My friends and I have always called this "blending", as in blending the line between IC and OOC.
When looking for potential RP partners or new recruits to RP guilds in any game, this is one of the BIGGEST red flags we search for. If the character has too much overlap with the person, if their character pretty much just IS the player, or if the player takes things done or said to their character personally... That means it's time to seek other avenues.
This is most commonly found in new RPers (as others have probably stated), and in that case, I make exceptions. You're learning and we all had to start somewhere. This is your precious first or second-time character, and you may not quite get (or like) the concept that they are exclusively a tool for entertainment. I understand that.
It's when I find traces of this behavior in individuals who have been RPing for a long time that all my alarm bells go off. While dealings vary on a case by case basis, the more unpleasant examples I can recall were extraordinarily unpleasant. I've watched a handful of entire guilds crumble due to this nonsense.
When looking for potential RP partners or new recruits to RP guilds in any game, this is one of the BIGGEST red flags we search for. If the character has too much overlap with the person, if their character pretty much just IS the player, or if the player takes things done or said to their character personally... That means it's time to seek other avenues.
This is most commonly found in new RPers (as others have probably stated), and in that case, I make exceptions. You're learning and we all had to start somewhere. This is your precious first or second-time character, and you may not quite get (or like) the concept that they are exclusively a tool for entertainment. I understand that.
It's when I find traces of this behavior in individuals who have been RPing for a long time that all my alarm bells go off. While dealings vary on a case by case basis, the more unpleasant examples I can recall were extraordinarily unpleasant. I've watched a handful of entire guilds crumble due to this nonsense.
