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« on: April 08, 2008, 02:31:16 am »
This is a great thread Dajoji.
To answer the questions then in my opinion of course:
Lost friends: Yes many people I played with are gone, but many are still here. I find it disturbing that the ones I learned to role play from are gone. I miss the days when I came in game and people would send me tells and then we would gather to role play.
Lost mechs. If this includes the ‘Introduction System’ then the answer has to be yes. I have met many people and I doubt I will met them again without knowing who there are by name. I know that is not right, but it is true.
Lost skills. This is not a factor to my role play, so therefore is does not matter.
Lost plots. Well can I apply this to making my character who she is today? I have worked hard to make her known for who she is. Building a character is important I believe.
Lost interest in the game. Well standing around and listening to others role play and being able to join in is fun. So for me to see so many standing around not chatting away about something makes the game less interesting. So many had wonderful stories to tell and all I had to do was ask if I could listen and before I knew it I was part of a great role play. It does not happen anymore that I can see.
For a role player it is easy to lose interest when they isn’t any role play going on.
Do you stop role playing because the community is bad at it? With patience anyone can learn to role play. So this is no excuse.
Do you stop role playing because the game has little to do with it? The game might be moving in a different direction where role play is no longer important, or not as much as it was.
Do you stop role playing because you don't know how to do it and there's nobody to learn from? There are some really good role players in game. If people want to learn there is still an opportunity. These days it might be hard to find them, but they are there.
Do you stop role playing because the settings are boring and unappealing for you? This is a great game and the settings are what make the role play work.
Now people have said to me go back in game and make things happen, start making new friends, make new role plays and they are correct. I have to consider if it is the fact I start to make new friends and after a week they are gone or it seems to me that the new people I meet seem disinterested that makes me not want to play as much as before.
As I said before, maybe the game is going in a different direction away from role play.
Please go ahead and tell me I am wrong, it is ok.