Worst thing ever...

[Berylla]

What is the worst thing that ever happened to you - relationship wise - in game?

Anything traumatic in game ever keep you up at night thinking about it?

[Hips]

Michiko's psycho ex-husband threatening to kill people IRL for hanging out with her.

Axhinde breaking her heart.

Jaysehn shooting her down.

Gaerit being more concerned with his weapons than about her.

etc. ; ;

Edit: Didn't actually lose sleep over any of these, it's just a game.

[Stunseed]

Jolena and Stunseed walked in on Augie and Washee in their bed at the Wavedancer. I get drunk nightly in an effort to forget. :(

[Shari]

I dont' know how to say this without sounding like a complete bitch....

But anyone who looses sleep IRL about a relationship issue that happened in game, should seek help.


Except the whole Augie-Washee thing. That's just gross. OH, and Michiko's ex threatening to kill people IRL. Screen your in-game dates, people!


I thought I'd edit to add this:

I DO feel bad about getting completely shitfaced, and then getting into game and throwing Jesae about like some slutty ragdoll and then waking up the next day to realize what I did.

[Nilandia]

Nilandia's ex-husband, and his player (whom I was with at the time), accused her and me of infidelity, believing strangers over her or me. I withdrew from friends and family attempting to prove him wrong (yeah, stupid me). I'm horrid at starting conversations so we didn't talk much, and he began complaining of being abandoned. Said he'd find someone else to pay attention to him if I didn't.

Mistress showed up soon after, whom he was quite open about having and had chosen expressly to hurt Nilandia and me, the same woman he left to be with Nilandia. His character started taking off his wedding ring at that time. He began to have phone sex with her player at the same time.

Finally got a backbone and left him. Turned out later that while we were supposedly together, he'd been having an IRL relationship with the player of his character's adopted daughter, who was well below 18 while he was around 20. He had also had other characters in a myriad of relationships, including slavery and who knows what else, though he flipped out when I tried to have a conventional relationship on another character.

There's a lot more to it, but that'll give you an idea.

I certainly picked a winner, didn't I?

Gretchen

[Drew]

I don't have IG relationships. I realize some people can just RP them out, but the number of crazies and people who just take things a bit too seriously because their RL prospects aren't so hot are too high.

[Satira]

Satira is a virgin and I've never found anyone good enough to be with her.

[Asha]

I wasn't kept awake at night about it but I was really extremely pissed off when one of shimms friends was deeded. She wasn't very intelligent and acted a bit stupid and vague in game, but when she got bullied then wasted (by some here I think) I had to take time out for quite a while.
I can't defend her actions becouse she did piss people off, but I felt sorry for her becouse I knew she was a bit fucked up.

[StrayRogue]

Satira is a virgin and I've never found anyone good enough to be with her.

Stay is coming back for Ebons you know....

[TheEschaton]

My main character plays a celibate priest. And the reason is because IG relationships that turned into a RL relationship in another game (Federation) totally fucked me.

-TheE-

[Hips]

Satira is a virgin and I've never found anyone good enough to be with her.

I was going to mention Stay but he beat me to it!

[DeV]

Nothing traumatic and nothing that kept me from getting sound sleep at night...

However, on one occasion Vold's gallivanting finally caught up to him when his triple love interests were all at the North gate one day, surprisingly, and he was hugged by one, kissed by the other, and slapped silly by all three subsequently after they realized what was transpiring, all within a 30 second time frame. I still can't believe I talked him out of that one.

[Daniel]

I tried an IG relationship once. I was like 14 and didn't know anybetter. Anyway, long story short, the bitch went psycho and when I was all wtf are you doing, she reported me for harassment and I got a warning without even having the chance to talk to a GM.

Wonderful times.

[Daniel]

hahahaha dev = pmp

[Aaysia]

Nothing traumatic and nothing that kept me from getting sound sleep at night...

However, on one occasion Vold's gallivanting finally caught up to him when his triple love interests were all at the North gate one day, surprisingly, and he was hugged by one, kissed by the other, and slapped silly by all three subsequently after they realized what was transpiring, all within a 30 second time frame. I still can't believe I talked him out of that one.

:lol: you gotta tell me more about that one.


And uhm... yeah. I've been lucky it seems. No traumatic or emotionally scarring in game experience with relationships here.

[Anebriated]

I tried an IG relationship once. I was like 14 and didn't know anybetter. Anyway, long story short, the bitch went psycho and when I was all wtf are you doing, she reported me for harassment and I got a warning without even having the chance to talk to a GM.

Wonderful times.


ditto.

[DeV]

:lol: you gotta tell me more about that one. I'll see if Kelly still has the log.

At the time I was like "holy shit", but now I look back and get a good chuckle out of it.

[CrystalTears]

One time I tried playing a male character. He ran into a character I recognized from when I played in plat, since she used the same name in prime. I introduced myself and took her hunting with me. She flirted with me. Heavily. She brought along her friend to hunt with us. I flirted with the friend more than her. When the friend flirted back, the first girl cried. I mean she gave me the riot act for flirting with her friend when I was supposed to be flirting with her. OMG. It was the last time I ever played a male character. I don't know how you guys do it. :(

[thornhappy]

Satira is a virgin and I've never found anyone good enough to be with her.

Except me. :love:

[AnticorRifling]

I never got involved in GemStone. Not my thing. I did use the ability to flash people with my kilt all the time though.

[HarmNone]

...

And people wondered why my ranger hid in the woods ...

[Anebriated]

Yeah, I never intended to get involved in GS, it just kind of happened once when hanging out with a friend she used the "so what are we" line... I was like 15 and didnt really think it through and that turned into months of psychotic bullshit. Needless to say I learned my lesson.

[thornhappy]

Let's see... this was YEARS ago.. my main characters are happily married/ensconced in good relationships with non-crazy people. I'll go out on a limb here and talk about my worst experience.

I'd just returned to GS after a hiatus. I was a noob all over again, and pretty young and naive.

Some well-known dude got insanely attached to me. I didn't know what to do, I was overwhelmed and had never even talked to people OOC before (probably a smart idea).. so I was nice to him and let him strongarm me with sob stories into some semblance of an OOC relationship.. even though it wasn't really and I was continuing my real life. heh.

I created another character to get away from his controlling tactics, (after a few months time he'd get mad if I'd even talk to other people IG, no matter what character I was playing.). To make a long story short, he found out, flipped... I re-grew my backbone in 2.5 seconds, stopped feeling bad for him, and told him to back the hell off.

He then distributed my telephone number (which I never even gave him) to a variety of people and had them call me and harass me at all odd hours of the day and night.

When it became clear I was through with even talking to him, his last ditch effort was to go through 100+ deeds... as he proceeded to send first his alts, and then his level 70+ main demonic. Andraste put him in a padded room when I assisted (I can be caring, even to crazy people.). He called her a cunt and she released him to continue off-ing himself. This still makes me laugh.

He then posted on the officials in every single folder, calling me a whore and saying I ruined his life. Heh! Andraste and Krash managed to pull most of them efficiently... but I got a lot of "WTF!?!" whispers..

..Can you say LOCKOUT!? Not that he uh.. had any characters left.

So... I've had very successful IC relationships. I've had IC breakups where we were laughing about it in IMs. I've also had a variety of shitty, insane, fucked-up morons attempt to stalk/love me. Even 'friends', and people who don't know me OOC at ALL.

Just luck of the draw, I guess. Enjoy my horror story, and beware. I get a giggle out of it.

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

I met my boyfriend through Gemstone.

The worst part about this is he snores and I can't sleep sometime, and he's past the cooking breakfast in bed for me stage. Except when he wants something and is trying to butter me up.

No, really, I had an old character date somebody who had a psycho ex who couldn't tell IC from OOC and would follow my level 7 empath around imploding her whenever she put a toe outside the city. My empath got smart and dumped the stupid ranger, the implosions only gradually stopped.

Michaelous also stalked me in game and sexually harassed me, which I put an end to with constant assists. That hardly counts as relationship though >.<

[Hips]

I also had Michaelous stalk me in game to sexually harass me, which I put an end to with constant assists. That hardly counts as relationship though >.<

LMAO. I'm so sorry.

