(06-13-2015, 12:49 PM)TheLastCandle Wrote: Long enough to know that outside conversations "breaking" one's "immersion" is largely a myth, and long enough to know that we are in the minority and can't reasonably expect those around us to follow some strange rule of silence (or even stranger, not stand nearby) when they're in the vicinity of people who are roleplaying. It's exactly that kind of behavior that makes some people resent roleplayers.
Emphasis mine.
I really have to agree. When RPers act with a sense of entitlement, they generate resentment. We're already a community that some people don't understand and asks for things that seem pointless to an outsider (such as designated RP servers, more and persistent emotes, and IC flags); it does us no favors to also start making demands of fellow players when they're doing normal things that cause no harm.
RPers are no more a special group worthy of special treatment than raiders, crafters, or PvPers. No more than we would find it okay for PvPers to insist that non-PvP quest objectives be located in FFA PvP zones, we shouldn't find it okay for RPers to demand silence from those around them when they're RPing. That's an unreasonable demand that's inconsiderate and rude.
/rant off
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