Tuar Annwn holds another Date Auction Friday night
by Mike Schramm 
Apr 24th 2008 at 2:00PM
Tuar Annwn is holding another Date Auction on the Moon Guard server in order to get a nice RP event together on the first of May (video NSFW) -- they did this last December and from what we heard, it was a rousing success (get it? "a rousing"? I kill me). Ten of their finest members will be auctioned off for dates of the winning bidder and auctionee's choosing. And this time around, both women and men will be auctioned off, so they're now equal opportunity date sellers. Although, just like last time, there's probably no guarantee whether the character you win is actually the same sex as the player you win, but those are the perils of dating online, apparently.So whether you want a romantic dinner in Booty Bay or just someone to help you run through Shadowfang Keep, stop by the Moon Guard server on April 25th in Silvermoon City (they didn't mention a time, but the last event went down at 9 server time). And even if you don't have gold for a date, they probably won't mind too much if you just show up to say hi at their RP event, held on May 1st.
Always love to hear about this RP stuff, especially when it's fun like this -- if you have any events going down in the future that you'd like us to report on, feel free to drop us a note on the tipline, and we'll get you some attention. Good luck to Tuar Annwn with the Date Auction this weekend -- bid high!
Filed under: Events, Fan stuff, Virtual selves, Odds and ends, Contests, RP, Making money
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Badger Apr 24th 2008 2:12PM
"Always love to hear about this RP stuff, especially when it's fun like this."
/snort
Yeah, right. Daniel W. and David B. are the only two people on your staff who give RPers any credit.
Any reason Insider hasn't highlighted any other RP events since ... well, ever? A "Date Auction" from a self-proclaimed "R-rated Guild" (albeit one that is full of generally cool people) isn't exactly the best reflection of the RP community's propensity to plan fun, inclusive events.
Cynra Apr 24th 2008 2:31PM
Badger, I'm going to have to respectfully disagree with you. 15 Minutes of Fame recently posted an article looking at a young roleplayer who enjoyed roleplaying more than he did leveling his character. The engineering articles have a witty roleplaying theme to them, often tying in-game elements and lore as reasoning to be an engineer (and risk life and limb for the trade skill). Numerous roleplaying articles come across this site on a regular basis, sometimes to the effect that non-roleplayers wonder why the hell there are so many!
In fact, I've been exceedingly pleased with the number of roleplaying-related articles that have been cropping up on WoWInsider lately. As others - roleplayers and non-roleplayers alike - have mentioned in the past, we're a minority in the World of Warcraft community and catering exclusively to our expectations effectively shuts out the larger community as a whole. It's understandable that roleplayers get less attention, but what notice we get is usually well-written and by experienced members who are active participants in the community. And I value that a lot more than an outsider who writes on roleplaying without knowing more than the Feathermoon tram incident and the phrase "lawl arpee".
I don't care if Mike is a roleplayer or not (I honestly don't know); if he's interested in learning more about our sub-culture, I'm glad. This is a fun, engaging idea that has worked successfully on our server (as has a series Azerothian Speed Dating meetings, of which one of my girls somehow became the poster child); I'm glad that it's getting attention. Why denounce WoWInsider's attempts to help roleplaying gain further recognition when I think it's something in which you've expressed interest in the past?
Mike Schramm Apr 24th 2008 2:31PM
I try to post about as many RP events as I hear about (although we don't usually bother posting them if we don't hear about them until after they've happened). I'll admit, I don't really hunt them down, but send us a tip if you hear about a great RP event, and I will do my best to get it posted.
Mike Schramm Apr 24th 2008 2:33PM
And Cynra, you rock. Recommending your comment for 1. Local this week. :)
Badger Apr 24th 2008 2:49PM
Aside from David Bowers' series, "All The World's A Stage," and Daniel Whitcomb's frequent contributions, I've seen little else that regarded Roleplayers (like myself) with anything other than mockery or disdain. If Insider is actually interested, though, I'm glad to hear it.
Maybe I've just become embittered from the sheer number of people who spend their time on this site flaming professed RPers and telling them to leave the game.
On an unrelated note: Cynra, I've tried several times to get your attention to discuss the subject of RP. I find it a little odd that you only chose to reply once I spoke up on what I felt was a lack of representation (read: "negative post").
I also found it strange that Mike has largely ignored most of the other commentary on his recent posts, but he swung right into action when you spoke up in his defense.
Badger Apr 24th 2008 2:50PM
Eep, I forgot to mention Brian Karasek's articles on Engineering. Those are some of my favorites; thank you for reminding me.
Badger Apr 24th 2008 2:53PM
Yet another correction, because I'm not a total jerk: I meant that I found Mike's timing "amusing" or "ironic," not "odd." That implies that I have something against the guy, which I don't.
Cynra Apr 24th 2008 4:15PM
I've ignored you? Oh, Badger, that's never been my intent! I'm sorry for making it look like it has been. I do try to make an effort to reply to posts that are directed towards me (and often comment when not, as many people may have seen at this point) and I thought that I had replied to you on any of the last posts where you've asked a question or tried to garner my feedback. Last one that I recall was when you commented on the similarities between my sin'dorei and Kael'Thas Sunstrider. I'll make an explicit effort going forward to look out for your posts.
Concerning Mike's post, given the fact that we replied at around the same time I can only guess that he hit the Submit button just seconds after me - and then replied again to comment on my reply. That, or maybe I'm Mike's alter-ego and trying to gain some valuable epeen points... *dun dun dun!*
And I can understand being bitter; being a roleplayer means that you're at the bottom of the food chain. PvPers mock us. Arena groupies mock us. Raiders mock us. Casual players mock us. Hell, I assume if my little monsters (read: ferrets) could speak, they'd mock us. It doesn't matter than being a roleplayer doesn't mean being excluded from any other aspect of the game: being a roleplayer is the badge - or bane - we possess.
