(07-02-2014, 05:18 PM)ArmachiA Wrote:(07-02-2014, 05:02 PM)Melkire Wrote:(07-02-2014, 04:35 PM)ArmachiA Wrote: ...but I think the rp community can benefit from more places to rp, then having everyone feel like they have to be a Brass Blade/Sultansworn/Syndicate member just to get into RP.
...I really think that you, and others, should talk to people like Gharen, Askier, Aya, Cedric, Verad, etc., before making this kind of assumption.
The political intrigue that results from tensions between Blades/Sultansworn/Syndicate/etc. is a major feature of roleplay in Ul'dah... but you don't have to be a member to get involved. Hell, that's not even all of the RP that Ul'dah has to offer. And that's not even getting into Thanalan as a whole.
THe problem is that line right there. It is a BIG deal in Ul'dah roleplay and something not everyone want to get involved in. It's not an insult, it's just the truth. Giving people more options isn't a bad thing, here. I'm just stating a fact - the Brass Blades/Sultansworn/Sydicate thing is a HUGE thing in Ul'dah and some people may just not want to be involved and have other options. I know Aya is a waitress at the Quicksand, which is obviously easy to get into RP with because everyone goes to the quicksand. She's probably had her share of dealing with the Holy Trinity above. If you are a player in uldah you deal with those three things automatically, whether to you want to or not.
This is just an idea for another OPTION.
Have you considered the idea that is why people like Ul'dah? It's cool to be in a place that feels alive, where you can make a call over the LS and law enforcement shows up. Where you can see the Sultansworn standing around keeping an eye on things, and the brass Blades might shake you down for bribes in an alley, where you can see the flames go out and make sorties.
I think that stuff is cool, and I like to think all of us are a reason why people like RPing there.
Perhaps a more constructive use of this thread would be to ask, "Why is Ul'dah so popular?" and then, "Can we learn from that in order to make the other cities feel more alive."