[Anebriated]

Michiko doesnt know it yet but I am generally watching her from the shadows.

[Merzbow]

Naos: I'm going to be rolling in bitches after EG

Heh, Naos really said this?

[Hips]

Michiko doesnt know it yet but I am generally watching her from the shadows.

She knows it because there's quite a lengthy line. You're at the back. :P

[Hips]

Heh, Naos really said this?

Yeah, in IMs regarding the contents of his EG shop.

[Anebriated]

ouch, youll see the light eventually.

[TheEschaton]

I dunno, Dev, I played a female character (actually, I still have her, I just don't play her any more), and guys were constantly asking her to hunt with them, and then proceeding to hit on her while hunting.

I got her to title before I couldn't take it any more. I had a similar "I don't know how you women handle it" sort of reaction.

-TheE-

[Augie]

Jolena and Stunseed walked in on Augie and Washee in their bed at the Wavedancer. I get drunk nightly in an effort to forget. :(


Except the whole Augie-Washee thing. That's just gross.

:lolwave: We were sleeping in the Wavedancer on the first run and left our characters in bed. I had gone in there first and figured he'd just lay on the floor but apparently he had his character lie in bed.

This was the time when they screwed up all the rooms and double booked people. Reading the log the next day was pretty funny.

[Wezas]

A friend and I opening random doors in Silvergate to see if anyone forgot to lock.

That is how I met Edine & Emberbrite.

[Nieninque]

My first character was a mage and she had a friend who was also a mage that she used to hunt a lot with. They kinda had a bit of an in game relationship thing going on, but he was into teh cybar which I felt was a little odd...so we didnt really connect much after that.

Didnt lose sleep over it, but cyber is teh oddness.

[Anebriated]

A friend and I opening random doors in Silvergate to see if anyone forgot to lock.

That is how I met Edine & Emberbrite.


I believe thats THE Edine.

[Skirmisher]

I never got involved in GemStone. Not my thing. I did use the ability to flash people with my kilt all the time though.

Which in Anticors view was more rewarding for the flashees than most relationships.

[HarmNone]

Which in Anticors view was more rewarding for the flashees than most relationships.

Right.

"Erm, Anticor? I think you have a worm in your pubic hair. You might want to extract it, as it may be carnivorous."

:whistle:

[CrystalTears]

Right.

"Erm, Anticor? I think you have a worm in your pubic hair. You might want to extract it, as it may be carnivorous."

:whistle:
Not much of a meal, it'll just starve.

:heart: Anticor

[Merala]

Nilandia's ex-husband, and his player (whom I was with at the time), accused her and me of infidelity, believing strangers over her or me. I withdrew from friends and family attempting to prove him wrong (yeah, stupid me). I'm horrid at starting conversations so we didn't talk much, and he began complaining of being abandoned. Said he'd find someone else to pay attention to him if I didn't.

Mistress showed up soon after, whom he was quite open about having and had chosen expressly to hurt Nilandia and me, the same woman he left to be with Nilandia. His character started taking off his wedding ring at that time. He began to have phone sex with her player at the same time.

Finally got a backbone and left him. Turned out later that while we were supposedly together, he'd been having an IRL relationship with the player of his character's adopted daughter, who was well below 18 while he was around 20. He had also had other characters in a myriad of relationships, including slavery and who knows what else, though he flipped out when I tried to have a conventional relationship on another character.

There's a lot more to it, but that'll give you an idea.

I certainly picked a winner, didn't I?

Gretchen


The guy and his underage girlfriend both sound like whores.



Edited to add:

Soon after I bought Carolie, which I only bought on the precept was that she was a well known warrior, and I was new to Gemstone so I wanted to be already established (turned out she was well known to be a tard), I rolled her into a cleric. Then I got her into a relationship with a guy named Coinner. I didn't know how much of a jerk he was since her always nice to me.

Edited to add again:

I guess it wasn't soon after. Like maybe a year or so after.

[CrystalTears]

There was a time that my rogue was hunting with this other rogue. We eventually became friends to the point of speaking outside of the game. He even offered to play my rogue during the day to advance her a bit. I thought we were fine.

Then one day he finds out about my empath. She's a slut, I do admit. :D At the time I lived vicariously through her (I was getting a divorce IRL) so she flirted and slept with anyone who was breathing. She was flirting one day with this guy who was also a RL friend of mine at the time. In the game, this friend rogue approached my rogue and slapped her, called her a whore, and then whispered to me that we were over.

First of all, were we dating?? Second of all, WTF does my rogue have to do with what my empath does?! I was so confused and baffled by it all. I was glad I was done with the crazy git, but damn, I was still surprised over his reaction.

[TheEschaton]

There was once, this time, when I fell for this empath named Chica....

-TheE-

[Artha]

One time I told this girl that I put on my wizard robes and hat. She said OMG IF YOU EVER DO THIS AGAIN I'M GOING TO REPORT YOU TO THE FBI FOR KIDDY PRON.

My heart's still a bit bruised :(

[DCSL]

There've been a couple. Like, my human rogue, Devochka, went on two or three dates with a guy and he started IMing me like I was my character. Giving me weird pseudo back massages and talking about stuff in an IG way. Then he proposed.

I had to stop playing that character for a long time, which is when I started playing Lysistrata. And then when I figured it was safe to play Devochka again for a bit, after two years, I find out that he'd been telling people that I/she was creepy and moving too fast and that's why the relationship (what relationship?! It was two or three dates!) was broken off.

I'm okay with my characters having relationships, as long as it fits them to do so. My lesbian isn't going to suddenly like men if I find a male character I like. And my old crone dwarf isn't going to be hopping into bed with every sexy bearded boy she sees. But only with people I trust and who know that I'm not open to anything but IG.

[Snapp]

I dunno, Dev, I played a female character (actually, I still have her, I just don't play her any more), and guys were constantly asking her to hunt with them, and then proceeding to hit on her while hunting.

I got her to title before I couldn't take it any more. I had a similar "I don't know how you women handle it" sort of reaction.

-TheE-

:yeahthat: I learned quick not to have a female character date in-game if you are a male playing her. One guy would not leave me alone, wanting my IM and to chat OOG. I finally whispered that I was a dude in RL.. he killed me and havent heard from him since.

I still have a couple female characters, but they are asexual and totally flatten any guy who flirts too much with them. Guys in GS seem to get super attached to any "female" that shows them attention. It's creepy.

[DCSL]

Guys in GS seem to get super attached to any "female" that shows them attention. It's creepy.

YES. It is!

[Stanley Burrell]

Example of thread pwnage:


One time I told this girl that I put on my wizard robes and hat. She said OMG IF YOU EVER DO THIS AGAIN I'M GOING TO REPORT YOU TO THE FBI FOR KIDDY PRON.

[Back]

A word of advice. Never, under any circumstances, get into a cyber relationship with a GM. Trust me on this one.

[Landrion]

:yeahthat: I learned quick not to have a female character date in-game if you are a male playing her. One guy would not leave me alone, wanting my IM and to chat OOG. I finally whispered that I was a dude in RL.. he killed me and havent heard from him since.

I still have a couple female characters, but they are asexual and totally flatten any guy who flirts too much with them. Guys in GS seem to get super attached to any "female" that shows them attention. It's creepy.

That would probably be why Ive never had any problems in playing my warrior. I dont return flirts and whisper that Im a guy if anyone flirts with her.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

My manliness is so freaking strong the girl I had an IG relationship with got preggers IRL.

True story.

PS - In game relationships are PSYCHO. I have a "wife" who is totally fun, no need for RL emotions with that one.

[Berylla]

I cut way back on playing because of all the rl stuff going on in my life right now...for once good things like a great job, kids graduation from high school, lots of travel and getting engaged.

Always had a steady IG relationship only after some fights I decided to give it all a break and clear my head.

Came back to find....my character's husband is in a new relationship and never bothered to tell me!

Kind of strange as I saw him couple times a week on line and he never said a word. Needless to say, he dumped her soon as I got back but boy, was that weird!

