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<blockquote data-quote="dave_o" data-source="post: 838771" data-attributes="member: 2933"><p>IRCs pretty much the only way I fly. There are a billion and a half free servers, so finding a space isn't a problem what-so-ever.</p><p></p><p>Good things?</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Thanks to the /me command (a command that makes whatever comes after the /me a verb, ex. Dave: /me shoot a rocket. becomes - Dave shoots a rocket.) lets players show actions quite easily.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It's really easy to do dialogue/descriptions with just liberal use of those friendly quotation marks.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You can pre-prepare descriptions in a text editor, and just cut and paste. Though, some IRC clients have a few kinks with it, as far as spacing is concerned.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Logging is a beautiful thing. I just look at the logs of sessions to do story hours, and even copy dialogue directly.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dicebots are also beautiful, easy, and simple. You can even run private instances of them for secret rolls. I'm sure some higher level bots might just ICQ/AIM you the results, too.</li> </ul><p></p><p>In short, you can't go wrong with IRC.</p><p></p><p>As far as the how? Check out <a href="http://www.mirc.com." target="_blank">http://www.mirc.com.</a> It's the most common, and highest quality client around - and more importantly, FREE.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dave_o, post: 838771, member: 2933"] IRCs pretty much the only way I fly. There are a billion and a half free servers, so finding a space isn't a problem what-so-ever. Good things? [list] [*]Thanks to the /me command (a command that makes whatever comes after the /me a verb, ex. Dave: /me shoot a rocket. becomes - Dave shoots a rocket.) lets players show actions quite easily. [*]It's really easy to do dialogue/descriptions with just liberal use of those friendly quotation marks. [*]You can pre-prepare descriptions in a text editor, and just cut and paste. Though, some IRC clients have a few kinks with it, as far as spacing is concerned. [*]Logging is a beautiful thing. I just look at the logs of sessions to do story hours, and even copy dialogue directly. [*]Dicebots are also beautiful, easy, and simple. You can even run private instances of them for secret rolls. I'm sure some higher level bots might just ICQ/AIM you the results, too. [/list] In short, you can't go wrong with IRC. As far as the how? Check out [url]http://www.mirc.com.[/url] It's the most common, and highest quality client around - and more importantly, FREE. [/QUOTE]
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