(08-19-2014, 07:12 AM)Rurutani Wrote: Well.....after a foray into rp yesterday I have discovered a fatal and devestating flaw in trying to play as law enforcement in this game. You have no authority.
Zero. None. Nil. Zilch.
If I as a Yellowjacket try to push my authority....I have none. I can call on my fake linkpearl and threaten arrest but I can't actually do it. And all it takes is for someone to call that bluff for it to fall apart in seconds. And once that happens, especially in a crowded place, whatever minimal, paper thin legitimacy you had in that role is ripped to shreds quite fast. The fact is without legitimacy and authority, playing as a law enforcement person is akin to me dressing up as a cop on Halloween. Suit looks nice, but that's about all.
I now need to completely rethink Melodia and how to even play her in that role because it was clear yesterday that she isn't even take very seriously.
Don't know......need to rethink it a bit. May need to shelve her for a bit until figure it out. But....I guess at least I have a fun back story to write. *shrugs*
If you had npc'd dudes coming in to arrest Zhi, I would have gone with it. Trust your partners! I was actually expecting you to take her outside and have a npc to help assist, at which point Zhi would have likely tried to run and probably would have been taken out.
I play it like this: until the weapons come out, until the eorzean equivalent of cuffs come out, until the criminal-scum-was-resisting-so-I-laid-into-them comes out, Zhi is going to keep trying to talk her way out of something. You need to be willing to push that part. With other players, you could (and should) ask first, but when you've been playing with someone for awhile, don't be afraid to just do it. I trust you, man.
Remember -- Zhi doesn't take anyone seriously until they show physical proof that they can back up what they say. Even if it means taking her outside at knifepoint somewhere quiet and curbstomping her, do it!
edit - and above all, if rp is ever going in a direction you're not happy with when you're rping with me, just let me know. I'm not above finagling a situation to help push things one way or another.
