615 posts
bits
they / them
even if the morrow is barren of promises, nothing shall forestall my return.
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Post by valka on Jul 28, 2018 1:13:27 GMT
here's a thought i just had - if the site(s) you're on has an au board, and you're afraid of things not working out in canon in a way you like/planned, then you could pretty easily make an open au thread ;o plus, i feel like they might be more intriguing?? like, even something as simple as "marvel au: my character is an avenger, what's yours?" could really interest someone and they might jump in as a fellow superhero or as a supervillain to fight. whatever happens, you're able to learn about someone's character without feeling like what happens has to be canon, and because you've test ran how those characters would interact with each other, you can see about translating that into site canon. like, you could pretty easily end up with a best friend from childhood because you've test ran that chemistry and it just worked for them.
i dunno it's just an idea that suddenly occurred to me but i think it would be super interesting for people to do OTL
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147 posts
bits
she/they
i'll take my chances on the curb here with you.
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Post by asi on Jul 28, 2018 5:26:26 GMT
i love open threads! for me it's a good way to get the ball rolling on newly accepted characters cause i'm not the greatest at plotting with them beforehand (with a few exceptions), so i feel like by the time they're ready to go, most people are like "who tf is that." at least in my mind, i don't actually know how much my wip characters stay in others' periphery, though i think only one of my characters has received an immediate and overwhelming positive response.
it can be difficult for me to actually come up with open thread ideas just cause i quite often need a starting point of some sort to make starters, but i like giving each of my characters an open relatively soon upon acceptance. it's fun to cast it out into the world and see who responds and, from my experience, they can produce some interesting plots you don't expect. one of my character's opens has actually set him on a course for some extreme character development that he absolutely needs (COUGHMILESCOUGH). i don't really respond to other people's opens as often then again i feel like i'm also one of the more frequent posters in the open advertisement thread whoops, but it's still hecka fun to shove someone in there and see where it goes.
tl;dr, i think open threads are great and can get you rping with someone outside your norm, whether it's someone you just haven't really thought about plotting or threading for one reason or another, and can produce some pretty interesting threads if the two characters happen to click really well!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2018 6:29:37 GMT
I like to have a little experience with the characters or lots of brainstorming so i can get a feel for the character dynamic before I really get too into in depth plotting. To me it's lot easier to make worthwhile plots when i know how the character's are likely to behave around each other. As such. open threads are great for that. especially with new character's or character's that seem fun but have shallow apps or plotters that don't give me much to work with.
Despite this I have a love hate relationship with them still. It's very hit or miss as to whether or not I'm going to get a reply most the time and even when i do there's no promising that it's going to be from someone that will help keep the thread dynamic and fun. On top of that some character mixes just end up being... boring. Sometimes you end up better off ending the thread and trying again. not that that's a bad thing but it can be hard to actually just do it.
For the most part though I enjoy them because they can still keep things suprrising after all, you aren't 100% suire where they are going to go like plotted threads.
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435 posts
bits
she / her
you're a world away, somewhere in the crowd. in a foreign place, are you happy now?
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Post by 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚒 on Jul 29, 2018 5:02:20 GMT
i am totally fine making open threads, but jumping into them is not... my thing. usually, i try to make communication type opens to get a feel of how other people react to random things like that. but if i do go out and make a full para style open, i am always on edge. like what if no one likes this. what if the concept is stupid. what if this was a huge mistake. etc, etc, etc.
my anxiety plays such a major role in my actual roleplaying that i just... don't do a lot of things. posting in plotters included. but that i find much easier. at least then, a favorable scenario can come into play. and i'm not really wondering if it's worth going through, because i'll have feedback from the person i'm threading with. it just feels... more comfortable that way.
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amorphous blob
934 posts
bits
they/them
crush me til i die
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Post by ulla on Jul 30, 2018 16:03:56 GMT
as an admin, i love seeing open threads. i know it's been mentioned already, but they're a great in for newer members which i think is really important especially on sites that have been around for awhile and have an established core of members who have been writing together for a long time. it can be intimidating to jump in on that! and open threads can do a really good job at removing that intimidation factor. a couple of times now, i've run open thread promotional events (that give members bonuses for creating and joining opens) and i like to think they've been relatively successful!
as a member, i personally have mixed feelings about them! i rarely jump into opens and rarely create them simply because i'm really not a fan of "fluff" threads that have zero direction -- so usually if i make an open thread, i make it with a specific goal in mind that'll only take a few back and forths to reach completion as an easy out if the interaction just proves to be flat.
personally, i'm a plotting machine. i'll jump into your plotter and throw 10+ plots at you with all of my characters and all of your characters. do i expect threads to come out of all of them? no of course not, but i love drawing connections and feel it's a great way to familiarize yourself with other people even if those plots don't turn into threads right away.
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Army-Crushing Star
273 posts
bits
They/She
All my attempts to rp end in failure, so now I'm a solo act.
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Post by Benetnasch on Jul 30, 2018 22:14:26 GMT
My open threads net far more positive results than my awkward plotters. I love plotted threads too, but I have difficulty arranging ones w/o friends. I make pretty decent characters, but I'm really shy so reaching out to people can be hard. Plus open threads can be really engaging with the right people. Good for getting your feet wet, too.
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18 posts
bits
He/She/They
i don't have any hope of being forgotten, i'm comfortable like this
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Post by daze on Jul 31, 2018 0:13:34 GMT
Open threads = some of my weirdest results, rp-wise. I love them, but I hate making them. I'm much better at being the follow-up writer LOL. I find plotting every little detail out can sometimes make stuff feel stale. Or I'll start roleplaying and realize halfway through that things are derailing hard, and wow hope my rp partner's okay with that!! ;;
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