(10-19-2016, 12:39 PM)Roderick Wrote:The RPC is not Balmung, or any other server with RPers. It may come as a shock to know that players rejected by this community still find a lot of RP. The idea that "if you play x, you'll be shunned" is certainly true. Except in the case of many members here. Except when dealing with non RPC players. Except when you're RPing a Dragoon and the retcon flattens them unexpectedly. For an ironclad truth it can't really have a capital T and it certainly has a lot of holes, which begs the question of what purpose it serves. It's certainly not for the sake of the new RPer, because those players described wouldn't have associated with them anyway. Privare conversation often enough reflects a degree of contempt behind the advice. Even when it doesn't it's still not a useful chargen tool. It's not for the sake of the community, nebulous as that idea is. Who does this sobering "dose of reality" serve then?(10-19-2016, 12:16 PM)ExAtomos Wrote:(10-19-2016, 11:51 AM)Roderick Wrote: The problem that a lot of posters in this thread seem to be glancing over is that, as far as I've seen, no one has said "you can't do this". All I've seen is people with different tastes saying "you play what you want, you have every right", a few suggestions for following or bending the lore. Then a fair handful of people come in seemingly taking that as an attack..policing and witch hunts. As said in my first post, I don't see policing or witch hunts happening, nor do I expect them to start with this newfound information.
I don't think anyone will just state "You can't do that." We all know better than to say that. Problem is what actually happens on this site and has shown up at least a few times in this thread... folks will easily say "Oh sure, you can do that, but don't expect me (and sometimes 'anyone') to play with you if you do." Which is, in my opinion, actually more destructive to people's confidence.
I, personally, disagree. I would rather be told flat out that whatever it is I'm choosing to do will have some sort of consequence. Of course, again, this is personal opinion.
However, destructive or not, it is the truth. As you said yourself, several people in this thread alone have commented whether they would or would not interact with particular concepts.
I see it more as a heads up, particularly to those that feel entitled. Namely, those that think that they deserve to receive RP no matter what their character concept might be. I daresay there are a handful of said people in this very thread.
There was a post with a picture on my Facebook the other day that I feel fits this situation. The picture read, "We live in a generation of emotionally weak people. Everything had to be watered down because it is offensive, even the truth."
It's not a matter of being destructive. It is a matter of giving fair warning to those that may otherwise feel entitled. A fair warning of the truth.
I find it interesting too that the people who complain about sensitivity are the first to cry foul when called out on the real purpose behind their helpful advice. Some are so sensitive about their "brutal honesty" they've sworn off this forum entirely.
Regarding the age of characters, if it's good enough for most fiction it's good enough for RP. People like stories about the young and talented. Being older is cool too and has novelty. I certainly appreciate it even when I don't do it.
Really my only stance that matters is focused around expanding the world rather than shrinking it. Shrinking the world unnecessarily through encouraging a literalist interpretation of the lore; does it actually serve anyone? Just like how the change to the number of Dragoons is seen as unreasonable and unprecedented even with Black Mage suffering similarly before. How much is the ooc distinctiveness of a concept actually worth when you play with a tiny fraction of the server at once? It's unlikely there will be as many Knights Dragoon from now on, and yet is it really fair to fault them for simply being late to the party?
I think maybe this could use another topic for better discussion, though.
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