Names aren't being named and nobody's being called out. I can see how some people might be uncomfortable with such a thread and I really don't blame them. Such is your right and privilege, and it's a completely understandable viewpoint. That being said, recognize that some of us want to RP our characters in ways that other people may not want to. IE, the wings, the half-dragon, the what-have you. But that sword cuts both ways - How does my character respond appropriately to something that, according to my interpretation of game lore, should not exist and isn't possible?
I'm not saying they shouldn't RP it. They're welcome to. But to maintain the integrity of my character's appropriate worldview and responses, I'm probably going to avoid RPing with them - not out of any judgmental attitude or personal distaste for them, I just simply can't keep RPing my character appropriately as my character if the world he lives suddenly, arbitrarily becomes another simply because of someone he runs into on the street. If a character has wings and they just sort of do 'cause it's cool... To my mind they've effectively godmoded everyone they interact with. They force an expanded world setting on everyone around them simply by fact of their existence, one that the people they RP with may not have signed up for at all.
If you're cool with that, you're cool with that, but not everyone is. A similar situation arises when my character runs into the 5th maximum security prison escapee this week - it just stretches the bounds of believability and it's hard to RP with that. It's difficult, it's not fun, it can be frustrating, and I wholly sympathize with people who don't like it. As said - I'm not going to tell anyone they can't, and that it's bad. Different people, different RP styles. But I will ask them to make sure that anything 'off' they do with their character is cool with their community and with the people they RP with before they drop the bomb. It's just a matter of consideration.
In view of all this, I think this thread has a perfectly legitimate use - Discussing overdone or generally speaking poorly handled plot and character points so that people can avoid them if they so choose in order to keep the RP smooth and people having fun. If you want to ignore all this, great! Go for it. Just don't expect the people who voiced concerns to be eager to RP with you. And that's fine - the community is larger than a few small groups. A few people always don't see eye to eye and as long as they're civil about it, there are no problems. As long as we keep this attitude in mind and don't make it "Gawd, you won't believe what this one idiot did" then I think we'll be okay.
I'm not saying they shouldn't RP it. They're welcome to. But to maintain the integrity of my character's appropriate worldview and responses, I'm probably going to avoid RPing with them - not out of any judgmental attitude or personal distaste for them, I just simply can't keep RPing my character appropriately as my character if the world he lives suddenly, arbitrarily becomes another simply because of someone he runs into on the street. If a character has wings and they just sort of do 'cause it's cool... To my mind they've effectively godmoded everyone they interact with. They force an expanded world setting on everyone around them simply by fact of their existence, one that the people they RP with may not have signed up for at all.
If you're cool with that, you're cool with that, but not everyone is. A similar situation arises when my character runs into the 5th maximum security prison escapee this week - it just stretches the bounds of believability and it's hard to RP with that. It's difficult, it's not fun, it can be frustrating, and I wholly sympathize with people who don't like it. As said - I'm not going to tell anyone they can't, and that it's bad. Different people, different RP styles. But I will ask them to make sure that anything 'off' they do with their character is cool with their community and with the people they RP with before they drop the bomb. It's just a matter of consideration.
In view of all this, I think this thread has a perfectly legitimate use - Discussing overdone or generally speaking poorly handled plot and character points so that people can avoid them if they so choose in order to keep the RP smooth and people having fun. If you want to ignore all this, great! Go for it. Just don't expect the people who voiced concerns to be eager to RP with you. And that's fine - the community is larger than a few small groups. A few people always don't see eye to eye and as long as they're civil about it, there are no problems. As long as we keep this attitude in mind and don't make it "Gawd, you won't believe what this one idiot did" then I think we'll be okay.
