(04-10-2015, 01:50 PM)Harmonixer Wrote: That's an interesting perspective for an MMO character to me. I felt if I took that stance with my own characters I'd be detached from them. Maybe it's an issue with bleed or projection or something? I try to keep certain aspect of myself from shining through. As often, I am almost nothing like my characters.
In the circles I've found myself RPing in, having the line between you and your character be too thin is something typically avoided. Having OOC feelings/justifications bleed into RP, in the many cases I've experienced (but certainly not all), often came from the player being too close and/or too attached their character(s). I think it is this mentality that has driven me to constantly remind myself that my characters are mere tools for entertainment.
This doesn't mean I'm entirely detached from my characters, though! Every character someone RPs as will be influenced by that player. My feelings just don't go beyond... let's say what an actor's level of attachment would be for a character they've portrayed. You may love the character and you can immerse yourself in the role, but that's where it ends and you have no problem letting them go at the end of the day. This includes death, for me.
My final two cents is that I agree with what some others have said, in that death for the sake of death (or the sake of drama) is not something I support. All rhyme has reason, and if you possess none of the latter, the former will not come.
