(07-02-2013, 09:59 AM)Myal Wrote:(07-02-2013, 09:33 AM)Moonfire Wrote: I get that. But then why bother to lvl other things OOCly on that character? It breaks immersion to others who are around you RPing. They know you are an RPer and start a conversation. Then you say "sorry I don't lvl ICly." kind of bursts their bubble and throws everything off. Granted you have to learn to deal with this because not everyone RPs. But it is kind of a shame to get the same thing from RPers.I'm sorry, but could you explain this more? In what situation could this happen? How could somebody "lvl ICly", anyway, considering that "level" is a separate concept from narrative to begin with?
I never said I do not lvl ICly - going on hunting misiions or exploring dungeons with friends is a great RP adventure. But typically I do not follow the storyline or quest story in this case., because it does not make sense to do so for my char. For instance, on one of the beginner gathering quests, my Thaum was not gathering body parts for some random stranger that gave her a quest to do so... my char. Would have laughed at such a request and thought the guy a major weirdo. Instead, she NEEDED those ingedients for a potion she was trying to make. ICly I was satisfying the quest, while taking care of the quest OOCly too.
I do not think in an MMO you can expect 100% immersion, because the game is not built specifically for roleplayers. Its not like tabletop where the whole point is RP. So to expect the game mechanics to make sense RP wise, or to expect others to pay attention to it ICly is just going to be a wall of frustration and headache. Honestly its expecting too much of the game (which is not built with the sole purpose of roleplay) and the community.
Attempts can be made to incorporate the main story into RP, but that is an individual user decision. For me, the main story has little to do with my char, so I treat PvE as separate, as OOC
