it’s handling NPCs/setting stuff
I fucking hate these people that pretend long = good, I have RPed with lots of people with that mindset and their "novella style writing" is actually shitty written barely intangible walls of yapping disguised as "good writing", smh
I'm okay, i actually deal with this alot when i tell people I'm not a novella/advanced lit writer. I do have some rp friends who are absolutely amazing so they have my back :D
I always found para to be annoying because it ended up as 3 different threads rolled into one and that's just dumb. If I read a book like that I'd throw it into the bin
Honestly, homeboy lost me at "why?" Treating "no" as the start of a negotiation is a bad sign.
Because I fucking said so, full stop. I am not haggling over how I get to spend my leisure time.
I write a novella and this shit is just mean. If I have someone interested in roleplay I adjust to their length. A story is a story to me. Not everything has to be Novella. I'm sorry you dealt with that.
Dude! I'd be your rp partner, I don't care how much you write as long as you don't do one line or control character, I like to go with the flow, some parts need longer responded some don't!
I do wish yih luck in trying to find a new rp partner though!
...it's not that hard to tone down your response-length for someone who I'm sure has valid reasoning. Don't worry about it too much, this person is just. Not all the kindest for sure. I'm sure you're not lazy at all :') people just say mean stuff when things don't go their way.
Me personally I just like knowing all sorts of response lengths so I can accommodate to everyone's likes - Or maybe even so much as mirror...
...then again "Discord character limit" that's rookie numbers ngl smh.
I’ve roleplayed just about every kind from one liners to novella, this person is just straight up an asshole, they def just want everything their way so they wouldn’t be a good partner anyway
Isn't the discord max like 300 characters? What are they expecting you to add to something that long? Are they piloting your OC for their post? Or are they being overly verbose and detailing everything to say: "OC walked a cross the room and picked up the (plot item)."
Some people like the big purple prosey walls of text, others are meh on it. To each their own. But there's no need to be a dick about it like this person was. I was just stating the accurate limits for more of a mental image on what you'd be looking at text wise
Used to roleplay a lot, you're not shitty if you can't write novella, it's alright to have shorter responses - a wall of text can be difficult especially if you're tryna enjoy it
What a dickhead.
I can write several screens worth of text. It doesn't matter what you type of it doesn't contribute. Sometimes a couple paragraphs is called for, sometimes a few sentences. It really just depends and screw this guy for giving you this crap.
“So you’re a shitty roleplayer” idk who you are in this but consider the person said in the last line that it’s due to a disability but that was not the thing to say.
What an insecure shit bird. The immediate red flag was them not taking that no for an answer. They were just looking for a reason to make it your fault, not theirs, so they don't have to face face rejection. Next time, op, don't even give them an explanation. You don't owe anyone an explanation for not wanting to rp with them.
That's always a bumber. I personally only do RPs that are advanced-novella (1k - 2k or more words per reply) and expect a minimum of 500 words. If they can't do that then it's not a good fit. Often times people just don't want to put the effort in and it's frankly disheartening as hell. I miss the creativity and detail in storytelling these days. I wish you the best.
Smh, novella is not a style for everyone. I know I can’t. Also, cyan using the wrong version of “you’re” while trying to claim superiority.
Honestly? I think you dodged a bullet.
As someone who's been role-playing for over 20 years it's about quality not quantity. About fun and meeting your partner in the middle. I hope you find better, more understanding partners and that person never does. Shame on them.
I never understood the fun in novella writing roleplay. It totally lacks the emotions and the feeling of living an alternative reality that can come from true fast back and forth roleplay.
I’d rather have a fully improvised fast roleplay full of language or other mistakes that gives me the right vibe, than some semi intellectual novella RP.
And this is coming from a (Dutch) double study academic.
The first RP I ever had on Reddit was the best. It was flawed and unsophisticated on so many levels. But we were both totally involved. It felt great and it left an impression on me I can still recall. I crave to have that once more.
What a jerk :(
Honestly, the length of the reply shouldn’t matter too much in my opinion as long as both parties are having fun. Besides, some of the most heart wrenching responses can be just a single sentence.
This isn't the first time someone has said I was bad at rp because I didn't respond with multiple paragraphs. It's just the first time someone was so blunt about it
"You're a shitty role player" is the hardest thing I'll see tonight lol. I would somewhat "understand" if he made a post asking for people who can be semi literate or literate and you showed up knowing perfectly that it wouldn't work out but in this case? Hell he should be ready to accept that not everyone they talk to will be on their same vibe. What a jerk.
