There's no emotes in Neverwinter Nights and yet the RP in some NWN persistent world is often better than anything I've seen in any mmo, except in the rarest and most precious cases.
In NWN some people choose to simply type out emote and use quotes for speech. Others used asterisks to define emotes and simply typed out speech. I feel this 2nd option is best for mmo's.
So..
Emotes 101: As simple chat is defined as "talk", simply uses asterisks to define emote.
Mike Haracter: *The blue haired Miqo'te sharpens her spear, unaware of the presence behind her.*
Someone Else: *Stealthily approaches and tickles Mike from behind!* O hai!
See? No need for /emotes.
It's very convenient, yes, but unnecessary.
What IS necessary however, is giving us more friggin space to type! Can barely fill a single sentence in there! >.<
P.S. There really is a Mike Haracter on Jecht. He's a big Roegadyn too, so he stands out. I lol'ed.
In NWN some people choose to simply type out emote and use quotes for speech. Others used asterisks to define emotes and simply typed out speech. I feel this 2nd option is best for mmo's.
So..
Emotes 101: As simple chat is defined as "talk", simply uses asterisks to define emote.
Mike Haracter: *The blue haired Miqo'te sharpens her spear, unaware of the presence behind her.*
Someone Else: *Stealthily approaches and tickles Mike from behind!* O hai!
See? No need for /emotes.
It's very convenient, yes, but unnecessary.
What IS necessary however, is giving us more friggin space to type! Can barely fill a single sentence in there! >.<
P.S. There really is a Mike Haracter on Jecht. He's a big Roegadyn too, so he stands out. I lol'ed.
