(11-01-2013, 03:50 PM)K'dath Wrote: So I do apologize if I seem overly hostile on the matter. I don't mean to discourage or berate people that do aspire to such levels of competency as you described. It sounds absolutely lovely and I'd adore to see nobility being treated like, you know, goddamn nobility instead of conductors of orgies. I paint a grim picture because it's all I know, it's all I've seen, and I point to it and go 'Don't do that' out of love and a desire NOT to see the community go the way of Moon Guard, rather than to upset anyone who has well intentioned aspirations.
Don't feel too badly. Â A lot of us that have been in similar situations have equally strong feelings against certain types, and even quality RP of those types can still not be enough to wash away the feelings formed by bad examples.
When I joined Star Wars Galaxies (within the first 6 months after launch), I would instantly flinch at the mention of slavery because in my experience up until that point, slavery RP was most often equal to something akin to bad romance novels or Moon Guard tavern orgies. Â Nevermind the fact I knew there was slavery within the Star Wars lore, nevermind that a majority of these people were not playing the kind or RP that I had seen so heavily before. Â
Even after getting involved in some very engaging RP with these people (both slaves and owners alike), I still to this day have to stop myself from twitching at the mention of slavery RP because what I saw before is so burned into my memory.
