(06-24-2015, 02:12 PM)Verad Wrote:(06-24-2015, 02:09 PM)Kage Wrote:(06-24-2015, 01:59 PM)Verad Wrote: I can't stand it when high-level characters portray themselves as weak.I'm sorry Verad. Before 2.55 Kage was 50 in everything and was Final Witness. I'm sorry my lalafell still has issues downing a hidden ishgardian evil lady.
You should be. Absolutely you should be. Missing out on game content is the price you pay for enhancing immersion by making sure your character's level matches his abilities. Do you have any idea how aggravating it is to see somebody playing some poor civilian in the middle of the Burning Wall, where even a side-eyed glance from a Golden Fleece ought to leave the character in a pool of its own blood? Maddening. Simply maddening.
I know you're trying to make a point here Verad, but it is true that allowing someone to 'beat' your character, can be a significant thing. Especially for characters that are supposed to be good at combat.
If someone is trying to fight one of my characters, I'm much more likely to engage with them seriously if they're higher level, since the stakes are higher then. I don't even do roll based fighting (outside of the grindstone) much with lower level characters, because there is no tension or stake to it.
I think the real thing people are hinting at is that Combat RP has no weight unless there are consequences and risk. And it's hard to do that without trust. Therefor I'm much more inclined to trust someone who has been playing this game for a long time, and/or RPing for a long time, because they have skin in the game. I can't have an epic revenge story after getting my eye poked out by stubbs the lalafell rogue, if I never see them again. However if someone who is active and long term does such a thing, then I can make a story out of it.
Edit: What hammersmith said.