It\u2019s been far too long and I\u2019m back with another edition of the Cynical View of E-fedding\u00a0by yours truly, Mr. D. Now this is really easy and will just explain some of the trends I see and some of the problem (or questions) I\u2019ve been asked all nicely contained in this package of a column.<\/p>\n
Basically, most of this will deal with two things. How to win matches,\u00a0aka\u00a0what I like in\u00a0roleplaying, and then general character development. These are two things that people always ask me on OR they unbelievably blow their matches on. Really, it\u2019s not as hard as people make it seem. Now, I do understand that people have different styles and I do stress that. So please read this, if you\u2019re looking for tips, with that in mind and I am rather lenient when it comes to character development specifically.<\/p>\n
What the f*ck is creativity?<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes\u2026I\u2019ve been asked this. And people think it is some extremely complex thing. It\u2019s surprisingly easy to grasp what I mean by this. In fact, I can put it one word.\u00a0New.\u00a0That\u2019s it. Being creative simply is giving me something new. Don\u2019t rehash old stuff. I\u2019ve given people losses for giving me eighteen paragraphs on how they\u2019ve had a hard life or when they do a BASIC interview (remember, not all interviews are basic, however people seem to just pull out a template for these nine times out of ten).<\/p>\n Basically give me something new. If you play a character with a hard life, do give me that same old stuff. I can name seven characters (and that\u2019s just off the top of my head) that currently are in SCW and used\u00a0the my\u00a0dad used to beat me and my mom was a hooker on the corner and gave me AIDS just as cheap character development. I\u2019m sorry, the first time, okay, I gave a damn. But when every other dark character does it, I start caring less and less and not only\u00a0does\u00a0it hurt creativity, but your impact as well.<\/p>\n Also, this is where someone who just notices what other people do is a benefit. If you\u2019re just looking to get win after win after win, then read other people\u2019s\u00a0roleplays. Why? It keeps you up to date on what has been overused and I do consider that when I\u2019m reading\u00a0roleplays. If you\u2019re the fifth person that month\u00a0who\u00a0attacked an interviewer, you\u2019ll suffer.<\/p>\n Basically, just come up with something new. It doesn\u2019t have to be groundbreaking, but put your own spin on something. It\u2019s your character. Why not make the idea your own? I do it all the time when I\u2019m writing shows.<\/p>\n For the love of God, actually show me you give a damn.<\/strong><\/p>\n What do I mean with that? It hasn\u2019t to do with the fact that you don\u2019t want to win or that you don\u2019t try. Well\u2026it somewhat does. You see, one of the things that merely pisses me off and I really frown upon are people who are talking about something else in the fed and then either get people\u2019s names wrong or don\u2019t even know what they are talking about. For example, the elimination chamber has six members typically. Not eight. Not ten. Also, when I post an update on the main site saying that I\u2019m putting seven people in it, it\u2019s REALLY easy to know that, yet I\u2019ve had people screw it up.<\/p>\n Basically, if you do that, you\u2019re showing me that you really don\u2019t care to just double check or even make sure you know the rules to a match that is lesser known (and if it\u2019s a new match, I usually put the rules somewhere easy to find so everyone knows what it is). It just looks bad and if you don\u2019t have the right info, it affects your entire\u00a0roleplay\u00a0and you just crash and burn.<\/p>\n Be realistic.<\/strong><\/p>\n If you don\u2019t know what that is, you should be shot\u2026.seriously. Oh wait\u2026that already happened didn\u2019t it, after you raped a hooker with a broken coke bottle. And the police didn\u2019t catch you? How entertaining? Yeah\u2026if this was in medieval times and no one cared about the prostitutes and\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0Louis the XIV. I don\u2019t mind dreams that fit the character. If you\u2019re a psychopath, it works. But remember, if I think it\u2019s happening in real life, I\u2019ll assume that\u2019s what happens and you immediately lose a\u00a0LOT\u00a0of credibility for your\u00a0roleplay.<\/p>\n I\u2019m in history. I write enough essays. I don\u2019t need to read the equivalent of them!<\/strong><\/p>\n What do I mean by this? Quite simply, some people have this idea that\u00a0roleplays\u00a0are an equation.<\/p>\n Character Development + Creativity + Match Relevance = Sheer awesomeness<\/p>\n To some pople, it may work like that. However, some people go overboard. For the love of God, if you write a full out essay on why your opponent sucks, you often screw yourself over. If you go on and on about your opponent, it just gets boring and your message gets destroyed. I\u2019m not saying that if you write two paragraphs, that\u2019ll be enough, but think things through. What is the message you want to get across by your promo? Then write according to that. Make your match relevance effective. If you try and cover absolutely every base, your\u00a0message get\u00a0muffled and it just can be painful to read.<\/p>\n For the love of God, take a chance!<\/strong><\/p>\n This is a personal thing here. Not everyone is willing to take a chance with their characters. And unfortunately it shows. Too many people are afraid to do something different because then it means they may lose a match or two or they may kill your character. Everyone wants to ALWAYS come out on top or look untouchable. However, these often can hurt your character.<\/p>\n Show some weakness. Yeah, it may leave something open, but if you intentionally left it open, you could come up with a counter. For example, and this is a very over-used one, but someone\u2019s wife leaves them permanently. It\u2019s a clear weakness, but it can help your character show something about them as well as give you something to build\u00a0roleplays\u00a0off of.<\/p>\n Too many people are afraid to take risks. However, I\u2019ll give an example of two\u00a0roleplayers\u00a0who take risks and it\u2019s paying off.\u00a0Dillusion\u00a0and Calvin Greene.\u00a0Calvin Greene\u2019s character is very entertaining and the handler asked me to make him look like a crappy wrestler. Because of it, he\u2019s been able to have some great\u00a0roleplays\u00a0that have turned into success.\u00a0Dillusion\u00a0does this well too and he look down right stupid some times, but it\u2019s entertaining and it\u2019s something that can be used to forward the character. Don\u2019t be afraid to try something new and take a few losses to iron out kinks. If you stick with it, you may be able to create something great. It\u2019s something I\u2019ve lived with and some people view me as an evil genius in writing of shows.<\/p>\n However, one disclaimer is that this isn\u2019t instant success. If you try a drastic change, it can destroy your character. So be tactful about it.<\/p>\n Finally, don\u2019t copy.<\/strong><\/p>\n I will say this. Do something off of television, whether it is in a segment or in a\u00a0roleplay\u00a0and I\u2019ll laugh at you and try to make you cry. This just makes me hate life in general because you couldn\u2019t even think of something new. I have actually refused to use about ten segments in the last month because they were EXACTLY the same, even some of the dialogue, as something on WWE programming. I don\u2019t copy storylines and I don\u2019t expect others to either. Remember, I\u2019ve been watching wrestling since I was three years old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s been far too long and I\u2019m back with another edition of the Cynical View of E-fedding\u00a0by yours truly, Mr. D. Now this is really easy and will just explain some of the trends I see and some of the problem (or questions) I\u2019ve been asked all nicely contained in this package of a column. 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