I would really like something that Rift's RP addon (Merisioux, 10 points if you get the reference) had, which is additional tagging and a meta information section.Â
Essentially, beyond tagging yourself as IC/OOC/AlwaysIC you could also pick several style choices, such a Lore/Non-Lore, Mature/Non-Mature, Conflict/nonconflict and could also set yourself as Mentor which meant that you'd be willing to help newbies.
The Meta section was then used for additional information such as stating the way you wish to fight (if any), I for example used it to state that if my character was challenged then my style of fighting (freeform) would apply.
It really helped with not just getting a view of the character via descriptions and history, but also of the player so you know what to expect right off the bat - and essentially drowning any potential drama conflicts before they even happened.
There's so many ways of doing RP and it's all been influenced through the years by various games, I think it's good if people simply embrace the differences rather than fight over which way is the "correct" way to RP. And having more style choices would help that along IMO.
Essentially, beyond tagging yourself as IC/OOC/AlwaysIC you could also pick several style choices, such a Lore/Non-Lore, Mature/Non-Mature, Conflict/nonconflict and could also set yourself as Mentor which meant that you'd be willing to help newbies.
The Meta section was then used for additional information such as stating the way you wish to fight (if any), I for example used it to state that if my character was challenged then my style of fighting (freeform) would apply.
It really helped with not just getting a view of the character via descriptions and history, but also of the player so you know what to expect right off the bat - and essentially drowning any potential drama conflicts before they even happened.
There's so many ways of doing RP and it's all been influenced through the years by various games, I think it's good if people simply embrace the differences rather than fight over which way is the "correct" way to RP. And having more style choices would help that along IMO.