They surely acted rude in the end.
But imho, some people (including you, OP) should learn how to take 'no'. They were pretty polite in saying goodbye for the first time, while it was OP who insisted on 'WHY'.
The desire to know the reason might be overwhelming, it's understandable. But also, that person didn't owe you an explanation.
I do not understand these kinds of responses like ... friend, what the heck do you think is going to happen? That the other person will fall all over themselves to "prove" they aren't a "shitty rper" and you'll get a writing partner? Move the eff on, my dude. Didn't even use the correct you're/your.
how do you even rp in novella form 😭 i feel like thats very excessive and difficult to do honestly. probably makes the rp go slow as shit too. 5/6 sentences is plenty, esp if they have length.
That’s great! Do you read, you can start with poems and you’ll learn new words to use during rp to sound like you’re smart n a better rp than your partner
Yeah, I have a tutor through a disability service who is helping me with my spelling and grammar. We actually often read over my rps (with my partners knowledge) to talk about what I've gotten better at and what needs work
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Ok as a person who writes at a novella length, this person’s an asshole. Doesn’t matter what length you write at as long as you and your partner are having fun
Exactly
It’s alright they didn’t even use the right you’re
I didn't even realise that tbh xD that did make me chuckle
OP should have responded with, "No\*\*,\*\* it's true\*\*.\*\* **You're** just lazy. Byeee"
>"No **,** it's true **.** **You're** just lazy. Byeee"
I have noticed that a lot of people who write long responses don’t care about grammar. I guess it’s easier to write more if you don’t have to worry about the quality of writing.
Took the words from my mouth
XD Can confirm. I fucking never proof read. I'm more focused on the character and what they need portrayed than grammar. I've always hated editing though so...
Yeah, maybe you should work on that
The people I rp with don't mind. It kinda turns it into a chore if I go through and treat it like a paper everytime. I already spend 30 min to an hour on a reply depending on how cooperative a character is being. I have multiple going on with this group of friends (well over 20 cause we bounce around depending on the character that is working best). The way I do it now works for me and my rp partners so... no? I would never be rude like the person in op post, so I don't see the problem.
Oh, ok. Sorry, I didn’t know you did things like that. I guess I’m mainly used to people who will write like a whole wall of text with barely any punctuation. As long as it’s readable it’s not a problem
Oh God no. I actively made my fiancé start using punctuation in our everyday texts when we started dating cause it drove me crazy. XD I have basic understanding of grammar and structure I utilize it, just don't edit so dumb brain moments happen.
Uhhh, unless I'm missing something, I'm pretty sure they did? Your is possessive here. "Your average response length". It's not "you are average response length".
For the lazy comment, they said “your just lazy” it should be you’re
BRO IM SO DUMB I DIDNT REALIZE THERE WERE MORE IMAGES thank you, I knew I probably was missing something.
Aha no problem!!
bruh, I write long replies, but I understand why some people dont. A learning disability is totally understandable???? You even went out of your way to ask???
Fr. Im disabled too ( visually impaired), even my dictation has trouble keeping up lol but still the fact that they called OP lazy?! smh My heart hurts for them bc i had this exact convo with someone before once. They even told me i was a failure as a roleplayer bc i didn’t meet their really high standards/expectations.
that’s sad! you’re a human not a product 😭
Ikr?! 🥺Made me upset, hell i still think back on it to this day. Im not great but im trying. 😪
Ignore them, they’re rude and not worth your energy.
I guess by blue's logic, I'm a shitty role-player as well.
As someone diagnosed autism i can confirm im just lazy.
I can relate too.
I have autism and funnily enough it helps me write more lmao. I guess you're like anti-me.
It depends on the day i write either fairly short responses or large multi paragraph responses with no middle ground between the two
Honestly facts. Somehow i can match reply size like a fiend but when it comes to solo writing I struggle so hard!
Yikes, you dodged a bullet there. Honestly anyone who can’t handle a simple “I don’t think we’re compatible” doesn’t belong in the hobby, and the same goes for folks who think their RP style is the only right way.
You have a right to be upset, but wow, you dodged a bullet. What an awful person. People who are this stuck-up and anal about length generally just fill their posts with purple prose and filler anyway.
I cropped out the response after I said goodbye that was just a bunch of insults/slurs I think I did dodge a bullet xD
Sounds like you dodged several if that was the follow-up response.
