(06-13-2015, 01:54 AM)Lacey Orwell Wrote: It sounds like the poster in question needs to get better acquainted with rp in ffxiv and how it works. Clearly they aren't aware that most characters don't actually have the Echo when it comes to rp. (...) Maybe someone could send them a heads up and inform them about the rpc and role playing in ffxiv and what's reasonable knowledge for characters to know?
I wouldn't go that far, personally, since telling a person that comes off a bit as enforcing a "community standard" on RP -- and to me, at least, that's a massive turn-off from a server and a game. It really comes off as, "We, players of the game, have decided the lore is thus, and we won't RP with you if you don't agree." Also, I think if you asked 10 members of the RPC what that standard would be, you'd get 15 different answers.
Anyway, since it's entirely reasonable for a character to not have the Echo and have no idea what it is -- or to have it and still have no idea what it is -- it's a bit unreasonable to get bent out of shape OOCly when a character responds with "you're nuts" to being accused of having it. In fact, someone who has it and knows what it is still might respond that way, just because they don't want people to know they have it! I know L'yhta would deny or hedge it if a waitress started accusing her of that, since she'd immediately be on edge and wonder why this normal person was so knowledgeable about esoterica.
It's weird that the poster of that thread would emote whispering to an NPC, which any reasonable RPer would interpret as offering an RP hook to nearby players, then get huffy OOC when that RP hook is used and handled in the manner appropriate to the character. If you didn't want people to respond to that behavior, why emote it at all? I have to agree that this sounds like someone who's perhaps new to RP and has trouble with the IC/OOC line -- and not anything wrong with what Flashhelix did.
In my experience, everyone's been nice and respectful in open-world RP on Balmung, as long as you show the same respect in return. Part of that respect is keeping the IC/OOC line. If you're a new RPer and you're not sure if something is IC or OOC, just ask! If you're not sure why a scene isn't going the way you'd expect, ask! I've never met anyone who'd bite your head off OOCly for asking questions.
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