I'm not sure anything has changed like others have said already. I'm not opposed to what I guess you would call "ERP". I RP an adult, and part of being an adult is being sexually active. It's OK, and not a weird thing. So when I hear "living in the world" I think that sex would be a part of that.
That being said, I don't play "flirty" or "fast" characters, though I'm not going to lecture someone who does. I've done storylines with people that have lead to romantic interest between characters, and I've also done long storylines that have ended in just strong platonic love. I'm OK with either. What is important to me is that people are happy and that the interactions are natural and make sense when all things are considered. I don't try and "manipulate" things too hard. My RL partner was in for a shock when he started RP'ing with me and realized that just because we were together IRL doesn't mean my in-game characters were always going to like him, much less be attracted to him!Â
Some people just like making level 1 characters and ERP'ing. That's fine too. It's not for me, but then it doesn't have to be.Â
That being said, I don't play "flirty" or "fast" characters, though I'm not going to lecture someone who does. I've done storylines with people that have lead to romantic interest between characters, and I've also done long storylines that have ended in just strong platonic love. I'm OK with either. What is important to me is that people are happy and that the interactions are natural and make sense when all things are considered. I don't try and "manipulate" things too hard. My RL partner was in for a shock when he started RP'ing with me and realized that just because we were together IRL doesn't mean my in-game characters were always going to like him, much less be attracted to him!Â
Some people just like making level 1 characters and ERP'ing. That's fine too. It's not for me, but then it doesn't have to be.Â