Sometimes I think men are pigs...then I realize, hey it's a game.

Personally, I like my character being married as it means a) constant hunting partner and b) no 14 year old kids hitting on my character.

[DCSL]

Heh, I heard all about that stuff on the amunet, Berylla. Corky really needs to learn how to focus her thoughts because I constantly heard what she was thinking, like "He's with me now, he doesn't want you".

My character was aghast to learn that Corky is a dwarf and that someone who was not a dwarf left anyone else who was not a dwarf for a dwarf.

[Berylla]

Yeah, that was pretty funny, wasn't it? She was awfully loud on the net about what was goin on....and I kept sittin there like. Umm...she is with my character's husband and umm...what did I do wrong again??

All I did was show up! Man, what nerve I have! Hehe

Anyways, it was weird. Maybe not keep me up at night weird. But still weird enough for me to sit there going "WTF!" for a good hour or so!

[Satira]

Stay is coming back for Ebons you know....

Why do you taunt me so?!?!?!

[Lucos]

Forget all that IG relationship stuff. I can't even have a RL relationship without some psycho bitch ruining my life. I've had to listen to all my buds get mired down by some tramp that thrives off of drama in the game and out of the game....all I can say is I am glad I play Lucos as a loner, not to mention he is ugly as a bucket of snot.

[Shari]

Satira is a virgin and I've never found anyone good enough to be with her.

HAHA...HAHAHA...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA



But seriously...am I broken or something? I RP Jesae as a total flirt and I get nada. Are all you men just intimidated by me or what the fuck?


It would be nice to have a roleplayed out relationship with Jes in the game. Hell, she'd even have a go with Dex's lesbian chick. She'll swing baby!

[Hips]

HAHA...HAHAHA...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAIt would be nice to have a roleplayed out relationship with Jes in the game. Hell, she'd even have a go with Dex's lesbian chick. She'll swing baby!

I hear teh lesbian likes women with wide hips. Not that Michiko would know from experience, or anything. *stare*

[DCSL]

X_x Ozizalisse likes her women ultra-fem, just like her. So Jesae would fit!

[Shari]

I'd like to think of Jesae as being slim, very slim. No bumps or curves to be excessively proud of. Which works on a psychological level as she's managed to learn to hone in on her more exciting....tricks and features. Muaha.

[Methais]

What is the worst thing that ever happened to you - relationship wise - in game?

Anything traumatic in game ever keep you up at night thinking about it?

One time I busted me cheating on myself with me in Silvergate. Things have been awkward ever since.

[StrayRogue]

Stay was pretty pissed when Evelith married Kinshack. I still recall with glee him fortelling doom to both the eve before their ceremony.

Spooky.

[DCSL]

Stay should cross over to the Nalfein side and get with Strata.

[IronPigeon]

There've been a couple. Like, my human rogue, Devochka, went on two or three dates with a guy and he started IMing me like I was my character. Giving me weird pseudo back massages and talking about stuff in an IG way. Then he proposed.



Oooh, I remember Devochka. Though I never believed your name was Dextra C. S. Love. Always thought it would make a good porn name though.

[crazymage]

I was engaged to Aquamarine.

[Kainen]

Senja has been with Akari since she was 5 trains. He's married IRL and so there's no cyber or anything like that. Dharkryne is shamelessly guy crazy and so flirts a lot but nothing serious. When I was still playing my warrior in GS3 the guy she was with got his account deleted. Then he came back with a nother char and wanted to know why my warrior wouldn't hang out with his sorcerer LOL.

[DCSL]

Oooh, I remember Devochka. Though I never believed your name was Dextra C. S. Love. Always thought it would make a good porn name though.

Bah! That's one of two reactions I always get to my name. Either "OMG, I love that name! So pretty!" Or.. "You could go on stage as a stripper with that name." I am not hot enough to be either a stripper or a porn star. I feel like people must be blind when they say that to my face.

Also... I am sad that anyone remembers Devochka.

[Shari]

I have to post this hear for obvious reasons, and to clear my good name in the snippets thread. :(

CrazyMage87 (12:10:30 AM): pfft jesae totally turns me down
CrazyMage87 (12:10:35 AM): unless she wants spells
PetiteDollie (12:10:47 AM): rofl
PetiteDollie (12:10:53 AM): you don't want a relationship with jesae
PetiteDollie (12:11:00 AM): you just want to sex0rs her.
CrazyMage87 (12:11:03 AM): ahaha
CrazyMage87 (12:11:16 AM): nah sexors isnt any fun anymore
PetiteDollie (12:11:24 AM): And I never ask you for spells, you give them willingly cause you want teh sex0rs
PetiteDollie (12:11:50 AM): Well. You WERE almost married to Aquamarine. And for that you are tainted.
CrazyMage87 (12:12:03 AM): Shes sellin out
CrazyMage87 (12:12:07 AM): doesnt that help?
PetiteDollie (12:12:17 AM): she's quitting?
CrazyMage87 (12:12:20 AM): yep
PetiteDollie (12:12:29 AM): hah
PetiteDollie (12:12:33 AM): you're still tainted.
CrazyMage87 (12:12:48 AM): http://www.alinkthati'mniceenoughnottorevealforsergey.com
PetiteDollie (12:14:11 AM): Heh, like no one is going to know that's Aquamarine with those alters, and the only altered Nalea's in the game
CrazyMage87 (12:14:42 AM): wheres jes
PetiteDollie (12:15:19 AM): Dais
CrazyMage87 (12:15:48 AM): lame
PetiteDollie (12:16:04 AM): Heh, she's got partial citizenship, dude.
CrazyMage87 (12:17:13 AM): lame x2
CrazyMage87 (12:24:08 AM): im comin to en tomorrow
CrazyMage87 (12:24:17 AM): gonna slap your funbags around a bit
PetiteDollie (12:24:18 AM): rofl, okay
CrazyMage87 (12:24:27 AM): [Tuesday September 2006 12 03:24 AM] CrazyMage87: gonna slap your funbags around a bit
[Tuesday September 2006 12 03:24 AM] petitedollie: rofl, okay
CrazyMage87 (12:24:31 AM): so not edited
PetiteDollie (12:24:37 AM): You must have missed the part on my post where I said I wanted a nicely ROLEPLAYED relationship, yes?
CrazyMage87 (12:25:03 AM): (Sergey nicely roleplays slapping your funbags around a bit.)
CrazyMage87 (12:27:56 AM): http://forum.gsplayers.com/showpost.php?p=511879&postcount=1822
CrazyMage87 signed off at 12:31:18 AM.

[Elvenlady]

I have to admit to being extremely lucky, both my main girls are married (to separate characters and players) and have been with them for years with no issues whatsoever despite numerous and lengthy game hiatus (or should that be hiatii?). And my third girl has recently joined the ranks of betrothed to someone I've known for some time and is equally rational about the whole thing.

Early on though I did make the mistake of having them both date characters played by the same player who got very upset with ME OOC when I even mentioned they spent time hunting with others. Needless to say those two were dumped pretty sharpish.

I keep my characters very separate in terms of their RP and their circle of friends and one of my pet peeves is people assuming that because they know one of my girls that they should automatically know or be befriended by the others. I also expect their respective partners (players) to respect the fact that I play more than one girl. I play a fantasy game to avoid drama, not walk head long into it. RL is bad enough at times thank you very much.

[firegirl]

There was a couple that played in GS but their characters were not together in a relationship which seemed mutual until she caught him being intimate with another female character in game. She freaked out so much that he was not allowed to even talk to another female character which kinda involved me since we were doing alot of the warrior guild reps together. She would constantly give me the third degree of what we did and where and such or even ask me if he spoke to anyone else during that time. I am sure she kinda lost sleep on that situation. She believed that cyber is cheating just as watching porn or flirting. Heh, not even sure they still play anymore or they even together as this happened a few years ago.

As for my own experiences, never had any bad situations really.

[Anebriated]

watching porn is cheating now?

