I've met people of both camps - Personally, I prefer to not count any of my classes as IC, going for a complete segregation that draws inspiration from what is available - If you were to put Sastra into a class box, she would somewhat fit into archer but then not entirely, she's sort of a hunter/survivalist/trader mix. I find that that kind of viewpoint is far from rare in this game, though I can't say if or not it is the majority that follow this playstyle. Levels to me do not exist at all either, and I put more weight on furthering my characters skills through roleplay than through for example a background story.Â
Why i do this is.. Honestly a tricky question, I was taught how to RP in WoW 5-6 years ago where there by far was not the amount of differences in the RP styles as you see today but rather a sense of that everyone roleplayed this one way, and those who RP'ed in different ways were sort of looked down on by the rest of the community (though I think in and among themselves they had plenty of fun). These days there's a better understanding/acceptance of the different styles, which I guess can make it more difficult to navigate for newcomers. I'd say that the way I was taught just from a natural point relies heavily on ignoring game mechanics, so choosing for example emote-fights over duels, creating your own spells (within reason) over linking the skills from your hotbar, walking into a field and imagining that there's a campfire there over only using the locations that you can see etc - and the game itself serves more as a visualization of the roleplay, with the established lore as the big framework of the canvas.Â
And I would say that the kind of style I am (hopefully) describing is not really so suitable for constantly being IC in, and I'd even say that being Always IC and roleplaying with someone who isnt always IC also poses some challenges - Such as figuring out when other people are IC, as we have no addons for that here (yet). At the end of the day it comes down to what you feel like doing, and then potentially you can find an FC with a similar style which would make things easier.
Why i do this is.. Honestly a tricky question, I was taught how to RP in WoW 5-6 years ago where there by far was not the amount of differences in the RP styles as you see today but rather a sense of that everyone roleplayed this one way, and those who RP'ed in different ways were sort of looked down on by the rest of the community (though I think in and among themselves they had plenty of fun). These days there's a better understanding/acceptance of the different styles, which I guess can make it more difficult to navigate for newcomers. I'd say that the way I was taught just from a natural point relies heavily on ignoring game mechanics, so choosing for example emote-fights over duels, creating your own spells (within reason) over linking the skills from your hotbar, walking into a field and imagining that there's a campfire there over only using the locations that you can see etc - and the game itself serves more as a visualization of the roleplay, with the established lore as the big framework of the canvas.Â
And I would say that the kind of style I am (hopefully) describing is not really so suitable for constantly being IC in, and I'd even say that being Always IC and roleplaying with someone who isnt always IC also poses some challenges - Such as figuring out when other people are IC, as we have no addons for that here (yet). At the end of the day it comes down to what you feel like doing, and then potentially you can find an FC with a similar style which would make things easier.
