Roleplaying and Storytelling

Newworlds · 03-12-2008, 06:08 PM

RPEI, a new standard in Roleplay.

We are going to the standard of RPEI - Role Play Enforced Intensively.

We welcome anyone to join this standard who meet the following qualifications. These qualification have been shown in some circles to provide a higher standard in Role Play Intensity and Enforcement of quality roleplay in the genre:Join the RPEI standard by mailing our quality control team that will review your game and if warranted grant you the coveted RPEI stamp of quality roleplay.

For more information on the RPEI standard and certification, ask in this thread or mail the control team.

the_logos · 03-12-2008, 07:27 PM

I don't mean to sound naive, but is this a joke or are you actually serious?

Milawe · 03-12-2008, 08:41 PM

I'm pretty sure its a joke. If it isn't, I'm sorry for laughing out loud.

prof1515 · 03-12-2008, 08:46 PM

If so, it should be under MUD Humor.

Milawe · 03-12-2008, 09:02 PM

Maybe it's not a joke.

New Worlds, you forgot to put in contact information. I'm interested in RPEI (pronounced ra-pay?) and am sad there is no one to tell me more.

Mabus · 03-12-2008, 11:40 PM

It didn't read like a joke to me. I read through it because I like to keep up on things going on in the community. Knowing the new acronyms can be handy.

Our gaming world is planned to be more role-play then RPE, but less restrictive then an RPI, but many of the listed conditions in the OP's post would not fit our world.

I suppose we might have to fall under the RPEI2 conditions...

newbie · 03-13-2008, 07:54 AM

That's great, You create a newstardard not disimilar to RPI because you don't fit into the RPI catergory and then claim you're the Quailty Assurance Team.

RPEI it just sounds hilarous.

So this standard isn't about Roleplay or its merit but the features you have inplace that in your opinon enhance roleplay right?

Newworlds · 03-13-2008, 12:50 PM

I've submitted your request to the RPEI Team. Someone will contact you with information on how to have your game certified.

the_logos · 03-13-2008, 03:59 PM

I'm creating a new standard called the USRPEI, which stands for "Ultra Sweet Roleplay Enforced Intensively!"

It's an improvement on the RPEI "standard" (sorry, I can't say that without chuckling a little) insofar as you can't allow in anyone under the age of 30, you're required to have at least 2000 levels, four flavors of ice cream in-game (no more, no less), and elves are strictly forbidden. Also, you must ban the Swiss from playing. Those neutral bastards can't be allowed to pollute the USRPEI standard. Let them go climb the Matterhorn and leave the MUDing to the rest of us.

The certification team is my dog Nixon. You send her a letter. She sniffs it. She barks once for "accepted" twice for "I smell a f-cking elf" and three times for "I have to pee now."

Once you've received the seal of approval, you will have the right to call yourself a USRPEI. Of course, nobody can stop you from calling your MUD a USRPEI anyway as, much like RPEI or RPI or RPG or MMO or MUD, it is not an actual standard, but you can pump up Nixon's ego by subscribing to it anyway (hint: soak your letter in beef broth before sending it for better chance of meaningless acceptance).

prof1515 · 03-13-2008, 04:20 PM

Might that not cause a lot of exciting barking leading you to believe your dog suffers from a urinary tract problem?

Mabus · 03-13-2008, 04:55 PM

Rats! Only two flavors of ice cream...

Foiled again!

the_logos · 03-13-2008, 05:34 PM

As it so happens, the USRPEI standards certification team provides a comprehensive package of design services to help you achieve and retain USRPEI certification. In this case, we would send out a team of consultants (there would be a cost associated with this of course) who would help you pick out exactly the right flavors of ice cream (2 in this case) to round out your current RPICI (Roleplay Ice Cream Index). We have one guy on board that does nothing but implement ice cream flavors into MUDs. You should see his Rocky Road implementation. It's delicious.

--matt

the_logos · 03-13-2008, 05:37 PM

(Incidentally, I hope you don't take my joking around too personally, NewWorlds. It's just that a standard established by the staff of a single MUD is meaningless, particularly when it comes with such seemingly random, arbitrary requirements, many of which have nothing to do with what the standard implies it is concerned with - roleplaying in this case.)

