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Post by Teo Blaze on Mar 26, 2017 11:27:39 GMT -5
Hey guys, so for those who have read my roleplay, I have had some serious thinking to do this week.
It's funny, I have found myself in a very unenviable position as of late. I won't rail about having 2 jobs and 3 grad school classes, you guys know about that.
I mean my position in the federation.
I don't want to come across as whiny or like I'm pointing fingers at you guys, but the fact is that this needs to be said.
This has not been fun for a while now. I hate to say that out loud, because I have always prided myself on being the guy who could bring out the sunshine and the positivity, but...Here's the thing.
More and more I have found myself in a position where it feels as though my place on the card has been...pointless? Every week I keep finding myself in these tag matches where there are no stakes, there is no point. I can do nothing and it won't move me up or down the card. I held the internet title and the People's Championships for so long that I broke records (although whether that record stands remains to be seen) and as a result it seems like people are expecting me to move up to the main event.
But the thing is that I just do not have the time. I mean this genuinely, you guys are some of the hardest working sons of guns in the entire world, and frankly the word count is a brick wall for me. I do not know how to solve this problem, but there is a precedent set that you can auto-win the matches by beating your opponent, so as a result any time a match for any stakes shows up the average word count is expected to be 10k.
I cannot do 10k. I have tried, it does not work out. I've actually missed homework assignments over Spring Break in order to get Roleplays in on time.
And as long as we're doing full disclosure, I've also been running a character in UCI. I don't know if that's frowned upon or whatever, but it's true. And frankly it feels like I have more of a role over there creatively than I do over here. Here I'm just "That guy who was gimmick belt champ" and it's disheartening.
I would love to fix this in a way that is fair to everyone, I would love to say that I am capable of flipping a switch and suddenly being able to keep up. But it's a ceiling.
There is no point in competing because I will always get outworded, and frankly if I were judge, i would also give it to the guy with the higher wordcount.
So I don't know. I would love to continue running Teddy Blaze, but frankly it does not feel like I'm telling a story anymore. I have to struggle, and I mean really rake myself over the coals to get out 2k lately.
And I've been running two characters.
So for the time being, I think I'm going to leave Blaze in the desert. He's not dead, he's not gone, he's just going to find himself. I left it ambiguous as to when it took place, so it could be after he loses on Sunday, whatever you guys want to do with it. But he's just not working as it is right now.
I don't want to come across as bitter or negative, but it feels as though the further up the card I've gotten, the more and more creative control has been taken away from me. I don't feel like I"m writing my own story anymore, I feel like I'm fulfilling a role because someone has to.
That is not a place to create from, that is certainly not a place to be expected to pull 10,000 words from.
I need to get away from championships and tournaments for a bit. The least, I repeat, the LEAST amount of fun I have had doing this has been when there was something on the line. I have gotten anxiety and nightmares over losing titles before, seriously.
I know that I'll never be world champion as long as that wall is in place and I have all of these responsibilities. When Summer comes around my schedule opens way up, but until school and tutoring obligations end, do not expect to see alot of me.
If there is anyone who wants to do a feud and just tell a story, I'd be happy to do that. But it can't be for stakes. It can't be "And then I win a title" I would love to tell a story where I have a bit of control over my segments again.
But I can't do that as long as there's something at stake. I have learned that.
Thank you guys for listening to my rant, I'm going to got to work soon, and thank you in advance for understanding. If you have any advice, please share it.
This is not a retirement, this is not the end of Teddy Blaze.
He's just gone to find himself.
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Post by Brofessor Coach on Mar 26, 2017 11:39:30 GMT -5
Leave the glasses in the desert.
And listen to these sage words of advice.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2017 12:43:03 GMT -5
Hey man, hate to see you go. I wish something could be done about the high word counts. Not to get that argument started again, but I feel it's more difficult creatively to have a lower word count than it is to have total freedom.
If anyone gives you shit about having a character in another fed, even if it's UCI,, they can just suck a big fat one. There's been many people in WCF over the years who have pulled double duty as members of another fed while still here. Curt did it, Price did it, hell even Seth did it. I could give a long list of people in more than one fed while a member here.
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Post by Teo Blaze on Mar 26, 2017 12:45:14 GMT -5
Hey man, hate to see you go. I wish something could be done about the high word counts. Not to get that argument started again, but I feel it's more difficult creatively to have a lower word count than it is to have total freedom. If anyone gives you shit about having a character in another fed, even if it's UCI,, they can just suck a big fat one. There's been many people in WCF over the years who have pulled double duty as members of another fed while still here. Curt did it, Price did it, hell even Seth did it. I could give a long list of people in more than one fed while a member here. I'll be around OOC, I just feel like I'd be less useful constantly no showing than just on hiatus
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Post by John Rabid on Mar 26, 2017 12:47:18 GMT -5
2 RP's, 6k each should be tops for the world title.
2k for TV title. 2k for Tag and Alpha.
I'm just saying.
