((OOC-Player Statistics/State of the Union))
I'm incapable of doing a zen meme, although I like the concept. I'm just not zen enough by nature. Instead, I choose to do a combination of this player statistics meme thing and a player state of the union meme. Which just helps me settle things in my head, really.
Tobias from "Animorphs" thestudyofbirds
App Percentage: 72.6%
Played From: December 2005 to July 2006
That's How Long?" Seven months
Total Comments: 3,966
Overall Percentage: 14.68%
Reason For Dropping: I've been told by people who's opinions I admire and respect that I did a decent job playing him while I had him. That being said, I never felt that way myself. He's my favourite Animorph--hell, my favourite literary character--and he probably always will be, but I never felt comfortable playing him. It's not that I didn't have a grasp on him as a character, but I didn't feel that magical CLICK you get when a voice feels right. And despite loving him, I knew I had to drop him when I realized I was only pulling him out when I was worried he was idling. That being said, I think that theredeyeflight is an infinitely superior Tobias, and you should go over there right now and heap love and praises.
Sohma Isuzu/Rin from "Fruits Basket" marezydoats
App Percentage: 71.7%
Played From: March 2006 to the present
That's How Long?: Two years, three months
Total Comments: 19,494
Overall Percentage: 72.17%
Reason for Apping: Long story short--We had a really awesome Hatsuharu in CFUD at the time, I was reading the series, she said "APP RIN 8D" in the channel, I happened to really like Rin, so I figured.... why not? And so I did. She's an amazingly complicated character, and I thought she'd be a lot of fun to play.
State of the Union: Oh, my angry little angstwhore. ♥ Once upon a time, I spammed like hell with her, so when my activity levels started to drop severely, I became worried about her, especially since she was in a rough spot ICly. I've flirted several times with the idea of dropping her, but I could never quite bring myself to do it. Nowadays, I'm glad I didn't. I can't spam with her like I used to, but she's getting out more and connecting slowly. Not having a Hatsuharu around anymore makes it admittedly difficult to play her, but it's a roadblock I'm willing to do my best to work around. (That being said, if you want to app Haru, DO IT!!) I haven't always felt comfortable with her voice, and I'm sure I've made mistakes. But I feel pretty good playing her nowadays. The day I drop Rin is the day I drop CFUD.
Inugami Kotarou from "Negima" inwolfclothing
App Percentage: 87.5%
Played From: March 2007 to present
That's How Long?: One year, three months
Total Comments: 2,986
Overall Percentage: 11.05%
Reason for Apping: I am probably unusual in that I favour Kotarou out of the rest of the Negima cast--yes, that includes ALL the girls and Negi. But that's just the way I roll. He was always my favourite, and I knew I wanted him even before I got my first character in CFUD. It took me more than one try to get him in--one withdrawn app, and one out-voted app. But I was determined to have him, so I kept at it. He's just so much fun--a little ball of shonen retardation and utter fail that just tugs at my heartstrings.
State of the Union: He's my adorably retarded wolfboy, and his voice has always been ridiculously easy for me. Unfortunately, I can only ever thread with him in brief, if glorious, spurts (SOB my comment count!). I tend to thread-drop like mad with him, forget for days at a time to pick up, and then feel guilty about it and not pick up because I worry the other person has lost interest. I sometimes think that I should let him go so that someone who is better at playing crackbabies can have him, but--I don't want to, it's as simple and selfish as that. I DON'T feel guilty that he's just a side character. And of all of my characters, he's the one I have the least angst about in regards to relationships.
Bakura Ryou from "Yugioh" crowdedinhere
App Percentage: 100% (I'M STILL IN SHOCK OVER THAT)
Played From: March 2008 to present
That's How Long?: Three months
Total Comments: 399
Overall Percentage: 1.47%
Reason for Apping: Confession: the Bakurae are my reason for liking Yugioh. Both of them. I mean, don't get me wrong, I really like the series! But I have a tendency of paying closer attention to them than anything else, and am consequentially not as certain about non-Bakura-related things. And I've always especially loved the host personality--yes yes, Yami Bakura's a fun little psychopath of a spirit, but the host personality just hit me in all my squishy ♥ places. And while I do like the anime, the manga has a more in-depth personality for them both. I know that an arguement could be made for apping both host and spirit together, but... I view them as separate entities. They're closely connected, but I think that they're separate PEOPLE, just the same as Yami Yugi and Yugi, or Chrome and Mukuro, and need to be apped like that. So when we started getting Yugioh characters in CFUD, I knew I wanted Bakura for myself.
State of the Union: Oh, Fluffy. Sure, I feel comfortable and IC when I play him. The problem is, I rarely feel inspired TO play him. He's definitely fun for me. He's quirky and cute and weird and loveable. He's also more complicated than he appears on the surface, which makes him fun to play, but difficult to form attachments with. He acts polite and cheerful, but he's the type who needs a push to move beyond distant pleasantries to a more meaningful level. This wouldn't be a problem with forming relationships, given the nature of CFUD and many of its characters, if I got him out and played him more, but... see above in re: inspiration. Having said that, my love for him far outweighs any stray thoughts of giving him up. I think if I put more effort into him, I could have a rewarding experience. Besides which, I'm in no way ready to stop topping Malik.
