When and Why [DCU] ?

[Batman]

Hello everyone, this is a thread intended to help new people and also perhaps remind each other and ourselves why we are here.

Below are six short questions which you can answer and freely express what you want.

I'll go first hopping to break the ice.


Questions:

1. When did you join [DCU]? (since Year, months, weeks, days...hours?)

2. Why did you join [DCU]?

3. Why have you stayed with [DCU] for so long (if you have been here for a while)?

4. What do you expect from [DCU]? (especially if you are new)

5. One thing you like about [DCU]?

6. Two things you don't like about [DCU] - something that could be improved upon?



Questions:

1. When did you join [DCU]?

Founding member since January / March 2012

2. Why did you join [DCU]?

I created DCU because I got sick and tired of other Roleplay groups losing sight of what's important about roleplay, which is roleplay itself and giving others the ability and opportunity to cut lose their imagination and really do cool things that you can't do in other places.

3. Why have you stayed with [DCU] for so long (if you have been here for a while)?

I look at the players and I see the people who put effort into it and I don't want to let them down. I keep pushing forward because if I don't, all of the progress we have made thus far would have been for nothing. I'm not ready to let that go or let that die.

4. What do you expect from [DCU] (especially if you are new)?

I expect people to get along; talk and roleplay about things they love and enjoy. Sometimes I get caught up in disgruntled moods where I don't like the interaction or conversations but, then I take a step back and realize...It's not about me in this conversation it's about someone else and their opinion, their values, their thoughts, and what they want to share or express. It's wrong of me to censor that or shut it down especially when I'm not even involved in the conversation.

5. One thing you like about [DCU]?

I like a lot of things about [DCU] but, I would say the hope is what I like most. [DCU] creates hope for me that in the world of Roleplay, it's not just about sex, drugs, cyber bullies, emo kids...It creates hope that there are people that live normal lives and just want to kick back and relax with friends who share the same interests in roleplay and not become malevolent, vicious, jealous, hateful, or obsessive over each other.

6. Two things you don't like about [DCU] - something that could be improved upon?

1. Reliance on me, I feel like a lot of RP hinges on my participation; that everyone is looking for me to make the first move when everything I've tried to do is show people "There's a different way" to do something such as lead an RP group. So, I wish more people would carry their own torch instead of only following behind mine.

I appreciate the support and would rather that than nothing at all...but I see so much potential sitting and collecting dust.

2. Lack of Participation...Real life can be a bear and can really get in the way of a recreation, writing, socializing with friends, and gaming. But all things in moderation, right? I don't expect people to refuse a funeral or turn down a job interview just to hang out at DCU, that's ridiculous. But when you have an opportunity of spare time: You went out with friends last week and are planning this week as well...

Why not split some of that free time with your friends here? I've said it many times that the people you meet here in DCU, if you treat them right...Will be life long friends. I have no doubt about it.


Mine is pretty deep, but you don't have to go as deep as I did. I look forward to seeing other's answers...Even if one is "Bruce is a dick."

[looker]

1. When did you join [DCU]? (since Year, months, weeks, days...hours?)

It's been two years since I've joined DCU. I believe the actual anniversary of the two years will be in June.

2. Why did you join [DCU]?

I joined DCU because the concept of superheroes truly inspires me. I love to write and I feel free when I write. Basically a superhero is everything I could aspire to be as someone who believes in true justice, management of power, and the ability to defend the lives of innocents. While I could have joined any roleplay with superheroes, I chose DCU because well...I totally fan-girled over Batman.

3. Why have you stayed with [DCU] for so long (if you have been here for a while)?

I've stayed with DCU because of the amazing community. People accept me here more than they do among my friend group. Although this isn't a place where I'm looking for moral support. DCU is where I can be heard and valued as a writer. I'm looking for people like me who have an infatuation with the written world as well as the art of story-telling through a community interaction.

4. What do you expect from [DCU]? (especially if you are new)

I always expect people to be nice. However, I do tend to expect more than I should from people so my personal opinion may not matter.

5. One thing you like about [DCU]?

It's really hard to narrow down what I like about DCU, but if I have to pick one...I'd say it's the players who have more imagination than a 4 year old child with a cardboard box on a rainy day.

