@Corelyn:
Curiously enough I found through experience that many of those seeking to call other role-players out for every perceived slight against the lore were the sort who took numerous liberties themselves. The only difference being that they usually had a huge - almost cult like - following behind them. I clashed fairly often with a fair few prominent guild leaders back in WoW over that. On one hand they'd yell at people for including even the most minor of NPC's in their character's background story...and yet they themselves were claiming to speak on behalf of the Warchief/their respective racial leader. It was very surreal!
Though I agree - what I see in this community is very promising so far. Everyone is polite and friendly, even if they happen to disagree. I'm sure there's countless factors to consider, but I suppose the fact that we're seeing a fresh new start (for the game itself as well as many players who didn't invest in 1.0) ties in with that.
@F'ibril Nuhn:
I can relate to your tale - I've been in that situation myself in the past. I think some role-players are at risk at becoming a tad too zealous in their 'war' against any role-play they see as beneath them, justified or not. I also suspect a lot of them simply bash anything they dislike because they're simply bullies. Heck, there's role-players out there that scream 'ERP' the moment one character so much as shakes another character's hand. It's both hilarious and sad at the same time.
Curiously enough I found through experience that many of those seeking to call other role-players out for every perceived slight against the lore were the sort who took numerous liberties themselves. The only difference being that they usually had a huge - almost cult like - following behind them. I clashed fairly often with a fair few prominent guild leaders back in WoW over that. On one hand they'd yell at people for including even the most minor of NPC's in their character's background story...and yet they themselves were claiming to speak on behalf of the Warchief/their respective racial leader. It was very surreal!
Though I agree - what I see in this community is very promising so far. Everyone is polite and friendly, even if they happen to disagree. I'm sure there's countless factors to consider, but I suppose the fact that we're seeing a fresh new start (for the game itself as well as many players who didn't invest in 1.0) ties in with that.
@F'ibril Nuhn:
I can relate to your tale - I've been in that situation myself in the past. I think some role-players are at risk at becoming a tad too zealous in their 'war' against any role-play they see as beneath them, justified or not. I also suspect a lot of them simply bash anything they dislike because they're simply bullies. Heck, there's role-players out there that scream 'ERP' the moment one character so much as shakes another character's hand. It's both hilarious and sad at the same time.