In conclusion, app Yami Bakura. Do it. You know you want to.
Amada Ken from "Persona 3" seriouspole
App Percentage: 94.6%
Played From: June 2008
That's How Long?: Less than a month
Total Comments: 167
Overall Percentage: 0.62%
Reason for Apping: fistfirst topped me. See here. But I'd like to note that the topping wouldn't have been successful if Ken weren't already the kind of character I love. Which involves being in some way deeply retarded. Oh sure, he LOOKS and ACTS like an adorably polite, ridiculously polite young man. But then he gets into a fight and he goes all ANGER MANAGEMENT on you, and lkadafs; I love it. THIS IS NOT THE PUSHOVER YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, don't push Ken or he will kick your arse before you even know what hit you.
State of the Union: KEN MAKES ME NERVOUS. In fact, he makes me so nervous that I threw up while writing his app. And gave up completely at one point. And apologized to fistfirst for sucking over PM more times already than Ritsu from Furuba does on a daily basis. (AND WAS PROBABLY JUST AS ANNOYING ABOUT IT.)
...That being said, I'm having a blast playing him. I haven't had him for very long. I'm still waaaaaay nervous. I keep obsessively checking game scripts and YouTube clips for voice, and I'm likely to do another replay soon. I'm incredibly slow playing him, scared at the mere idea of essaying or even serious-polling about him, and I hate most of the icons I have for him (what few I even have, sob sob). But for all of my insecurities, I get a thrill of glee every time I comment with him. I honestly love him to pieces, and that joy drives me to move on so I can properly try to settle in with him. I'm incredibly grateful I was topped into apping him. .__.
IN CONCLUSION
I've played here for HOW long?: Two years, six months
Overall Comment Count: 27,012
Average Comments Per Day: 29
Highest Percentage: Bakura Ryou (100%)
Lowest Percentage: Sohma Rin (71.7%)
I want to improve my overall comment count and be way more active than I am! I love CFUD, it's just that somewhere along the lines, I became a huge wimp about threading, and I need to cut that out because y'all are too awesometastic to be wimpy about. I &hearts you all. I've gotten over the worst of my apping fear! ...Although it's still pretty bad, as you can probably tell by Ken being the first to really break my "app once a year" pattern. I'm slowly getting better about playing more, I honestly think. I just need to get better about picking up threads in a more timely manner--which I want to do! I just get busy, and then I forget. Which makes me feel like a giant tool.
Also, love to Kyou's calculator for doing the math stuff for this meme. Because oh man, I suck at math.
Tobias from "Animorphs" thestudyofbirds
App Percentage: 72.6%
Played From: December 2005 to July 2006
That's How Long?" Seven months
Total Comments: 3,966
Overall Percentage: 14.68%
Reason For Dropping: I've been told by people who's opinions I admire and respect that I did a decent job playing him while I had him. That being said, I never felt that way myself. He's my favourite Animorph--hell, my favourite literary character--and he probably always will be, but I never felt comfortable playing him. It's not that I didn't have a grasp on him as a character, but I didn't feel that magical CLICK you get when a voice feels right. And despite loving him, I knew I had to drop him when I realized I was only pulling him out when I was worried he was idling. That being said, I think that theredeyeflight is an infinitely superior Tobias, and you should go over there right now and heap love and praises.
Sohma Isuzu/Rin from "Fruits Basket" marezydoats
App Percentage: 71.7%
Played From: March 2006 to the present
That's How Long?: Two years, three months
Total Comments: 19,494
Overall Percentage: 72.17%
Reason for Apping: Long story short--We had a really awesome Hatsuharu in CFUD at the time, I was reading the series, she said "APP RIN 8D" in the channel, I happened to really like Rin, so I figured.... why not? And so I did. She's an amazingly complicated character, and I thought she'd be a lot of fun to play.
State of the Union: Oh, my angry little angstwhore. ♥ Once upon a time, I spammed like hell with her, so when my activity levels started to drop severely, I became worried about her, especially since she was in a rough spot ICly. I've flirted several times with the idea of dropping her, but I could never quite bring myself to do it. Nowadays, I'm glad I didn't. I can't spam with her like I used to, but she's getting out more and connecting slowly. Not having a Hatsuharu around anymore makes it admittedly difficult to play her, but it's a roadblock I'm willing to do my best to work around. (That being said, if you want to app Haru, DO IT!!) I haven't always felt comfortable with her voice, and I'm sure I've made mistakes. But I feel pretty good playing her nowadays. The day I drop Rin is the day I drop CFUD.
Inugami Kotarou from "Negima" inwolfclothing
App Percentage: 87.5%
Played From: March 2007 to present
That's How Long?: One year, three months
Total Comments: 2,986
Overall Percentage: 11.05%
Reason for Apping: I am probably unusual in that I favour Kotarou out of the rest of the Negima cast--yes, that includes ALL the girls and Negi. But that's just the way I roll. He was always my favourite, and I knew I wanted him even before I got my first character in CFUD. It took me more than one try to get him in--one withdrawn app, and one out-voted app. But I was determined to have him, so I kept at it. He's just so much fun--a little ball of shonen retardation and utter fail that just tugs at my heartstrings.
