(09-13-2013, 05:17 PM)Reibees Wrote: I feel that everyone's mistaking my/other's nervousness as being new to RP - I've been a RPer for about 12 years now, I'm in no way new to RP in MMO/Forum/Chat or any variety of RP... that doesn't make my paranoia any less.Â
Also; the MMO hopping.. I find these comments rather rude. I played WoW for EIGHT years. Nonstop. And then I played Tera since OBT until F2P. Accusing someone of being flighty or inactive in the community or a 'hopper' because they previously played more than one game is rather unfair.Â
Don't assume, because I'd gladly dedicate my time to a MMO if I had found an active RP community that interacted with me there. Just because I have played games in the past doesn't mean I'm gonna jump ship from this one. If the RP community fails to interact with me and actively/openly RP? Then yes, I will leave. If I get story/plot/longterm RP? No, I will definitely stay.Â
Outcasting me and others because we played games prior is WHAT runs me and a lot of others off these 'new' games. Excluding me from your story because I slip and say "Oh I played WoW a year ago", is unfair.Â
I'm sorry I didn't know I was only allowed to play XIV 1.0 exclusively? I didn't know that meant I wasn't allowed to RP storylines with others.Â
This is precisely WHY I am intimidated to approach people. /: "You're not good enough for me/my story because x reason"...
Anyway- Thanks everyone for your continued suggestions. I'm still terribly nervous but maybe I'll be able to approach easier soon.
I'm getting really tired of the defensiveness toward this, as amusing as it is. Point is, I'm allowed to have an opinion like anyone else. And I'm allowed to opt who I want to RP with and when.
I never once attacked anyone MMO hopping. Read my post again. Seriously. My point was that OTHER people see a huge list of games on your record and yes, they DO assume. That's human nature. My advice in this arena was to only advertise the major ones, not the other ones someone spent minimal time is. Take the advice or leave it. But stop getting defensive over it. My opinion on the matter will not change either way. Sorry.
