I agree with all the people who say that communication is key. Â Usually I am either talking on TS with FC mates or Party Chat while RPing with people to make it clear that any IC intentions I have are just IC--not OOC. Â
Admittedly it makes me uncomfortable when I try to establish something OOC (i.e. a boundary) that is completely ignored. Â When that happens I will just tend to write that person out as someone who isn't mature enough to handle two separate identities (their own and their character). Â
I have always tried to make my characters are different from me as possible--this includes in my writing outside of FFXIV. Â That's why I tend to RP male characters. Â It sets up an OOC boundary from the start, in my opinion....that and I just tend to write male characters better >.< Â
But yeah. Â I really do think that communication OOCly is key and if someone is unable to handle two separate things (IC/OOC) and keep them separate, they shouldn't be RPing....
Admittedly it makes me uncomfortable when I try to establish something OOC (i.e. a boundary) that is completely ignored. Â When that happens I will just tend to write that person out as someone who isn't mature enough to handle two separate identities (their own and their character). Â
I have always tried to make my characters are different from me as possible--this includes in my writing outside of FFXIV. Â That's why I tend to RP male characters. Â It sets up an OOC boundary from the start, in my opinion....that and I just tend to write male characters better >.< Â
But yeah. Â I really do think that communication OOCly is key and if someone is unable to handle two separate things (IC/OOC) and keep them separate, they shouldn't be RPing....