State of the Union: He's my adorably retarded wolfboy, and his voice has always been ridiculously easy for me. Unfortunately, I can only ever thread with him in brief, if glorious, spurts (SOB my comment count!). I tend to thread-drop like mad with him, forget for days at a time to pick up, and then feel guilty about it and not pick up because I worry the other person has lost interest. I sometimes think that I should let him go so that someone who is better at playing crackbabies can have him, but--I don't want to, it's as simple and selfish as that. I DON'T feel guilty that he's just a side character. And of all of my characters, he's the one I have the least angst about in regards to relationships.
Bakura Ryou from "Yugioh" crowdedinhere
App Percentage: 100% (I'M STILL IN SHOCK OVER THAT)
Played From: March 2008 to present
That's How Long?: Three months
Total Comments: 399
Overall Percentage: 1.47%
Reason for Apping: Confession: the Bakurae are my reason for liking Yugioh. Both of them. I mean, don't get me wrong, I really like the series! But I have a tendency of paying closer attention to them than anything else, and am consequentially not as certain about non-Bakura-related things. And I've always especially loved the host personality--yes yes, Yami Bakura's a fun little psychopath of a spirit, but the host personality just hit me in all my squishy ♥ places. And while I do like the anime, the manga has a more in-depth personality for them both. I know that an arguement could be made for apping both host and spirit together, but... I view them as separate entities. They're closely connected, but I think that they're separate PEOPLE, just the same as Yami Yugi and Yugi, or Chrome and Mukuro, and need to be apped like that. So when we started getting Yugioh characters in CFUD, I knew I wanted Bakura for myself.
State of the Union: Oh, Fluffy. Sure, I feel comfortable and IC when I play him. The problem is, I rarely feel inspired TO play him. He's definitely fun for me. He's quirky and cute and weird and loveable. He's also more complicated than he appears on the surface, which makes him fun to play, but difficult to form attachments with. He acts polite and cheerful, but he's the type who needs a push to move beyond distant pleasantries to a more meaningful level. This wouldn't be a problem with forming relationships, given the nature of CFUD and many of its characters, if I got him out and played him more, but... see above in re: inspiration. Having said that, my love for him far outweighs any stray thoughts of giving him up. I think if I put more effort into him, I could have a rewarding experience. Besides which, I'm in no way ready to stop topping Malik.
In conclusion, app Yami Bakura. Do it. You know you want to.
Amada Ken from "Persona 3" seriouspole
App Percentage: 94.6%
Played From: June 2008
That's How Long?: Less than a month
Total Comments: 167
Overall Percentage: 0.62%
Reason for Apping: fistfirst topped me. See here. But I'd like to note that the topping wouldn't have been successful if Ken weren't already the kind of character I love. Which involves being in some way deeply retarded. Oh sure, he LOOKS and ACTS like an adorably polite, ridiculously polite young man. But then he gets into a fight and he goes all ANGER MANAGEMENT on you, and lkadafs; I love it. THIS IS NOT THE PUSHOVER YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, don't push Ken or he will kick your arse before you even know what hit you.
State of the Union: KEN MAKES ME NERVOUS. In fact, he makes me so nervous that I threw up while writing his app. And gave up completely at one point. And apologized to fistfirst for sucking over PM more times already than Ritsu from Furuba does on a daily basis. (AND WAS PROBABLY JUST AS ANNOYING ABOUT IT.)
...That being said, I'm having a blast playing him. I haven't had him for very long. I'm still waaaaaay nervous. I keep obsessively checking game scripts and YouTube clips for voice, and I'm likely to do another replay soon. I'm incredibly slow playing him, scared at the mere idea of essaying or even serious-polling about him, and I hate most of the icons I have for him (what few I even have, sob sob). But for all of my insecurities, I get a thrill of glee every time I comment with him. I honestly love him to pieces, and that joy drives me to move on so I can properly try to settle in with him. I'm incredibly grateful I was topped into apping him. .__.
IN CONCLUSION
I've played here for HOW long?: Two years, six months
Overall Comment Count: 27,012
Average Comments Per Day: 29
Highest Percentage: Bakura Ryou (100%)
Lowest Percentage: Sohma Rin (71.7%)
I want to improve my overall comment count and be way more active than I am! I love CFUD, it's just that somewhere along the lines, I became a huge wimp about threading, and I need to cut that out because y'all are too awesometastic to be wimpy about. I &hearts you all. I've gotten over the worst of my apping fear! ...Although it's still pretty bad, as you can probably tell by Ken being the first to really break my "app once a year" pattern. I'm slowly getting better about playing more, I honestly think. I just need to get better about picking up threads in a more timely manner--which I want to do! I just get busy, and then I forget. Which makes me feel like a giant tool.
Also, love to Kyou's calculator for doing the math stuff for this meme. Because oh man, I suck at math.