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I think that perhaps people are missing the point here. Like an earlier player has already stated, it's impossible to measure this situation without knowing all the information. But taken at face value, Erik is complaining about harassment, not RP. The anonymous player in question is clearly using RP as a flimsy charade for this harassment, and that's about the extent of which RP is involved here.
Unfortunately, Erik, if you're innocent in this, your only option is likely to Blist this other player. It sounds as if you've had discussions with this player already and that they're unwilling to relent for whatever reason. There's really only one thing you can do with such people - ignore them.
Now, in response to the assertion that playing authority figures is somehow bad form. While I understand why a player would say this, I don't agree with it. I do agree, however, that authority figure characters too often are authority figures. By this I mean that Officer McCop is a veteran of the beat - he knows the ins and outs of the big bad city, he's rebelled against his commanding officer, he's collared some real scumbags. And every single time we see him, he's inexplicably on duty, in a bar, telling someone about all his Dirty Harry exploits. Doing a grand old job!
I just want to remind people that cop is an occupation, not a species. Like any other job, you have off hours, and just like in the real world, cops do their socializing during those off hours. This is for two very important reasons. 1) Cops are usually being cops when they're on duty. 2) People tend not to socialize with cops in uniform.
It's just a matter of playing a cop, not playing authority. If you play one of those characters that's always on duty (yet never in uniform,) then you've probably missed the point. Take a shift off, grab a beer and hit on the hot chick, tell her how you got that nasty scar - you're doing all of this anyway. And when the bar brawl breaks out, sit back and watch, you're off duty.
Unfortunately, Erik, if you're innocent in this, your only option is likely to Blist this other player. It sounds as if you've had discussions with this player already and that they're unwilling to relent for whatever reason. There's really only one thing you can do with such people - ignore them.
Now, in response to the assertion that playing authority figures is somehow bad form. While I understand why a player would say this, I don't agree with it. I do agree, however, that authority figure characters too often are authority figures. By this I mean that Officer McCop is a veteran of the beat - he knows the ins and outs of the big bad city, he's rebelled against his commanding officer, he's collared some real scumbags. And every single time we see him, he's inexplicably on duty, in a bar, telling someone about all his Dirty Harry exploits. Doing a grand old job!
I just want to remind people that cop is an occupation, not a species. Like any other job, you have off hours, and just like in the real world, cops do their socializing during those off hours. This is for two very important reasons. 1) Cops are usually being cops when they're on duty. 2) People tend not to socialize with cops in uniform.
It's just a matter of playing a cop, not playing authority. If you play one of those characters that's always on duty (yet never in uniform,) then you've probably missed the point. Take a shift off, grab a beer and hit on the hot chick, tell her how you got that nasty scar - you're doing all of this anyway. And when the bar brawl breaks out, sit back and watch, you're off duty.