[Augie]

My ranger was engaged to this one guy who was really pissed off that Augie was my main character and I'd play Augie so much but not as much with my ranger. He kept getting jealous and threaten to storm off and leave and then he'd take these 4 month hiatuses from the game and come back and wonder why I didn't want to spend time with him.

Augie's been in a few relationships and she was going to marry Hawkster years ago. Then he decided to quit the game and I was convinced she wasn't meant to get married until I met Lunatick. Lunatick's player and I became really good friends in and out of game and we have so much fun together that it was perfect for the two of our characters to get married.

Even if he has to go take a hiatus because of work or school or anything, I don't get psycho about it cause it's just a game and as a friend, I want him to do what's best for himself out of game. When he comes back, we just pick up where we left off and all is well. Oh...and I do think it was really cute - before we got married, he asked Washee and Wyshee if it was okay to marry their sister heh.

[Wezas]

When I first joined the game and was getting into the RP thing I started "dating" a girl and told her I was going to wait until I was titled before we'd get married.

We got married, a few alters out of it (back in like '97). A few weeks later she was gone. Never saw her again.

Only thing left is half of a wedding band set and the cane and cuff links I had made for the wedding.

After that I pretty much said "screw it" and just flirted and caused trouble.

[Asha]

Rofl
Wed-pwned.

[Satira]

OMG Stay is Satira's!!! Well, she might share with Strata.

PS F U Shari. hehehehe

[Hips]

OMG Stay is Satira's!!! Well, she might share with Strata.

At the same time?! :saint:

[Skirmisher]

At the same time?! :saint:

:yell: Logs will of course be mandatory.

[Asha]

Well, she might share with Strata.

Stay has to wear his hat through the whole thing.

[Hips]

Stay has to wear his hat through the whole thing.

And that rainbow glaes amulet we caught him with. I'll forgive him the dress. :rofl:

[StrayRogue]

That gown was NESESSARY damnit.

[Atlanteax]

I'd say that the primary reason why there is a ton of "whoring" (both male and female) in-game, is that there is very little individual accountability (as compared to real life).

Most players are "just playing to have fun" and by extension already have a built-in detachment from their character(s). Because of that, any moral/ethical restraint that the player would normally exercise IRL, is exercised by the character in a limited state or not at all.

The primary validation for behaving as so is when the player is of the mind "well, it's just another character that I'm messing around with" which encourages extreme behavior/activity in-game that would be considered "psycho" IRL.

Nevermind that there seems to be a natural human tendency to attempt to "experience" or engage in activity in a setting that loosely simulates RL via their characters that they would not consider doing so IRL.

I'd say that those more true to RPing their chararacters, exercise a greater level of behaviorial restraint on the part of their characters. There is an irony here where the truer RPer is more able to express their character(s) as separate individuals with the principle of detachment, but the carryover of restraint from RL ethics/morals is stronger as they consider their character's actions/personality more seriously.

.

On a more personal note, I'd say that as I (as the player) got older and more mature (especially when compared to when I first started playing), my character(s)' behavior has been more deliberate and restrained.

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Just doing my bit of psychobabble... anyone agree or disagree with the above assessment?

[Goretawn]

In other words, they do because they can and not go to jail?

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

She believed that cyber is cheating just as watching porn or flirting.

I believe that cybering is cheating, just because I've taken an IG relationship out of the game, and I'm living with him now. Both my boyfriend and myself agree that once you've taken it out of the game, you have the ability to let that happen again. For some people it's different, but it's stupid to have no respect for those couples that find it inappropriate given their current status. I'm perfectly happy with my sex life, I don't need to read a bunch of text to get my kicks.

Beyond that there are different types of cheating. If my boyfriend got totally plastered and mindlessly slept with some other girl, obviously I'd be very very pissed and upset. I'd be upset about the STD exposure and that he was too stupid to stay sober enough to have good judgement. However, it was a mindless thing and he wasn't emotionally involved in this girl. It's different if you become emotionally involved in someone, you don't even have to sleep with them to really hurt your partner. Imagine your S/O coming home from a bad day at the office and instead of turning to you for comfort or support, they go online and immediately start spilling their guts to their Gemstone S/O. Stuff that they should be telling you, but that they won't. It's more damaging to have that emotional disconnect, and IMO it's way worse than a night of mindless, drunken sex. Not all cheating is created equal and not everything is so black and white.

[davisc13]

Ever cross your mind that her EX was with me at that very moment telling me just that?

[StrayRogue]

Er, what?

[HarmNone]

Ever cross your mind that her EX was with me at that very moment telling me just that?


Which post are you referencing?

[ElanthianSiren]

My ex boyfriend, but only when someone mentions football mullets, bad IG relationships, or fatty alcoholics who drive while under the influence cuz it's "cool to be intoxicated" do I think about him really anymore. Yay for men who are not 30 going on 16!


-M

[davisc13]

Berryla, you can tell it anyway you like, but the truth as I know it, you had removed your wedding ring some time ago.
Berylla says, "You said....you'd never leave me."
Berylla says, "Never."
Yagnuts says, "Sure I tell you."
Yagnuts says, "What you wanna know."
Yagnuts says, "You left me hon."
Berylla asks, "But you couldn't even tell me?"
Yagnuts says, "And when was I gunna do that."
Yagnuts says, "Er right now."
Yagnuts nods to Berylla.
Berylla says, "I asked."
Berylla says, "And guessed."
Berylla says, "Lost yer wedding band....big tip right
there."
Yagnuts says, "I don't think you asked."
Yagnuts says, "You just left me Bery."
Yagnuts says, "Twas you."
all this sound familair to you Berylla? Ok cant say that I was thrilled to be in this situation, but I was in no way being rude or making coments, cant say that about what I was hearing
Berylla asks, "Guess she sucks you good, huh?"
You cough.
Berylla asks, "Tickles that
sensitive spot underneath?"
You log'd a bit after this, but obviously was in IM, threatning some real things, the whole time I was being told what was being said
oh...and for the
record, said you're the biggest moron he's
ever met and he hasn't talked to you in over a year
and he's glad. Have fun with your little whore
You dont stop there, no you must have stay'd up all night thinking of how you could threaten and manulipate him some more, for this all continued the next day
You threatend to cancel your account, I happen'd to get a copy of that e-mail forwarded to me, among a few other things such as the following.....
she's just another cunt - after you for your fame and fortune
you're a fucking lying cheating no-account dog of a man"
and believe me, I'm goin to make sure everyone knows what you're all about
better watch your mail, you prick. You never know when a letter from NJ will arrive.....addressed to your wife."
I hope your daughter reads the logs of you fucking Berylla.....and cries and cries and cries"
You return and start sending me private thoughts, I had nothing to hide and responded to you in open thoughts
If you'd like I can get into those thoughts and post them here for anyone who missed them, or simply didnt understand what exactly I was responding to, but I'm sure they have a pretty good idea by reading this.
:wtf: Berylla, I actually thought this was all over, and never in my wildest dreams would I have thought you'd bring it up here for public decussion.

[Artha]

Atlanteax
I think that's part of it. I also think escapism (which you touched on) and the need for affection/positive attention play into it as well. Probably also the need for control as in a few people's horror stories.