6. Two things you don't like about [DCU] - something that could be improved upon?

1) People who don't flake on their characters. I understand people have lives, but don't take on a character you don't have time for.

2) WHY SO SERIOUS!? No...seriously. We love all of you and we want you to have fun. If you're not then tell us so we ca fix things!

[Dean]

1. When did you join [DCU]? I don't know, my sense of time is terrible, but I think 2013. 


2. Why did you join [DCU]?
Because I was looking for quality roleplay and the people were cool. 


3. Why have you stayed with [DCU] for so long (if you have been here for a while) I've stayed with DCU because I enjoy all of the people and opportunities to meet new people that it offers, plus people seem to want me around for some reason or another. 


4. What do you expect from [DCU]? Quality Roleplay, haven't been disappointed. 


5. One thing you like about [DCU]?
All da fine ass ladies. no, but seriously, It's a good place to meet people without all the ins and outs of some of the more strict groups. While we have our problems, most everyone works past them and it's a very relaxed atmosphere. 


6. Two things you don't like about [DCU] - 1. There is not enough sex, drugs, cyber bullies, emo kids.
2. Bruce is a dick. 













Kidding, I can't think of two things I don't like. 

[Elaine]

1. When did you join [DCU]? (since Year, months, weeks, days...hours?)

My application is of Mar 12, 2015. I delayed posting it for some time until I got to talk with people that had characters related to mine, which is Elaine.

2. Why did you join [DCU]?

Because I have read Lucifer from Vertigo Comics a lot of times by now, in two languages, and I wanted to try playing the character that I love the most.

3. Why have you stayed with [DCU] for so long (if you have been here for a while)?

Because I like the company and the stories that I have written and that I am still writing with others.

4. What do you expect from [DCU]? (especially if you are new)

I hope that everything stays more or less the same. The nice company and the good stories.

5. One thing you like about [DCU]?

That people do not mind that English is not my first language.

6. Two things you don't like about [DCU] - something that could be improved upon?

I am not sure because I have not been here for a long time. If I think of something then I will edit this.

[Green Lantern]

1. When did you join [DCU]? (since Year, months, weeks, days...hours?)
Long time ago in an rp far far away.

2. Why did you join [DCU]?
I have a love for comics and playing the characters that I do. DCU rps have been where some of the best and most memorable stories I have ever written and created with others have been so when I came to this site and joined the RP, bringing my friends, that was what I was looking to continue.

3. Why have you stayed with [DCU] for so long (if you have been here for a while)?
With as back and forth as things have been over the entirety of it, all I can say is I don't know how to do anything else but keep going forward.

4. What do you expect from [DCU]? (especially if you are new)

5. One thing you like about [DCU]?
I like that when everyone works with each other amazing stories happen.

6. Two things you don't like about [DCU] - something that could be improved upon?
It's an unavoidable thing but I do not like the domination of street level characters. As a player that doesn't really have any, it becomes an overly delicate situation of wanting to rp but also knowing that some people that play street level villains don't enjoy clashing with powered characters or who, for whatever reason, don't fully understand what they're coming up against when facing certain powered characters in rp. This leaves a potential volatile situation especially when, ooc, players aren't the best of friends and in a group as large as this it's natural that not everyone is going to be fluff and candy.

The application process. While I understand that, to a point, it is a nice thing to have since it can let others see if a potential player in the rp is able write well enough (decent grammar and spelling over l33t sp3ak for example), I think here it has become little more than a hoop. A fake showing of legitimacy. This rp has been around for a long time and more than a few of us have been here with it. There've been ups and downs over the course of that time but there we're still here. We know the rp is legitimate. The newest update to it (at the time of this writing) only reaffirms my belief that it has been taken too far. For those that are trying to join, it's akin to an audition for a play where the director's vision of the character is the deciding factor. Now with the recent update, for those of us that have been around it's like a job, but one where you're now at risk for being fired because you don't have an application on file. This is not either of those. Roleplay is a place where one writes and grows one's character without intimidation. Canon roleplay is a place for people to come and bring to life their visions for the characters that they are playing and, while there should be an understanding that "vision" can go too far and people are more so playing a custom with a canon characters skin on, I think the application process has not only lost sight of this in favor appearances, but forgotten it completely.