I admittedly have not read most of this thread. However my thoughts boil down to this:
"I will RP my way, other people will RP their way, and if I am comfortable RPing with them, I will. If I am not? I just leave them alone to do their thing in peace without me."
Tiergan emotes with his ears and tail, has a better sense of smell than a hyur, and other small cat quirks. He also has a bunch of admittedly cliche, dumb, bullshit quirks I should probably get rid of. If someone else wants to RP their miqo'te as being indistinguishable from a hyur with cat ears and a tail - whatever. Not a big deal for me, and even if it were, it is still not my problem because I can just turn around and find dozens of folks I do enjoy the RP of while leaving that other person alone.
By the same token, if my RP makes someone else uncomfortable, they are well within their rights not to RP with me at all and I probably wouldn't even notice unless they decided to be enough of a dick to explicitly tell me they think my RP is wrong. No one is holding a gun to your head and forcing you to RP with anyone you are uncomfortable with. So long as someone is not using their RP in a way that is literally harmful (such as using RP as a tool for various forms of harassment) - who cares what some random stranger is RPing?
In my view - when it comes to a video game where our primary goal is obviously to just have fun - "Doing it Wrong" is entirely subjective based upon your individual wants and needs as a roleplayer. If you want a casual experience that is just silly, light-hearted fun without too many meaty, more structured elements to over complicate and bog things down? Maybe 'right' for you is RPing however makes you happy regardless of lore.
If you want a heavier, more narrative experience with deep character development, overarching themes, and weighty emotion that is more firmly rooted in the setting - maybe 'right' for you is a character that is seated within the limits of the lore and the setting while building upon those limits to construct a compelling story.
There is no wrong answer in pursuit of fun in a video game. There are only your personal standards and whether or not the other person matches yours or not. It is not worth my time, effort, or the hurt feelings I would cause in another person to tell them their RP doesn't jive with what I personally view as "right." (Unless of course, they ask for my pinion or for advice.)
"I will RP my way, other people will RP their way, and if I am comfortable RPing with them, I will. If I am not? I just leave them alone to do their thing in peace without me."
Tiergan emotes with his ears and tail, has a better sense of smell than a hyur, and other small cat quirks. He also has a bunch of admittedly cliche, dumb, bullshit quirks I should probably get rid of. If someone else wants to RP their miqo'te as being indistinguishable from a hyur with cat ears and a tail - whatever. Not a big deal for me, and even if it were, it is still not my problem because I can just turn around and find dozens of folks I do enjoy the RP of while leaving that other person alone.
By the same token, if my RP makes someone else uncomfortable, they are well within their rights not to RP with me at all and I probably wouldn't even notice unless they decided to be enough of a dick to explicitly tell me they think my RP is wrong. No one is holding a gun to your head and forcing you to RP with anyone you are uncomfortable with. So long as someone is not using their RP in a way that is literally harmful (such as using RP as a tool for various forms of harassment) - who cares what some random stranger is RPing?
In my view - when it comes to a video game where our primary goal is obviously to just have fun - "Doing it Wrong" is entirely subjective based upon your individual wants and needs as a roleplayer. If you want a casual experience that is just silly, light-hearted fun without too many meaty, more structured elements to over complicate and bog things down? Maybe 'right' for you is RPing however makes you happy regardless of lore.
If you want a heavier, more narrative experience with deep character development, overarching themes, and weighty emotion that is more firmly rooted in the setting - maybe 'right' for you is a character that is seated within the limits of the lore and the setting while building upon those limits to construct a compelling story.
There is no wrong answer in pursuit of fun in a video game. There are only your personal standards and whether or not the other person matches yours or not. It is not worth my time, effort, or the hurt feelings I would cause in another person to tell them their RP doesn't jive with what I personally view as "right." (Unless of course, they ask for my pinion or for advice.)
