How's My Driving? - January 2016

[wearethecrystalmods]

HOW'S MY DRIVING?

Happy New Year to everyone in Cosmographia, and welcome to our first ever game-wide How's My Driving post! This is a venue for the players of Cosmographia to give and receive feedback on their roleplaying here in the game. Critique and praise are both welcome here -- this is, after all, a feedback post.

Posting to the HMD is not mandatory. This is simply a place for our players to get some feedback on how they've been playing if they'd like to get some!

You can post to the HMD using the following form:

<b>Name:</b> (Your name!) <b>Characters In-Game:</b> Character Name (<user name=journal name>) (Who are you currently playing in Cosmographia?) <b>Other Methods of Contact:</b> (What's the best way to contact you? Do you have a private HMD you would prefer people to use?) <b>Notes:</b> (Are there any things in your RPing you're aiming to improve? Anything you'd like specific feedback on?)

As this is our first HMD, anon commenting will not be enabled and sock accounts will not be allowed. This may be subject to change in future, depending on player feedback.

Again, Happy New Year to everyone and thank you for sticking with us through it!

- The Cosmographia Mods

Comments

Sarah | AU Hero's Duty Space Marine Wreck-It Ralph

[wreckyeah]

Name: Sarah
Characters In-Game: AU Hero's Duty Space Marine Wreck-It Ralph - wreckyeah
Other Methods of Contact: Messaging this journal, messaging my main journal (mewtwowarrior), and my Plurk (MewtwoWarrior)
Notes: I'd love any and all crit on how I play Ralph. Thanks!

[fabulous_generosity]

Name: Kaitou
Characters In-Game: Rarity fabulous_generosity, Erica Hartmann ultra_ace
Other Methods of Contact: drskirk
Notes: Feedback is appreciated

xiilnek | Stanley Pines

[goodguygrifter]

Name: Xiilnek
Characters In-Game: Stanley Pines (goodguygrifter)
Other Methods of Contact: Messaging this journal, xiilnek, or Stan's hmd
Notes: I just started with him so I don't have any specific concerns, but if anyone is noticing anything I could improve on please feel free to leave examples and suggest things! Also feel free to let me know about any sorts of shenanigans you'd like to see Stan get up to in the future.

[dirteater]

hey xiil! you know how picky i am about stan so i'm gonna give you some honest feedback.

you're doing great, honestly! really keeping with the tone of the show while also adapting it to this new setting. though i sometimes notice that your voice gets a little weaker as a thread gets deeper and to be real i suffer from that too. if you're feeling like that then you should just give this a quick listen as a refresher! keep on keepin on, bud.

[crabmunicator]

Kind of a side comment, but from what bits I've seen in talking to you about Stan and other threads I've glimpsed at, I like that you aren't afraid to... for lack of better phrase, expand him beyond the bounds of how he is in the show. He's a kid's cartoon character, and a Disney character on top of that, but he is the sort of character that you know would have a fouler mouth (for example) around other adults/in given environments, especially given his rough past. So it's nice to see that happen. It reads as natural and fitting, rather than an effort to butch him up from the show portrayal, especially given that he does hold back around younger characters.

In other words, as a stylistic choice it's not strictly a canon thing, but it feels right and I approve.

Nabi | Karkat Vantas

[crabmunicator]

Name: Nabi
Characters In-Game: Karkat Vantas (crabmunicator)
Other Methods of Contact: alchemicalheart, and I've got an HMD here, but replying to this comment is perfectly fine!
Notes: New to the game, but it's been a while since I've played Karkat fresh from canon (about a year), so some feedback on how I'm doing there would be nice. I feel pretty confident, but hey, outside eyes can't hurt.

[connie_maheswaran]

Name: Pedro
Characters In-Game: Connie! (connie_maheswaran)
Other Methods of Contact: elpedrososama on email, PLURK and AIM.
Notes: Just hope I'm doing right by her!

[unit31]

Name: Claire
Characters In-Game: Labrys (unit31), Super Sonico (torya)
Other Methods of Contact: PMing one of my journals is the best way, currently! If you have me added on plurk (monocleclaire) then you can also send me a PP there. As for a private HMD, Labrys and Sonico both have HMD/contact posts!
Notes: As well as general RP feedback, I'd also like to note that Cosmographia is my first real mod outing and I'd like to hear how I'm doing! Is there anything I'm doing particularly well that you'd like more of, anything I'm flubbing on that you guys think I need to improve? Any feedback you guys have for me at all would be totally fantastic!

