Fundamentally, there's very little we can do about these things other than respectively gnash our teeth. Gilgamesh isn't the RP world, it's a combo world relegated largely to PvE players and a moderate sized RP community (that myself and many others have been working very hard to enrich).Â
That being said, I approached Isaiah Ezekiel when his first post about the Republic went up on here a few months back. I was looking to expand our RP community and his concept of a governmental body as an FC had limitless potential. However, it did not work out for either of us and here's why: I feel that the concept of "Roleplaying" varies between the RoE main players and many of us RPers already established here. It appears (through contact and observation) that RoEs idea of "roleplaying" is more immersion in the game itself (See: PvE) and a very liberal social outlet. They're not wrong in their outlook and neither are we, it's just different.
However, and I say this at the risk of bringing the wrath of Freelancer down on my poor Black Hat, I feel in no way obligated or interested in involving RoE in RP events or participating in theirs. They seem to have their own way and I'm happy to respect that, but I feel I run the risk of shooting myself in the foot with my own events if I involve them. It's hard to work with a group of people who legitimately have no interest in working within the boundaries the others are. Plus, ultimately, this is all about having fun and I feel that I would be having less fun with them involved due to the nature of the group I've witnessed most frequently. There may well be the occasional gem hidden within their ranks, but that's not my concern nor is it my obligation to include. I realize this sets an "us or them" line in the proverbial sand and I apologize for going there. It's simply the most pragmatic course of action. I'll leave them be and hope they do the same for me.
Really though, it's not about what makes an RP FC or not. I love Mippa's question and I think it truly will help many of us, myself included, evolve our opinions on roleplaying in general by thinking about it. The true matter is simply that many FCs on Gilgamesh are not roleplayers, some FCs on Gilgamesh are what we're loosely calling "Open World" RPers and then there are those who prefer their own story and keep to themselves, affectionately called "Closed World". Labels do what they do, define things for better or worse. I believe the best choice here is a personal one rather than a communal one. As an individual or even an FC, decide how you like your fun and just roll with it. If your fun includes stories from a Closed World group? Awesome. If you're down with the Open World FCs (Yeah, you know me.
 ) and that makes you happy, good on ya. Keep it fun and keep it free.
Cheers!
-Black Hat
P.S. - I'll rep bump the first person who can identify the play on lyrics in my last paragraph. Let's see how old skool some of you are.
That being said, I approached Isaiah Ezekiel when his first post about the Republic went up on here a few months back. I was looking to expand our RP community and his concept of a governmental body as an FC had limitless potential. However, it did not work out for either of us and here's why: I feel that the concept of "Roleplaying" varies between the RoE main players and many of us RPers already established here. It appears (through contact and observation) that RoEs idea of "roleplaying" is more immersion in the game itself (See: PvE) and a very liberal social outlet. They're not wrong in their outlook and neither are we, it's just different.
However, and I say this at the risk of bringing the wrath of Freelancer down on my poor Black Hat, I feel in no way obligated or interested in involving RoE in RP events or participating in theirs. They seem to have their own way and I'm happy to respect that, but I feel I run the risk of shooting myself in the foot with my own events if I involve them. It's hard to work with a group of people who legitimately have no interest in working within the boundaries the others are. Plus, ultimately, this is all about having fun and I feel that I would be having less fun with them involved due to the nature of the group I've witnessed most frequently. There may well be the occasional gem hidden within their ranks, but that's not my concern nor is it my obligation to include. I realize this sets an "us or them" line in the proverbial sand and I apologize for going there. It's simply the most pragmatic course of action. I'll leave them be and hope they do the same for me.
Really though, it's not about what makes an RP FC or not. I love Mippa's question and I think it truly will help many of us, myself included, evolve our opinions on roleplaying in general by thinking about it. The true matter is simply that many FCs on Gilgamesh are not roleplayers, some FCs on Gilgamesh are what we're loosely calling "Open World" RPers and then there are those who prefer their own story and keep to themselves, affectionately called "Closed World". Labels do what they do, define things for better or worse. I believe the best choice here is a personal one rather than a communal one. As an individual or even an FC, decide how you like your fun and just roll with it. If your fun includes stories from a Closed World group? Awesome. If you're down with the Open World FCs (Yeah, you know me.
 ) and that makes you happy, good on ya. Keep it fun and keep it free.Cheers!
-Black Hat
P.S. - I'll rep bump the first person who can identify the play on lyrics in my last paragraph. Let's see how old skool some of you are.
What a colossal waste of time and energy.
