So I checked out some other servers...

[Kaizen]

....and after the sixth fallen Assimar with red/black hair and twentieth redeemed Tiefling with red/black hair and seven hundred and eightieth super sexy, lesbian seducing Drow - things that would make the superfanfictioncliche (but still undoubtedly awesome and cool and badass and delicious and tasty....) Sorshar cringe in shame and embarassment - I've learned how cruel the world of RP is outside of the paradise that is Sundren.


To sum it up, I pretty much love you guys.

[Infallius_Daemonium]

I went onto BG for a little bit... a Tiefling covered in red spikes told me that he could smell I was a paladin, and stabbed me in the face ; )

Might have had to do with the fact that I used Smite Evil in the room next to his, and he could see the text... or he has a good nose?

[The Almight Red]

I fear that server. Seriously. It's like a playground for the puerile.

[OnyxTigress]

I tried rp'ing in BG for a little bit. And it was just.... ugh.

[cdnspr]

Yeah guys, I can't go back to another server and make it past the ooc room. I didnt ralise how much i like sundren until now...

[DM_Equinox]

Hear hear .... anyone wonder why some races are restricted here?

I played on a server where there were no, NO restrictions as to what you could play. The setting was a planar melting pot, so just about every toon had either horns, wings, a tail or a combination of those... not to mention more skin colors than you can shake a stick at.

I played a human there for a while.... and was the Freak.

Left after a short while.

[Maevan2]

Who allowed you to have a look at other servers? You are allowed to have a RL. But other servers?

[Root]

I tried rp'ing in BG for a little bit. And it was just.... ugh.

Yeaaaah. It's just not good.

I think the thing that made me leave was the third time I was outside a dungeon with a group of three, getting our rests in complete with RP (I refuse to do any dungeon the first time solo), some jackoff charged directly through our group as if we weren't there, and ran into the dungeon. I sent him a tell asking him not to go solo the whole place since our group was there, and he said 'sure, I won't', then promptly ran through the place and killed everything.

We bumped in to him in the final loot room, where he turned to us, said 'hail' then turned around, smashed all the chests and ran off.

It's a MMORPG there now, with all the negatives and very few of the positives.

[Quoth The Raven]

There are servers that really look interesting out there, but they're either:

1. in perma-development, frozen or mia (like, sigh, this)
2. or they peak at like 3 players (this, at least in my timezone)

[07paul87]

BG was my first experience with online RP, and I learned a lot there. I also learned their PvP rules by heart, since a lot of people couldn't grasp the difference between an IC reaction and griefing. Someone tried to take Seril's loot?! *stickity stab stab stab!*

I eventually got bored, especially with people who didn't maintain canon views on race relations (you know, like hate tieflings/orcs/drow). I checked out a few different servers, but a lot of them were either the same way, or were waaaaay too restrictive for my taste. Then I found Sundren, a glorious server with the right mix of freedom and rules that allow for fun RP without a lot of nonsense, has a higher level of maturity, and is ran by an (well, kind of) asshole. Not intended to be an insult against Saulus, but I think his bluntness helps keep the server on track.

Also, I love the fact that my evil, nefarious characters are actually being hunted consistently. On BG, I'd murder countless other PCs with no IC repercussions. Lots of OOC hassling, though. The OOC whiner would then complain to a DM, who would port us somewhere else where he can hear our sides, then render a decision, usually with the DM finding me justified in initiating PvP. This process could take from 30 minutes to an hour, and would inevitably sour my experience.

Here? Sago has stopped *many* adventurers on the road and demanded their gold. Some comply, but most refuse. So I stab them (a lot), and steal their sword. Out of the many times I've done this with Sago (and it has been a *lot*), I've only had two people complain, and even then the complaints were mild and polite. You guys are awesome! The best part, though, is that it's not without karma. Sago is now widely hated and hunted, and has lost his fair share of equipment. It's great, and keeps the RP energetic and engaging.

The DMs here are great, too! After Sago was chased by a fair-sized mob through the trading camp, DM Atmosphere was quick to help him in his search to make some friends by coming up with a quest and dialog on the spot. DMs GBX and Cornuto have offered a ton of helpful advice, and some awesome RP. If I were still on BG, the chances of my getting one-on-one DM interaction like I have received here are a lot slimmer.

Also, the scripting and custom changes here are great. I never expected Hraligar to be able to stand up to an EK gish, but thanks to grappling/pinning, I was able to defeat him. Pure melee 1/gish 90652819074839021

tl;dr -- Sundren rawks, the staff rawks, and the playerbase rawks. Thanks!

EDIT: Some quick minor changes

[JuneyGnomey]