However, I do feel that it does little to reprimand someone who has made an attempt to post something related to the roleplaying community. Wouldn't it be more effective to take a post like this and say, "Well, it's not what I'd have chosen to post, but at least it's well-written, relates to roleplaying, and presents it in a positive light"? Encourage people who express interest in learning more about roleplaying! Get people engaged! Be inclusive! Inform! Convert! The more intelligent people who become engaged in roleplaying with the intent of having fun with others by interacting in-character and weaving wonderful stories together the better!
"One of us! One of us! One of us!"
Badger Apr 24th 2008 4:23PM
Pssst! You missed something.
*points downward to Post #17*
Cynra Apr 24th 2008 4:28PM
Oh, I didn't miss a thing! I'm just so wordy that it takes me a bit to write up a lengthy reply; when I hit the Reply button, your post didn't even exist! In fa~act, I was replying to your post below when I refreshed your profile page and saw that you'd made a reply here.
And you owe me Gnomecorn™, Badger! Here I was thinking that I'd committed some horrible faux pas by ignoring your posts. I'd even started looking through the archives to see what post(s) you were referencing. Phew! I fell better - I'd have hated missing the opportunity to babble more because I didn't reply a comment you directed towards me.
Sorano Apr 24th 2008 2:15PM
I never played on an rp server, honestly. Not that I wouldn't want to, it just never interested me all that much either.
Anyway, this is a funny idea. I like this.
Aelandra Apr 24th 2008 2:58PM
Hi! I'm the one who wrote the livejournal article.
The Date Auction is going to be held Friday, April 25th, at 9 pmserver, in Silvermoon City, Farstrider's Square.
Also, the Booty Bay Ball is to be held the first Saturday of May...the 3rd, at 8 or 9 pm server.
Thank you!
Badger Apr 24th 2008 3:12PM
Hey there, Aelandra,
Will Veritas be helping Tuar Annwn coordinate the Ball in May? I know that your Guilds have collaborated on many events previously.
Aelandra Apr 24th 2008 8:55PM
I'm unsure, but most likely. The BBB is Sheigh's baby, and he's the one that takes care of all the planning. The only authority I have is over the Date Auction.
MechChef Apr 24th 2008 3:38PM
So, if I'm basically buying an escort, do I get teh cyberz??
Of course, if I participated in this game, I could see myself pretending to be the date from hell. Doing anything and everything to weird-out, freak-out, disgust, etc the person I bought.
"I put on my robe and wizard hat. "
hellshire Apr 24th 2008 3:39PM
Speaking as some one who actually played on Moon Guard for the longest time, I can safely say this thing is going to descend into the biggest "I rp better then you" epeen stroking fest.... as usual.
Seriously, I like rp as much as the next guy but you couldn't pay me to go back to that god forsaken realm.
Badger Apr 24th 2008 3:41PM
Yikes ... Was it really that bad? I spent a while over on Moon Guard, and while there were a few power gamers and Mary Sues, I never had any experiences quite this negative.
hellshire Apr 24th 2008 3:49PM
Some of the older guilds (ie: those who have been there since the beginning) have some ego issues that they feel they need to deal with publicly. If you can steer clear from that, as well as the vomit inducing state of Silvermoon (she was such a pretty city... now no one would want her) it's not THAT bad.
Mind you if you wish to do something other then rp (like raid past the 10 mans) you'd best mosey on down to another realm. Moon Guard used to be the least progressed US server. To this day I can think of 4 guilds off the top of my head that are in t6 content. I don't believe any of them have downed Illidan (could be wrong, haven't checked in a bit) and 3 of those guilds are only in said content because they lifted attunement.
Aelandra Apr 24th 2008 9:07PM
Um, no, it won't. We had another Date Auction, and the only issues we had was griefers in the crowd.
Tuar Annwn has been around since the beginning, and I've never had any RP elitism thrown at me before I joined (and I've been a member for over 6 months now). I see members of Tuar Annwn RPing with others OUTSIDE the guild as well..and hey...I'm one of them!
This event is to promote RP hopefully with people we haven't met yet...to broaden our characters relationships with others and keep Moon Guard growing strong.
And who gives a damn about progression when we have RP to be concerned about? It will come. We've got one hardcore raiding guild chewing through Black Temple at the moment (Ascension, Horde), and even as hardcore as they are I still see some of their members RPing.
If you had a bad experience with Moon Guard, I'm sorry, but that doesn't mean it's that way for everyone.
As it is, your RP is how YOU make it.
Badger Apr 24th 2008 4:09PM
Holy crap on a crap cracker, did I screw up ...
I apologize, to Mike and to Cynra!
I was under the impression that Cynra had never even noticed I was trying to "talk shop" before, but a quick scan of the Comments under her profile just proved me wrong.
Furthermore, I see exactly why Mike hasn't replied to his other recent posts: #1 - He's too busy with other posts (one of which was up within minutes following this one); #2 - If I had to deal with that much unjustifiable hate from total strangers, I think I'd ignore most of it, too!
So, please, Mike, Cynra, and any of you other RP lovers who have noticed my uncharacteristically bitter and cynical Comments (#1-8) ... Please accept my apologies. I meant to draw attention to what I felt was a neglected sub-community of players - that is, the RP community - but after a bit of digging (read: "hardly any effort at all"), I can see just how off the mark I was! There's scads of RP chatter here.