How about no.

More rants. Roleplaying rant. Yeah, Pri roleplay writes in her spare time. I like writing, so sue me.

Also these are my own personal opinions, if you don't like my opinion... Oh well? Nobody is forcing you to agree with me.

Nothing is 'original'... So why do people demand such? Pretty much every idea is derived from another idea which was derived from another which was... You get the point.

Roleplaying fandoms like games and books, nothing wrong with that. If you want to take the role of an existing universe character, go ahead and do it. If you want to add your own 'original' character, sure thing, just make sure they fit for the genre. But do not... DO NOT come to me with your Mary/Gary-Sue who's perfect in every way, can kill the badguy of the game with no issues and is so pretty/awesome that even the most hardup of existing fandom would instantly fall for them. Just DO NOT DO IT. Nothing pisses me off more... Geez. I play my own characters in fandom sometimes, but at least I give them backbone, disadvantages and personality quirks. In no way am I perfect at my hobby, but damn I at least try.

Another thing about fandoms and 'original' characters that pisses me off...

'I only play female.'
'I only play my OC.'
'You MUST play (Insert Canon Male #9348893 here)'
'Must have romance.'

No.. Just no. Firstly, I'll play who I goddamn want, perhaps I'll play a mix of both. Who knows. But I absolutely won't play just your boytoy just for you to act out your childish fantasies on a fictional character. And romance? You can't just get stuff like that instantly. Just like real life, such needs to be developed. For all you know, the player characters would end up hating each other due to actions that take place during the roleplay. Please just grow up, it is possible to play a different gendered role from time to time. Sure, you might suck at it at first, but hey. Practice makes perfect, does it not?

Following on from the romance-grabbers. Let's talk about sexualities in romance. Okay, so I don't care if you're gay or not. Personally I'm bisexual and lean more to girls over guys. It doesn't stop me from playing a gay male character or a straight female, as it's just assuming the role of that character, not myself. What I don't get is people who claim to be straight, yet will only play something like maleslash. Why...? 'Because it's hot.' Last time I checked, roleplaying in general was a writing hobby, not some bad fanfic for you to fap off too. If want that kinda thing, go to some adult chat or something. Heck, I've even seen people who say they're straight, think gays are the grossest thing ever, but they only want to play female slash. This doesn't make sense!

Lastly... Ditching. Okay, I confess. I used to ditch out of games a few years ago, back in like 2007/08. These days? I tend to voice why I want to quit or change something. It really is just common courtesy. I can understand how people get busy, but does it really hurt to send a 30 second message saying such? At least this way I know to expect a delay in the game moving onwards. But to just up and ditch without a word is clearly rude. If you have an issue or are just plain bored, say something! I'm not going to bite your head off. Sure, I might be a little disappointed, but what can I do? What really grinds my gears however are those who claim they're busy/away for a while/writers block... Yet their posting history clearly shows them posting or looking for new games! People aren't that dumb. x( And yeah, I can be a post stalker at times. So sue me. <3

There's probably more I could rant about.. But I feel tons better now already. +_+;