I think a few of these posts have been made with the "oh man OP is a troll!?" type mentality/perception.
As someone who primarily came from Forum RP I can see where you have had a different conception of what the RP in an MMO is like. Unlike (what I think of) tabletop or forum roleplay, the worlds aren't built by us roleplayers or GMs in the same sense as some of us may think. In an MMO the world and story, the history and "rules" are already in place. Our characters in the MMO give the world the body and realism of a story. Characters with lives within the story.
That one sultansworn who was inspired by Papashan but ended up flat on his face. The amnesiac garlean experiment, tossed out and left in a hostile environment to himself and in turn hostile to certain others. The reckless mentor who ended up dying on a misguided mission to make sure her home wasn't being taken advantage of. The runaway from an affluent family hidden for years before backstabbing led to her new home thinking her a traitorous spy.
Characters can all have a great story that is built upon by the wonderful game we have chosen to try and RP in.
As someone who primarily came from Forum RP I can see where you have had a different conception of what the RP in an MMO is like. Unlike (what I think of) tabletop or forum roleplay, the worlds aren't built by us roleplayers or GMs in the same sense as some of us may think. In an MMO the world and story, the history and "rules" are already in place. Our characters in the MMO give the world the body and realism of a story. Characters with lives within the story.
That one sultansworn who was inspired by Papashan but ended up flat on his face. The amnesiac garlean experiment, tossed out and left in a hostile environment to himself and in turn hostile to certain others. The reckless mentor who ended up dying on a misguided mission to make sure her home wasn't being taken advantage of. The runaway from an affluent family hidden for years before backstabbing led to her new home thinking her a traitorous spy.
Characters can all have a great story that is built upon by the wonderful game we have chosen to try and RP in.
