Personally, I prefer my in-game achievements to be a direct reflection of how powerful my character is. Â A character's level, weapons, armor, and other gear are all reflections of a character's power and accomplishments in the game's world.
When I see other people RPing a character who is supposedly "powerful" but their weapons, gear, and level do not reflect this, I have a hard time taking them seriously (I would like to point out that this does not apply to things like political power or other such intangible things). Â If they are not going to use the game's mechanics and are just going to throw text around, then it just seems like playing a game of "let's pretend." I have to wonder why they aren't just playing a tabletop RPG instead of a video game.
I realize this is kind of a controversial opinion to have within the RP community and as a result, I often have trouble finding people to RP with, but when I do I find the RP is more enjoyable for me, at least.
When I see other people RPing a character who is supposedly "powerful" but their weapons, gear, and level do not reflect this, I have a hard time taking them seriously (I would like to point out that this does not apply to things like political power or other such intangible things). Â If they are not going to use the game's mechanics and are just going to throw text around, then it just seems like playing a game of "let's pretend." I have to wonder why they aren't just playing a tabletop RPG instead of a video game.
I realize this is kind of a controversial opinion to have within the RP community and as a result, I often have trouble finding people to RP with, but when I do I find the RP is more enjoyable for me, at least.
