(09-11-2015, 05:35 PM)Sig Wrote: This thread is starting to go off the rails. Â I'll try to drag it back on course with a controversial statement:ÂI don't really know if I'd call that metagaming.
Call me a meta-gamer if you desire, but I really try to make sure that both myself and people I RP with find the roleplay enjoyable. Â As a result, I've intentionally not pursued scenes or taken IC actions that my character could have taken. Â I believe deriving enjoyment from RP trumps 100% character consistency, and I tend to have my character take plausible IC actions that will suit the tastes/expectations of my RP partners.Â
There have been a few occasions, however, where I have performed the actions that I believed would be ICly plausible and OOCly enjoyable, but inadvertently offended others OOCly [[wow, that is hard to describe in a compound sentence]]. Â After such occasions, I've felt pretty bad, especially because I prioritize OOC enjoyment of RP. Â Thankfully, this has been pretty rare, because I've been lucky enough to RP with people who appreciate a wide range of scenes.
I offered a friend an out the other night because he wasn't comfortable with the turn an RP had taken. He said no, but the offer was still there. I just think that's being a decent person.
"Don't be scared homie."
