(02-07-2017, 09:29 AM)Aegir Wrote:(02-07-2017, 09:01 AM)Tyndles Wrote: 2. Â If they are trying to SERIOUSLY RP as that character? Â My character will treat them as someone delusional, touched in the head or drunk. Â Because thats the only way it would make sense.
I keep seeing people post this in every thread this is brought up. I find this reaction to be mean spirited and contemptuous. And it doesn't seem to be in the spirit of role play. It's weird where people draw the line between "okay, I'll pretend your character is/has this, but if you say they are/have this I'm going to be derisive and try to make you feel bad.
I'm pretty sure anyone who does this is not trying to hurt anyone, but instead offer a diplomatic alternative to rolling over belly up and accepting that there's one more of five Sultanas running around Ul'dah. The problem with role-playing in public places NPCs is that there's also more than one copy. So if you were to say, "Weren't you just shopping here yesterday?" They'd quickly say "No, I wasn't!" Or something to that effect. There within lies one of the biggest problems with not role-playing original characters. Not everyone's on the same page, so insisting someone has to deal with sorting out "Oh I'm talking to Minfilia C today, that was Minfilia A yesterday" isn't very fair. At the end of the day, no one's obligated to roleplay with anyone, period. And that's a good thing, honestly.