It might be harder sometimes to do less, I agree. But at least this becomes a hobby again. Not an obsession that bleeds negatively into people's lives. This isn't about kicking off "The debate" again. Just my opinion.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2017 12:49:16 GMT -5
2 RP's, 6k each should be tops for the world title. 2k for TV title. 2k for Tag and Alpha. I'm just saying. It might be harder sometimes to do less, I agree. But at least this becomes a hobby again. Not an obsession that bleeds negatively into people's lives. This isn't about kicking off "The debate" again. Just my opinion. Tbh, I never thought it felt healthy to do more than 5-6k and it really only came out when going really hard at something competitively.
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Post by Doc Henry on Mar 26, 2017 12:56:51 GMT -5
Fuck the overachievers....
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Post by John Rabid on Mar 26, 2017 13:09:38 GMT -5
There's a character graveyard full of ten k wunderkinds. What's the point in winning everything if you're burnt out in six months?
(This is my last word on the matter. This isn't another round of the debate)
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Post by Teo Blaze on Mar 26, 2017 13:30:41 GMT -5
The word count is only part of the problem, honestly.
The Blaze character has been largely rejected, as that first post illustrates.
I've never received feedback, good or bad, outside of bring back Teo, and my matches are so meaningless that in the semifinals of a tournament, a third guy was put in.
Because I don't matter.
Because I'm not important.
Bringning back Teo will not suddenly change that.
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Post by Gemini Battle on Mar 26, 2017 13:46:58 GMT -5
Teddy you know how I feel about you
Always been shit. Will always be shit. This is 3 years too late of a decision. Suck a dick.
For real. It sucks being the 'gimmick' champ for so long. Your character has been stuck in that division where you could t really build character through roleplays for 2 years. I get t. You're killing it in the other place. Keep killing it where you're motivated.
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Post by Doc Henry on Mar 26, 2017 13:57:03 GMT -5
The word count is only part of the problem, honestly. The Blaze character has been largely rejected, as that first post illustrates. I've never received feedback, good or bad, outside of bring back Teo, and my matches are so meaningless that in the semifinals of a tournament, a third guy was put in. Because I don't matter. Because I'm not important. Bringning back Teo will not suddenly change that. I feel you so hard there mate... quite honestly, it's why I kept coming and going... that and countering the same damned shoot week in and week out was grinding... if Doc comes back it's only for my own pure entertainment and storylines... I can't drop massive RPs, and no matter the quality I'd put out length kills me. You'd think I was micro in that aspect when it comes to RP length, not my guy's moniker...
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Post by Dionysus on Mar 26, 2017 14:49:15 GMT -5
I feel you. I honestly didn't think I'd want to be dropping massive RPs being part of the top slot.
What helped me was having a process and knowing what your story was going to tell. Most of my RP is in my CD. So long as you can continue to write CD, you're usually good.
I had a lot of free time to pump out what I did. Not many people do have that luxury. I certainly don't fault you for not wanting to write that much.
Because frankly, neither do I.
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Post by Seth on Mar 26, 2017 20:01:17 GMT -5
The word count is only part of the problem, honestly. The Blaze character has been largely rejected, as that first post illustrates. I've never received feedback, good or bad, outside of bring back Teo, and my matches are so meaningless that in the semifinals of a tournament, a third guy was put in. Because I don't matter. Because I'm not important. Bringning back Teo will not suddenly change that. I do want to say that that is not AT ALL why the third guy was added. You hadn't been able to RP for two weeks in a row and I didn't want Dion to just get a boring advance because you couldn't make it. Nothing against you as a writer OR a character or anything - I just added the Wildcard winner to ensure the match was competitive! Anyway, I'm obviously sad to see you go. I kinda thought this tournament might be a "Teddy Blaze breaks out!" type thing after your stellar performance at Timebomb, but if you're not feelin' it and don't have the time then that's the way it is! Whenever the time is right, I look forward to the return.
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Post by Dionysus on Mar 26, 2017 20:13:35 GMT -5
The word count is only part of the problem, honestly. The Blaze character has been largely rejected, as that first post illustrates. I've never received feedback, good or bad, outside of bring back Teo, and my matches are so meaningless that in the semifinals of a tournament, a third guy was put in. Because I don't matter. Because I'm not important. Bringning back Teo will not suddenly change that. I do want to say that that is not AT ALL why the third guy was added. You hadn't been able to RP for two weeks in a row and I didn't want Dion to just get a boring advance because you couldn't make it. Nothing against you as a writer OR a character or anything - I just added the Wildcard winner to ensure the match was competitive! Anyway, I'm obviously sad to see you go. I kinda thought this tournament might be a "Teddy Blaze breaks out!" type thing after your stellar performance at Timebomb, but if you're not feelin' it and don't have the time then that's the way it is! Whenever the time is right, I look forward to the return. MAYBE I WAS COUNTING ON THAT BORING ADVANCE! XD
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Post by 6ix God on Mar 27, 2017 11:28:56 GMT -5
For the record, and this is not at all a slight on Jaymz, but it IS shitty that a third person was inserted into Teddy vs. Dionysus. There was really no need for that this year, unlike last year where half of the entrants no-showed.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2017 11:41:19 GMT -5
Yeah, to be fair, that was wierd becuase IIRC the wildcard was Crow and people kept no showing but he never got into it. I didn't understand that
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Post by Gemini Battle on Mar 27, 2017 13:26:08 GMT -5
Hey guys, so for those who have read my roleplay, I have had some serious thinking to do this week.