[StrayRogue]

Berryla, you can tell it anyway you like, but the truth as I know it, you had removed your wedding ring some time ago.
Berylla says, "You said....you'd never leave me."
Berylla says, "Never."
Yagnuts says, "Sure I tell you."
Yagnuts says, "What you wanna know."
Yagnuts says, "You left me hon."
Berylla asks, "But you couldn't even tell me?"
Yagnuts says, "And when was I gunna do that."
Yagnuts says, "Er right now."
Yagnuts nods to Berylla.
Berylla says, "I asked."
Berylla says, "And guessed."
Berylla says, "Lost yer wedding band....big tip right
there."
Yagnuts says, "I don't think you asked."
Yagnuts says, "You just left me Bery."
Yagnuts says, "Twas you."
all this sound familair to you Berrylla? Ok cant say that I was thrilled to be in this situation, but I was in no way being rude or making coments, cant say that about what I was hearing
Berylla asks, "Guess she sucks you good, huh?"
You cough.
Berylla asks, "Tickles that
sensitive spot underneath?"
You log'd a bit after this, but obviously was in IM, threatning some real things, the whole time I was being told what was being said
oh...and for the
record, said you're the biggest moron he's
ever met and he hasn't talked to you in over a year
and he's glad. Have fun with your little whore
You dont stop there, no you must have stay'd up all night thinking of how you could threaten and manulipate him some mor, for this all continued the next day
You threatend to cancel your account, I happen'd to get a copy of that e-mail forwarded to me, among a few other things such as the following.....
she's just another cunt - after you for your fame and fortune
you're a fucking lying cheating no-account dog of a man"
and believe me, I'm goin to make sure everyone knows what you're all about
better watch your mail, you prick. You never know when a letter from NJ will arrive.....addressed to your wife."
I hope your daughter reads the logs of you fucking Berylla.....and cries and cries and cries"
You return and start sending me private thoughts, I had nothing to hide and responded to you in open thoughts
If you'd like I can get into those thoughts and post them here for anyone who missed them, or simply didnt understand what exactly I was responding to, but I'm sure they have a pretty good idea by reading this.
:wtf: Berryla, I actually thought this was all over, and never in my wildest dreams would I have thought you'd bring it up here for public decussion.

Learn. To. Use. Paragraphs. Properly.

[Some Rogue]

Berryla, you can tell it anyway you like, but the truth as I know it, you had removed your wedding ring some time ago.
Berylla says, "You said....you'd never leave me."
Berylla says, "Never."
Yagnuts says, "Sure I tell you."
Yagnuts says, "What you wanna know."
Yagnuts says, "You left me hon."
Berylla asks, "But you couldn't even tell me?"
Yagnuts says, "And when was I gunna do that."
Yagnuts says, "Er right now."
Yagnuts nods to Berylla.
Berylla says, "I asked."
Berylla says, "And guessed."
Berylla says, "Lost yer wedding band....big tip right
there."
Yagnuts says, "I don't think you asked."
Yagnuts says, "You just left me Bery."
Yagnuts says, "Twas you."
all this sound familair to you Berrylla? Ok cant say that I was thrilled to be in this situation, but I was in no way being rude or making coments, cant say that about what I was hearing
Berylla asks, "Guess she sucks you good, huh?"
You cough.
Berylla asks, "Tickles that
sensitive spot underneath?"
You log'd a bit after this, but obviously was in IM, threatning some real things, the whole time I was being told what was being said
oh...and for the
record, said you're the biggest moron he's
ever met and he hasn't talked to you in over a year
and he's glad. Have fun with your little whore
You dont stop there, no you must have stay'd up all night thinking of how you could threaten and manulipate him some mor, for this all continued the next day
You threatend to cancel your account, I happen'd to get a copy of that e-mail forwarded to me, among a few other things such as the following.....
she's just another cunt - after you for your fame and fortune
you're a fucking lying cheating no-account dog of a man"
and believe me, I'm goin to make sure everyone knows what you're all about
better watch your mail, you prick. You never know when a letter from NJ will arrive.....addressed to your wife."
I hope your daughter reads the logs of you fucking Berylla.....and cries and cries and cries"
You return and start sending me private thoughts, I had nothing to hide and responded to you in open thoughts
If you'd like I can get into those thoughts and post them here for anyone who missed them, or simply didnt understand what exactly I was responding to, but I'm sure they have a pretty good idea by reading this.
:wtf: Berryla, I actually thought this was all over, and never in my wildest dreams would I have thought you'd bring it up here for public decussion.

:shocked:

:whocares:

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

Learn. To. Use. Paragraphs. Properly.

And spell. Berrlya!

[DCSL]

Actually, she kept it fairly discreet, not mentioning names or details. Unlike you, who couldn't seem to even focus your thoughts on the amulet, blaring out your dirty laundry for everyone to hear. And now here you are again, shouting out the gory details. If I were Yagnuts, I'd be hideously embarrassed. And not just for his character name.

You guys need some IC/OOC seperation lessons.

[Asha]

Entire post regarding Berryla..
Was waiting for that.

[Artha]

This thread just went from awesome to GOLD

[Asha]

It's on now.

[Anebriated]

Yeah, I cant believe people are trying to supress it...

[HarmNone]

I wouldn't exactly call it gold. More like lead, I'd say. :(

[ElanthianSiren]

:shocked:

:whocares:

:popcorn:

C'mon, I can't be the only one.

-M

[Miss X]

A letter to his wife??? What a psycho!

[Anebriated]

Dont forget the children Chica.

[CrystalTears]

Okay, all three people in that situation need to seriously unplug.

Relationships are hard enough, why you want to reenact one in a game to the fullest extent is kinda weird to me. Have a relationship with another because you get along great, all fine and good. The second drama crops up, cut it loose. When the game starts to be a job, it's not fun anymore.

[Alfster]

hilarious

[HarmNone]

Not only can I not imagine how people could get themselves into a situation like this in a freaking GAME, I can't imagine why anybody would want to revisit the whole sordid mess here, and now. The whole thing is just stupid.

[Merala]

Wow...

Just wow...

[thornhappy]

This makes me titter like a teenaged schoolgirl.

It also makes me highly pleased with the completely normal friendships I have with the players of my characters' signifigant others.

Just goes to show what kind of BLOODY BERSERK FUCKING PSYCHOS we have in GS, lurking just beneath the surface... (Not that I'm normal or anything, but WTF!!?)

I go laugh now.

[crazymage]

Yagnuts i remember you!

[Asha]

Good name.

[Sean of the Thread]

Hahah f'n awesome.

[Sean of the Thread]

BlackBelushi (9:47:10 PM): yagnuts
TheproverbialWHO (9:47:20 PM): ive known him for YEARS
TheproverbialWHO (9:47:31 PM): he used to plow berylla by that tidal pool
BlackBelushi (9:48:00 PM): ..rofl nice...

[DeV]

rofl @ the virtual plowing of a text based character.

[Ignot]

You cant let this IG stuff get in RL. I talk to people IG and through AIM all the time but know one knows my real name or what i do or where i live. That's just stupid!

Also, i just cant bring myself to cyber b/c in the back of my mind i know it is some 300lb fat guy rubbing himself pretending to be a woman.

That and i just tell people to fuck off they try to cause drama. This game is an escape from reality and stress, not the other way around.

Am i making any sense?

[Merala]

Plow as in...wow...

[Elvenlady]

I'd say that those more true to RPing their chararacters, exercise a greater level of behaviorial restraint on the part of their characters. There is an irony here where the truer RPer is more able to express their character(s) as separate individuals with the principle of detachment, but the carryover of restraint from RL ethics/morals is stronger as they consider their character's actions/personality more seriously.


Amen to that!

[jabberwocky]

You sick sick fucking puppy. You're going to bring a man's daughter into the debacle you've made of your life? I am not, nor will not say he was right cybering with you, however people like you are the reason we have programs like net nanny and v chips, if you intend to screw with a child's mind in such a way. Personally I think you should be tied up in a sack and dropped off the nearest pier for stating something like that. He fucked up admittedly, and should be honest with his wife about what he did, but damn you stupid whore, going to bring his daughter into something that can only damage his relationship with her? over a text based game? damn, youre a stupid selfish fucking whore who obviously has some mental issues...my advice, seek help...seek help now you insane fucking cunt....(cyber stalker)(emotional blackmail)
As for me, i'm now enrolled in the f.b.i's witness relocation program to protect me from her obvious insanity.

[Jolena]

Heh, pot, meet kettle. Kettle, meet pot.

[DCSL]

Whoa there, Sparky. Deep breaths. I'm sure the FBI has better things to do than guard you from the repercussions of your cyber fuckbuddy's anger.

[Artha]

This thread is still awesome. Waiting for Berylla's response...

[jabberwocky]

Whoa there, Sparky. Deep breaths. I'm sure the FBI has better things to do than guard you from the repercussions of your cyber fuckbuddy's anger.

