Roleplay doesn't exist. Thats why its funny to come here and see people arguing about it. All you have is a different approach for every person who logs in, no way to moderate it, and no way to enforce any sort of structure to it. A roleplaying game has a mechanical structure that is definite. Roleplaying games were not invented yesterday and were definitely NOT invented starting with PlaneShift.

My statement was that if you remove all chat functionality, roleplay will explode on the system. And at least one posted after me, who wanted to lecture me on their opinions. But my point is that if you are serious about roleplay, remove the excuses for not roleplaying, i.e. all the gratuitous chat functionality; make the characters interact as characters. As long as people can instant message each other from afar you are reducing chances of "roleplay" dramatically across all character interactions on the system.

But the next argument that should have come up was coordinating events and scenarios (not informing me of your favorite movies, like I give a damn) and how hard that would be without the chat functions. The chat that has been added to the game has been added for a reason. Just like the game mechanics. And it was expanded to the current level of chat functions for practical reasons based on what I just mentioned. So I really doubt they are going to remove it.

But my point still stands... if you want RP, remove all chat functionality that represents a magical messaging service between the characters. RP will EXPLODE on the system if this is done. And I mean everything except whisper, say and shout. RP started dying with guild chat, and now that we have a gossip channel, roleplay is dead. Forget that you can't define roleplay; as far as it goes within the PS world, its whatever the players say it is because the devs have not yet added many functions to support it.

I think what is meant is that, if one dies too many times, some sort of quest is triggered that must be accomplished before you can leave again. I'm all for it, but I'll wager it has already been added to the list. It also sounds like eventually there will be multiple spawn points and multiple exits, which may complicate things enough.

Amen!

There are caves you know.

Bye Venge, good luck!

I think Minions of Mirth used Ogg Vorbis. Had a lot of memory leaks on the Mac at least, if I remember correctly.

@LighH: Oh yes indeed. I'm tired. Doing the yearly check in. Be well...

Omg, nothing changes up here. Zanzi, you just ain't weird enough to pick on for very long.
I know, lets talk about that "encrusted ulbernaut" thing in, umm ... Bilbous' description from a long time ago.
Boy, was that out of setting! Hahahaha! I loved it...

Yer smart, riddle it out.