(05-22-2017, 10:54 AM)Foxberry Wrote:(05-22-2017, 10:02 AM)Vexander Wrote: Part of the issue is, RP'ers attract non-RP'ers. Crafters love RP'ers because we're insatiable glamour machines willing to dish out millions of gil for the latest outfit. PvE'ers love us because the crafters love us. More crafters come to meet our demands, driving down prices, making it cheaper for PvE'ers to get the latest gear and items for raiding. Griefers love us cause we're an easy target. They might get banned for intentionally screwing up a raid, but, 'Harassment,' is a gray area where SE is concerned, so Trolls feel safer targeting us.
I've always felt that RP'ers are the backbone, the glue of most servers. This is why we really need more than one new unofficial RP server, though I'm happy to see one selected for now and see what the future brings.
Not just that, but in my many years of gaming I've talked with PVErs. There are a lot who just genuinely like RP servers because they perceive them to be nicer and kinder people, less toxic if you were. They say they would roll on RP because they like the community, they don't feel stressed. So even if there was an RP tag, non rpers would join regardless.
This is exactly why I stayed on the server I played on for so long in WoW.
I decided to try the opposite faction, and chose a new server to do so. I rolled on an RP server by accident, not even knowing what it was at the time, and thought "wow, everyone here seems so much friendlier than my old server," and then ended up moving 100% of my characters there. So in other games I've played that designate RP servers, I find myself gravitating toward them whether I RP in that particular game or not.Â
But I don't think that's necessarily an issue. I believe that the people who share that mindset at generally more well mannered people themselves, even if they don't RP. They are people who want a strong community and general politeness to enjoy their game. Those types of players should be welcomed by RPers too because they are often times good people.Â
They may not be RPers, but they may be that tank in the dungeon you've never run before who patiently takes the time to explain boss fights to you, and laughs when you wipe instead of blaming someone. Or the person who you ask to craft a chest piece, but you were mistaken on the materials needed and come up short, so they just use theirs instead at no extra charge.Â
RP communities tend to bring out either the best or worst in people, (because trolls have to exist to balance the force, I suppose) but most often it seems like the former.