LOL. sorry, not yagnuts here, just disgusted that a so-called human being would threaten the relationship between father and daughter, while possibly doing emotional damage to a child...actually as for myself, i've cybered a few times, and well, i'd rather watch porn, as being a guy, i'm rather visually oriented myself...now if you'll excuse me, i'm going to go grab the latest edition of girls gone wild and rub one off
p.s. i forgot, they're setting up extra wire taps to monitor cyber sex and phone sex so they're probably very busy, which of course, as we all know leads to terrorism....or maybe just chronic whipping of the weasle....so i guess i wouldn't be eligible for their protection...

[DCSL]

I fail to see why you, admittedly not Yagnuts and not Corky, would need protection from her "obvious insanity".

Personally, I don't take Corky's word as gospel for any threats made. She came off as bitchy and vindictive on the amunet, plus the added attention whore aspect of being unable to keep any of this to herself. Something makes me think there isn't a whole lot of character-player seperation going on here.

[Merzbow]

Also, i just cant bring myself to cyber b/c in the back of my mind i know it is some 300lb fat guy rubbing himself pretending to be a woman.

That's the crux of the issue for me... unless you can be sure it's actually a woman at the other end, getting emotionally involved with another character is just... wrong. It's also wrong if you have a wife/girlfriend IRL. There has to be a line which shouldn't be crossed between activities that belong in a game and activities that don't, and this is one of them.

[jabberwocky]

Heh, my apoligies, this'll be my last post for a bit, as my next class starts shortly. First off, if she threatened to do something that disgusting(by which i mean damage a father-daughter relationship so that she gets her way) in rl, then there's not much that she wouldn't be willing to do, as obviously she's not the nurturing sort(last time i dated a sane woman, her general instinct towards children was to protect and nurture them), which caused me to think, if she's willing to do that much damage to that relationship, god knows what she would do to me(perhaps castrate me? tie me up and have me raped by bulls? who knows, perhaps all of the above) so I probably would need the witness protection program since if she reads this, ill probably induce her ire. as for corky's word, i dont actually know her, but have seen threats and accusations that berylia has made towards someone i have known for several years now, who i know for a fact has not attempted to "steal her man" (rp here people, it's just a text based game, rp people). biting my tounge was farily easy as it didnt matter to me, however I admit the threat to destroy a father-daughter relationship did anger me, and to be honest, based on the behavior I have seen exhibited by berylia, on more than one occassion, I have to say that compared to berylia word, corky's word is gold. and check the posts, who started this subject, obviously looking to make conversation( or attention whoring) of it?....poor poor me...er i mean poor poor berylia :) have a good one, I'll check back in five hours or so

[Asha]

Definately not English class.

[Stunseed]

I hope your next class is some type of English course, involving not writing like you are seven.

[Stunseed]

Damn you Nevermind!

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

Wow. THat's the first time I've actually had to read other people's posts for context clues to figure out the actual posts I want to read.

Jabberwocky: grammar, paragraphs, spelling. Those three things could go a long way to make you sound less like a raving lunatic and more like an intelligent person who's far more believable than the person you're trying to insult.

Berllya is not the attention whore, IMO. She didn't air out all of her dirty laundry, just posed an open-ended question. Who cares what inspired that question? Most of us don't, and she didn't presume to think we do. It's you and other people coming on here and putting it all out there for everyone to see and getting your panties in a twist.

[Berylla]

Wow, this thread is awesome!

I can't wait to see what happens next!!

[Berylla]

Oh shoot...I just realized that I think people are waiting for me.

Well you'll have to wait because if there was a true thing about what that person posted then I would have to answer ... but I didn't see anything worth answering.

I didn't bring up any names, nor would I. I never answered to the rantings on the amunet either - the girl is mad that something bad happened and it seems she can't keep her character straight from her real life.

Yag's a great guy and a lot of fun to play Gemstone with....stuff happens sometimes, though. Everyone seems to have some interesting stories.

For the record, the reason I started this thread was because the whole thing really DID keep me up one night. When I have something to mull over, I can't sleep. Not too uncommon, I suppose.

As for all that ranting....it's kind of scary, isn't it? I really don't get to play Gemstone too much but if I did, I suppose I'd be a bit nervous about the psychochick lurking in the corner. Good thing I have a life.

I'm sure I'll have a good laugh with Yagnuts later on over what was posted here. If he did say those things about my character (or were they about me? It's not clear) then I would chalk it up to him being upset with me, nothing more.

[davisc13]

Im gald you can find humor in your sick psyco mind, I believe it was you who said .....Yeah, that was pretty funny, wasn't it? Of course you didnt have to name names, the person you replied to had already done that for you. The only true thing you said here was, Yag's a great guy and a lot of fun to play Gemstone with. Will he get as good a laugh out of it as you? I Doubt that. And I doubt he'd lie for you and say he made all that up, besides I assure you I'm not the only one who knows the truth. It wasnt my rl life that I involved here, not even close to it, and I sure didnt threaten anyone elses, RL or IC

[Alfster]

I Doubt that. And I doubt he'd lie for you and say he made all that up, besides I assure you I'm not the only one who knows the truth.

Fill us in fucker

[Berylla]

Im gald you can find humor in your sick psyco mind, I believe it was you who said .....Yeah, that was pretty funny, wasn't it? Of course you didnt have to name names, the person you replied to had already done that for you. The only true thing you said here was, Yag's a great guy and a lot of fun to play Gemstone with. Will he get as good a laugh out of it as you? I Doubt that. And I doubt he'd lie for you and say he made all that up, besides I assure you I'm not the only one who knows the truth. It wasnt my rl life that I involved here, not even close to it, and I sure didnt threaten anyone elses, RL or IC

Sounds like you're still pretty mad. I said it before and I'll say it again, I feel very badly for what happened and I feel terrible that you've come away from it obviously harboring a lot of RL feelings for and about what occurred.

I have said repeatedly that I don't know you and have no opinion of you other than the nastiness I have seen in the game and here. I truly wish you the best and I hope you can get on with things.

Remember, this is a game. I play GS to have fun, no other reason.

This reminds me of the guy who cheats on his wife and then sits back and watches the girlfriend and the wife go at it. I've heard a lot of stories about that sort of thing happening and I think it's all just a lot of misdirected anger. If the guy won't talk to you anymore and doesn't want to see you anymore, why don't you talk to him about it? I really didn't have anything to do with it, that's his choice. Seems to me he's the one that caused this mess.

I'm not upset or angry or looking for attention. Stuff happens, life goes on. Yes, I did find it funny when you were screaming all that nastiness on the net. I only heard a little of it but there were plenty of folks around who filled me in on what I missed. You wouldn't come talk to me and just wanted to air dirty laundry on the net - that was your choice. I would have rather talked to you privately.

It's a game - try to have some fun!

I'm still willing to talk if you want to try and have a sane conversation. I'm not goin to post anything else here, everyone else is enjoying it WAY too much!

[HarmNone]

Thanks. I'm not enjoying it at all.

[Caede]

I Doubt that. And I doubt he'd lie for you and say he made all that up, besides I assure you I'm not the only one who knows the truth.


Fill us in fucker

How the hell did you read and comprehend that post?

[Stanley Burrell]

I tried the whole GS dating IRL crap once.

Let me tell you:

First off, that was $400 dollars for a weekend + half of Monday to get her back to the airport.

She was a super nice and awesome chick; none of this psycho shit I've read up on in this thread, but I don't think this weird tangent can work unless you are super used to living life with an unconventional meaning of the word "relationship."

Like, okay, I could probably do it if it was my hot, single, GS-playing neighbor, maybe.

I don't have any hot, single, GS-playing neighbors, though. Or even weird looking, run-of-the-mill GS-playing fuckers.

Call me old school, but I just can't fathom forming a relationship through hot, kinky rolton attraction, no offense.

GS is a great game, but it is just that, a game!

Which is bad, because sometimes you are trying to do your roleplaying thing, and female leather roguess is like, "OMG, U HAVE MY BABIES! BABIES GO IN A CRIB!" Except it is thoughtfully roleplayed out. Better.

And I just have to take it like a man, and do these 180's of acting extra retarded and not heterosexual to fend off these harpies.

Alright, peace y'all.

[Back]

How the hell did you read and comprehend that post?

