roleplay? can we all insist more on that, please?

[Karyuu]

Just a comment from me:

They are not \"profiles,\" they\'re descriptions - and they are supposed to be very much IC, offering others a glimpse at the physical properties of your character - attire, markings, accessories, perhaps common and obviously visible mannerisms, etc. Anyone using it for announcements, to list their store inventory, to mention the names of those they\'ve dueled, etc., is not using it for its original and appropriate purpose. There\'s no one going around stopping people from putting whatever they want in those (as long as nothing is vulgar or offensive, of course), but you should definitely be using the window for descriptions and descriptions only, with occasional OOC comments if necessary (example: [OOC: My character is aggressive and likes to sneak attacks on others. Please don\'t consider me a spammer.] Or [OOC: My character is slightly telepathic, so I may send you a tell occasionally asking for some information about your own character to give back during RP.]

[Araye]

I see your point Kary, but I\'ll just wait until the skins are ready.  I hear that they are coming soon (tm).  Then people will have all sorts of visible descriptions and won\'t have to \'read\' everyone that walks by.

grin

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But, but they said soon (tm)!!!

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[Karyuu]

Yes you will ;) There won\'t be 200 skins to choose from, and everyone will still \"decorate\" their characters in a different way. That\'s the point of the descriptions anyway. To say that they are meant for OOC purposes is off.

Skins won\'t come as soon as you may think.

[zanzibar]

Originally posted by Araye
You say each incident I made OOC comments?  You posted one.

The log I posted was not an example of an OOC exchange, but it had OOC roots.

Originally posted by Araye
I never said zanzibar bullied anyone. I said your character does. It\'s a well known fact.

If you really consider it to be in character, then cut the crap.

Originally posted by Araye
You state that Shal wouldn\'t stand out in a crowd. I beg to differ. Shal is VERY easy to spot.

He\'s plain looking, but if you know who he is then of course you\'ll recognize him.

Originally posted by Araye
And yes, I think you\'re taking this all personally.

I see it as a personal dispute, but I haven\'t taken it personally.  I\'m just saying that you\'ve been hypocritical.  If those challenges you made were actually in character, then you wouldn\'t have spent the next five minutes complaining to me using /tells about how I must have cheated to win etcetera.

[Ekusile Feyorel]

Please don\'t drag me into your disgreement about who did/said what, why and when...but I would like to make a point about posting logs.....

If you have a desperate need to post logs as evidence, I hope you have asked those not involved in your argument (but happen to be in part of the log you posted), whether or not they have any objection to them being posted.

/me has flashbacks to the collapse of a guild (previous MMORPG) because of what was accidentaly in a posted log as proof of something not even remotely connected.

Just my trais worth...please don\'t flame me  

Off topic ? I suppose so ... sorry ... back to topic then .....

[Alvarez]

Originally posted by Ekusile Feyorel

Off topic ? I suppose so ... sorry ... back to topic then .....

I think this topic has been twisted a little anyway, so....  

[defender43]

If they wanted to H\'n\'S, what are they doing here? This is an mmoRPg. Here, you RP. Runescape, AdventureQuest, and Final Fantasy series are where the H\'n\'S\'ers should go, we don\'t want their kind here.

[dfryer]

I think the statement that \"we don\'t want their kind\" is a little misdirected.  I don\'t want H\'n\'S\'ers who violate the idea of \"in character\" or \"in world\" action or conversations, bringing everyone else down.  If someone wants to play the (publicly) silent type while hunting most of the time, and only really interacting to buy and sell things (in an acceptable manner), and spend the rest of his time having an OOC chat with his group, that\'s ok.

Essentially, I don\'t care what they want out of the game (hacking and slashing, chatting, or a well-played character who seeks to interact socially as well as gain wealth or skills) as long as they don\'t break the atmosphere for people who want to immerse themselves in a fantasy world.

[zorbels]

Originally posted by Karyuu
Just a comment from me:

 Anyone using it for announcements, to list their store inventory, to mention the names of those they\'ve dueled, etc., is not using it for its original and appropriate purpose.

Thank you Karyuu, you taught me a bit something there. I wasn\'t sure what was considered IC or OOC so at first I was undecided if I should put my Studios prices and such in my description. Now I know.... thanks.

As for roleplay, if someone is being annoying and avoiding playing by the rules you can always treat their character as a crazy person. Or someone who had a spell casted on them that went bad, or something imaginative.This sets an example to the person in question as well. If they see you roleplaying and acting confused they might begin to understand what is expected. I have learned that if you treat being ooc as a big issue it will become one. If you choose to just work with it, and roleplay it out in your own way this issue begins to not exsist.  When in doubt petition if the person becomes out of control and starts to ruin everyones roleplay.  It is just that simple.

[Karyuu]

Well, there are times when the \"OOC\" info such as store inventories can be useful, for example if you\'re roleplaying as giving someone a piece of parchment with the items you have listed, and then you\'re sending them a /tell to look at your description :) It could work.

My main point was simply about the description box\'s real purpose, which is very much IC. Even though all that character creation info gets put in, which I dislike greatly :x