I totally totally agree with what you said about backstory and lore. If you know that you aren't the type to care about lore for your characters story and you don't want to look up anything on it. I also recommend not using what you would perceive as lore for your character. Meaning that there is absolutely nothing wrong with your character not knowing a damn thing about their culture icly. Too many times I've seen rpers who really don't care about lore try to push up on a lore abiding roleplayer and try to basically "shoot the shit" and rp with them and have a conversation about lore.
Well look at it like this. As much as you may not want a lore Nazi bothering you with lore details, the "lore Nazi" does not want someone "pushing up on them" who doesn't have a clue about the lore of the race that they want to play. If you don't really care, then act like it icly too. A lot of lore abiding players really put in a lot of time care and details in their character that they wish to share with someone else, or even to teach someone else, its a bit immersion breaking when a person of the same said race does not have a clue about what they are talking about when it comes to lore in an ic conversation. It would be no different from your standard Tolkien elf who comes over, is colored green and has a conversation with Legolas about being from the moon. Now a true lore abiding roleplayer is going to look at Mr Green elf like they are insane, but some rpers will look at this as "what the hell man at least learn about your character's race".
Now many would reply with the standard "so don't rp with them". I don't like doing this as I am not in this frame of mind. But keep in mind that just because its not important to -you- it doesn't mean that its not important to someone else. Especially when people want to really have a detailed character that represents the lore. If you don't know it or don't care its better to act like your character doesn't either and come up with a reason for it.
Respect goes both ways *winks*. Want folk to respect your fifteen dollars and the right to play how you want? Respect theirs too.
Well look at it like this. As much as you may not want a lore Nazi bothering you with lore details, the "lore Nazi" does not want someone "pushing up on them" who doesn't have a clue about the lore of the race that they want to play. If you don't really care, then act like it icly too. A lot of lore abiding players really put in a lot of time care and details in their character that they wish to share with someone else, or even to teach someone else, its a bit immersion breaking when a person of the same said race does not have a clue about what they are talking about when it comes to lore in an ic conversation. It would be no different from your standard Tolkien elf who comes over, is colored green and has a conversation with Legolas about being from the moon. Now a true lore abiding roleplayer is going to look at Mr Green elf like they are insane, but some rpers will look at this as "what the hell man at least learn about your character's race".
Now many would reply with the standard "so don't rp with them". I don't like doing this as I am not in this frame of mind. But keep in mind that just because its not important to -you- it doesn't mean that its not important to someone else. Especially when people want to really have a detailed character that represents the lore. If you don't know it or don't care its better to act like your character doesn't either and come up with a reason for it.
Respect goes both ways *winks*. Want folk to respect your fifteen dollars and the right to play how you want? Respect theirs too.
A good FFXIV lore site: http://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Eorzea
