As has already been mentioned, the key to all good RP is for all role-players involved to have respect for each other, meaning no nonconsensual god-modding, powerplaying, metagaming, etc. But aside from that, for me, variety is the spice of life! I like to have a healthy dose of each genre. I like to have both group RP and one-on-one RP. I like to meet new people, but I also like to RP with people I already know to progress our plots and develop our characters. Usually, I like freeform RP--to let things go as they will with the flow, to have our character react naturally and entirely how they would, to have surprises and anticipation. However, interesting plot ideas often involve needing to get a character from point A to point B, so sometimes planning is necessary and helpful. That being said, I think pre-planned ideas are certainly useful so long as every detail is not planned and things are left flexible.
Another thing that makes RP enjoyable is good writing--writing that is clear, descriptive, and engaging; writing that isn't constantly tripping me up with typos, misspellings, and grammatical errors. But that being said, I would rather endure bad writing than bad content. If I had to choose between someone who spelled poorly but had respect for other role-players and engaging characters or someone who wrote wonderfully but was boring and rude, I would take the worse writer with no hesitance.
Editing to add: The above post reminded me that I hate private RP, which is relevant to the topic. I think it's terrible for the community and a product of xenophobia in most situations. The entire point, at least to me, of role-playing in MMO's is to feel like my character is a part of a real world and community. That being said, if she's standing around in town talking to someone, I like to have the possibility of others interacting, interrupting, eavesdropping, etc. I think private RP is best only utilized in intimate situations, or in situations where the characters really would be alone and out of sight (inside someone's house, inside an inn room, and the like). I really dislike the idea of standing around in public only to RP in party/tells/LS.
Another thing that makes RP enjoyable is good writing--writing that is clear, descriptive, and engaging; writing that isn't constantly tripping me up with typos, misspellings, and grammatical errors. But that being said, I would rather endure bad writing than bad content. If I had to choose between someone who spelled poorly but had respect for other role-players and engaging characters or someone who wrote wonderfully but was boring and rude, I would take the worse writer with no hesitance.
Editing to add: The above post reminded me that I hate private RP, which is relevant to the topic. I think it's terrible for the community and a product of xenophobia in most situations. The entire point, at least to me, of role-playing in MMO's is to feel like my character is a part of a real world and community. That being said, if she's standing around in town talking to someone, I like to have the possibility of others interacting, interrupting, eavesdropping, etc. I think private RP is best only utilized in intimate situations, or in situations where the characters really would be alone and out of sight (inside someone's house, inside an inn room, and the like). I really dislike the idea of standing around in public only to RP in party/tells/LS.
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