App

[Skeeter]

Hi I'm a new player and I submitted an app a bit over 24 hours ago, I was just wondering if it's possible I did something wrong?

The character is showing up on the list so does this mean the imms have read it/haven't accepted or just haven't read it?

[Skeeter]

Having a good time reading through all the documentation in the mean time, looks great

Hope I can offer some good RP situations for the other players and fit in.

[solera]

Welcome, especially if you are an offpeaker!    I'm sure you will be able to fit in, and don't forget to use help chat if you get stuck. One piece of advice, use Quit rooms to quit before exiting the game. A lot of new players, including myself back in the day, don't.
Sorry I can't help with your problem, I forget between PC's many of the details of character apps.

[Skeeter]

That's alright, thank you for the welcome!

I actually work from home so my hours of playing are very wide-spread. Some nights I may be on all night - or all day.

I've played other RPIs so it shouldn't be too hard getting grips with ARM, though it does seem like the kind of game I want to play - harsh yet just.

Totally digging the whole RP > CODE thing to, had a lot of issues in other muds where people would out-right refuse to RP during conflict and just wanted to go to code every time

[Harmless]

have you gotten in-game yet?

One hint, your character can't get approved by staff if you're currently logged in.

If you supplied an email for your account when you made it, you will get an email when your character is approved.

While waiting for a character to be approved (or rejected, in which case you'll have a chance to resubmit), you should be completely logged out of the mud. In the meantime, feel free to peruse the GDB, the website, and keep an eye on your email. Or, check in the mud by logging in quickly every three or so hours.

That's my advice. I'm not staff so maybe one of them can weigh in soon.

[Rahnevyn]

Hi Skeeter,

I don't normally check the app queue during my work day, but I peeked in and saw you were online. Unfortunately staff members cannot review your app while you're connected to the mud. If you log out, that should make the process go quicker.

[Harmless]

slight derail, but would it be cool if staff just force-disconnected someone who would be approved were it not for being logged in?

[Barsook]

slight derail, but would it be cool if staff just force-disconnected someone who would be approved were it not for being logged in?

It would.

[Skeeter]

Haha, I'm a complete moron, I've been keeping my mud constantly online just to keep checking

Sorry guys, I'm offline now. Will just check my email from now on hehe.

[Skeeter]

I will admit it's a bit interesting of a system to not allow for that kind of work-around, but it's still my fault for being overly anxious to get in and not notice any messages warning me

But yeah, I think cause the game's so dated - the way the player files are setup are to avoid tampering/bugs etc, so they've done it as a fail-safe to prevent any mishaps with PFILES, which is understandable but can still be sorted out - maybe someone should get in touch with some staff and discuss it at length.

[Barsook]

There is a warning when you submit your app.

[Skeeter]

That's what I mean, I was being a bit over eager and tunnel visioned on getting in game Didn't notice the notice, so to speak.

[Harmless]

Patience, sandhopper. You'll be freed of your boots soon enough. 

[Skeeter]

Already IG and having some cracking good RP.

I'M A HAPPY CAMPER!

[Barsook]

W00t!  Dibs on his boots!!!

[Skeeter]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTcVprNH3ns

This expresses my content.

[valeria]

Haha, I'm a complete moron, I've been keeping my mud constantly online just to keep checking

Sorry guys, I'm offline now. Will just check my email from now on hehe.

Better solution: open email, F5 F5 F5 F5 F5    For your next dude.

[Skeeter]

Just an update for any that are curious: things are going splendid and I've not had so much RP fun in years. I only hope my standards are good enough to eventually be considered for karma to make some pretty awesome concepts I have brewing in my mind - though I'm in no rush.

[RogueGunslinger]

Being a good roleplayer and sticking around for a while is enough to get you your first couple Karma. Just make sure you're sending in character reports so they have an idea who you are and what you're doing. Otherwise you might slip through the cracks.

[Barsook]

I would also suggest sending your first one after your PC is accepted to explain more in depth what are the goals and how you will do them.

[Skeeter]

My character already has so much going on.. Would the imms be okay with me covering a lot in a single report?

[Barsook]

They would.  Some of us do submit long ones.  But keep in mind, it's weekly reports.

[Delirium]

What I would suggest for highly detailed situations is to write biography entries and then summarize them for the report.

That way you can give staff a heads up on what's going on, and point them to a biography entry for more detail.

It can be tough to keep up with bios, but it's very worth it when you manage to do so!

[Rahnevyn]

What I would suggest for highly detailed situations is to write biography entries and then summarize them for the report.

That way you can give staff a heads up on what's going on, and point them to a biography entry for more detail.

It can be tough to keep up with bios, but it's very worth it when you manage to do so!

This is great advice for everyone.

[Skeeter]

I'll keep the bio thing in mind for my next week report, for sure.

Is it allowed to say which character you play IG or is it not allowed?

I know you can't discuss IC things, but is it okay to be like "I play bla" on forums?