this post contains mentions of #suicide so please be warned
i knew kat before doubt was even created. she and i were recent mutuals, and were discussing the possibility of making dr ocs and using them in a rp that mimicked the actual game. this was when the dr oc community was relatively small. the dr community in general hadn't really hit its big boom either. and kat took what was just an idea we were toying with, and turned it into something wonderful.
it was initially a small group with a short app, and it wasn't until the first execution video circulated that doubt became the huge group it is today. it's evolved. the gms have figured out what worked and what didn't, and have made alterations as necessary. believe me, the app sections are there for a reason. drea can tell you - i fucked up tremendously on my app for da2, because i was operating under the precedent that had been set by da1. and i was wrong for doing so, because da2 was not da1. i made a mistake, and i was not lambasted for it, nor was i removed. i was allowed to rectify my mistake and it became a learning experience. i have not fucked up on an app since then.
let it be known that i did not talk at all during da1. i was absent from the ooc chat because i was intimidated by everyone. yes, everyone. and i still got into da2, and i got into da3 and da4 despite my blunder on my da2 app.
"doubt players treat each other horribly" lmao are you okay friend? because doubt is the most supportive group of people i've ever met. pull up a seat and let me weave you a tale.
on may 18th, 2014, i was making arrangements to kill myself. serious arrangements, mind you, not a momentary burst of sadness. i left the epsilon chat, i left a side chat, and i was saying my goodbyes. kat saved my life. that anyone would browbeat her for being a "bad person" is baffling, because she's anything but.
as for previous muns vs new muns? uhhh my first thread in all three of the games follwing da1 was with someone who hadn't played before. khadija, imogen, and naohiro were all my firsts, and they were all new players. so. ? ?? ?
there's so much genuine love that i feel in this community. slash is one of the most consistently supportive, incredible friends i could have ever asked for. kat and i are paired on the couple app and that should tell you how amazing she is as a support system for me - when i feel like breaking down, all i have to do is send her a sticker, and she's there. fen helped me get through a really frightening experience back in april. scott offered to let me in on a group buy of jojo rubber straps which is really cool of him?? and obv there's a bunch more people who i havent mentioned but if i mentioned everyone i'd be typing for too long and i have law school homework to do
which actually brings me to my next point: doubt isnt as frightening a time commitment as everyone makes it out to be?? im in law school. i'm a 1L - the hardest year. i still have time to post, and i'm not kicked or yelled at when i can't.
have i had issues? of course i have! but i've either worked them out with the person - i have a degree in psychology so i'd like to think i'm good at communication and receptive to discussing any issues anyone may have with me - or if the relationship was irreparable, the two of us were simply separated. neither of us has ever, or will ever, be penalized for requesting to be in opposite games
tl;dr doubt is perfect for me, and it might not be perfect for you, but please don't slander it and make it out to be something it's not
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