Don’t you think it is funny?
That I seem to mention role-playing dying around the same time of year every year? I think it’s funny to see that every time I complain, or just mention it in more than a phrase or in several phrases it seems that I’ve done so, almost exactly the year before on numerous of occasions. Like now for instance.
I realize and have always known that it’s me over analysing the facts and pointing it out all the time that also makes it happen, but in the same way makes it happen slower than it should. Because of what I say people sometimes decide to prevent this by changing. Others just tries until they can’t take anymore and the rest just ignores it.
I could just say that I do complain about this because I want to trigger the slowing effect and is using reverse psychology. But that would be a lie you didn’t deserve. There is one thing to lie, but lie when it doesn’t even benefit me in any way is pointless. Speaking of lies I’ve recently found myself using more and more truth recently and less deception that I usually do. This is strange, since it’s mostly my mood that decides why and how when it comes to this kind of thing.
Anyhow, even though role-playing is still living on I think it will be hard to rise the spirits from here on. The golden age is over and now things is just going down. The only thing we can do is to try to keep it level for as long as possible and hope that the small burst you extra will be timed with the rest of the group.
Well, many ideas left anyhow. Now only time will tell how long the enthusiasm and will to play will be maintained.
I dont know, it goes up and down I guess, earlier ive been thinking of writing some small things on youre earlier posts but I didnt find the energy to put something out there, shame on me I guess.
And now it will seem like this will be a temporarily boost when im writing on three posts but I guess they also gave me something to get my energy back.
About the golden age being over, well I guess thats true, but it seems really overly dramatic, when you say things is just going down =).
Well, for me what I found appealing in Nianze when I first started was probably because it was different and you could come with a character concept to you and you would actually try to accommodate and mold it into something interesting.
Also it was a great feeling having a gamemaster that actually wanted to be a GM. I also liked how it was possible to visualize your character in almost any way you wished, some of these things are abit harder to do nowadays I feel but I know thats because the world has become abit more serious and logical, not saying that its a bad thing.
Oh well, became abit of a rant but whatever. Its better than nothing right =)?
As far as I know you are the only one dedicated to Nianze except me at the moment so I think it doesn’t really matter when it comes to you.
I doubt things can get any better than it is now yes. I wouldn’t say it’s impossible but pretty close to it. You cannot live only by playing role-playing games and your life is in a hiatus if you keep to it too much which isn’t good.
So yes, the greatest age of Nianze is probably over. It might be reborn though as a novel or a book if I can become a good enough writer.
And yes, every little bit is better than nothing as I’ve said countless of times. Just saying ok is better than nothing.