(10-12-2013, 08:16 PM)LiadansWhisper Wrote:
But that's kind of my point. Â I don't understand why you can't seem to see that, other than maybe I'm wording it really badly.
Acknowledging that you are nobility in character is, in fact, doing just that. Â Now, that doesn't mean my character has to respect you, or obey you. Â But it does mean that in-character, I am accepting the fact that you are nobility, with all of the benefits that are supposed to come with that.
Is it not rude to completely disregard what someone's character is meant to be? If someone tells me his character is a skilled fighter, I'm not going to think, "Oh no, he can beat my character up and physically force her to do things! I best never acknowledge that this character has physical strength and pretend that idea doesn't exist." Naturally, you can't force someone else to accept or acknowledge something about your character and I'm not saying you should try to make them do as much, but the point is, along with it being impolite for them not to, it also sort of breaks the immersion and the realism of the RP, and for no good reason, therefore it's disheartening and frustrating that it happens so rampantly.Â
People shouldn't be so terrified or appalled at the thought of another character being "above" theirs in a single aspect. RPing isn't about being the "best" or always being better than those around you in every regard, as ironic as that may sound for someone advocating that we pay attention when a character claims to be nobility. My character may be a Lady, but if a practiced fighter tries to take her on in a fist fit, my proper lady is going down, and she's going down hard. I fully realize why people don't accept the nobility of other characters--I just think it's petty and not at all fruitful for the RP, and should be avoided unless really justified/necessarily (I.E. If someone claims to be the arch-demon Son of Satan and Overlord of Hell and the most powerful person in the universe, feel free to ignore him).
Quote:Your "lore" would be fanon, which is fine, but should not be labeled Lore (since it's not). As far as the rest, I don't think you're going to succeed in doing that in an MMO. How exactly are you going to "enforce" your rules? The only way this works is if you restrict it to a group that wants to be involved in this RP. It won't work if you try to apply it to people not affiliated with your group - no matter how "rogue" their actions may appear.
Hence why "lore" was put in quotation marks and followed by "of our own." As I mentioned, the negative sanctions would be IC. If a noble is going around acting like a common thug, likely his peers among the nobility would shun him. If the RPer wants this to have no affect on his character and to continue acting like this? That's his choice, and no one will tell him to do anything otherwise (OOCly, that is). We're not trying to impose our RP on anyone else or force someone uninterested to be involved. And if he does decide to let the negative repercussions affect his character? Awesome, that will make for some great RP!
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