Delerak · 03-13-2008, 06:18 PM

I agree this is kind of silly. And you've deviated pretty far from what an RPI mud is. So it shouldn't even have RPI in the word.

Newworlds · 03-13-2008, 07:05 PM

It is good to see you caught on.

Threshold · 03-13-2008, 09:50 PM

Hahahahaha. This is a new low. Now someone cannot even have those 3 letters in an acronym - even if the three letters are not consecutive?

Does this mean non-RPIs cannot even call themselves "Not Role Play Intensive" since R P an I are in that phrase? Paradox!

You must work for the US Patent Office.

Delerak · 03-13-2008, 10:07 PM

I'm not going to expect someone to understand my view on MUDs use of the RPI acronym. Especially one that probably doesn't play RPI's.

Delerak · 03-13-2008, 10:15 PM

Also. You shouldn't jump to conclusions on a forum. I never said he couldn't use the RPI acronym, but he's an acryonym and pawning it off as a hybrid of an RPI mud. Honestly it's silly, either it's an RPI or it's a normal MUD.

Mabus · 03-14-2008, 01:11 AM

Can you define "normal MUD"?

Delerak · 03-14-2008, 01:13 AM

Not an RPI mud.

03-12-2008, 06:08 PM	#1
Newworlds Legend Join Date: Aug 2007 Name: NewWorlds Home MUD: New Worlds Posts: 1,425	RPEI, The New RP Standard RPEI, a new standard in Roleplay. We are going to the standard of RPEI - Role Play Enforced Intensively. We welcome anyone to join this standard who meet the following qualifications. These qualification have been shown in some circles to provide a higher standard in Role Play Intensity and Enforcement of quality roleplay in the genre:Join the RPEI standard by mailing our quality control team that will review your game and if warranted grant you the coveted RPEI stamp of quality roleplay. For more information on the RPEI standard and certification, ask in this thread or mail the control team.

03-12-2008, 07:27 PM	#2
the_logos Legend Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mill Valley, California Posts: 2,305	Re: RPEI, The New RP Standard I don't mean to sound naive, but is this a joke or are you actually serious?

03-12-2008, 08:41 PM	#3
Milawe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA Home MUD: Threshold RPG Home MUD: Stash Home MUD: Archons of Avenshar Posts: 653	Re: RPEI, The New RP Standard I'm pretty sure its a joke. If it isn't, I'm sorry for laughing out loud.

03-12-2008, 08:46 PM	#4
prof1515 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 791	Re: RPEI, The New RP Standard If so, it should be under MUD Humor.

03-12-2008, 09:02 PM	#5
Milawe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA Home MUD: Threshold RPG Home MUD: Stash Home MUD: Archons of Avenshar Posts: 653	Re: RPEI, The New RP Standard Maybe it's not a joke. New Worlds, you forgot to put in contact information. I'm interested in RPEI (pronounced ra-pay?) and am sad there is no one to tell me more.

03-12-2008, 11:40 PM	#6
Mabus Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 213	Re: RPEI, The New RP Standard It didn't read like a joke to me. I read through it because I like to keep up on things going on in the community. Knowing the new acronyms can be handy. Our gaming world is planned to be more role-play then RPE, but less restrictive then an RPI, but many of the listed conditions in the OP's post would not fit our world. I suppose we might have to fall under the RPEI2 conditions...

03-13-2008, 07:54 AM	#7
newbie Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 33	Re: RPEI, The New RP Standard That's great, You create a newstardard not disimilar to RPI because you don't fit into the RPI catergory and then claim you're the Quailty Assurance Team. RPEI it just sounds hilarous. So this standard isn't about Roleplay or its merit but the features you have inplace that in your opinon enhance roleplay right?

03-13-2008, 12:50 PM	#8
Newworlds Legend Join Date: Aug 2007 Name: NewWorlds Home MUD: New Worlds Posts: 1,425	Re: RPEI, The New RP Standard I've submitted your request to the RPEI Team. Someone will contact you with information on how to have your game certified.