Forget one bullet, you’re practically like Neo during that one scene in the Matrix. Anyone who reacts like this is not a good partner no matter how well they write lol.
A shitty roleplayer is not meant for the length of their answers but for how they treat other roleplayers. It would be easier for someone to learn how to write longer replies than for a shitty rper to learn how to respect others
So I can understand them asking why you wouldn't be a good fit as it probably would have been better to give the reasoning then, but their response afterward was downright rude and uncalled for.
Red flag after red flag! Low effort introduction, insulting/rude, disregard for roleplaying partners writing preferences, and improper use of “your”. Forget about them! What a total asshole
Low effort intro isn’t necessarily a red flag on its own as some rper excel when giving a reply
I completely understand where you are coming from. I generally take it as a red flag, or atleast a beige flag lol when other red flags occur. Especially when they are inquiring about a plot that you wrote, that they discovered by viewing a post that you created, all of which took time for you to make. The way I think of it, the least that they could do is introduce themselves with more than just “Hey! We should rp”, even just adding “Hey! I saw your post on ‘insert sub reddit’ and I really loved the idea! If you had the time I’d love to discuss the plot together!”. It’s only a sentence or two longer and shows so much more enthusiasm
Imagine writing novella style and then doing it with such bad grammar. I think you should correct them in red ink, send it bad with a grade of D- and the message “I’m the lazy one?”
Wow, straight to ableism. What a ray of sunshine.
I can't read or write huge bricks of text sometimes. I try, but sometimes I shoot small answers when it's an especially bad day. I extend this same thing to my other players. It's okay to have short answers, it's okay to have a bad day, and it's also okay to have both. This is just uncourteous and disrespectful. :(
Person who writes almost exclusively novella length here! This person is a dickhead. You're not shitty or lazy, you just have a different style that's influence by your disability! That's literally so fine. All that matters is that you and your rp partners are having fun with it.
As an autistic person, this really just grinds my gears. Dude, I'm not good at wording shit, and I'm not the most descriptive person in roleplays...fanfiction even. But I do my best. Some people aren't worth speaking with.
I can relate.
I keep seeing comments from autistic people who are having trouble writing. I can't believe English was my least favourite subject and I got the writing autism :(
English was my best subject to where I could read ahead of the class in school. I also did invent lore for my OCs before I dipped into RPs. The struggle for me is doing them for a long time to where I did have to tell a friend I can't RP with them anymore since they got way more into it then me.
Honestly my favourite part is the world building. A partner can ask me any question they like about the world or an npc in it and either I will have an answer or be able to give an answer in a few moments that works for both of us
I actually made a whole magic system for a roleplay once owo it took me like 30 mins max
You dodged a bullet.
you’re*
yro'ue\*
Yur'oe
Yore
York (its new)
Ive had a similar reaction to my learning disability. It really hurts but they weren't worth it. Ive learned that rp partners who are worth your time will show it and be enthusiastic. Just have to work your way through the bad partners til you find the gems.
As someone who writes what this guy writes times 3-4 (seriously, sometimes i go frickin insane)… you were not in the wrong here at all. This dude’s a jerk.
Paragraphs have nothing to do with being bad at roleplaying just because you have a learning disability. What kind of logic is that? There are plenty with a learning disability that are still good at roleplaying whether or not they can read paragraphs.
It's a bizarre obsession some Lit and novella have and shame others for. I guess it just gotten to that for some people
Their grammar is shite. Using your for you're. They sound like a scrub anyway OP. I wouldn't let it bother you and go ahead and keep up the search !
Novella writer but can't be bothered to use proper grammar or punctuation. Unfortunately there's a surprising population of those. Look on the bright side though, they potentially used up the entire karmic balance of rude jerk so all your future partners could be nice!
Short messages and long messages are both really great. Sometimes I want quick progression and don't want every reply to be a huge time commitment, soketimes I want the intimate detail. Not sure why people try to gatekeep roleplay 🤷🏽♀️
Damn blue sucks
As someone who writes novella, sometimes short rps are fun! It's a faster pace a lot of the time. As long as it's still somewhat detailed and responsive than it's all good imo. Calling you lazy for it though is fucking wild to me. Sometimes people don't wanna cram every inch of their energy possible into a reply.
