(04-03-2015, 11:25 AM)Warren Castille Wrote: /em puts on his snooty dick-shaped hat.
So far, I'm seeing a lot of ideas from people on what they want to see in events, and besides the Murder Mystery thing, not a single person lifting a finger to actually do anything. As someone who's ostensibly an event planner somehow with the Grindstone, it's frustrating to read vague criticism that might be leveraged at the show I'm running by people who don't attend. Not showing up because you don't like the premise/theme/time/whatever is one thing, but going full hipster and saying you don't go because the Populars run it or attend is something entirely different.
/em removes the dick hat.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Quoted for maximum truth.
I also think C'kayah hit the nail on the head. I personally don't agree with villainizing people seeking to make money through role-play. Housing is immensely expensive in this game, especially now that all the plots are taking and you must pay to even get someone to relinquish their plot. For a heavy RP FC, the members typically spend more time role-playing than anything else. That's less time for farming, or crafting, or running dungeons--doing things that actually bring you gil. Role-play sadly doesn't earn you any gil, and yet it's what keeps our community here alive. And yet, the irony of it is that a group of heavy RPers have more use for a house than anything else, but more difficulty affording one. So why not do what they do--what they're good at--to make gil to ensure their RP will keep going strong for themselves and everyone else for whom they provide RP? And ultimately, in the end--no one is forced to donate their gil. The people who do willingly choose to pay both for the RP/IC reward as well as to simply help the cause OOC. Attacking the idea of fundraising RP events is essentially fighting a battle in the name of people who don't care for it to be fought to begin with. It's in the same vain as people getting mad about PvErs for "selling wins"--don't attack someone who's willing to sell something that someone else is willing to buy. If you try to make them stop, you're doing a disservice to seller and buyer alike. The victims you're defending are imaginary.
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