I admit I prefer for FC's tags to reflect what they are. Â The Cartel's tag is BLC. Â I supposed I could change it to BLC-RP as we are an RP-focused FC.
I find it difficult to take a group seriously if they have a silly tag. Â It seems somehow...unprofessional? Â That's not the right word but it's not really about immersion or anything, more about how you choose to present yourself as the member of an FC. Â If my FC tag is ROFLMAO but my FC's statement and purpose are heavy-RP based storylines dealing with realistic consequences to in character actions, it creates a cognitive disconnect for people.
I suppose if your FC -is- silly, light, playful or whatever, then it's not that big a deal.
I do play with nameplates off unless I click. Â But when I click on someone that's walking and see the tag <YOLO> (for instance), I'm going to wonder if they're an RPer that's in a social FC, or if they're a griefer, or if they're walking because they can't figure out how to toggle it off, but I'm not going to be able to immediately identify them as someone that RPs if that makes sense.
I find it difficult to take a group seriously if they have a silly tag. Â It seems somehow...unprofessional? Â That's not the right word but it's not really about immersion or anything, more about how you choose to present yourself as the member of an FC. Â If my FC tag is ROFLMAO but my FC's statement and purpose are heavy-RP based storylines dealing with realistic consequences to in character actions, it creates a cognitive disconnect for people.
I suppose if your FC -is- silly, light, playful or whatever, then it's not that big a deal.
I do play with nameplates off unless I click. Â But when I click on someone that's walking and see the tag <YOLO> (for instance), I'm going to wonder if they're an RPer that's in a social FC, or if they're a griefer, or if they're walking because they can't figure out how to toggle it off, but I'm not going to be able to immediately identify them as someone that RPs if that makes sense.
