(08-29-2013, 10:47 AM)lady2beetle Wrote: So, let me pre-empt this by saying I have no evidence at all to support my theory. It's just a hunch.
First, I don't think anyone can argue that SE doesn't care about RPers. If they didn't, we wouldn't be getting so much cool stuff. I mean, there are MMOs out there where you can't even sit in chairs, much less player housing. SE has created a very immersive and interactive world. It's screaming "RP".
So, then why not create a server devoted specifically for RPers? Simple. SE doesn't want roleplay to be this weird cult of players who are confined to one or two servers. Can you imagine the response of the trolls if there was a designated RP server and you were on a different one? "Go back into your hole! You don't belong with the real gamers!" That would hurt the RP community in so many ways:
1) It hurts our reputation because we're suddenly a secret cult that is so weird we have our own world where we can't bother anyone else.
2) It hurts our community because we no longer have a visibility to other players who might not know what RP is or if they like it.
3) It makes those of us who like PVE and PVP chose between that and our RP because the RP server is going to have less opportunities for PVE and PVP (not none - just less).
It is what we are used to from other MMOs, yes, but I don't think SE is willing to accept that. Notice that there isn't a devoted PVP server either. So, yeah. I know it's frustrating, but I actually think SE is helping us by not creating some backwater server where we can do our RP thing without bothering or helping anyone outside our own little clique.
I'm just pointing out something, so humor me for a minute. Aren't we basically doing what your saying to ourselves. We are basically forcing ourselves on two servers specifically.
I mean no one is forced to RP with the RPC, but it's the only group anyone in general knows about and has a near monopoly on it. The other large role play community has since dispersed with 1.0.
That aside at least with how RPC has done it we are a bit more integrated with the general community.
