(09-21-2015, 04:02 PM)LiadansWhisper Wrote:(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.
Lia pls I'm still here ;-;
Just posting to say that I agree that communication is key. In fact, I find it to be not only extending a courtesy, but necessary to allow a fight to play out. You don't have to plan the entire battle/whatever, but just letting the person know you're open to communication about the attacks/whatever may allow the person to feel more at ease with the situation itself.
As for asking someone before you strike, I think it should be done. I don't like it. I don't really enjoy the idea that it ruins a sense of dynamic RP by letting someone know what's going to happen, but I can see it as a necessity. Some people have things going on/don't have time/aren't interested in the exchange, and as such shouldn't have things forced on them that they don't want to do.
As Lia said, that kind of stuff was well and good "back in the day," and personally I'm still okay with it. But now? It's not very-well accepted and that should be considered as well. Either that or form a group/linkshell/way to distinguish people that don't mind so you don't have to worry about it.
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