Above all else I firmly believe that role-play should be enjoyable. It's not something that should be causing anyone stress, it shouldn't be a substitute for a healthy social circle in the real world and it certainly shouldn't feel like a tedious chore.
I also like my role-play to be consistent and lore friendly. I become bored very quickly if I end up interacting with someone who has their character be one thing one minute and then something completely different the next. I'm looking at you, fantasia abusers!
Other than that? Variety is key. I like to have my character interact with lots of different characters in order to avoid stagnation. This also applies to having different themes - be it humour, grit, romance or the classic RPG adventure.
Trust is also something I value highly. I'm a fairly guarded person who has clashed more than once with the nastier circles present in any MMO's role-playing community and so for more in-depth scenes I like to feel as though I can place my faith in those I'm working with.
Communication is important too, though I feel as though listing this is redundant when it is essentially a buzzword thrown around by people who don't actually make the effort to smooth out potential issues before they begin festering. On a less cynical note this also applies to grammar and structure - I need to be able to understand what my role-play partners are trying to get across. I can, of course, forgive the occasional mistake since we all make them!
I also like my role-play to be consistent and lore friendly. I become bored very quickly if I end up interacting with someone who has their character be one thing one minute and then something completely different the next. I'm looking at you, fantasia abusers!
Other than that? Variety is key. I like to have my character interact with lots of different characters in order to avoid stagnation. This also applies to having different themes - be it humour, grit, romance or the classic RPG adventure.
Trust is also something I value highly. I'm a fairly guarded person who has clashed more than once with the nastier circles present in any MMO's role-playing community and so for more in-depth scenes I like to feel as though I can place my faith in those I'm working with.
Communication is important too, though I feel as though listing this is redundant when it is essentially a buzzword thrown around by people who don't actually make the effort to smooth out potential issues before they begin festering. On a less cynical note this also applies to grammar and structure - I need to be able to understand what my role-play partners are trying to get across. I can, of course, forgive the occasional mistake since we all make them!
