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Caspar · **01-10-2016, 11:33 PM**

(01-10-2016, 09:16 PM)V Wrote:
(01-10-2016, 07:01 PM)Unnamed Mercenary Wrote: We've certainly had issues on a few particular topics, usually in regards to roleplaying as mages with soulstones, but I've yet to see anyone going "you're RP is invalid and/or wrong" due to it. The common answer I have seen is "that RP is not for me."
Disagree. In almost every single thread about contentious rp subjects there is a small chorus of people asserting that the roleplay being discussed is wrong, often going as far as ignoring established lore to do it. Expressions of tolerance for other people roleplaying "wrong" are typically secondary to informing people their RP is "wrong".

Also, there isn't a single person on this site I'd consider a "leader". "Loud" would be more accurate.

This is interesting, because it has to do with one of the points from Momo's post I agree with, sorta. I think that in chardev in particular, a lot of advice isn't necessarily for the benefit of the new player but rather to code for RP that the users like. It is probably not so much for building reputation, as a lot of posters have social capital here just by virtue of visibility and seniority.

Players give advice or discourage newcomers from playing RP concepts they don't want to see by enforcing a soft "fanon" that is not in line with the numerous lore posts spread across the forum and FFXIV's wiki/datamining. It isn't enforcing anything because it's in the guise of suggestions. Therefore, it doesn't appear to be saying directly "this RP is wrong." This is part of the wish that the game reflect the FFXIV they imagine it is, and not the one we actually play.

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