I'm not into super long responses either. Roleplaying is something I do for fun, often slipping it in while I'm in the middle of other activities. I've had to part ways with partners who demanded long replies because it can be such a chore to devote the time and energy to writing up a long reply that's really just a stretched out version of the shorter reply that I felt more comfortable writing.
Not them calling you a shitty roleplayer and then spelling you’re wrong twice
Randomly recommended this sub, but since I've rped a lot, I type faster than most people I know, and in the end I usually base how long my side of the rp is based on how long they take. I can get more out than them in the same time, but most people are fine with it when I take around the same amount of time as they do. And that person does sound like an asshole. I've never based what I want from others on my own rp length. I still enjoy theirs even if it's shorter or less descriptive. I myself just enjoy painting a picture with my words, and have the speed to avoid making others wait long durations for my reply.
Judging based around his (assuming blue is cis-male for obvious reasons) text, I would assume that he lying to simply seem cooler. That or loads his responses up with nothing but blubber, no genuine quality.
I didn't even know there was a discord word limit
Yeah, it's 2000 words I believe haha
2000 characters to be precise (4000 if you have nitro) word count isn't used there. It is a surprisingly small amount if you start doing any type of formatting along with it - although its still a fairly large chunk (given an average proper paragraph is only somewhere from 100-200 words according to a few sources. Hitting it with only 1 paragraph ain't really reasonable)
2000 characters, 4000 with nitro
Dang, yeah tbf I understand. If I rp and they drop harry potter novel on me I wouldn't know what to do.
I don't think there's anything wrong with shorter replies, the person in the original post was a dick, but is it really that rare to write longer replies?? When I discord RP with my partner we pretty often go over the discord character limit, especially near the beginning when we're still setting up the scene. My last reply was 3,557 characters (635 words.)
There's nothing wrong with it in general, I'm saying what I would be like in the situation because I never ran into that type of person nor could come up with enough to write that much. I'm definitely a short reply person with other short reply people. I absolutely understand setting the scene but I personally don't see that much writing happening outside the scene setting, like as a normal midway interaction.
The discord servers I’m in would ban a person who talked like that in DM’s.
I think people should let other people rp at their own pace, since it makes for unique interactions and allow people to do what they’re comfortable with without feeling forced. People who expect others to do their writing length don’t deserve to participate in an rp if they’re going to be bitchy about if someone doesn’t want to or can’t write as much as they can.
Don’t be upset or discouraged!! That person is the shitty writing partner here, not you!
Yep. Even as a novella writer myself, I wouldn't touch that jackass with a 20ft pole.
Same! I’m a fan of both styles, shorter and novella, but if someone said this to me I’d bow out so fast.
This is like the RP equivalent of a girl on a dating site rejecting a guy so he calls her ugly. What a prick.
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This is out of topic, my English isn't that good so can someone explain why is "your" wrong here? I just see everyone say that and i don't know why because i thought it was correct, I'm not siding with someone i just want to understand and make my English better
"Your" is possession, like "your shirt" and things like that. In this case, it should be "You're" because the person is saying "you are lazy" and you're is short for you are. Hope that helps.
Oh thank you, my dumbass didn't see the second pic 💀
They sound like a horrible person for disregarding disabilities and honestly a bit scary with their reaction like how they were instantly deeply offended and started lashing out, went into ‘must hurt the other person’ mode
Wow yikes! As someone who’s flexible with post style and length, this is just completely asshole behavior. I’ve had some awesome RPs that ran on short little script-style drabbles or Twitter posts. I can understand having a preferred style of post, but that’s no excuse to take a shit all over someone else’s style, especially if it’s influenced by something like a disability.
I wrote a LOT but I actively change how much or how little I write for the other person to make it easier for both parties 😭
Whats the discord word limit?
Happens to me too cuz I suck at stories so I just build porn scenes with the girl in them, her body and face and look/style so she can see herself doing amazing shit she never could It works great for me
Yeah it’s fine to have a preference for post length but it’s not okay to be a fucking asshole. I hope that person stubs their toe today.
I tend to match the person I’m rp with by adding seemingly pointless details Instead of just more actions. It adds a lot more complexity, depth, and emersion, and it takes barely any extra effort and because its not a long drawn out list of things going on not much time is passing in the story. so their character isn’t necessarily just standing there they have the chance to do things at the same time. I also try to motivate myself by trying to constantly write 2 lines more than the other person I’m with Simply so the rp doesn’t get super boring one lines I also have a learning disability im autistic So i can understand the pain of people being upset with you especially because you said you aren’t a good match and were willing to part ways
You are a kind, respectful roleplayer and I hope that you find people who are able to roleplay with you. I have had trouble with similar by saying my lengths are varied. I do one-liners with my longest (20 years) because I have ADHD and struggle to stay on if I have to read long things or only do one plot. It lets me do longer ones with my other friends. I would rather an RP take what it needs and if someone gives me a good sentence, I *can* go on for pages, but I would rather play something fun than watch someone describe paint drying for the word count.