It's funny, I have found myself in a very unenviable position as of late. I won't rail about having 2 jobs and 3 grad school classes, you guys know about that.
I mean my position in the federation.
I don't want to come across as whiny or like I'm pointing fingers at you guys, but the fact is that this needs to be said.
This has not been fun for a while now. I hate to say that out loud, because I have always prided myself on being the guy who could bring out the sunshine and the positivity, but...Here's the thing.
More and more I have found myself in a position where it feels as though my place on the card has been...pointless? Every week I keep finding myself in these tag matches where there are no stakes, there is no point. I can do nothing and it won't move me up or down the card. I held the internet title and the People's Championships for so long that I broke records (although whether that record stands remains to be seen) and as a result it seems like people are expecting me to move up to the main event.
But the thing is that I just do not have the time. I mean this genuinely, you guys are some of the hardest working sons of guns in the entire world, and frankly the word count is a brick wall for me. I do not know how to solve this problem, but there is a precedent set that you can auto-win the matches by beating your opponent, so as a result any time a match for any stakes shows up the average word count is expected to be 10k.
I cannot do 10k. I have tried, it does not work out. I've actually missed homework assignments over Spring Break in order to get Roleplays in on time.
And as long as we're doing full disclosure, I've also been running a character in UCI. I don't know if that's frowned upon or whatever, but it's true. And frankly it feels like I have more of a role over there creatively than I do over here. Here I'm just "That guy who was gimmick belt champ" and it's disheartening.
I would love to fix this in a way that is fair to everyone, I would love to say that I am capable of flipping a switch and suddenly being able to keep up. But it's a ceiling.
There is no point in competing because I will always get outworded, and frankly if I were judge, i would also give it to the guy with the higher wordcount.
So I don't know. I would love to continue running Teddy Blaze, but frankly it does not feel like I'm telling a story anymore. I have to struggle, and I mean really rake myself over the coals to get out 2k lately.
And I've been running two characters.
So for the time being, I think I'm going to leave Blaze in the desert. He's not dead, he's not gone, he's just going to find himself. I left it ambiguous as to when it took place, so it could be after he loses on Sunday, whatever you guys want to do with it. But he's just not working as it is right now.
I don't want to come across as bitter or negative, but it feels as though the further up the card I've gotten, the more and more creative control has been taken away from me. I don't feel like I"m writing my own story anymore, I feel like I'm fulfilling a role because someone has to.
That is not a place to create from, that is certainly not a place to be expected to pull 10,000 words from.
I need to get away from championships and tournaments for a bit. The least, I repeat, the LEAST amount of fun I have had doing this has been when there was something on the line. I have gotten anxiety and nightmares over losing titles before, seriously.
I know that I'll never be world champion as long as that wall is in place and I have all of these responsibilities. When Summer comes around my schedule opens way up, but until school and tutoring obligations end, do not expect to see alot of me.
If there is anyone who wants to do a feud and just tell a story, I'd be happy to do that. But it can't be for stakes. It can't be "And then I win a title" I would love to tell a story where I have a bit of control over my segments again.
But I can't do that as long as there's something at stake. I have learned that.
Thank you guys for listening to my rant, I'm going to got to work soon, and thank you in advance for understanding. If you have any advice, please share it.
This is not a retirement, this is not the end of Teddy Blaze.
He's just gone to find himself. Not one use of the word scant which is my new criteria for a for time off Request denied. You MUST rp now even if you're in motivated and in interested. The people have spoken. Sorry teddy. I wish it didn't have to be like this. But i just made this rule up and decided not to grandfather you in.
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Post by erikblack on Mar 27, 2017 13:26:20 GMT -5
2 RP's, 6k each should be tops for the world title. 2k for TV title. 2k for Tag and Alpha. I'm just saying. It might be harder sometimes to do less, I agree. But at least this becomes a hobby again. Not an obsession that bleeds negatively into people's lives. This isn't about kicking off "The debate" again. Just my opinion. Tbh, I never thought it felt healthy to do more than 5-6k and it really only came out when going really hard at something competitively. Right? After like..5k..im pretty much spaced out
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Post by John Rabid on Mar 27, 2017 15:26:38 GMT -5
Yeah, to be fair, that was wierd becuase IIRC the wildcard was Crow and people kept no showing but he never got into it. I didn't understand that Me nether. lol
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Post by Gemini Battle on Mar 27, 2017 16:25:24 GMT -5
Yeah, to be fair, that was wierd becuase IIRC the wildcard was Crow and people kept no showing but he never got into it. I didn't understand that Me nether. lol Crow ain't nothing Rico Rojas 4 lyfe
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