(08-05-2013, 04:14 PM)Evie Wrote: I'm excited that there are going to be quite a few people playing antagonists. I'm considering making an alt who is villainous/antagonist something along those line. I just was unsure how it was going to work since there is really only one faction in this game, versus multiple factions like other games.
The main difficulty with playing a villainous character (truly villainous, not just morally ambiguous or antiheroic) is a matter of etiquette. If your primary character is a villain, they almost have to be attached to a certain storyline or guild to get proper play. For example, if I'm playing a mafioso character and show up with a few brutes at the Corvus Cinis barbeque during the open beta demanding protection money or tribute because they're on my turf, that's a rude way of ruining other peoples' game. Proper etiquette requires that you work those sorts of things out beforehand with the person coordinating the event (maybe not the final outcome, but at least the notion that the barbeque is going to get strong armed). If you just show up out of the blue and try to force dark RP on someone else's event or character, they're likely to either start an out-of-character argument or completely ignore you.
Also, what makes villains truly villainous is that they are larger than life. Their screen time is generally less with less characterization, and their traits, particularly morality traits and resources, are exaggerated for effect. In terms of player characters, this will often be perceived as god-moding.
Personally, I'd like to play a dark character, but it would be an antagonist alt attached to a storyline, not what I would generally consider "my character." Unless the character gets redeemed, but even then I find redemption to be a fantastic point at which to retire a character.
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