(07-21-2017, 06:06 PM)Meena Wrote: I just find it odd that i is a requirement for most people to ask them first to approach despite them already role playing in public. if my character is there, why are they invisible to someone until I ask permission?
If we go back to the coffee shop example for a moment...
If you and a friend were having an in-depth conversation about something, would you take notice of a stranger listening in? Especially one who was simply listening without any indication that they might turn their attention towards your table and possibly interact with you? ...and that's putting aside if that interaction would even be wanted. It's kinda jarring when an uninvolved person suddenly enters a conversation they weren't...really...a part of. Like, enough to kill the conversation in real life. In those types of moments, I would think that an emote is useful, if not required. And even then, there are plenty of reasons why someone may fail to pick it up, knowingly or not. And when that happens, a courtesy /tell isn't really that jarring. A one-liner like "hey I saw your RP, is it ok if I involve my character" is pretty easy. It could even be turned into a macro like the following, if you wanted to reach out to multiple grounds quickly. (Based off targeting their player character).
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/tell <t> ((hey I saw your RP, is it ok if I involve my character?))