The big stigma, that someone said before, is that when you admit you ERP everyone assumes that's all you do. And from a non-RPers perspective, all RPers are also ERPers. These two things make it so you never, EVER admit you ERP and more serious RPers will do ANYTHING to keep that reputation intact.
And it's true. Once you admit you ERP, a lot of other RPers will look down on you a bit, because that stigma is there. That fear is there that everyone on the outside will think that's all we do. We are very careful to guard our reputations.
That being said, I don't care in the least if a Roleplayer ERPs. At all. It doesn't make me look down on them just for that. ERP can be, like anything else, explorative for the character and can help them grow. And if the two (Or more ;o) parties are comfortable, who cares? It's their 15 dollars. Whatever.
What I do care about are the following:
~ ERPing in a channel everyone can see. Not a MT, but just doing it up in /say. Our first day in FFXIV 1.0 my fiance caught some people ERPing in /say. DAY ONE. Come on. If it gets a little racey, take it to /party.
~ Blatant attempts for ERP.... and nothing else. Many, many times (Even in this game) I've had people talk to my character in an attempt to just engage in ERP. I've had people get mad at me personally for not engaging in a romance fast enough or complain I'm OOCing because even though my character is a promiscuous (Loki) I won't ERP at the drop of a hat. Assuming I will ERP because my character has been around the block is a no-no. Making people uncomfortable because you want to get your jollies off is a no-no.
And that's really it. The first is just horrifying and the last is really in bad taste. I get some people want to be more erotic with their RP and that's fine, but all the gory details to yourself.
Romance can be a wonderful learning experience for your characters - I have done relationship RP in the past and my characters are forging relationships right now in the present. I currently have a character who is navigating through her first experiences with relationships and dating and she talks about love and sex in her journal so it's not like I'm against it, but... you know... keep it classy.
And it's true. Once you admit you ERP, a lot of other RPers will look down on you a bit, because that stigma is there. That fear is there that everyone on the outside will think that's all we do. We are very careful to guard our reputations.
That being said, I don't care in the least if a Roleplayer ERPs. At all. It doesn't make me look down on them just for that. ERP can be, like anything else, explorative for the character and can help them grow. And if the two (Or more ;o) parties are comfortable, who cares? It's their 15 dollars. Whatever.
What I do care about are the following:
~ ERPing in a channel everyone can see. Not a MT, but just doing it up in /say. Our first day in FFXIV 1.0 my fiance caught some people ERPing in /say. DAY ONE. Come on. If it gets a little racey, take it to /party.
~ Blatant attempts for ERP.... and nothing else. Many, many times (Even in this game) I've had people talk to my character in an attempt to just engage in ERP. I've had people get mad at me personally for not engaging in a romance fast enough or complain I'm OOCing because even though my character is a promiscuous (Loki) I won't ERP at the drop of a hat. Assuming I will ERP because my character has been around the block is a no-no. Making people uncomfortable because you want to get your jollies off is a no-no.
And that's really it. The first is just horrifying and the last is really in bad taste. I get some people want to be more erotic with their RP and that's fine, but all the gory details to yourself.
Romance can be a wonderful learning experience for your characters - I have done relationship RP in the past and my characters are forging relationships right now in the present. I currently have a character who is navigating through her first experiences with relationships and dating and she talks about love and sex in her journal so it's not like I'm against it, but... you know... keep it classy.
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