(09-21-2015, 03:45 PM)Ignacius Wrote: First, most of us aren't randomly attacking anyone; most of us deserve being attacked at some point in the course of the RP. Â Second, it doesn't necessarily require OOC communication if you've got an understanding of how this works. Â That's originally why it became the de facto standard. Â I mean, you may find you have to drop to OOC for every conflict, but dealing with anyone else particularly well schooled in how this works, I rarely have had to over the last decade or so.
No, you really should communicate OOC before attacking someone you don't know. Â Because while something may be the "defacto standard" to you, it is most likely not the "defacto standard" to anyone else.
Yahoo RP and its text-based kin died a long time ago. Â Many RPers you will encounter today will tell you that their first RP was in WoW, or even in FFXIV. Â They aren't familiar with that format/writing style/whatever you want to call it. Â So yes, you do need to communicate with them to prevent unnecessary drama.
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