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Disney's Princess
I loved the article about learning to take a measured hit so much, I decided to kind-of/sort-of expand upon it. I'd like to discuss the importance of talking with your PvP writer partner. About chatting with your opponent.
[*]2. All Competitive is Cooperative. Learn to share.
[*]3. Your culture, is not my culture. Real Life breeds strange people.
The moral of the story is: If you're PvPing, and NOT PMing somebody every day? Your either missing out on making a new friend, or you're doing something wrong. Haha.
- Jay
- 1. Miscommunications will occur. Ask them why they mean?
I have never been in a PvP thread were I did not have to PM my opponent at least once and say: Can you clarify what you meant by that? Mistakes happen. Misspellings happen. And even drunk posting happens. Haha. So never fear to step back and take a moment to say: Huh? I wonder what they meant by that? Trust me. 2 seconds to send a PM will save you weeks of going: Wait what? That's not what I meant? But you said? Oh gosh. What is going on? ...Haha.
[*]2. All Competitive is Cooperative. Learn to share.
- Respect is not free. Just because someone approaches your character with a sword in hand, does not mean they respect all the hard work and effort you have put into your character. Maybe they don't care. Maybe they just want somebody to test out their new toy on? Maybe they want a good clean death? Who knows? ...The point is. If you don't talk to your opponents writer, you'll never know? So take the time to ask them what they want from this duel. Ask them for their expectations. Ask them for their hopes and dreams. You'd be surprised how often a boring duel can turn into an Epic Duel! When you both decide to just start slinging Tanks at each other with reckless abandon. Haha. But you'll never know, unless you ask?
[*]3. Your culture, is not my culture. Real Life breeds strange people.
- As an American, most Foreigners don't get me. They don't understand my culture, they don't understand my humor, and they don't understand why my Jedi wears bodyarmor. Haha. And vic-versa, I don't understand their culture, I don't understand their language, and I certainly don't understand why their Sith demands to fight me dressed like Dracula. Lol. And these strange cross-culture experiences can lead to weird things inside a duel too. They can lead us to assume things that aren't really true. They can change our perspectives of the people we are writing with. They can make us go: This writer is crazy. I'm not dueling him again. Flamethrowers and Sonic Grenades from an Ewok Jedi? No way. That is so lame. ...Haha. So take the time to remember that not everyone is the same as you. Fourteen year olds going through puberty have a lot on their plate right now. *wink* Go easy on them. Hell, sometimes I even throw the fight just to make them feel better.
The moral of the story is: If you're PvPing, and NOT PMing somebody every day? Your either missing out on making a new friend, or you're doing something wrong. Haha.
- Jay