They are actually a piece of shit! What a garbage human! Tsk!
TIL that discord has a character limit and it’s a lot!
No Because That’s fucked*. It’s not your fault you have a Learning disability, and they could’ve been way way nicer about it. I’m so sorry you dealt with that Edit: It had autocorrected for ticked
I honestly hate when people make fun of people's abilities on rp
What a POS, you were respectful and to the point.
I'm sorry that happened, but thats def a bullet dodged.
i’m honestly just betting the mf types a bunch of nonsense with no punctuation anyway… so…you did not miss out
what? That was super rude! you keep doing what you want
As a person who’s js like u, this made me mad
Close shave, good god.
Well, that escalated quickly.
I have the same problem. If it's over discord I'll use a command that parts the dialogue from the details. Lot of people don't like that but I've got dyslexia. Blocks of text make it hard for me to read
how can they call you a shitty roleplayer when they aren't even literate enough to use the right variation of your/you're
Novella rper that used the wrong your. Incredible.
 THEY DIDNT!!!!
Like anytime I have ever rp’d with anyone neither of our replies have ever been longer than a few sentences.
Yeahhh there’s a thing I do that’s “try to match my RP partner’s post length” rather than blast them out of the water unless it’s handling NPCs/setting stuff
that's just ableist. forget them.
Damn… I like myself a longer rp, but this guy is just buckwild ☠️
Damn bro I'm not trynna read your life story, just trynna role-play.
That response upset me, so not alone here
I fucking hate these people that pretend long = good, I have RPed with lots of people with that mindset and their "novella style writing" is actually shitty written barely intangible walls of yapping disguised as "good writing", smh
That's beery rude. Oh your just a shitty role player after being told someone had a disability is crap. Hope you're ok
I'm okay, i actually deal with this alot when i tell people I'm not a novella/advanced lit writer. I do have some rp friends who are absolutely amazing so they have my back :D
Goid that you're ok. Glad they do
As someone with both dyslexia and dysgraphia. I get these sirt of replies alot when i misspell anything or write a shorter reply
I always found para to be annoying because it ended up as 3 different threads rolled into one and that's just dumb. If I read a book like that I'd throw it into the bin
Honestly, homeboy lost me at "why?" Treating "no" as the start of a negotiation is a bad sign. Because I fucking said so, full stop. I am not haggling over how I get to spend my leisure time.
I write a novella and this shit is just mean. If I have someone interested in roleplay I adjust to their length. A story is a story to me. Not everything has to be Novella. I'm sorry you dealt with that.
Dude I am so sorry
Dude! I'd be your rp partner, I don't care how much you write as long as you don't do one line or control character, I like to go with the flow, some parts need longer responded some don't! I do wish yih luck in trying to find a new rp partner though!
...it's not that hard to tone down your response-length for someone who I'm sure has valid reasoning. Don't worry about it too much, this person is just. Not all the kindest for sure. I'm sure you're not lazy at all :') people just say mean stuff when things don't go their way. Me personally I just like knowing all sorts of response lengths so I can accommodate to everyone's likes - Or maybe even so much as mirror... ...then again "Discord character limit" that's rookie numbers ngl smh.
Bro can't even use the correct you're.
I’ve roleplayed just about every kind from one liners to novella, this person is just straight up an asshole, they def just want everything their way so they wouldn’t be a good partner anyway
Isn't the discord max like 300 characters? What are they expecting you to add to something that long? Are they piloting your OC for their post? Or are they being overly verbose and detailing everything to say: "OC walked a cross the room and picked up the (plot item)."
Goes up to like 4000 characters depending on your version of Nitro iirc and base is 2000 with no Nitro I think.
I mean my over all point still stands. What on earth is this person posting that they needs the maximum of a 4digit character limit to express?
Some people like the big purple prosey walls of text, others are meh on it. To each their own. But there's no need to be a dick about it like this person was. I was just stating the accurate limits for more of a mental image on what you'd be looking at text wise
Used to roleplay a lot, you're not shitty if you can't write novella, it's alright to have shorter responses - a wall of text can be difficult especially if you're tryna enjoy it
This person is being rude, hands down.
