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another wanna-be player butting in to ask what the pace is like, too

Your actual mileage may vary, but from what I’ve experienced in the time that I’ve been in the rp, that it’s generally really welcoming to people who aren’t part of the ecats circle in case that was any sort of concern to you. I was friends with a handful of people when I joined but I was never an ecat, plus the team that I got placed on has some people who are completely new to this kind of game. All of them have been welcomed fairly well.

But as far as things that are useful to know, is that don’t feel bad for not knowing what the hell to do. Apparently that’s natural and it’s totally okay to ask questions like a dumbfuck if you’re new to the game environment. (Or at least, that’s what my friends have all led me to believe.) As far as pacing goes, it’s 1 IC day = 3 OOC days, but everyone really does pretty much backtag if needed. Also unlike most other rps, most of the comments/threads are done over the course of a few hours or a few days rather than a few weeks as slower rps. Basically, you get threads done here. Don’t know how busy you are anon, but I’m hella busy and it’s really no big deal if you don’t show up to all of the games. I found that to be the biggest thing to deal with myself but once I accepted it, it has been working pretty well for me.

Really, my only bit of advice is to pretty much don’t get discouraged by the sheer amount of threads there can be in the posts and just dive into one that seems somewhat interesting to see where it goes, and that to just go in and have fun.

Thank you, anon, this is helpful.

I admit that the fact that you said threads tend to be completed over a few hours or days is a little intimidating — generally my schedule isn't that busy, but I do live in an odd timezone. Add to that, I can be slow at writing due to problems with my hands (...and admittedly I can just be slow braining replies sometimes, too), so even if I'm tagging during "peak" hours when a larger number of players are around I may not be able to get masses done. But I might still be okay if things are indeed backtag friendly.

It takes some of the pressure off to hear you don't have to participate in every game, so that's something as well, so it's looking like it's probably worth a shot for me to app and give things a go. One last thing, the last time I looked the app page said apps are closed, but there wasn't any indication of when they open. Is there a set date for them to open again?

DA and Kyriakos player here, there are quite a few people who are on moontime/odd time zones, so while attending to games might be a problem I don't think you'll find tagging to be a problem—and it's super backtag friendly!

Apps open on the 5th of April, midnight EST. They'll be open for a week!

Ooh, that's encouraging to hear! And ty anon, I guess I'd best start working on my app pronto.

i'm a new player to ecats myself and there is a good chunk of the playerbase who is the same. there are several people who use smalltext in brackets and introspect as much as a non-ecats player. the game has been very welcoming in my experience overall and people are quick to answer questions and help you get back into the thick of things if you're lost. the game has recently implemented posts for weekly updates of your characters and their opinions on ic mechanics.

There are typically two games or less a week (that's where most of the fast tagging takes place), one on a weekday evening, and one on a weekend. you're not expecting to make every game, so don't worry, but if you can show up to some (or show up to the aftermath posts within your team) it's fine. the main thing you want to keep track of is your character's team, as they are sort of your surrogate cast.

my suggestion would be to get irc for games, it'll help in communication and if you have trouble keeping up with the mass tags. and also not to get discouraged if posts are big, just go for it. don't be shy to add people on plurk (and i highly recommend adding your whole team) and talk there.

you may have to wait to get placed in a team, as the playerbase has been pretty steady lately.

bullshit

if you're not a lifelong ecats who shits out constant [stares] then you're getting nowhere

anon you've obviously never read an ecats game so why are you being such a tryhard?

oh shut up

everyone has read ecats threads

anon they're rolling, people keep this shit up and everyone literally takes the hook every single time

just reply with "okay" and let them go, anon above who wanted genuine advice probably isn't stupid enough to spot obvious trolling

seriously just stop falling for it every single time

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