(10-12-2013, 08:52 PM)Faye Wrote: Is it not rude to completely disregard what someone's character is meant to be?
Sure. Â But it's also rude to expect everyone to accept your RP because you want them to.
Quote: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.
Welcome to unmoderated MMOs, where thousands of players spend their entire days not giving a shit about anyone but themselves. Â If it doesn't break their immersion, many players simply won't care. Â Whether they're hostile in their "not caring" will vary from person to person.Â
Quote: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).
*shrugs* Â People are weird. Â I just don't think that attempting to shame players into doing what you want is going to work. Â Most people much prefer yelling, "YOU AREN'T THE BOSS OF ME!"
Quote: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!
Yeah, I knew they'd be IC. Â My point was more that unless the person is directly involved in your group, trying to ICly sanction them would be downright silly. Primarily because you have no actual IC "power" to do so but what you have come up with yourself. People interested in your story who want to interact with you will be happy to play along. Other people? Well, they're very likely to tell you to get bent.
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