(04-23-2015, 05:29 PM)Nebbs Wrote:(04-23-2015, 05:23 PM)Aya Wrote:(04-23-2015, 04:12 PM)Dasair Wrote: I honestly think it's somewhat more variable than this; I can't say it's always exactly the same, (that there is no difference between a new person and an established one) but that's entirely due to exposure.I think there's a category error here, I am discussing in-game RP, and I think people vastly over-estimate the role of the RPC and any perceived RPC reputation on in-game RP.
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Nah, I agree with you there. My whole point was that's the only difference between newer people and 'popular' ones here; that the 'popular' ones got exposure on the RPC forums, which may be in addition to how they were already known. Not that the forums were more or less important than any other way of finding / talking to people.
There are some people I follow on tumblr I'd consider 'popular' (get a lot of notes, a lot of people reacting to thsir posts, etc.) over on that site too, but who barely post at all on the RPC, if ever, and don't even have wiki pages. But I wouldn't be surprised if very few people knew who they were, unless they'd met in-game. .. Or saw them on tumblr. Nevermind that I imagine there are people well-known in-game who aren't either place at all.
I figure it's just a matter of where the people who would really click with a person are to be found, and actually finding them; the medium you happen to find them in, be it the RPC, some other social site, or the game itself is of little consequence. It's just where and how it happens.
But yeah, people assuming the RPC is THE WAY AND THE ONLY WAY to find people to rp with probably don't have it quite right. It's just a useful tool if forums are your thing.
