Hi, I’ve recently quit RP in Duskwood after IC and OOC reasons and I was wondering where else is active. I’m taking a step back from Duskwood and wanting to RP somewhere new after a little break.
I’m willing to work up from scratch and move upwards, helping new rpers with RP and give them advice. I’m still a noob when it comes to TRP (Struggling with the About Page) but I’m more than happy to learn!
At the moment, most of the Alliance roleplay is in Redridge! Stormwind is usually the busiest hub on the server but because of the Diablo crossover event it’s currently sharded, meaning players can’t find each otherwithout joining a group.
Thank you! Redridge is a really nice hub to RP in, it’s a shame that not many RP there after the sharding.
You can also check out Stromgarde and Gilneas ,though, I’ll be honest, those have to be your cup of tea to want to stick around.
I wouldnt worry about that, most people don’t read that anyway, it’s usually the type of stuff you better learn through RP itself. Imo it’s better to focus on having good IC section, glances and the characteristics section.
Other than that as others have mention Redridge is active currently, Stromgarde is almost always active, SW will be back after the event etc. I also think there is some regular activity in Booty Bay and night elves hang out in Ashenvale and Bel’ameth (I’m assuming you are looking for Alliance RP).
I am yes, I’m looking for Alliance RP. Used to play a Blood Elf a while back but lost interest.
I did hear of The Hinterlands possibly picking up traction too, as well as Hallowfall. If it’s true or not, I don’t know - but worth doing a TRP scan every now and again in those areas.
Hinterlands, Gilneas, Stromgarde, and Bel’ameth might be worth checking out
Ive decided to not come back at all. I hate being treated like a kid as soon as i joined the duskwood server and i am done
I’m sorry Elvira but when you REPEATEDLY burn bridges and trash people/guilds in public chats then play the victim game you leave a LOT of bad air between yourself and the community you claim to be your ‘second home’.
Don’t go acting as if you’re the victim when you mouth off a guild in Duskwood’s General Chat
There is a remedy to the situation - Don’t join Duskwoods Discord or RP there. There’s plenty of other places.
Or just don’t be an unpleasant person and expect the community to forgive and forget after the fifth outburst in a month.
But that’s beyond some folk ain’t it Randal?
I’m kinda blind on this situation but I don’t think that means I can’t offer some advice overall.
Generally speaking, unless you’re repeatedly doing things to draw negative attention to yourself or have done something genuinely unforgiveable (we’re talking in the realm of IRL criminal activity here), you can largely return to a space and find RP and find communities. There’s a lot of folk in Duskwood (usually, I’m unsure if the server is still wonky atm) so even if you maybe don’t have the best interaction with one set of folk, you’re not going to be on some sort of global blacklist.
I’m not proud to admit that I’ve been unpleasant to some folk in Duskwood, some of it deserved, most of it not, but I’ve not had any issue being there when I have returned - either because people have forgiven, forgotten, or simply moved onto other things.
All of this to say that if you’re willing to learn from whatever’s gone on in the past - either correcting your own behaviours, or keeping your distance from roleplayers you know you don’t vibe with - you can easily fit yourself back in.
Oh yeah you CAN
BUT
And this is the thing
Not ONCE has this been done and the community REMEMBERS, it’s not a blank slate when it’s happened more than five times and resulting in people genuinely losing the enjoyment of RPing and running a guild because of these poor acts and behaviours.
Not part of the Duskwood community so I’m a complete outsider looking in to this thread.
I think that whatever the OP has done or hasn’t done, it doesn’t need to be brought to public eyes. Nobody likes being named, shamed and defamed, as gossip on AD can become quite wild from just hearsay. It’s perhaps one of the most damaging things that can be done in a hobby that is a social activity.
It’s justifiable to take accountability for one’s genuine mistakes within a specific community than deal with bad reputation that spans across communities, because people talk - and that talk may be exaggerated, fabricated or taken out of context.
Keep it private, allow the OP to move on with grace. I doubt that they are a leader of any influential circle where they could cause serious harm, and if they’ve not committed actual IRL crimes, doxxed, stalked someone for months etc. publicly calling them out isn’t deserved. Individuals can always choose whether they roleplay with them or not in the future, based on their own experiences.
And as for “outbursts”, humans have emotions. Some people control them better than others, but those are still part of being human. One can learn to better express and control their emotions. They are not a crime or a sin, even if unpleasant.
I had no intention to out the entire dirty laundry on the forums don’t worry, it’d likely get me eating a forum ban for it somehow but to even EXPLAIN what the problem is I’d have to air it all out.
So there’s the conundrum, because there’s the ENTIRE community who’s bore witness to it too that could attest.
But if OP COULD move on, that’d be great for all, but part of the dirty laundry involves the opposite of that.
I’ll leave it at that for the thread, because I frankly do have better things to occupy myself with and the forums can do what the forums do best when a thread aught be left to the auto-close. (That is keeping it going for no reason) 
“Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven;" - Luke 6:13, NRSVUE
“Our capacity to make peace with another person and with the world depends very much on our capacity to make peace with ourselves.” - Thich Nhat Hanh
“In every bit of honest writing in the world … there is a base theme. Try to understand men, if you understand each other you will be kind to each other. Knowing a man well never leads to hate and nearly always leads to love. There are shorter means, many of them. There is writing promoting social change, writing punishing injustice, writing in celebration of heroism, but always that base theme. Try to understand each other.” - John Steinbeck
“There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.” - Josh Billings
“Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them so much.” - Oscar Wilde
Point is, this person came here in good faith. I don’t know the full details of the problem, but the only thing I can see here is someone who is looking to move on. Without any details, my only suggestion is let other people receive of them and judge as they shall.
Smashing them over the head and attempting to shame and ostracise them with alt names and past mistakes, won’t fix any of their problems, your problems with them, or help those who may have been harmed.
Let them be judged by their present actions, going forwards. If a car breaks down or has a wobbly wheel, you’re not going to make it drive faster by smashing the bonnet with a sledgehammer and accusing it of having a rubbish soul. Blame is the same, it’s useless as a management tool and causes more problems than it solves.
You get way more with a carrot than a stick.
The late, great Mark Fisher talked a bit about why its long term effects cannot build a good community. Even if in the short term, it feels good and righteous. This was in the context of politics, but it equally applies here -
I should state, I, like most of the people on this forum, have no context. Not all of us use Discord, for good reason. All we can see is you condemning this person who politely asked a question based on something personal that happened in the past.
It could be very possible they have done something heinous and reprehensible. Perhaps they’ve hurt you or someone close to you in some way. Inferring from what you’ve said already, if the problem is -they- can’t move on, perhaps they should also consider forgiveness as well.
I find toxic cycles of behaviour rarely come from a place of peace or volition, and the latter entirely depends on whether the prefrontal cortex is playing dice today.
Point is, there is nothing here that cannot be solved or fixed or healed. It has to flow in both directions. That requires openness.
If this person is a genuine danger to others’ wellbeing, you should take that up with Blizzard’s moderation team.
Otherwise? My advice is simply to move on.
Seems like average AD drama, I have no horse in this race. I am just here to not let this excelent pass go to waste:
Theres no such thing.
Shoots and scores! Get dunked on blizzard CS bots!
I’m not entirely sure holding someone accountable for their actions is “Treating them like a kid”.
I’d argue it’s the very opposite.
OP got confronted about all the pain they caused. And their response was to run here and moan on the forum.
You’re all free to make your own opinion in the matter. I’d even encourage it.
I don’t think that it makes any side of the argument look better by putting the other down in public. The damage is already done, both sides, and pointing fingers is not going to mend the situation between anyone who has been hurt.