[stopdestroyingmythings]

Name: Goldude
Characters In-Game: Kebi (snake_with_a_cape), Flowey (your_best_friend), Peridot (stopdestroyingmythings)
Other Methods of Contact: AIM @ sirdudeofgol, Email @ mk5dude@gmx.com & GQLDUDE@gmail.com, Plurk @ SirDudeOfGol
Notes: I've been awau and may have gotten shaky with voices. Am I doing alright?

Revise | Shun Kurosaki

[revolutionfalcon]

Name: Revise
Characters In-Game: Shun Kurosaki (revolutionfalcon)
Other Methods of Contact: For general stuff, reviseleviathan, and Shun has a private HMD.
Notes: I've been around a lot less than I'd like recently due to various reasons, and it might affect how much feedback some can provide.

Olivia | Beatrice

[dirteater]

Name: Olivia
Characters In-Game: Beatrice (dirteater)
Other Methods of Contact: plurk: sugarspankhorn
Notes: Beatrice at this canon point is a little tough to pin down because a lot of the reason she acts the way she does is due to circumstance. Taking away those circumstances what are you left with? I'm playing her under a lot of assumptions and I wonder if she reads like herself to outside parties. I have so many doubts when playing Beatrice and I would really like some feedback. Please be harsh I need that shit.

Re: Olivia | Beatrice

[girl_at_the_window]

i want to be harsh but every time i try to put together a scathing critique it winds up dissolving into flailing about lesbirds. oops. welp.

[hasmovedon]

I think it helps a lot that you've also drawn from your readings of the comics and been proactive in finding Beatrice CR.

You've done a good job keeping her general standoffishness and general done-ness, which I don't think is an unreasonable extrapolation considering she has so many siblings. As someone who grew up with little cousins who lived with me, it's exhausting and a lot of the time you just want to curl up in your corner and be your own person instead of being someone else's babysitter or entertainment. Her sense of self-imposed responsibility also makes sense outside of the bluebird ordeal in light of her younger siblings, though the bird thing definitely threw it into sharp relief. IDK what I'm doing a lot of rambling to say is that I think a lot of her character traits you've been displaying are ones that aren't wholly dependent on the particular plot of OTGW, so you don't need to worry so much about whether they're 'right' in this new situation.

It's also been a joy to see her step outside of that wall she puts up and get genuinely close to people, and you've done a good job having her do that in the way we've been shown she does: the closer she is to you, the more she makes fun of you.

Honestly my only crit is that sometimes it would be nice to see her really let those walls down and just be vulnerable; I've seen you do that with her before to great effect and so moving forward as she develops in-game it would be cool to see that happen more. A good way to look at it may be that if a lot of how she acts comes from circumstance, focus on the circumstances she has now! She's in a more stable environment, as a human, with a lot of power and agency at her fingertips and a support network that's pretty strong already but has room to grow. I don't know if you have a planned arc for her in-game, but that might be something to consider that'll inform the kind of CR and threads you pursue.

[hasmovedon]

Name: Ink
Characters In-Game: Roland Deschain (hasmovedon)
Other Methods of Contact: You can PM me, hit up on plurk at mister_inkwell. Roland doesn't have a private HMD because I'm a lazy dingus.
Notes: Honestly, I think I'm doing pretty good on an IC front, but if there's anything you've noticed ooc (wonky writing, not leaving enough hooks, etc) please let me know! (And if there's anything on and IC front give me that too, Roland is a weird and complicated character and I'll take all the advice I can get).

[dirteater]

i cant give you crit on an ic front but, as i've said many times before, your roland has such a solid and distinct voice and the way you write him makes him seem like a real person. and i think at the end of the day that's what most of us strive for so!! congratchen you done it.

on an ooc front your writing is superb and you always make sure to add some kind of hook to your replies which makes it so much easier for everyone involved. i really have nothing critical to say honestly?? if i had to be a stickler some thread conclusions feel unsatisfying but that might just be my personal taste talking and honestly it's nothing to get hung up on. youre a good egg.

[0hyes]

Name: Maya
Characters In-Game: Mettaton (0hyes)
Other Methods of Contact: PM this account or hit me up at Mayalex.
Notes: I'm relatively new here, but any and all crit is appreciated! I also have a personal HMD right here!

[dirteater]

i feel like there's a lot that people can get wrong with mettaton and how one can easily slip into a series of obnoxious tildes (god forbid). but you really bring some fun and interesting dialogue that's super enjoyable to read! i haven't read a whole lot of mettaton ex logs tho so i cant say a whole lot on that front alas. but i absolutely love boxy mettaton. what a good.