They speak the same psycho-babble. Or, they both got burninated.

[StrayRogue]

Do they actually teach basic grammar and sentence structure in rural America anymore?? There's two people in this thread whom seem to be lacking in both...

[Merala]

I have excellent spelling and grammar. Not always in IM's or anything, but I can write a paper like no one's business! I <3 English!

[jabberwocky]

public class GrammerFile

{
public static void main(String[] args){



System.out.print("My apoligies for not meeting your grammatical standards");
System.out.print(", however I was greatly disgusted by the actions of");
System.out.println(" one so-called Lady Berrylia.");
System.out.println(" ");
System.out.print("If you are curious, I was going to my mandatory art");
System.out.print(" class, although be assured the logs and posts shall be");
System.out.print(" read and evaluated in my mandatory psychology class");
System.out.println(" for my next topic, that of wisdom.");
System.out.println(" ");
System.out.print("In all likelyhood, you are right, the im's and");
System.out.print(" conversations logged on whichever graphical user interface");
System.out.print(" an individual uses to access the mud Gemstone IV");
System.out.println(" were all edited or completely imagined.");
System.out.println(" ");
System.out.print("Unfortunately I was working with limited time on my previous posts");
System.out.print(" with the additional handicap that I rarely post, ");
System.out.println("I did not consider the readability of said post(s).");
System.out.println(" ");
System.out.print("So, I'll conceded and go with the status quo to avoid");
System.out.println(" further flaming of my writing abilities.");
System.out.println(" ");
System.out.print("Berrylia is a saint who should be beatified (as you make ");
System.out.print("her out to be someone similar to Mother Theresa)");
System.out.print(" not considered an insane, attention whore who threatened the");
System.out.print(" relationship between father and daughter. In closing surely, ");
System.out.print("by your own published opinions,");
System.out.print(" should she chose to have children, they shall be ");
System.out.println("gods and goddesses who should rightfully rule the world.");
System.out.println("");
System.out.println("End of message");
}
}


This message was written for a java compilier, for a view of semi-correct grammer, please compile and execute said file. I make no claims as to the accuracy of spelling beyond the syntax.

[StrayRogue]

Shame it doesn't teach you how to use paragraphs as well.

[jabberwocky]

Thanks for qc'ing, however I didn't wish to confuse you with too many sentances or thoughts at once, so I figured it best to break up my post sentence by sentence for those of us in a more rural setting.

After all our ability to comprehend blocks of ideas is obviously deficient.

[Miss X]

I think you're all equally as insane. Go away.

[TheEschaton]

Vic, I'd probably act the same way if you ever sex0red some other guy in a text based game and left me (IE, my character) with a broken heart. Forget the fact that I (my character) am a celibate giantman priest who isn't really interested in short, bouncy halfling empaths.


Or, I might just get over you. I'll have to think about it. My people'll call your people.

-TheE-

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

(Stan's post about Gemstone relationships and leather rogues)

My boyfriend and I were never "official" and exclusive until after he'd come out to Seattle to visit me. The first visit was amazing, and as corny as it sounds, he could understand me in ways that a lot of other people never could. It wasn't love at first talk but it was damn near close to love at first sight. After that meeting we knew we couldn't see other people and just keep an open relationship, we became exclusive, and so began our long distance relationship. Nearly two years and $15,000 later I've finally moved in with him.

We saw eachother pretty much every month, and though it was fleeting it was what we held onto during that time. Distance only makes the heart grow fonder, and though this isn't true for everyone, I know for Mike and I when we fight or have problems, sometimes it just takes looking through those old emails and flight itineraries and remembering what it was like to never get to see the one you love to realize that it doesn't matter he didn't buy the right kinda apples at the Grocer's, you're just happy to be together. ^_^

</sappy love story>

[Sean of the Thread]

Pathetic.

[Merzbow]

A giantman porking a halfling... now that would be an interesting sight.

[Tolwynn]

A giantman porking a halfling... now that would be an interesting sight.


Go ask Stunseed about the Wavedancer for that one.

[Hips]

Not only is it giantman + halfling, it's incest!!

[Atlanteax]

I can see Stunseed now... "The Goggles... they do nothing!!!"

[Stunseed]

It was the best porn scene I've seen in ye....

Wait a minute! That's gross! You can't even put Rod A into Slot B in that situation.

[jabberwocky]

Thank you all for the flames, especiall you StrayRogue, as you're the flamer that I used for an example in a paper due today, and one due next week. You have no idea how many forums and posts I had to participate in to get the types of responses flames that I got here. Even my other posts on this bbs, written in the same style, received no flaming responses. I thought that I was screwed, and would be without examples of how to be flamed, and what comprises flaming. Fortunately the gemstone unoffical forums did not let me down.
So I do say, thank you for your efforts and help. Although I will say that I was disappointed that no one flamed me about the comment about censorship in a post that contained as much profanity as I use in a weeks time. I left oh so many openings. Thanks folks.

[Jolena]

Well aren't you smart. :rolleyes: (damned broken roll eyes emoticon!)

P.S. Telling someone their paragraph structure and grammar habits are atrocious is not so much a flame as just commentary on the lack of these things. If you want flaming, you should check out a few other posts in this thread instead. Especially the comments about being a dirty whore, etcetera.

[StrayRogue]

Thank you all for the flames, especiall you StrayRogue, as you're the flamer that I used for an example in a paper due today, and one due next week. You have no idea how many forums and posts I had to participate in to get the types of responses flames that I got here. Even my other posts on this bbs, written in the same style, received no flaming responses. I thought that I was screwed, and would be without examples of how to be flamed, and what comprises flaming. Fortunately the gemstone unoffical forums did not let me down.
So I do say, thank you for your efforts and help. Although I will say that I was disappointed that no one flamed me about the comment about censorship in a post that contained as much profanity as I use in a weeks time. I left oh so many openings. Thanks folks.

I hope to god its not for anything above grade school work, because you can't write for shit.

And I haven't even tried to flame you yet. Not by a long shot.

In fact I offered some fair advice. People might actually take your retardation more seriously if it was presented in a READABLE way.

[Skirmisher]

Thank you all for the flames, especiall you StrayRogue, as you're the flamer that I used for an example in a paper due today, and one due next week. You have no idea how many forums and posts I had to participate in to get the types of responses flames that I got here. Even my other posts on this bbs, written in the same style, received no flaming responses. I thought that I was screwed, and would be without examples of how to be flamed, and what comprises flaming. Fortunately the gemstone unoffical forums did not let me down.
So I do say, thank you for your efforts and help. Although I will say that I was disappointed that no one flamed me about the comment about censorship in a post that contained as much profanity as I use in a weeks time. I left oh so many openings. Thanks folks.

Glad we could help!

[thornhappy]

Thank you all for the flames, especiall you StrayRogue, as you're the flamer that I used for an example in a paper due today, and one due next week.

Such bullshit. And if it's true, that makes it about 50 million times funnier.

[Asha]

Papers on flamers.
That's so stupid it's beyond stupid. You're making out you came here for the purpose of being flamed? Which I'm sure if you weren't in the first place this 'paper on flaming' wouldn't have existed.
You've been a joy.

[CrystalTears]

Only weirdos like Teeoncy write papers about forum posters and their attitudes.

Hmm....

[sst]

I miss the drama of GS sometimes =(

[Berylla]

I miss the drama of GS sometimes =(

You're not missing much!

[Artha]

I'm not goin to post anything else here, everyone else is enjoying it WAY too much!
Just sayin.

[sst]

Only weirdos like Teeoncy write papers about forum posters and their attitudes.

Hmm....

Has Teeoncy made any visits lately CT?

[CrystalTears]

Has Teeoncy made any visits lately CT?
Not that I know of, but you never know. She just happens to be the only one I know who would admit, or even say, that they wrote a paper or spoke to a professor about how forum posters behave.

[Axhinde]

Let's see....

Axhinde could think of three relationships he regrets doing what he did.

Also, I regret not snagging Jolena with my rogue before Stunseed. Har!

As an announcement, Axhinde will be returning very soon.

