Ah, this thread makes me happy 
. I am glad to see so many people understand how important conflict is to overall character development. I tend to play characters who lie, cheat, steal, and use deception to cause conflict (because life is full of conflict), but also give them comical traits so that people might actually want to be his/her friend.Â
Its hard not to invest some of your OOC personality into your character, but as long as you keep the feelings of the two separate then you should be fine. I think the main reason real drama happens is because people forget to separate OOC and IC. If you find yourself getting upset IRL then just break the RP off. Screw immersion if it will save you a headache and possibly a friendship. At the end of the day, its just a game.
. I am glad to see so many people understand how important conflict is to overall character development. I tend to play characters who lie, cheat, steal, and use deception to cause conflict (because life is full of conflict), but also give them comical traits so that people might actually want to be his/her friend. Its hard not to invest some of your OOC personality into your character, but as long as you keep the feelings of the two separate then you should be fine. I think the main reason real drama happens is because people forget to separate OOC and IC. If you find yourself getting upset IRL then just break the RP off. Screw immersion if it will save you a headache and possibly a friendship. At the end of the day, its just a game.