03-13-2008, 03:59 PM	#9
the_logos Legend Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mill Valley, California Posts: 2,305	Re: RPEI, The New RP Standard I'm creating a new standard called the USRPEI, which stands for "Ultra Sweet Roleplay Enforced Intensively!" It's an improvement on the RPEI "standard" (sorry, I can't say that without chuckling a little) insofar as you can't allow in anyone under the age of 30, you're required to have at least 2000 levels, four flavors of ice cream in-game (no more, no less), and elves are strictly forbidden. Also, you must ban the Swiss from playing. Those neutral bastards can't be allowed to pollute the USRPEI standard. Let them go climb the Matterhorn and leave the MUDing to the rest of us. The certification team is my dog Nixon. You send her a letter. She sniffs it. She barks once for "accepted" twice for "I smell a f-cking elf" and three times for "I have to pee now." Once you've received the seal of approval, you will have the right to call yourself a USRPEI. Of course, nobody can stop you from calling your MUD a USRPEI anyway as, much like RPEI or RPI or RPG or MMO or MUD, it is not an actual standard, but you can pump up Nixon's ego by subscribing to it anyway (hint: soak your letter in beef broth before sending it for better chance of meaningless acceptance).

03-13-2008, 04:20 PM	#10
prof1515 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 791	Re: RPEI, The New RP Standard Might that not cause a lot of exciting barking leading you to believe your dog suffers from a urinary tract problem?

03-13-2008, 04:55 PM	#11
Mabus Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 213	Re: RPEI, The New RP Standard Rats! Only two flavors of ice cream... Foiled again!

03-13-2008, 05:34 PM	#12
the_logos Legend Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mill Valley, California Posts: 2,305	Re: RPEI, The New RP Standard As it so happens, the USRPEI standards certification team provides a comprehensive package of design services to help you achieve and retain USRPEI certification. In this case, we would send out a team of consultants (there would be a cost associated with this of course) who would help you pick out exactly the right flavors of ice cream (2 in this case) to round out your current RPICI (Roleplay Ice Cream Index). We have one guy on board that does nothing but implement ice cream flavors into MUDs. You should see his Rocky Road implementation. It's delicious. --matt

03-13-2008, 05:37 PM	#13
the_logos Legend Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mill Valley, California Posts: 2,305	Re: RPEI, The New RP Standard (Incidentally, I hope you don't take my joking around too personally, NewWorlds. It's just that a standard established by the staff of a single MUD is meaningless, particularly when it comes with such seemingly random, arbitrary requirements, many of which have nothing to do with what the standard implies it is concerned with - roleplaying in this case.)

03-13-2008, 06:18 PM	#14
Delerak Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Name: Dan Location: New York Posts: 716	Re: RPEI, The New RP Standard I agree this is kind of silly. And you've deviated pretty far from what an RPI mud is. So it shouldn't even have RPI in the word.

03-13-2008, 07:05 PM	#15
Newworlds Legend Join Date: Aug 2007 Name: NewWorlds Home MUD: New Worlds Posts: 1,425	Re: RPEI, The New RP Standard It is good to see you caught on.

03-13-2008, 09:50 PM	#16
Threshold Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Home MUD: Threshold RPG Posts: 1,260	Re: RPEI, The New RP Standard Hahahahaha. This is a new low. Now someone cannot even have those 3 letters in an acronym - even if the three letters are not consecutive? Does this mean non-RPIs cannot even call themselves "Not Role Play Intensive" since R P an I are in that phrase? Paradox! You must work for the US Patent Office.

03-13-2008, 10:07 PM	#17
Delerak Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Name: Dan Location: New York Posts: 716	Re: RPEI, The New RP Standard I'm not going to expect someone to understand my view on MUDs use of the RPI acronym. Especially one that probably doesn't play RPI's.

03-13-2008, 10:15 PM	#18
Delerak Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Name: Dan Location: New York Posts: 716	Re: RPEI, The New RP Standard Also. You shouldn't jump to conclusions on a forum. I never said he couldn't use the RPI acronym, but he's an acryonym and pawning it off as a hybrid of an RPI mud. Honestly it's silly, either it's an RPI or it's a normal MUD.

03-14-2008, 01:11 AM	#19
Mabus Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 213	Re: RPEI, The New RP Standard Can you define "normal MUD"?

03-14-2008, 01:13 AM	#20
Delerak Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Name: Dan Location: New York Posts: 716	Re: RPEI, The New RP Standard Not an RPI mud.

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