[FinallyDomesticated]

He used my email to send me a script to Illistim.

We weren't dating or anything else in GS beyond hunting partners.

He walked on to the dais and whispered that he ahem did things as he thought about me.

I got freaked out and avoided him.

He then took five minutes to work through my email address, figure out my name, find my phone number, find the phone number of my apartment complex and find the local police department.

He called the police department and had them come check on me.

He called the apartment complex dozens of times leaving messages and requesting that they come unlock my apartment to make sure I was okay.

He called my husband at the time who told him he was insane. He responded by telling my husband he doesn't understand true love and that we are soul mates.

He was told to never call or contact again by my husband which inspired him to demand my husband to "Ready your blade, Sir, the challenge is forthcoming."

[Back]

He used my email to send me a script to Illistim.

We weren't dating or anything else in GS beyond hunting partners.

He walked on to the dais and whispered that he ahem did things as he thought about me.

I got freaked out and avoided him.

He then took five minutes to work through my email address, figure out my name, find my phone number, find the phone number of my apartment complex and find the local police department.

He called the police department and had them come check on me.

He called the apartment complex dozens of times leaving messages and requesting that they come unlock my apartment to make sure I was okay.

He called my husband at the time who told him he was insane. He responded by telling my husband he doesn't understand true love and that we are soul mates.

He was told to never call or contact again by my husband which inspired him to demand my husband to "Ready your blade, Sir, the challenge is forthcoming."

This thread just keeps getting better and better.

[Jolena]

Let's see....

Axhinde could think of three relationships he regrets doing what he did.

Also, I regret not snagging Jolena with my rogue before Stunseed. Har!

As an announcement, Axhinde will be returning very soon.


Aww, shucks. :D

[ciaofornow]

Worst thing ever thanks to Gemstone
I met a guy from with the smallest dick.

[Shari]

He used my email to send me a script to Illistim.

We weren't dating or anything else in GS beyond hunting partners.

He walked on to the dais and whispered that he ahem did things as he thought about me.

I got freaked out and avoided him.

He then took five minutes to work through my email address, figure out my name, find my phone number, find the phone number of my apartment complex and find the local police department.

He called the police department and had them come check on me.

He called the apartment complex dozens of times leaving messages and requesting that they come unlock my apartment to make sure I was okay.

He called my husband at the time who told him he was insane. He responded by telling my husband he doesn't understand true love and that we are soul mates.

He was told to never call or contact again by my husband which inspired him to demand my husband to "Ready your blade, Sir, the challenge is forthcoming."


And its things like THIS, that make me glad I haven't had any character relationships yet. Sweet holy Jesus.

[Stabbyrogue]

He was told to never call or contact again by my husband which inspired him to demand my husband to "Ready your blade, Sir, the challenge is forthcoming."

I dont post. But fucking hilarious.

[Olanan]

And its things like THIS, that make me glad I haven't had any character relationships yet. Sweet holy Jesus.

Soon enough. :smug:

[Ignot]

And its things like THIS, that make me glad I haven't had any character relationships yet. Sweet holy Jesus.

Agreed, it is also why i avoid myspace like the plague...i hate myspace.

[CrystalTears]

It's funny when people bring up myspace. I don't get any problems on myspace, but then, I only deal with friends and never let in anyone I haven't spoken to or met at some level. I never get harrassed or bothered. I guess it can be what you make of it. :shrug:

[Asha]

Agree CT

[TheEschaton]

I have an open profile on MySpace and have never had a problem. But then again, I'm a 25 year old guy. Most of the pervs are from my demographic, not seeking them.

-TheE-

[Leetahkin]

When I first started up my Myspace site, I had that I was looking for both friends and dating. Once I got a few rather creepy emails from people, I changed it to just friends. I haven't been bothered since, and quite frankly forget about that site most of the time.

[Artha]

MySpace is awesome.

[Asha]

Hugely off topic.
But I have to say Myspace is a very important tool my friends and I use to arrange when to meet up, go out and party ect. My phone would be red hot without it and I hate being on the phone.

[Madmox]

Like federation that really old Text-based intersteller trucking game? I remember that from when GS was still on AOL. heh

-Khirdahn


My main character plays a celibate priest. And the reason is because IG relationships that turned into a RL relationship in another game (Federation) totally fucked me.

-TheE-

[TheEschaton]

Yup...I played Federation long before GSIV (Edited to add: Or any instance of Gemstone).

If you want to complain about a game, go look at what Federation is doing these days:

www.ibgames.net

[Warriorbird]

Is it just me or does IB Games sound like Irritable Bowel games?

[TheEschaton]

IB Games was around long before I ever heard of IBS. They were on GEnie with Gemstone back in the day.

-TheE-

[Sean]

I was really hoping this was being bumped for more drama, I'm just left feeling let down now.

[Merala]

Me too...

[Asha]

I was really hoping this was being bumped for more drama, I'm just left feeling let down now.

And again. Thanks Merala.

[Deathravin]

When I was a teenager, I never really believed that whole 'raging hormones' thing. I still think it's only half the story though - You have raging hormones AND feelings are new and untested AND you have no basis for comparison for people, relationships or these feelings. As you grow up, you gain some perspective and learn how to 'feel' properly.

That being said, I had a 'girlfriend' IG for a long while when I was 14. I had told her I was 28 IRL - not sure why... She knew my name (back when we were on AOL my SN was my first initial and last name), and we spoke OOC all the time. I played every single day all day long and we basically just spend all day, every day at a table. We would go hunting maybe once a week, but mainly it was just to sit and talk.

So one day I started having a pain and was taken to the ER, and had surgery... I was out of the game for 3-4 days. She takes my last name, looks it up in my city (not tough to find my last name, it's rare) and finds my parents phone number and calls them. I talk to her when I get back home and confess I'm really 14 yada yada yada. She falls out of favor with me and I am just wrecked. WRECKED. A 14 year old who is in what he believes is love, and she just walks away.

I didn't really stalk her, but I'd try to see where she was or if she was in game... what she was doing... Talk to her friends, I did as much stalking as I could do without calling her every day or calling her a whore on the officials on every topic...

Now I'm 25, married, and trying to have kids. I understand WHAT love is now, what my problems were back then and why I over-reacted. If my RL wife wanted to start playing GS, I doubt we'd get married IG or anything, but we might tell others we were a couple. We sort of had the same thing in FFXI for a while...

I've found that people that react this way are just... well.. crazy. It's the same thing as why husbands kill their cheating wives and why people stalk movie stars... They are insane with love - the rational part of the brain just snaps and you are left with pure emotion and raw instinct. Mainly they don't know what love is, why they feel that way or what they can do to stop it. First love is the hardest love, that's for sure. It took me a long time to get over that young love, but I eventually found more RL persuits and I never let myself slip into that kind of IG relationship. It's just not for me. I don't see any positives come from it - and in my case it was a very negitive point in my life.

[Anebriated]

That is way too serious for the PC, please take your post and feelings elsewhere. That is all. Thank you.

[Doughboy]

Michiko's psycho ex-husband threatening to kill people IRL for hanging out with her.
Edit: Didn't actually lose sleep over any of these, it's just a game.


Rofl...I remember that shit. I wish I had some IM's saved from him..

[Celephais]

I was really hoping this was being bumped for more drama, I'm just left feeling let down now.
Just thought I would re-iterate this, this bump is way way later but the comment is just as relevant.

[CrystalTears]

A teen falling for someone online doesn't surprise or concern me. An adult still letting online relationships get to them... well that's a horse of a different color.

[Deathravin]

Absolutely - But that leads me to believe that a lot of these people that are taking the IC/OOC relationship a bit too far are either A) very young or B) sociopaths.

[Fallen]

Agreed. All internet dating is ridiculous. Myspace is for psychopaths living in a dreamworld.

[Silent_Willy]

Best. Thread. Ever

[Savageheart]

http://ganjataz.com/general-bollocks/images/by-GT/forum-shitz/pot-kettle-black.jpg

[Shifted]

i'm having enough problems irl to worry about ig relationships bothering me. then again, why should i care about ig relationships in the first place?