(07-18-2014, 07:05 AM)Gaspard Wrote:(07-18-2014, 04:18 AM)LiadansWhisper Wrote: But, of course, there are people who just aren't really stable. Â There are people who are using RP to make up for their own issues in their real life. Â And there are people who simply aren't living in reality, and are using RP as an escape. Â There are people who simply can't separate what they want in character from what they want out of character, much less realize that what happens in character is no reflection on what exists out of character.
Those people are crazy.
I really don't mean it as an insult, but it IS insanity to mix in character and out of character. Â What I do in character has no bearing on who I am in real life. Â And what I do out of character should have no bearing on what my character does/reacts/feels/whatever. Â When the two are mixing, nothing good comes from it. Â Just bad, bad, bad juju.
While I generally agree, I think that's a bit 'too' generalized. If your character is goal oriented, and you as a player are partially competitive, you 'will' have a congruence between OOC desire to succeed/win/progress, and your characters personal drive to succeed/win/progress. The difference therein lies whether you consider roleplaying a 'game', or a sort of interactive novel writing which makes all the difference. I've seen people opt for both routes. Some Consider Roleplay like an elaborate, more immersive RPG game, others consider it an actual effort in writing/creating a history, omitting any form of mechanics whatsoever (Game/Dice/etc,) Opting for pure storywriting.Â
So in essence, IC/OOC seperation to hundred percent is nigh impossible unless you don't give a single thing about your character or what happens to him, and we all know that is never the case (Just see how many people are willing to have their character die, or suffer severe injury, and  you have a pretty decent display on the level of attachment people share with their creations)
I never said it was easy. Â I said that mixing of the two is something that you should avoid if at all possible, and that it's the people who mix In Character and Out of Character on a regular basis who are the ones you really need to watch out for.
I didn't mean it as an insult, but if someone gets mad at me because of something my character does, there's a problem. Â By the same token, if someone expects something of me Out of Character because my character is romantically involved with theirs, there's a problem.
Quote:Either way, i'm rambling at this point. I generally agree with what you wrote, just that strict OOC/IC seperation would go with strict lack of attachment.
I am simply saying that people should be at least attempting to keep things separate. Â Nothing wrong with being friends, but my character fucking yours doesn't mean I want to have a romantic relationship with you, the player.
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