
I won't really be repeating anything that any of the others have posted, since I feel the points have already been made- but I will comment on the subject of villain rpers using it as a vehicle to get ERP.
I guess, I find it amusing that was even said in the first place, because I haven't run into enough of it myself? I mostly see do-gooders and everyone else using their characters to achieve the same goal.
Understand that, I am not against ERP or people that do it. I just think it's a lot like 'pot calling the kettle black' scenario. I honestly don't believe it's limited to any particular type of RP. There's plenty of people guilty of this and they are 'public' RP figures and both openly and privately do the same things. This extends to all games with RP I find.
So, there's that.
Also, Verad makes and excellent point on unrelatable villains. I hadn't thought of it that way. I do love monsters, especially the ones we can't actually understand. Kaiju, for example.
I guess, I find it amusing that was even said in the first place, because I haven't run into enough of it myself? I mostly see do-gooders and everyone else using their characters to achieve the same goal.
Understand that, I am not against ERP or people that do it. I just think it's a lot like 'pot calling the kettle black' scenario. I honestly don't believe it's limited to any particular type of RP. There's plenty of people guilty of this and they are 'public' RP figures and both openly and privately do the same things. This extends to all games with RP I find.
So, there's that.
Also, Verad makes and excellent point on unrelatable villains. I hadn't thought of it that way. I do love monsters, especially the ones we can't actually understand. Kaiju, for example.