I've always and only RPd gil/item transactions as pretend, without actually trading any in-game thing with other RPers, and that is how I shall keep doing it. I'm one of those who not only cringes at date auctions events, but at any auction event that actually asks for actual gil transactions. I don't know... I guess that since I consider RP as in-game content, and am a firm opponent to mercing and people who "sell wins" or "sell spots" to in-game raids and other game content, the comparison is probably what makes these things a no-no to me. We're all in there, we're all doing the same thing, we're all enjoying ourselves.. why should someone get profit off the other for that?
But again, that is just me. Happy gaming to whoever has a different view on this.
(Oh and yes, we did make one fundraising event with no gil transactions! It was the theater play Archrangers Return!)
And as far as activity goes, at least on my part, we (ToH) run one every week. We just don't post them on the calendar because it's MSQ RP events and we prefer to avoid griefing. We do put non-MSQ-related RP events on the calendar, and so far we've done only two of those, I admit. We don't do many of them because every time it's such a struggle to get even a handful of people to show up x_X .... we get discouraged easily and end up preferring to just do our own thing.
But again, that is just me. Happy gaming to whoever has a different view on this.
(Oh and yes, we did make one fundraising event with no gil transactions! It was the theater play Archrangers Return!)
And as far as activity goes, at least on my part, we (ToH) run one every week. We just don't post them on the calendar because it's MSQ RP events and we prefer to avoid griefing. We do put non-MSQ-related RP events on the calendar, and so far we've done only two of those, I admit. We don't do many of them because every time it's such a struggle to get even a handful of people to show up x_X .... we get discouraged easily and end up preferring to just do our own thing.
To be an interesting, intriguing, well-written character, there needs to be something to allow the audience to relate to them. That is what the problem is with who wants their character to be "perfect". Perfect characters will never be strong, and strong characters will never be perfect, because WE (those who read, who watch, who RP) are not perfect.
"What makes a strong character is how they deal with their flaws, their fears, their turmoils, their troubles that get in the way. That's what makes them relatable." -- N.C.
"What makes a strong character is how they deal with their flaws, their fears, their turmoils, their troubles that get in the way. That's what makes them relatable." -- N.C.
