This, unfortunately, is not a new issue. It's been around since the days of MUDs and even before... going into tabletops. It's, also unfortunately, the nature of the beast.Â
People, whether they be "new" or "veteran", invest a lot of thought and emotion into their characters. Through immersion, or other means, one can easily get lost in their character... and while in this mindset, become offended OOCly from IC actions.
Many guilds/companies have policies reflecting that which you've asked, "IC does not equal OOC" or some variant. Most guilds/companies that I'm aware do put a hard boot to this type of behavior as well, my own included.
That being said, there isn't really too much we can do, unless you want us to take actions that are just shy of profiling..
"Are you new to roleplaying? Yes? Well... here are all the rules:...."
I doubt that would help the roleplaying community and would instead have the opposite of the desired effect. It may make roleplayers see roleplaying as a job, more than a fun hobby.
Short of having a "NEW ROLEPLAYERS COME TO THIS" event where you teach them the rules in mass, I'm not sure exactly what you'd like us to do. And, again, such an event would likely scare more of them off than actually invite them in.
The only thing we can do, that I can think of anyway, is while roleplaying with said offenders... bring it up in whispers, party, etc. that what they did is a bad move. Then, of course, offer advice to rectify the situation. If they're the type that want to plug their ears and shout "alalalalala" while you talk to them in this manner... stop the RP and move on. Hope that one day they'll learn and become a more desirable member of the RP community.
You can't force someone to learn...
People, whether they be "new" or "veteran", invest a lot of thought and emotion into their characters. Through immersion, or other means, one can easily get lost in their character... and while in this mindset, become offended OOCly from IC actions.
Many guilds/companies have policies reflecting that which you've asked, "IC does not equal OOC" or some variant. Most guilds/companies that I'm aware do put a hard boot to this type of behavior as well, my own included.
That being said, there isn't really too much we can do, unless you want us to take actions that are just shy of profiling..
"Are you new to roleplaying? Yes? Well... here are all the rules:...."
I doubt that would help the roleplaying community and would instead have the opposite of the desired effect. It may make roleplayers see roleplaying as a job, more than a fun hobby.
Short of having a "NEW ROLEPLAYERS COME TO THIS" event where you teach them the rules in mass, I'm not sure exactly what you'd like us to do. And, again, such an event would likely scare more of them off than actually invite them in.
The only thing we can do, that I can think of anyway, is while roleplaying with said offenders... bring it up in whispers, party, etc. that what they did is a bad move. Then, of course, offer advice to rectify the situation. If they're the type that want to plug their ears and shout "alalalalala" while you talk to them in this manner... stop the RP and move on. Hope that one day they'll learn and become a more desirable member of the RP community.
You can't force someone to learn...
Raandal Bennett (Deceased)
