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Ares D'Argent · **12-12-2013, 10:06 PM**

(12-12-2013, 09:02 PM)Naunet Wrote: As someone whose RP is very closely tied to the Empire's machinations, it takes a lot of RP opportunity away from me to just RP as though the whole thing has already occurred. That, and the explanations I've given earlier in this thread, are the biggies as to why I don't consider anything Ultima weapon and beyond to have actually resolved yet. Why wouldn't we want a chance to RP the Garlean Empire as a clear and present, near-overwhelming danger? That's a hugeÂ plot arc that, if we only start RP post-Archon, gets completely overlooked.

I'm pretty much in the same boat.

Anstarra · **12-12-2013, 11:57 PM**

TL;DR for this whole thread:

Do what you want, be flexible when interacting with people who view times differently, and don't be anal unless you want to alienate certain subsections of roleplayers. Some WILL RP pre-Main Story, some WILL RP post, some during. Deal with it, gloss over it when needed, and if it causes critical error... well, find someone else to RP with!

There is no RIGHT way to do it. Since RP isn't done ALONE, it's all about what your PARTNERS will accept. You can try to win them to your side, but don't be a dick ^^

LandStander · **12-13-2013, 04:12 AM**

(12-12-2013, 10:06 PM)Artorias Wrote:
(12-12-2013, 09:02 PM)Naunet Wrote: As someone whose RP is very closely tied to the Empire's machinations, it takes a lot of RP opportunity away from me to just RP as though the whole thing has already occurred. That, and the explanations I've given earlier in this thread, are the biggies as to why I don't consider anything Ultima weapon and beyond to have actually resolved yet. Why wouldn't we want a chance to RP the Garlean Empire as a clear and present, near-overwhelming danger? That's a hugeÂ plot arc that, if we only start RP post-Archon, gets completely overlooked.

I'm pretty much in the same boat.

*sniffs at the air* Do I smell a Garlean in the ranks?

Would you be interested in doing some stuff with these 129832749287 Garlean plots I have on my desk at the moment >.>?

LiadansWhisper · **12-13-2013, 04:15 AM**

(12-13-2013, 04:12 AM)LandStander Wrote:
(12-12-2013, 10:06 PM)Artorias Wrote: I'm pretty much in the same boat.

*sniffs at the air* Do I smell a Garlean in the ranks?

Would you be interested in doing some stuff with these 129832749287 Garlean plots I have on my desk at the moment >.>?

*points* Â YOU owe me some RP, too!!! Â Evil

Tla · **12-13-2013, 04:17 AM**

(12-12-2013, 11:57 PM)Anstarra Wrote: TL;DR for this whole thread:

Do what you want, be flexible when interacting with people who view times differently, and don't be anal unless you want to alienate certain subsections of roleplayers. Some WILL RP pre-Main Story, some WILL RP post, some during. Deal with it, gloss over it when needed, and if it causes critical error... well, find someone else to RP with!

There is no RIGHT way to do it. Since RP isn't done ALONE, it's all about what your PARTNERS will accept. You can try to win them to your side, but don't be a dick ^^

This a million times.
When I first replied my understandig was a canon had been established in the community. But since that seems far from being the case, everybody will have preferences, and should be free to do as they wish as long as there's ooc communication to avoid misunderstandings and awkward situations.

***Maril*** · **12-13-2013, 05:01 PM**

My FC and I roleplay as though the story has happened, and any new developments will be added to it over time. We have used a system in another game before where we allowed 1-2 months to pass before accepting new things as happenings, it gives people room to experience the story developments themselves, and also decreases the risk of the new developments to ruin any ongoing plots. There are means to get around people who roleplay in what is the past to us, even without going ooc, which is something we make sure everyone knows. Only within the FC do we strongly encourage that everyone is on the same page of the book, so as not to alienate some players from others, which is a thing that also applies to other areas of RP - such as fighting style, and other expectations that may vary greatly from player to player.Â

Playing with the development of the story can be a lot of fun, especially when it is not predicted too easily what comes next, it may induce things that are hard to induce on your own (such as wide-spread famines and other larger disaster elements) that in turn helps develop characters further and even in directions even the player did not expect. Not to say that isn't possible with anything else, but it's something I personally enjoy with it ^^Â

As with all things RP, not everyone will be in the same agreement. Focus on finding a group that suits your desires, and otherwise remember that there is no "right" way, only different ways.