[cyan_maid]

Name: Elaine
Characters In-Game: Jane Crocker (cyan_maid), Thida (agent3), and Asriel Dreemurr (better2do)
Other Methods of Contact: My Plurk or PMing one of my characters' journals is the best ways of contacting me. Jane, Thida, and Asriel each have their own personal HMD posts that are also great places to leave feedback. Either way, I welcome feedback on all fronts!
Notes: I really want specific feedback on Asriel - I feel like my voice with him is very shaky and some outside perspective would be really great.

[dirteater]

i sometimes feel like your asriel is a little too sheepish? (WHEN REALLY HE SHOULD BE GOAT-ISH LMAO GET IT) i get the stress of being in a new place and also being a.. kid (MAN IM ON A ROLL) but at the same time it still seems a little much, ya dig?

[girl_at_the_window]

Name: Jormy
Characters In-Game: Susan Delgado (girl_at_the_window)
Other Methods of Contact: jormandugr
Notes: I'm aware my activity's been pretty shaky ever since I joined. Sorry about that.

[al2o3cr]

Name: Lyndon
Characters In-Game: Ruby Rose (al2o3cr)
Other Methods of Contact: You can also hit me up on plurk at lovebelievesin or shoot me a message!
Notes: Nothing in particular. Bring it on!

[cuteandquarky]

Name: Stripe
Characters In-Game: Jade Harley (cuteandquarky)
Other Methods of Contact: tehstripe or PMs to this journal!
Notes: Let me know if my Jade characterization seems a bit off - I've been writing her for so long in various AUs that I worry that I get a little too caught up in my own headcanons sometimes. Also, just general RP critique! I'm still kinda-sorta new to dreamwidth, so let me know if I'm doing something kind of weird. (also i am sorry that my tagging speed is wildly inconsistent, holidays are awful)

[hasmovedon]

Personally I've enjoyed your Jade a lot! It's also been a while since I've reviewed Homestuck (because lmao screw that) but she reads very true to my memories of her and she's quite fun to play off of besides. I would comment on how sometimes her dialogue feels a little wooden or awkward, but given how Homestuck is written I think that may actually be purposeful/true to the character voice, considering most of the voice we see is typed/not punctuated/kind of weird in general. So keep on keepin' on!

[monge]

Name: Chinchilla
Characters In-Game: Komasan (monge)
Other Methods of Contact: I have an anon-enabled HMD on this journal, or you could shoot me a PM either here or at Gesomon!
Notes: I'm new to the game, but you can still tell me things!

[caneattheseapples]

You are a humongous nerd like barf you should fix it.

Scott

[foolish_seal]

Name: Scott
Characters In-Game:
Minato Arisato (foolish_seal)(2-game CRAU)
Kassan (vulteran)(Canon OC)
Other Methods of Contact: Other than here, Plurk's the best way to go. It's zicak
Notes: I know I've been failing on speed in general as of late, and I hope to fix that this month. Aside from that, I'm open to anything and everything.

Toggs | Ford Pines/The Author - Gravity Falls

[sixfingerednerd]

Name: Toggs
Characters In-Game: Stanford Pines (sixfingerednerd)
Other Methods of Contact: I can be contacted by pm, or here on Plurk! I also have a personal HMD here if anyone would be more comfortable using that for whatever reason.

Notes: Please don't be afraid to give me a critique! I care very much about staying true to the characters I play, so if anyone has noticed anything iffy about how I write Ford I would really appreciate the heads-up! Even if it's just something you think is inconsequential or not worth bringing up, please go ahead and bring it to my attention - no problem is too small for me to take a look at!

[nailed_it]

Name: Mew
Characters In-Game: Yang Xiao Long (nailed_it)
Other Methods of Contact: PMs to Yang's journal are fine and I can be found at Mewberries I've also got a personal HMD for Yang right here.
Notes: I do know my tagging speed is often inconsisten/slow so apologies in advance there! I've had limited RP time and energy due to job stuff, but I have tried to keep threads from sitting longer than a week without a reply. This isn't really HMD-related but if there's a thread we were doing that I haven't replied back to in awhile that you wanted to continue please do just let me know and I'll do my best to either tag back and continue it or work out a hand-wave!

wwwayfarer

[kelp_for_brains]

Name: wwwayfarer
Characters In-Game: Percy Jackson (kelp_for_brains) (canon character)
Idlei (companiontor) (Journey OC)
Genocide Run!Sans (geetttdunkedon) (canon AU??)
Other Methods of Contact: Sans already has an HMD, but I've yet to post one up for Percy. I probably should.
Notes: Mainly aiming for accurate PTSD stuff given the hells both Sans and Percy have gone through. I can't imagine what it's like and I'm doing my best to emulate, but I'm not sure if it's enough.