(10-12-2013, 05:36 PM)Faye Wrote:(10-12-2013, 05:27 PM)Sukakun Wrote: I'm going to be the weird Gilgamesh guy here throwing in a few gil in the conversation but..
I've found it very difficult to play nobles in MMO RP. One of the things that makes a noble a noble is the kind of.. weight and power and respect that comes along with the rank. And if someone decides not to give them that respect and pay a mind to the power, the noble usually has a way to bring that person into line.
And it's REALLY hard to get the random RPer to be like 'Oh, okay' and adjust to the fact that the character is a noble. Most of the time, at least in my experience, the response is more like 'Pff, well, my character doesn't care/doesn't recognize the authority' or what have you.
I've had the same problem. In the previous MMO I played, there was actually a political system in the game where each region had a ruler and my character was one of those rulers almost every term. She was basically like the President, but when she introduced herself people would just be like, "Oh okay hi." I understand a lot of characters may have no care or respect for nobility or authority (which seems far too common, to be honest...), but it was a little disheartening that no one seemed to really... react. Â
Sadly, I don't really know what can be done about it, but I don't see it as a reason to abstain from playing characters who are nobility or otherwise in positions of power.
I think alot of this reaction stems from the stigma of someone of elevating their character above others. Similar instances of this were in the thread regarding use of Artifact gear in rp it's the "What makes you so special!?" syndrome and is likely an offshoot of having to deal with mary sues and godmoders. Simply put being nobility demands a certain amount of respect from the get go. Which is something that many of us have been brought up is earned not given. This bleeds through our characters whether we know it or not.
Also people that name their characters "Lord " or "Lady" don't help the situation at all.
Personally, I have no issue with someone who's character is noble, as long as there is a believable reason this character is associating with and not lording over the rest of us rabble. Which By the way all of the reasons I've seen so far in this thread have been great.
