What aspect of the game do you like the least?

[Sangwa]

How the PS Team manages role play. There's really little to no interest in regulating role playing between players from their part.

GM's should play normal characters, include themselves in role plays and right every wrong where spotted, to clear confusion and incoherent role play at its root. Of course the setting being a bit inconsistent is also troublesome.

[Waylander]

And Enkis.

First time we agree on something?

Well, okay, it's unfair for me to say that I like enkis the least. It's probably just the way a lot of players latch on to enkis and ask for more cultural development of their race when they probably have more than the other 11 combined right now. Yes, we get it, they're furry and omg kawai!!11 ^_^ but the enki-centrism needs to slow down.

Aye, let us start some Lemur-centrism.  They are much, much more interesting.

How the PS Team manages role play. There's really little to no interest in regulating role playing between players from their part.

GM's should play normal characters, include themselves in role plays and right every wrong where spotted, to clear confusion and incoherent role play at its root. Of course the setting being a bit inconsistent is also troublesome.

And the settings isn't inconsistent, it's unrevealed.

[Mordraugion]

How the PS Team manages role play. There's really little to no interest in regulating role playing between players from their part.

Without 24/7/365 GM cover this would be well nigh impossible

GM's should play normal characters, include themselves in role plays and right every wrong where spotted, to clear confusion and incoherent role play at its root.

I do play normal chars but have you tried doing that yourself? Firstly it is extremely disruptive to the roleplay we're supposedly trying to encourage secondly I play for fun to relax and enjoy myself if I spend all my time correcting others my chars would never develop

[Zan]

Sangwa has a point, however I think the main reason for the problem is the fact that Devs have so much work to do that they are often oblivious to the in-game situation. Definitely not an attack on them because I like the work they do. Maybe some sort of PR Dev team could help in this area though? People on the team, with access to what's going on behind the screens that just play and test the community and report the effects of community changes with a professional attitude, not the type of comments that are thrown around in this forum. I'd gladly volunteer for such a task by the way.

Mordraugion, I understand that 24/7 GM cover is impossible but I do think that whatever we can get is still better than nothing at all. To be honest the GM events I encounter rarely give a contribution to roleplay. They're all about the rewards. Last time I tried my very best to disrupt a prayer to Laanx in one of those events. As a Dakkru Fanatic it was in my character's nature. Mostly I was ignored, despite being against Laanx in his own temple, but I do remember the answer from one character that I managed to tick off very clearly.

"After this is over, we'll meet again and I'll kill you."

Which only goes to show that the characters don't act naturally with these events at all, they only care about finishing them nicely and getting rewards. anyways I'm ranting again so I'll shush now. Just saying, Sangwa has a point.

[Sangwa]

And the settings isn't inconsistent, it's unrevealed.

I can only point at what I see.

Without 24/7/365 GM cover this would be well nigh impossible

Not true. You don't need to play everyday to know what players are doing around the game. You just need to play. In fact, you just need to spend a minute asking around about what is happening. From there it's merely a matter of keeping an eye from time to time and demonstrating availability.

I do play normal chars but have you tried doing that yourself? Firstly it is extremely disruptive to the roleplay we're supposedly trying to encourage secondly I play for fun to relax and enjoy myself if I spend all my time correcting others my chars would never develop

When I say "normal characters" I mean playing other characters than GM chars (with max stats and such) or uber NPCs. I mean having a character that is a small part of the role play, like every other player character. That should be fun and it allows you to know what the other role players are doing around you. It should be easy then to notice people playing the Mind Sucking Dark Necromancer of Death and Decay.

I have no interest about your character's development. If you're a GM your fun should not come from developing characters but from making sure everyone else is developing theirs right and having a nice experience in PlaneShift.

I do play normal chars but have you tried doing that yourself?

What do you mean?

[Xillix Queen of Fools]

We are more linked into what the players are doing than any developers and gms in the history of gaming, of course that is not enough

[Liadan]

Sangwa has a point, however I think the main reason for the problem is the fact that Devs have so much work to do that they are often oblivious to the in-game situation. Definitely not an attack on them because I like the work they do. Maybe some sort of PR Dev team could help in this area though? People on the team, with access to what's going on behind the screens that just play and test the community and report the effects of community changes with a professional attitude, not the type of comments that are thrown around in this forum. I'd gladly volunteer for such a task by the way.

PR or HR? Public Relations normally focuses on interaction between the public (read: outsiders) and the company (or game.) Human Resources/Relations normally deals with internal interaction...ie what you're suggesting. Although personally, i think that's a good idea and I would love to volunteer for it Oh and have a separate forum section for it...so you have opinion vs general IG sentiment reported  professionally. 

[zorbels]

We are more linked into what the players are doing than any developers and gms in the history of gaming, of course that is not enough

* zorbels chuckles

Of course not! Didn't you know Xillix, we also have rights to your first born. We Players expect to be kept up to date in what happens with your real life, with pictures to prove it. We as players are supposed to get an update as to what is going on with the game daily so that we can approve it or not.  Oh ya and you must work on the game as well as throw events for us players because we all know you guys have super powers. Oh and lets not forget you must boost the ego of the peoples on the forums and always tell them they are right.

[ For those of you who don't have a sense of humor this was a joke. Not to be taken seriously ]

[backeroo]

Hmm, interesting Question.......

Why don't you just have a look at the Wishlist to find out what the people really like to see and what not?

And on the other hand, what is the point in asking, as there is always the free-and-pre-alpha card to play if the players are not pleased with the game?
May we just can stick to the traditional method, of just throwing new features into the game ( ready or not ) and see how many Characters leave and how many stay?

[Socius Rockus]

Complainy people, I know I'm an example, My first post was I believe about the lack of avatars on the forum But I surpassed that stage. (I think  but can i think?)
Oh! And complain people that can't rest a case till they have won, while there is no point in winning.
Complainy people who are prejudged, or who can't accept they don't know everything.

Given the fact that all developers, artistic people, creators and other creators are semi-gods and not people, I come the the shocking conclusion that it is the (player)community (at some times) is the aspect of the game I like the least. 

[Phinehas]

Oh yes, and people who spam threads by complaining about other people complaining.

[Waylander]

They aren't as bad as people who spam thread complainning about people who spam threads complaining about other people complaining.

[Phinehas]

Yes, you are annoying.

[Leama]

I absolutely hate how the players forget there is a real person behind the in game character and cruel they can be.

[Phinehas]

I absolutely hate how the players forget there is a real person behind the in game character and cruel they can be.

That is true. On the other hand I'd have to point out that it's equally annoying when a player takes something said to or about their character personally. It sort of goes both ways.