(06-28-2015, 02:10 PM)Addison Wrote:(06-28-2015, 01:46 PM)A Wrote: So are you saying the work they put in creatively is less equal to the work someone else puts in button mashing and yelling at bad healers and tanks when a group wipes?
People discredit legitimate effort put into PvE and PvP all the time. Look at this very poll. As of writing this, 57% of respondents say it isn't important at all, despite this being an MMORPG where PvE and PvP are the focus.
I'm not saying one is less equal to the other. I'm saying there needs to be a balance (contrary to what the majority of roleplayers think), and if someone wants to take the title of King Badass, they need to prove it both creatively and within the mechanics of the game. Otherwise, you're just blowing smoke up peoples' asses.
If you walk up and try to tell me you're powerful just because you're in Demon armor from World of Darkness, Glioca's going to look you square in the face and laugh her ass off. Â For all she knows, that's just some cheap replica, and you're some scrub punk trying to make yourself look tougher than you are. Â
Now, if you role-play out being powerful and strong, and your description is good, she's more likely to believe it. Â
All a higher level means is better looking gear and more gearsets to use for RP cosmetic purposes. Â That's it. Â Period. Â
PvE and PvP skill doesn't equal RP skill. Â It just doesn't. Â
One is smashing buttons and knowing when to get the hell out of an AoE attack. Â
The other is a creative writing exercise where you're interacting with different people and writing a story together. Â
It's like telling someone that writes fiction for a living that until they write a non-fiction book, they're not a writer.  The two have nothing to do with one another.
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