When role-playing with others, what character traits, personalities or actions have you found to be interesting and enjoyable to RP with and/or what have you seen just not work or appear too boring to engage your character?Â
I think the thing that I appreciate most from another player character is when they show me what they are, not tell me what to think about them. Â You say you are exceptionally beautiful or strikingly handsome; give me the description of your character and let me be the judge of that...you may not be my type at allÂ
. Â Funny prankster? Â Tell me a joke, see if I laugh! Â Moves on the battlefield that will put any who see them in awe? Â Meh, I might have seen better, its hard for you to judge who I've seen to declare I'd be in awe of you...Â
I'm sure its convenient to make declarative statements, and it ensures how another views you is how you view yourself, but having someone interpret for me how I'm supposed to view this or that...I'd rather pass my own judgement based on my own thoughts, thank youÂ
Where do you find the line and when do you think it can be easily crossed while still being within the lore? What kind of advice would you give given your past experience.
Personally, I have a lot of respect for people who try as hard as possible to stay within the lore.  Lore can be really inconvenient sometimes, and sort of push a player into situations where they might not be %100 satisfied with their character, and it can take a bit of dedication and love for the setting to do so.  Many of the inconvenient parts of lore get danced around, or bent about, or otherwise distorted a bit, and I guess that's fine...heck, I'm not paying for a person's account, who am I to demand adherence to this or that?  I will, however, have a certain amount of expectations and preconceptions on what sort of roleplay experience I will have with that person, based on how far away the lore is strayed from.  Some may find it a lot of fun and refreshing to interact with, but personally, I'm not really expecting a whole lot out of Boxcutter Bananahammock, even after its explained to me he's a half-roegadyn/half-granok who was adopted by a long-practicing family of lala shelf-stockers, that worked in a famous sleep-furniture emporium in Ul'dah...all the usual character concepts are visited (half this/half that?  *check*.  Adopted? *check*  Non-racial parents who don't follow naming convention?  *check*), but this one may push it a little too farÂ
 Don't make it hard for me to suspend my disbelief...help me believe in you!
I think the thing that I appreciate most from another player character is when they show me what they are, not tell me what to think about them. Â You say you are exceptionally beautiful or strikingly handsome; give me the description of your character and let me be the judge of that...you may not be my type at allÂ
.  Funny prankster?  Tell me a joke, see if I laugh!  Moves on the battlefield that will put any who see them in awe?  Meh, I might have seen better, its hard for you to judge who I've seen to declare I'd be in awe of you... I'm sure its convenient to make declarative statements, and it ensures how another views you is how you view yourself, but having someone interpret for me how I'm supposed to view this or that...I'd rather pass my own judgement based on my own thoughts, thank youÂ
Where do you find the line and when do you think it can be easily crossed while still being within the lore? What kind of advice would you give given your past experience.
Personally, I have a lot of respect for people who try as hard as possible to stay within the lore.  Lore can be really inconvenient sometimes, and sort of push a player into situations where they might not be %100 satisfied with their character, and it can take a bit of dedication and love for the setting to do so.  Many of the inconvenient parts of lore get danced around, or bent about, or otherwise distorted a bit, and I guess that's fine...heck, I'm not paying for a person's account, who am I to demand adherence to this or that?  I will, however, have a certain amount of expectations and preconceptions on what sort of roleplay experience I will have with that person, based on how far away the lore is strayed from.  Some may find it a lot of fun and refreshing to interact with, but personally, I'm not really expecting a whole lot out of Boxcutter Bananahammock, even after its explained to me he's a half-roegadyn/half-granok who was adopted by a long-practicing family of lala shelf-stockers, that worked in a famous sleep-furniture emporium in Ul'dah...all the usual character concepts are visited (half this/half that?  *check*.  Adopted? *check*  Non-racial parents who don't follow naming convention?  *check*), but this one may push it a little too farÂ
 Don't make it hard for me to suspend my disbelief...help me believe in you!
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