(04-15-2014, 05:44 PM)Ignacius Wrote: Granted, a character I could actually empathize with would be boring as Hell, because this is a video game and it would be a dull one if the exciting parts had to be bookended by serious roleplay about the very real philosophy of mortality, loss, and the Hell of war. Â But I'm well aware these aren't real people. Â Sometimes, what best keeps me disconnected from everyone's characters is my suspension of disbelief.Actually, I find action, action, action in RP to be rather dull and boring, because it can quite quickly reach a soap opera level where these characters are caricatures of cartoons, rather than real, living people with full lives, in many realms outside of just fighting.
I love slice of rp. I think scenes of high drama or action need to be properly setup by people establishing interpersonal relationships outside of 'fights'. If you are offering Dragon Ball Z vs something that's more of a character study like Lost was, I'll take Lost every single time. I'd rather study personal drama than Chuck Norris kicks ass... again! My last character in ARR was a baker. She didn't fight at all. And I had a blast playing her.
To echo what Eva said earlier; a lot of OOC drama can be avoided by simple use of OOC communication. One should never assume just because they are having fun, that those around us are having fun too. I find things like torture, ultra-violence, and extreme psychological discomfort as intolerable in my rp as I'm sure others find 'social' rp. We are here for different reasons, and to make sure we are not upsetting someone else OOCly, or putting them into situations they really aren't comfortable with, or not enjoying, we must communicate.
Of course, if you ARE uncomfortable with a situation, it does also fall upon you to SPEAK UP! You are in charge of your character, and if you feel their fun is being sucked away, or like you are consistently sad or depressed when playing them, then try avoiding the situations that are causing this, and seek out a different form of rp. There are many tastes and styles that permeate mmo rp... you should be able to find one that makes you happy and back to enjoying yourself again.
