Guys, please excuse me, while I type this cos I'm quite drunk now (which was after my last major reply in my thread) but I wanna reply anyways.
Karyuu, I understand your concerns, I hate either extreme - the so called "RP nazis" or "PvP l33t pwners". And believe me, girl, this isn't anything against you, I just think that any great MMORPG should be a good balance of RP and PvP, and not an extreme of one or another. For example, even a supposedly PvP-heavy (or rather RvR-heavy, which I like better than just PvP) MMORPG like Warhammer Online, will be extremely fun and possible to play completely PvE and RP and yet STILL affect the outcome of the conflict and war in their universe. They have an excellent approach to the whole thing, IMO.
Besides, who was it that said, "There is no story without conflict"? Some famous guy, can't remember his name now... Any story writers always have to learn that there has to be a drama, a conflict that appeals to basic human nature, even from a philosophical point of view.
And before any people start screaming that PS doesn't want to imitate any other games, Salvador Dali said, "Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing".
So, just because PS is RP-heavy, doesn't mean that it can't include major conflicts like wars. Wars do not necessarily have to imply the "same ole" PvP or "power-leveling".
Karyuu, once again, this isn't anything against you, I think you have some great ideas here and there. And once again, I'm quite a bit drunk, so excuse me, if anything sounds not like usual me now but I think a major conflict, even a war, would be great for a trailer. Drama always gets people interested. And purposely trying to avoid it, just to try and avoid "power levelers" or "pwners" won't work because they will always be there no matter what.
Even in a game like WoW, some PvP players purposely make characters on RP'ing servers to harass RP'ers. You might say, "well, they already have Blizzard accounts, so it's easy" but don't forget that PS is free, so it's even easier.
Besides, c'mon, Laanx hates Talad, it makes sense that she'd try to conquer him and his people.
Once again, all of this is said in a calm tone of voice with a big smile.
PS Just to make sure there is no misunderstanding, the trailer should be a good balance of RP and PvP, without either one being too overbearing.
EDIT: Some typos fixed.
