what is planeshift* (player reality vs gamedevs claims)

[Copperneedle]

((first off let me be clear. I have yet to stat playing. Now with that said please don't discredit me and ignore. This is a question I am unable to get an answer on without playing the game for some time first.

"Is planeshift really RP active/ based; or is it another mmoRPg lacking any real community support for RP and filled with people demanding pvp shouting "omg I pwn j00!" all the time?" 

I am a veteran from another mmorpg, a well known sci-fi with a huge free player base, I've played that for 3 years and 2.5 have been as a subscriber (dont want to mention names, im not seeking to flame or anything) I am just wanting to find a game where I can be a RPer without having to put a couple dozen players on ignore each day because they rip on me for being RPer. While fantasy isn't my preferred cup of tea... it's the chance to really be involved in RP that I seek. Even the RP servers of WoW were more along the lines of "Raiding Party" servers. So, is planeshift really a RP based game as claimed on the website or is it just another pvp hijacked game?

Thankyou for your patience with me. I look forward to some input of opinions and the possibility of getting involved with your community.
- Dutchess "Copperneedle" Bane

[Jeraphon]

Compared to other mmos, yes, it's much more RP-active.

[LigH]

Duchess ... if you really want to know about the level of roleplaying in PlaneShift, try to visit Queen Lolitra Hollinthy Purrty in her local mansion in Hydlaa!

When she is there ... which is rarely at the moment, due to her therapy in hospital...

[Aerianna Kzin]

I really love PS because yes we roleplay a lot. when you talk out of char (ooc) its polite to use [] to denote that. Yes, you will find players that dont RP and such but honestly I think the amount of roleplayers greatly out numbers the amount that dont. not to mention a lot that don't RP don't realize that PS is a roleplaying game in that matter and are happy to be taught.
http://www.planeshift.it/roleplay.html

that might be helpfull to read as well as that players guide.

Welcome to Planeshift.

[Crj]

If you act out of character or not according to the setting in Planeshift, you might actualy get flamed by the hatefull and intolerant RPers (note that many of those cray people actualy have backround stories that could not possibly fit into the setting of PS). If not, then they will probably send crazy complaints to GMs requesting a ban. Im exaggerating a little, but i dont think its very far from the truth.

[Leama]

Gag is correct that our Queen Lolitra is the best at role play. We are very lucky here in this game because we can make this game anything we want it to be. So if you want to role play and do it well others will join you. At least that is my experience. 

[Xillix Queen of Fools]

we strive to keep roleplaying a central aspect of PS as that is our niche, "PS, putting the RPG back into mmorpg." Could be a good motto. We have more than our share of grinders, plers, and teenie boppers pretending to be gods, but outside that i had some of the best rping experiences of my life in PS before i joined the dev team with the hope of reinforcing that.

It is actually kind of funny, PS did not have a very active settings team for quite some time and now that it does have one many rpers become saddened by the changes because they limit the RP free for all by defining things more clearly.

I know you did not ask for dev imput but i have player every major pnp rpg for a good 17 years now, and ps is pretty darned good at it. You will also note a willingness to change due to player imput not truly present to the same degree elsewhere.

The community as a whole (depite the forums typically being a bad representation of it) is one of the most amazing I have participated in.

Welcome, and happy gaming!

[Draklar]

For the time being Planeshift is a mine gold, hunt rats game. That due to "early" stage of development. Hardly a roleplaying game yet. The community is made up mostly of people who apparently consider themselves badass roleplayers, so in its own bizarre way, it may actually be a plus. There are also levelers around, but for the biggest part they stay quiet, so they don't really participate in creation of the community. This should also fancy you as there's not much to ignore. At least I didn't have to use the function for the past few months.

I cannot really say whether the actual roleplaying is of better quality than in the server you speak of (for the obvious reasons I guess) and I think it's mostly a subjective thing. "Roleplaying" in Planeshift bores me as hell, but there's a steady community around here that has it otherwise. All in all I think it's still of higher quality than in most mmorpg's out there. But you won't really know unless you check out by yourself.

[LigH]

Contra!

The game mechanics lack of so many features -- we need to imagine so much -- so we just have to be good roleplayers to give each other a feeling of enjoying the game!

Okay, that was mean.

And I must confess: I don't care much of what "elite roleplayers" call "good roleplaying". I found my style.

1) Do what you like.
2) Let others do what they like.

I don't tell you it would be easy to obey both rules, but I enjoy trying it.

[Lolitra, Celorrim Purrty Twins]

I met you in game, I thought I was to see you again sometime - but I have not seen you since?  Are you still about...

PS - I don't consider myself the best at RP, there are many here in PlaneShift who are great at it, I just do my best.

Loltra.

[Sirra]

Ok well I would say after trying so many mmorpgs, yes Planeshift makes them all look like crap when it comes to a roleplaying community. I am not a great roleplayer, but I certainly do enjoy learning more about roleplaying and try my best. I say give it a try, im sure you will like it.

[Riler]

Planeshift is definitely the best roleplaying game ive ever played, beta or not.

[ThievingSix]

true this game beats other games while still in beta!!