Adding my vote in support of Text Based RP!
My first introduction to online RP was through text based RP, in chat rooms and forums and such.
As for DMs/GMs running the show, it can be magical when you have a great GM. Someone who is controlling the NPCs, the environment and the scenario... WITHOUT controlling the actual scene and the outcome. Â That's what your participation is for! Â So I would need to trust the player who is GMing the scenario, but I am all for it!
But mostly my interaction in game has been cooperative free form roleplay. Â Feeding off of the other player's descriptions and adding your own to the scene, even if it is not in the game environment. Â It's great if you can incorporate the environment, I think that's what's great about FFXIV that there are things that helps you with the immersion, but the game only can give you so much. Â And sometimes the scene just needs more. Â And that's what text and your imagination is for.
My first introduction to online RP was through text based RP, in chat rooms and forums and such.
As for DMs/GMs running the show, it can be magical when you have a great GM. Someone who is controlling the NPCs, the environment and the scenario... WITHOUT controlling the actual scene and the outcome. Â That's what your participation is for! Â So I would need to trust the player who is GMing the scenario, but I am all for it!
But mostly my interaction in game has been cooperative free form roleplay. Â Feeding off of the other player's descriptions and adding your own to the scene, even if it is not in the game environment. Â It's great if you can incorporate the environment, I think that's what's great about FFXIV that there are things that helps you with the immersion, but the game only can give you so much. Â And sometimes the scene just needs more. Â And that's what text and your imagination is for.
