Played for 5 days, and just un-instaled, heres why

[Roahn]

I rarely use the game engine beyond the chat tab due to its current limitations.

You have a Chat tab?! I haven't had a Chat tab since the devs removed it about six months ago, thus making it practically impossible to do any RP in an area where combat is taking place. If this game is supposed to be RP-centered, then the Chat tab must be added back. How many of you have tried to do some RP in the arena? Text scrolls off the screen faster than you can read it, when people are fighting NPCs.

-Roahn

[lordraleigh]

When not in a combat intensive are, I go with the MAIN tab

Otherwise, /invite *characters you wish to RP with* and GROUP tab for the sake of convenience

[bilbous]

You need to change the filter for what gets displayed. You can get rid of a lot of the combat messages in the options window. You still wind up with the "Rogue is nearly dead" messages but it becomes more manageable.

[Roahn]

You need to change the filter for what gets displayed. You can get rid of a lot of the combat messages in the options window. You still wind up with the "Rogue is nearly dead" messages but it becomes more manageable.

Yes, I know that you *can* change these settings, but this should be default, if Planeshift truly is an RP game first and foremost.

When not in a combat intensive are, I go with the MAIN tab
Otherwise, /invite *characters you wish to RP with* and GROUP tab for the sake of convenience

But going into a group excludes other people from your RP. I think RP is best when in open chat, so people can easily choose to participate if the RP seems interesting, or walk away if it doesn't interest them. The best RPs are often the ones that start out one way, then evolve into something completely different because of the participation of many others, in often unexpected ways.

-Roahn

[emeraldfool]

You need to change the filter for what gets displayed. You can get rid of a lot of the combat messages in the options window. You still wind up with the "Rogue is nearly dead" messages but it becomes more manageable.

Si. I don't know why you would care if someone 'changes their stance' anyway... Or even how you can tell they're changing their stance if they're in a completely different section of the arena...


Anyway, NPC-interaction is a problem. A big problem. I think that's unanimously agreed. It's something we have to grin and bear until the devs finally do something about it... but it's not something that should instantly make you pull the plug...

[bilbous]

Speaking of npc interaction did you hear the one about the guard who disliked pterosaur dung falling on him? I got a good laugh from that.

[lordraleigh]

Roahn, usually I prefer to move to a more quiet location to interact with others PCs than to use the /group, but when really necessary due to RP reasons(Character must stay inside the Arena, etc) then few choices remain.

[Zan]

Bye bye!

[zanzibar]

Funnily enough, when being asked if I would like to learn sword making from Harnquist I replied three times "I would like to learn sword making Harnquist" + "I am interested in learning sword making Harnquist" and finally "teach me sword making harnquist"

A simple "yes" would have done it.

KEYWORDS

Such as?  Which words in what you said do you feel should be considered keywords? "Am"? "Would"? "Harnquist"?



If you think Harnquist is bad, try Merrinez.  Sheesh.

[Nikodemus]

Such as?  Which words in what you said do you feel should be considered keywords? "Am"? "Would"? "Harnquist"?

sword making

[zanzibar]

Such as?  Which words in what you said do you feel should be considered keywords? "Am"? "Would"? "Harnquist"?

sword making

"No, I do not wish to learn sword making.  Where's the magic shop?"

[Nikodemus]

then "magic" "shop" or both.
If there are few hits, Harnquists ask you which you meant.

[zanzibar]

then "magic" "shop" or both.
If there are few hits, Harnquists ask you which you meant.

But what about sword making?

[Proteous]

There seems to be a lot of confusion about what PS is all about some say its RP some say its the whole mechanics that make it stand out.. To me its all of those things.. For some reason some of you 'dont do quests' becaus they are frustrateing, so you just RP, but surely to RP to the current settings you NEED to get to know the NPC's, and that means doing the quests and understanding what is going on in the world.

If you think that quests dont make PS, then surely the winch situation is a wake up call. Do the quests or get left out, however you could then say that PS is moving away from RP which would be against what it is all about..

I know im rabbling, but lets face it there are a lot of mixed feelings going on at the moment.. AND as frustrated as i currently am with the whole 'winch' and quest situation, i will carry on trying to do ALL the quests and RP my little heart out at the same time, because believe it or not it IS possible to have it both ways. IF that is the NPC's would give me the god damn quests!!!

[emeraldfool]

Focusing on RPing due to a bad NPC-interaction system doesn't mean we hate quests and don't care if the problem's fixed, it just means we've been driven away.

It isn't an issue of RP vs Questing. Nobody is against having quests. I just refuse to do quests under the current system. It doesn't mean I don't want the system to change.