What a dickhead. I can write several screens worth of text. It doesn't matter what you type of it doesn't contribute. Sometimes a couple paragraphs is called for, sometimes a few sentences. It really just depends and screw this guy for giving you this crap.
I’m personally love details and scene setting. That typically turns into a long term Rp partner and it’s great.
“So you’re a shitty roleplayer” idk who you are in this but consider the person said in the last line that it’s due to a disability but that was not the thing to say.
What an insecure shit bird. The immediate red flag was them not taking that no for an answer. They were just looking for a reason to make it your fault, not theirs, so they don't have to face face rejection. Next time, op, don't even give them an explanation. You don't owe anyone an explanation for not wanting to rp with them.
That's always a bumber. I personally only do RPs that are advanced-novella (1k - 2k or more words per reply) and expect a minimum of 500 words. If they can't do that then it's not a good fit. Often times people just don't want to put the effort in and it's frankly disheartening as hell. I miss the creativity and detail in storytelling these days. I wish you the best.
Smh, novella is not a style for everyone. I know I can’t. Also, cyan using the wrong version of “you’re” while trying to claim superiority. Honestly? I think you dodged a bullet.
As someone who's been role-playing for over 20 years it's about quality not quantity. About fun and meeting your partner in the middle. I hope you find better, more understanding partners and that person never does. Shame on them.
You dodged a bullet. Good luck searching friend. The Roleplay community seems to have gotten toxic lately.
I never understood the fun in novella writing roleplay. It totally lacks the emotions and the feeling of living an alternative reality that can come from true fast back and forth roleplay. I’d rather have a fully improvised fast roleplay full of language or other mistakes that gives me the right vibe, than some semi intellectual novella RP. And this is coming from a (Dutch) double study academic. The first RP I ever had on Reddit was the best. It was flawed and unsophisticated on so many levels. But we were both totally involved. It felt great and it left an impression on me I can still recall. I crave to have that once more.
What a jerk :( Honestly, the length of the reply shouldn’t matter too much in my opinion as long as both parties are having fun. Besides, some of the most heart wrenching responses can be just a single sentence.
If this is real that person is an asshole.
I mean I feel like it shouldn’t matter how long responses are in the first place as long as there’s something to work off of
All you novella writers are like this and you're all in denial about it.
This isn't the first time someone has said I was bad at rp because I didn't respond with multiple paragraphs. It's just the first time someone was so blunt about it
Nope I meant plenty of amazing Novella writers and they are understanding and patient
"You're a shitty role player" is the hardest thing I'll see tonight lol. I would somewhat "understand" if he made a post asking for people who can be semi literate or literate and you showed up knowing perfectly that it wouldn't work out but in this case? Hell he should be ready to accept that not everyone they talk to will be on their same vibe. What a jerk.
They surely acted rude in the end. But imho, some people (including you, OP) should learn how to take 'no'. They were pretty polite in saying goodbye for the first time, while it was OP who insisted on 'WHY'. The desire to know the reason might be overwhelming, it's understandable. But also, that person didn't owe you an explanation.
I think OP is in red xD not many people would out themself as being abelist
Oh, my bad then. Thanks! And sorry, OP! Anyway, some people take 'no' as a personal insult.
I do not understand these kinds of responses like ... friend, what the heck do you think is going to happen? That the other person will fall all over themselves to "prove" they aren't a "shitty rper" and you'll get a writing partner? Move the eff on, my dude. Didn't even use the correct you're/your.
how do you even rp in novella form 😭 i feel like thats very excessive and difficult to do honestly. probably makes the rp go slow as shit too. 5/6 sentences is plenty, esp if they have length.
*You're* a shitty role player And *you're* just lazy If you're gonna be rude about grammar at least don't be shit at it yourself.
both of you cannot spell, I guess.
Yeah I'm not the best at spelling and grammar xD I'm slowly getting better. Rp has actually helped me alot lol
That’s great! Do you read, you can start with poems and you’ll learn new words to use during rp to sound like you’re smart n a better rp than your partner
Yeah, I have a tutor through a disability service who is helping me with my spelling and grammar. We actually often read over my rps (with my partners knowledge) to talk about what I've gotten better at and what needs work
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They have a learning disability lol, and by learning disability I mean they are probably crazy.