A lot of things have changed for the better, too. You don't see people whining everywhere they can that some character in their game is in the wrong ship.
not gonna lie, I miss fourth-wall events last one I remember was in Recolle, and it's just... fun to bring in characters who may not fit in long term in the game but can at least bounce off of the others
it's so funny seeing Iddy in this plurk because I actually am looking at a fourth wall event in her game soon, though it's a pretty well organized modern style one
lol i did the write-up for that one and i specifically added the "no IRL politicians/edgy troll accounts" line not because i think people are itching to do that now, but because i remember the crazy old days and i wanted to cover my ass
Same with all those love potion events we had or other events that would change around the in-game ships. It's not a coincidence that those often led to same-gender ships with the plausible deniability of "but it's just because of the event" in an era where people were put on blast on RP Secrets and RP Anon Meme because "that character isn't gay!!"
I love plot-heavy games, but why is it the only option now? And if someone does try something like the old crack jamjars, we no longer know what to do with ourselves.
The difference is WG is a hive most people haven't glanced at in years, largely populated by people who, from what I hear, mostly don't even RP anymore and just come for the gossip, RP Secrets died quietly, and RPanons has gotten way calmer and less hateful than it was even 10 years ago.
It's less WG isn't nasty and more they aren't a hivemind about what to be nasty about, with exception towards "acceptable targets" (big name wankers, social faux pas, anything straight dudes are the most interested in)
"Lol that was my fault for Ryslig since being canadian I only knew him as that dude from apprentice who is a jerk, perfect for a dumb mayor" oh no oh god i'm so sorry
I haven't been in any real games besides the occasional post in a dressing room style thing but I think what happened is everyone stopped being 16 year olds.
I think even the negative ones even were like...really vague. I don't recall anyone being called out by name. like idk. it was petty but it wasn't actively cruel and malicious and sending people after someone who most of the time is cringy at most
I made a huge flash thankijg smash academy on for rpsecrets last day. Then admitted most of the positive secrets from the game were from me and I'd been doing it in secret cause I hated the whole negativity aspect
I miss the genderbent and age swap events! I truly miss a lot of these events.
I still really loved the forced truth meme we had in Faraway Place, it felt so classic and fun.