Where are all the Roleplayers?

[Xillix Queen of Fools]

The player base is very small.

Rpers are not doing a lot of testing of the mechanics.

If we kicked those who did not rp there would be almost no one around.

Here are my constructive suggestions: Take and run with the MANY rp specific areas already provided. If the tavern is over run with loud rowdy drunks SURPRISE!

Move rps to the temple of Laanx (one of my favorites) upstairs has no npcs no reason for quest grinders to go there at all.

Move Rps to the Secret garden.

Move rps to any of the many alcoves in Hydlaa.

Move rps to the stone face outside of town.

Move rps to the Blackflame shrine.

I payed attention to the tavern complaint thread and made several changes to help and more are on the way.

In my day we made do, we worked with what was there, and we made some splendid rps.

Hey, anyone have screenshots of the day when I surrendered my claim to the Octarchy? I sure would like to show people what a badass ALL PLAYER event looks like.

Since I began on settings 3 years ago I have busted my as and busted my very large team's ass to make sure rpers got much of what they asked for. Go look at the thread "A request from the settings team" and see how many books came from that thread. Or look at the several polls and our efforts to respond in as quick a fashion as is possible to player desires.

I have said before I keep leeching rpers out of the game to make them settings people specifically so we can address these issues. They then add all they can of what they wanted to be added. The gm team also takes rpers and makes them into rp assets.

If people are going to insist that we POLICE A SUBJECTIVE CONCEPT things will rapidly spin out of control and the time to build the game will dwindle even more.

Be a self starter, I used to sit in front of the temple of laanx for 6-8 hours a day training people to rp and learn their way around using incentives such as items and knowledge and while I was doing it things were a big better, player retention was higher, guilds donated to my cause, thieves robbed me, people were imprisoned, town criers were present, sermons were preached.

You need to MAKE rp. 

[Lolitra, Celorrim Purrty Twins]

Lolitra claps at XilliX's words.


I for one - jusr RP... and fit mechanics fo the game into my 'down' time - which is rare... 

[Shaman]

How many of the people I mentioned earlier in the thread actually "test" the mechanics? If anything, they abuse the mechanics if they find a glitch. With their maturity level, if they actually test the mechanics, I'd be pretty surprised.

How about when the game is a finished product, all the bugs fixed and mostly everything implemented? What would happen to the people running around being OOC and disrupting all attempts at RP?

[Illysia]

As passionate a post as that was. I believe people who say we are whining are too busy interpreting what we say and not reading what we said. We didn't say "wah boo hoo there is no rp." We said "hey! what about RPing being the focus." I usually don't care if people grind at the plat mines it is their business. But if I recall, we wouldn't even have Kada's if it wasn't for Rping.

PLs and Grinders are not exempt from showing respect for others. Just because you want to go in the tavern and turn PS in just a 3d chat doesn't mean you should. RPers shouldn't have to ignore people for spaming lols . One or two lols every now and again can be overlook. "Lol I just stabbed you in the face." Follow by a barrage of "lols" is seriously pushing it.

Nobody is disputing your hard work Xillix, we are upset about what PS is turning into. And trust me PLers are no more likely to test game mechanics, they are too busy Pling generally. RPers also don't always ignore game mechanics. I did the most complaining about not having food and cooking and guess who spends the most time trying to find new recipes to share with friends while RPing.  I'd just like a little consideration from those who insist on being ooc most of the time. Just a little...   

[Xillix Queen of Fools]

Problem is you are preaching to the choir.


If it is true the the forums are mostly rpers . . . .

I see the time spent complaining about rp as time wasted that could be spent rping your way out of this.

[Dajoji]

If players are abusing OOC in main chat and no GMs are online, use the /report function and file a petition. Go on IRC if quicker action is necessary. This doesn't mean they will get banned immediately but it will let us take notice of the situation and take proper action. Some people have already been warned about this so they know better and will be punished if they ignore a rule they know well.

The same applies to people with a funky sense of humor who think creating characters with names that blatantly violate the naming policy just so they can have a kick out of it and play innocent. No "don't tase me bro" plea will save you from a ban if you intentionally disregard the rules of the game.

[Under the moon]

RP does not grow on trees for folks to pluck and enjoy whenever they wish. It is a flower that grows from a single seed, flourishes while you care for it, and eventually withers and dies if you do not. Even to strongest flower can not stay alive forever, and you must sow new seeds.

However, there are those who seem to relish stomping into others' gardens and tromping anything in sight. I know the feeling you have, but it is not a problem easily dealt with. To aid the GMs, reporting RP abuse should be considered as important as reporting bugs. Do not ignore either, or the GMs will not be able to help you.

[Prolix]

One of the big problems with the interface is that all local chat goes into the same window, there is separate group and guild chats as well but they need not be local. What might be a viable addition would be to have the local channel broken up into side bands. That way you would be able to follow specific conversations in a tavern and not get drowned out by the general hubbub. I would see this as having a drop down selector for channel 1-10, for instance, and you would only hear the one you are monitoring. You could however see all chat bubbles if you have them turned on and this would allow you to catch a snippet of someone else's conversation and to then find its channel. You could also have channel 0 which is all local chat regardless.

[Xillix Queen of Fools]

http://hydlaa.com/smf/index.php?topic=32766.0 <-- go here, find each other, fix it.

[Shaman]

Well I just logged off about 5 minutes ago, but I believe the people whos' chat I posted in the logs a few posts ago are still in the tavern, right as I'm posting this. If you need their names, PM me, but otherwise go in there and see the idiocy I'm talking about.

[Caarrie]

Hey, anyone have screenshots of the day when I surrendered my claim to the Octarchy? I sure would like to show people what a badass ALL PLAYER event looks like.

I am suprised at myself this is the best i got http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/7092/shot573mt0.jpg

I dont have a shot of all of us standing outside the temple.

[neko kyouran]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYii6nxhvUk&feature=related

[Xillix Queen of Fools]

Well I just logged off about 5 minutes ago, but I believe the people whos' chat I posted in the logs a few posts ago are still in the tavern, right as I'm posting this. If you need their names, PM me, but otherwise go in there and see the idiocy I'm talking about.

If you are not actually going to read what people are posting and follow the advice given we can help you.

use the /petition /report functions when you see zany things

gms are not omniscient.

[Illysia]

One problem is that there aren't enough GMs. Every time I report or want to report someone, there aren't any gms on. (trust me I check) For some of the repeat offenders there is never a gm on when they start their foolishness around me. I will try petitions about certain characters that always go towards that kind of behavior and see if that helps.

[Shaman]

As Illysia said. I've had a petition open for about a day in a half now, but no response. That's why I'm posting here.