RPing.. it should have rules.

[SeiferRune]

Okay so we have some serious RP\'ers here right, but then again we have OOC people who just want to build up a character. Well I am pitching an idea, not a request or a wish, but an idea that can be taken by anyone, does not have to be official.

So your RPing and it kind of ruins it when someone IC goes \"lol\" or \"omg haha owned, gimme a drink lol\" It kind of ruins the mood doesn\'t it? So maybe we should all follow the following rules.

- No netspeak: This means no abbreviations like lol, omg, brb,  wtf etc. Type in full.

-Decent Spelling: Not asking to be perfect grammar wise, but atleast don\'t type u for you etc, type the full lettered word.

-OOC: Put OOC comments in brackets while IC. (Like this.) If OOC already then I guess you don\'t even have to consider this.. although why would you be reading this thread?

-Actions are to be in /me: if you are performing an action always us /me slaps random. If you need to talk type it likes this /me slaps random, \"You sir.. are an idiot.\"

okay so that is just some base samples of RP rules. I think everyone could follow this, or already does.

my only wish, which I have posted in the right forum is that OOC people have a blue name instead of green.

comments?

[Sarrow]

Remember that these people come from MMORPGs that dont have or dont promote RPing hard enough. In a game like PS that supports and promotes Rping may be hard for these people. Its not everyday someone asks you to RP a cat humaniod is it?

[Robinmagus]

And here I am thinking that these rules were implemented when the game was made (for the half decent people anyway) So...I hate to say it but in my opinion, this thread was pretty unnecissary. I mean, If you dont already follow these rules, you probably never will by reading a thread.


I mean no harm by my opinions. They are only what I think. No offence to the author of the thread.

[Zaxim]

I try and RP whenever possible in PS.  Although I do slip out of charachter a good deal if I\'m giving someone help.  I know I could do it theatrically but somehow, \"thou should prepare thine self for combat by aproaching an unmoving member of society and telling them /train\" is slightly cumbersome and not very clear.

[Phinehas]

I\'d have to say that these rules are, as has been stated already, pretty obvious. What should be taken into consideration is that we\'re not asking all the new players who have no clue to be perfect RPers, all we want is for our RP to be respected. Therefore, no disruptive OOC comments, no twinking, etc. That\'s all RPers ask, really.

[XpYtZ]

*cough* here *cough*

[Is self promotion illegal?...I don\'t see it in my contract.]

[SeiferRune]

It was kind of foolish of me for not searching for a thread of this type anyway. It just came to my attention after I became active again recently that a lot of people netspeak in their RP\'s and it is kind of annoying, nothing to get mad about but it still is a personal annoyance.

[Gibbous Moons]

Hi yous guys,

Dis be da godfather.  Whats the matta for yous.  RP can be in many forms.  I\'s be more opt to whack a person who is rude den to whack someone that isnt a southy. (South Boston)

It is a strange language to learn, internet?  I just take them in stride unless they be mustling in on my turf.   Then me and the boys may have something to say to them.  

LOL=laughter in another tounge. The rest are just that another launguage.   The line about your owned?  That isnt anything but just a rude person.  Maybe he will find a horse head in his/her bed?


[Enforced RP is fine by me.  I RP a gangsta. There are those that RP midevil-types and those that RP modern internet peeps.  Since this is fantacy I would think there is room for everyone.  oh and just so you know I also RP a bad typest and a worce speller.  just to say that your RPing because your speeking in old english isnt enough.  Those that dont know how to or for some dont even speak english at all, are not able too.   Are they not RPing?   I have seen in my time many Lawful Knights that spoke great old english that wouldnt help out one less fortunate then themsleves.  That would be anti-RPing not how someone types.]


Gibbous Moons
Godfather, Kesmian Mafia

[Lyrah]

I like the idea of a role playing chat forum so to speak...in game you have a seperate chat tab where you can stay if you are role playing. If you are OOC...you would not type in there...therefore NOT bothering the current RP environment/immersion, but communication of a game mechanics nature COULD continue in game.

I tend to support as many options in a beta/test/game I test/play as the coding will support, I find that this attitude allows for the highest number of tester/players having the most fun out of the parts of the test/game that they enjoy.

There are players and there are role players, every other game I have played or tested has had this discussion of role playing and an offical set of rules governing RP. The game that I found that had the BEST RP system was Horizons (the game play stinks on ice, but on the RP servers...when I played...the RP environment ROCKED), where the chat rooms for RP where not only possible, but were normally the highest populated chat rooms in the game. And where the dragons found and built onto a role playing language of their own (it makes perfect sense that a dragon could make sounds that humans, elves, dwarves, gnomes, and cat people just could NOT make, and dragons would have issues saying some sounds that the nondragons can make.)

I think if both groups understand that eventually...unless the game developers and GM\'s chose to ban or run off one type of player...there WILL be both types of players. (There are in fact five player types...if you include role playing. They are Explorer, achiever, killer and social, and role player...since social MIGHT be role player...or might just like to do groups and guild stuff).

Since this game is NOT for profit...it can run off as many players as it wants and still \"stay afloat\" I guess this \"freedom\" to alienate certain player types might be a good thing, or maybe not.

[Seytra]

This indeed is basic and I think every, or almost every, half-decent RPer will have picked these up or know these already.
However, that doesn\'t mean that this is always done coherently. A lot of times conversations that clearly are OOC aren\'t marked as such. While this might not necessarily be a problem if the content clearly distinguishes it, it still is a matter of principle: getting used to something will help prevent forgetting it when it\'s important.
This brings me right to the point: a clear, consistent designation of OOC is important in cases where the conversation might be IC or OOC. Yes, this is possible, and in fact I had several such an occurances already.
Clearly designating OOC is the only way to ensure that undesignated talk can rightfully be expected / assumed to be IC speech in all cases, which is necessary to not drive RP into the background. \"Mostly\" doesn\'t cut it, it must be \"always\".

As I said, I had several occurances of unclear distinction, and one case went pretty bad with me being rather harsh towards another RPer who happened to be OOC at that time while I was IC; all just because there were some simple brackets missing. Luckily, I eventually noticed my mistake so I was able to clear up the mess, but it shouldn\'t have happened in the first place.

Thus, obviously none of the clueless people will read this, but no RPer would seriously expect their talk to be IC anyway. So this really is a call to the RPers to strive towards a consistent and consequent designation of OOC talk so things like that occurence won\'t happen.

Maybe a link or inclusion of this would be worthwile on the RP sticky.

[Areneren]

I must say this here: talk to your friends in private. You were given the power to \"PM\" your friends so to speak. I think that that is the only place that you should use internet chat. Otherwise, you\'ll have people who will annoy you by saying stuff and following you around. Granted people can just follow you around anyways (unless you know how to avoid them ) and that can be annoying but back to the point, how would you like it if I went up to you and started saying stuff like, \"Hahaha I\'m a noob and I don\'t know what to do! kill me, KILL ME!!! stupid a**wholes.\" well got to go. later.

[Kiva]

People - there is no way to get people to RP like you want as long as you keep posting on the forums. Go ingame and talk to them there. Posting your endless complaints here won\'t help a thing. And no, roleplaying can not be forced. It can be encouraged, but never forced.

Closing this thread down, and as I said, address these people ingame and tell them how to behave there. Don\'t make yet another one of these pointless \"I think rp\'ing should be about this/that please everyone say you agree so I know I\'m a better person than all the rest of you\".