The Adventures of "X"
(tales of "other servers" from a regular player on my old server)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Server #1 :
DM: You have been found camping and will be banned
Me: Uh, what? Camping where?
DM: Your present location
Me: I had to log off several times, I never camped here
DM: I saw you
Me: Uh, there is hardly any xp or loot here at all, if I was camping, I would go a bit further, where the xp and loot is good, instead of here, where I just use a lot of healing kits for nothing.
DM: you did the entrance 4 times, I saw you
Me: Yes, because I had to log off for various reasons, it even got me killed once, did you see that as well?
<<you have been booted>> (and banned)
　
Server #2 :
DM: Was it you that unsummoned the shadow?
Me: Yes
DM: Why?
Me: I play a cleric of Kelemvor
DM: Grieving other players is against the rules
Me: we RPd for about 15 minutes before I did it. I got rid of my summons to make sure there would be no accident, set her to dislike, turned undead, set her to like again. Then I started getting abusive tells
DM: You will get banned for this
Me: Why?
DM: She has big ####
<<you have been booted>> (and banned)
　
Server #3 :
DM: Killing other players is against the rules of this server
Me: It was an accident, I am used to playing with party pvp.
DM: I was looking, you killed him with a fireball
Me: Yes, like I said, I am not used to playing on a server with full pvp, and forgot that a fireball would damage party members. I sent a tell right away, apologizing, picked up the gold and items he dropped, went back to town, and returned them.
DM: that is no excuse
Me: are you dense?
<<you have been booted>> (and banned)
PART 2:
Server #1
DM : Just wanted to let you know that I liked your roleplay there.
Me : Uhm, what?
DM : With the elf
Me : You mean when he raised me?
DM : Yes, that is the kind of play we try to encourage
Me : ...you mean when he raised me, I said "thank you", and something about those goblins being mean, and he replied
"lolz, np", and ran off?
DM : yes
*X has left as a player*
Server #2
PC : Hey, this is my hill
Me : Pardon?
PC : I am gathering xp here, go away
Me : ...what?
PC : Do I have to call a DM?
Me : ...what?
PC : There, that will teach you
DM : What is the trouble ?
Me : No trouble, I was fighting here, needed a rest, he came running from town, claiming this is his hill, that he is gathering xp here, and that I should go away.
DM : Well, maybe you should
*X has left as a player*
　
Server #3
DM Shout : Thanks you for f*cking up my plot, it wasnt not that bad, thanks for nothing.
*X has left as a player*
PART 2.5:
DM : What was that spell you cast back there, with the mushrooms?
Me : Mushrooms...the geysir like things? Horrid Wilting
DM : Thats from SOU right?
Me : ..No, it is an original NWN spell
DM : Really? Never seen that before. What does it do?
Me : You just recently became a DM ?
DM : No, this is my server, since feb
Me : Uh, Ok, it deals 1d8 dam / lvl aoe
DM : aoe?
Me : Area of eff....
*X has logged off as a player*

[DM_Equinox]

lolz, Juney, where are those servers? I cn pwn there kbai.

[JuneyGnomey]

It's tempting, I know, but alas, these adventures date back to 21st June 2003.

[GodBeastX]

Juney, I love you XD BEST POST EVAR!

Server #1
DM : Just wanted to let you know that I liked your roleplay there.
Me : Uhm, what?
DM : With the elf
Me : You mean when he raised me?
DM : Yes, that is the kind of play we try to encourage
Me : ...you mean when he raised me, I said "thank you", and something about those goblins being mean, and he replied
"lolz, np", and ran off?
DM : yes
*X has left as a player*

LULZ ENSUED!

[Sir Kharn]

The Adventures of "X"
(tales of "other servers" from a regular player on my old server)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Server #1 :
DM: You have been found camping and will be banned
Me: Uh, what? Camping where?
DM: Your present location
Me: I had to log off several times, I never camped here
DM: I saw you
Me: Uh, there is hardly any xp or loot here at all, if I was camping, I would go a bit further, where the xp and loot is good, instead of here, where I just use a lot of healing kits for nothing.
DM: you did the entrance 4 times, I saw you
Me: Yes, because I had to log off for various reasons, it even got me killed once, did you see that as well?
<<you have been booted>> (and banned)
　
Server #2 :
DM: Was it you that unsummoned the shadow?
Me: Yes
DM: Why?
Me: I play a cleric of Kelemvor
DM: Grieving other players is against the rules
Me: we RPd for about 15 minutes before I did it. I got rid of my summons to make sure there would be no accident, set her to dislike, turned undead, set her to like again. Then I started getting abusive tells
DM: You will get banned for this
Me: Why?
DM: She has big ####
<<you have been booted>> (and banned)
　
Server #3 :
DM: Killing other players is against the rules of this server
Me: It was an accident, I am used to playing with party pvp.
DM: I was looking, you killed him with a fireball
Me: Yes, like I said, I am not used to playing on a server with full pvp, and forgot that a fireball would damage party members. I sent a tell right away, apologizing, picked up the gold and items he dropped, went back to town, and returned them.
DM: that is no excuse
Me: are you dense?
<<you have been booted>> (and banned)
PART 2:
Server #1
DM : Just wanted to let you know that I liked your roleplay there.
Me : Uhm, what?
DM : With the elf
Me : You mean when he raised me?
DM : Yes, that is the kind of play we try to encourage
Me : ...you mean when he raised me, I said "thank you", and something about those goblins being mean, and he replied
"lolz, np", and ran off?
DM : yes
*X has left as a player*
Server #2
PC : Hey, this is my hill
Me : Pardon?
PC : I am gathering xp here, go away
Me : ...what?
PC : Do I have to call a DM?
Me : ...what?
PC : There, that will teach you
DM : What is the trouble ?
Me : No trouble, I was fighting here, needed a rest, he came running from town, claiming this is his hill, that he is gathering xp here, and that I should go away.
DM : Well, maybe you should
*X has left as a player*
　
Server #3
DM Shout : Thanks you for f*cking up my plot, it wasnt not that bad, thanks for nothing.
*X has left as a player*
PART 2.5:
DM : What was that spell you cast back there, with the mushrooms?
Me : Mushrooms...the geysir like things? Horrid Wilting
DM : Thats from SOU right?
Me : ..No, it is an original NWN spell
DM : Really? Never seen that before. What does it do?
Me : You just recently became a DM ?
DM : No, this is my server, since feb
Me : Uh, Ok, it deals 1d8 dam / lvl aoe
DM : aoe?
Me : Area of eff....
*X has logged off as a player*

Pure gold, every word lmao