Seriphyn · **12-15-2013, 01:45 PM**

Seems Revenant's Toll will be changing "Due to developments in the main story". So who knows what else might change.

Darkfae · **12-16-2013, 05:37 AM**

(12-15-2013, 01:45 PM)Seriphyn Wrote: Seems Revenant's Toll will be changing "Due to developments in the main story". So who knows what else might change.

The picture they showed for that was such a tease. I want to see more of what it looks like, damnit!

John Spiegel · **12-16-2013, 05:56 AM**

My folks and I are mulling around and have pretty much agreed to wait until the first expansion announcement for the majority of 2.0 plot to have happened. That's still up for debate, though, in our house. We've concluded that during those big boy raids at the end of 2.0 storyline that our characters would be at one of the other raids wooping ass at another Castrum or some other facet (Crystalline is about charity/healing, so a good portion of them might be behind the battleline tending to wounded even), but that's still a ways away from us properly RPing it.

We're running on such a lagged timeframe from input from folks' experience on various MMOs and that our individual plots aren't really tied to the main storyline anyways. This will always be an issue in any RP community since not every group will agree on when to say "hey, we're all officially at the end of content A".

ArmachiA · **12-16-2013, 08:14 PM**

The Night Blades have decided to move the game story forward after finding out the game story is going to continue in 2.1 instead of just being ooc things (And the fact the world is actually going to change O.o). So Everything that happened in game currently will have been considered done once we get into the game again.

So for US that means no more CM or Prae IC runs, and we'll be calling it the first year of the 8th Astral Era (or whatever), but not that much will change. We have some Garleans but they won't be affected by the Garlean retreat too much since they are an infiltration unit.

John Spiegel · **12-16-2013, 08:17 PM**

(12-16-2013, 08:14 PM)ArmachiA Wrote: The Night Blades have decided to move the game story forward after finding out the game story is going to continue in 2.1 instead of just being ooc things (And the fact the world is actually going to change O.o). So Everything that happened in game currently will have been considered done once we get into the game again.

So for US that means no more CM or Prae IC runs, and we'll be calling it the first year of the 8th Astral Era (or whatever), but not that much will change. We have some Garleans but they won't be affected by the Garlean retreat too much since they are an infiltration unit.

7th Astral ^^

6th Astral -> Bahamut's Birfday reigned in 6th Umbral -> Defeat of Ultima Weapon/Garleans in Eorzea reigned in 7th Astral

Darkfae · **12-17-2013, 03:59 AM**

We'll see if they don't retract that. It seems like most of the eras lasted a lot longer than this, and that their decision of calling the end of the Umbral was waaaay too premature.

ArmachiA · **12-17-2013, 08:23 AM**

Umbral Era, in canon, don't last long.

LiadansWhisper · **12-17-2013, 04:49 PM**

(12-17-2013, 08:23 AM)ArmachiA Wrote: Umbral Era, in canon, don't last long.

Ya, but the end of an Umbral Era is supposed to be marked by a significant time of peace. Â And that's not happening here, which is why it's just so...odd. Â Dodgy

Darkfae · **12-17-2013, 07:07 PM**

(12-17-2013, 04:49 PM)LiadansWhisper Wrote:
(12-17-2013, 08:23 AM)ArmachiA Wrote: Umbral Era, in canon, don't last long.

Ya, but the end of an Umbral Era is supposed to be marked by a significant time of peace. Â And that's not happening here, which is why it's just so...odd. Â

Exactly. There's obviously not going to be that long period of peace just yet, which is why I'm kind of hoping the leaders go "We jumped the gun...".

I did notice the Scions are still calling themselves Scions of the Seventh Dawn, so I'm kind of wondering if there is going to be a point where someone does say "this is not the Astral Era". Though that might just be them sticking to an established name.

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