(12-01-2015, 08:32 AM)Valence Wrote: How to say it... Was that guy implying that people should choose a race solely on their ability to draw RP romance, or ERP, or whatever?
The thing that struck me when getting into the FFXIV RP community is the emphasis put on IC love and romance. Don't take me wrong, the community has proven to be really awesome, nice, and full of determined people with a general good atmosphere... It's just that everywhere I look, from RP players sheets to... wikis, there is always that central mention of views and stances on romance.
Is that such a central part to everyone's RP? (I know it can be powerful, but still?)
Yeah. Romance is often given way too much focus in pretty much any mainstream MMO. I've lost count of the amount of role-players who have just suddenly cut off all contact upon realising that they're not going to have an instant hookup with my character.
It's not just 'the people in the Quicksand' who are the blame, either. They're exploited as convenient scapegoats but a lot of 'regular' role-players act that way too from what I've seen.
As with so many other things moderation is key.
