How do you handle time ig?

[DLimit]

If I'm engaging in gang R.P.? Then, I age up by 1 year, every month. Otherwise, it's solely based on I.C. events that may cause it to be necessary to age up. Also, varies by faction.

[ozymandias]

It honestly depends on the RP going on at the moment.

 

For example, when I was with a faction, we all collectively agreed to age up a year or two - one day my character was 20, the next he was 22. That was fine with me because it worked for those I was RPing with.

 

I'm about to start playing again, and I've agreed to basically pick up where I left off with the people I was RPing with then, as if no time had passed at all. Again, it'll be fine because the people I've RPed with are all on the same page.

 

If my character meets someone new IC, he will generally just say he's been here "a few years."

[ZaE]

My faction ages up every month so I handle the events the happen within that fact as such, as for the outside time I do not pay any mind to to it. I also roleplay days as months and months as years in TTCF.

[MistaPink]

I recall my first job IG telling me each hour on shift was a week...

So after I decided I didn't want to RP 24 weeks in a day I figured I'd age my character up according to milestones.

In terms of IG time it's the same as real life, right? The only difference is how quickly you as a person age/grow based on what you personally decide.

[Alyssa McCarthy]

"I remember him when we were both 21."

"How old am I? Oh, I'm 22 next June."

 

"Him? he's now 36."

 

 

[Gigabyte]

It really depends on the RP going on at the moment, in my opinion. Time-skip is something you should consider.

[pateuvasiliu]

13 hours ago, Natala said:

So when I meet a character who says he has lived in the city fifteen years, and ooc says he joined the server fifteen months ago, it gets... confusing

Well, if everyone said they've been here for as long as the server is up then who built the city? The place needs natives.

[Natala]

1 hour ago, pateuvasiliu said:

Well, if everyone said they've been here for as long as the server is up then who built the city? The place needs natives.

You misunderstand. Nothing wrong with saying you have been in the city 15 years or born here living all your life. 

 

I was referring to people who age their character by one year every 4 weeks, while others has treated it like 4 weeks has passed. 

 

Again, not saying this is wrong, just saying this is something that happens. 

 

 

Edited December 7, 2021 by Natala

[lambchops]

Just have to roll with it, people need to roleplay different events and milestones to achieve what they want, and sometimes said things take a bit of a skip forwards. 

 

If this happens in an unrealistic manner or a way you disagree with, you can always bring it up with the player or even the staff team. Babies shouldn't get born and be full grown adults over the span of a week.

[Natala]

I am just amazed how civilised this entire thread has mostly been. 

 

As I said in my opening post, I roll with it. Not here to police people's rp, just curious about how people approach it and their thinking. 

 

I do get it, even if I will probably stick to rping real time. But the milestone thing does make sense.