MMORPG... where did the RP go?

[knite16]

Thanks for the nod, Kattrina.

Yes, KDO is primarily a Role-playing guild, but we're not going to shun anyone who doesn't want to. Like Kattrina said, even a role-player can have days they just want to play the game and not have to worry about manipulating a character. We just warn people that there's a good chance a lot of us will be in character often.

[WarioMCP]

RPing is for RP servers. Otherwise you can't RP with anyone outside of your guild (which would be boring imo)

[Cynthe]

Originally Posted by WarioMCP

RPing is for RP servers. Otherwise you can't RP with anyone outside of your guild (which would be boring imo)

You'd be surprised... People RP everywhere all the time on any server, RP is in the mind you don't need any rules or special places for it. You might need other people but even that's debatable, he he.

[knite16]

I've been caught talking to NPCs before. Not that I should be admitting that. It was in LOTRO in Bree town. You know the guy who has been chopping the same log for over a year now? I sat and gave him my recommendations for various smiths that could either sharpen his axe or provide him a new one.

I don't think he listened.

[TheSaintACE]

I do lots of talking to NPCs...<_<;;

Originally Posted by knite16

I've been caught talking to NPCs before. Not that I should be admitting that. It was in LOTRO in Bree town. You know the guy who has been chopping the same log for over a year now? I sat and gave him my recommendations for various smiths that could either sharpen his axe or provide him a new one.

I don't think he listened.

And just in case people are looking for an Asmodian RP guild, hit me up!! Crimson Resurrection is just that. RP for the leathery winged ones. ^_^

[Dez]

Even if I don't RP much myself, I really like the idea. Think it's stupid? Get some imagination.

[Aquarius]

Oooooo I have lots of imagination! Thats why I do the RP thread here in aionsource.....I should get on that since the storyline needs some movement.

[Koad]

I don't know why some people think rp is silly, is acting in a play at the theatre silly? ^_^

[Zandorgard]

I have played RPGs for 15 years or more and MMORPGs since Ultima Online.

I think RP gives an "extra" to any game. You can see a huge rise on RPlayers numbers when an MMO is getting older, thats when many non-RPlayers start to get bored with the limitations of any game, like doing the same stuff day after day and they start looking for RP guilds. The roleplaying gives new horizons to the game imo.

I intend to create an RP Legion, in fact i am already doing it with some friends. Anyway, i'll begin to be more active in AionSource from now on, so i'll let you all know when the Legion is up and runing.
One thing i can say for sure, it will be an RP for Fun, not a hardcore legion. Friendship and fun on the game above all else. Kinda like other legions that i have seen here in the Source.

[Jest]

I'm not one for RPing. Just doesn't interest me. I don't knock others that do, well except those that LARP because that just looks rather odd. Anyhow, I just don't understand those that say that MMORPG's are made for RPing. They may have been inspired by RPing (in a more classic sense) but they're just as inspired by Single Player RPGs ( think Console) as they are by old school D&D.

It just seems to me that thoughts as such imply that playing MMORPGs without RPing is "wrong" and that's just not the case. There's no real "wrong" way to play a game (provided you're not hacking or glitching). I say let those that want to RP, RP and those that don't want to, not RP. Neither way is any more correct than another.

And no, RPing does not add more fun, if you're not one to RP. For me, trying to come up with backstory and dialogue for an imaginary character is more effort then I care to exert on a game. I'd rather just navigate the tasks given and have casual conversations with friends. Hacking away @ mobs while I talk about slight annoyances at work or discuss just exactly how drunk I was at a friends party is what I enjoy in my MMO's. My guild in WoW was very lenient as such and we would talk about just about anything in gchat and vent. It really helped us get to know each other and a lot of us are still in contact with each other even though we don't play WoW any longer.

[Zandorgard]

Originally Posted by Jest

I'm not one for RPing. Just doesn't interest me. I don't knock others that do, well except those that LARP because that just looks rather odd. Anyhow, I just don't understand those that say that MMORPG's are made for RPing. They may have been inspired by RPing (in a more classic sense) but they're just as inspired by Single Player RPGs ( think Console) as they are by old school D&D.

It just seems to me that thoughts as such imply that playing MMORPGs without RPing is "wrong" and that's just not the case. There's no real "wrong" way to play a game (provided you're not hacking or glitching). I say let those that want to RP, RP and those that don't want to, not RP. Neither way is any more correct than another.

And no, RPing does not add more fun, if you're not one to RP. For me, trying to come up with backstory and dialogue for an imaginary character is more effort then I care to exert on a game. I'd rather just navigate the tasks given and have casual conversations with friends. Hacking away @ mobs while I talk about slight annoyances at work or discuss just exactly how drunk I was at a friends party is what I enjoy in my MMO's. My guild in WoW was very lenient as such and we would talk about just about anything in gchat and vent. It really helped us get to know each other and a lot of us are still in contact with each other even though we don't play WoW any longer.

I agree with your opinion. There is no "correct" way of playing (provided you're not hacking or glitching), just let everyone have fun as they like.

I think the main problem is that most RPlayers (not all) play and let other people play as they like. But usually, most people (again, not all) dont respect RPlayers, make fun of them and try to get in the way of who is RPlaying. So, this reference about the origins of MMORPG comes out more like a defense argument. I dont think its a good defense, but it is a good point to use for those who like to say "RP is lame, why do you do it?" or "RPlayers heuehuehauhue Loosers!". Believe me, i dont care about such opinions, i just ignore them, but many people get ****ed by it.

For example, you opened an exception for those who "LARP", "because that just looks rather odd", i think this is wrong. Why not respect them as well? So everyone that is odd by your point of view should not receive the same respect? O.o Imo thats the same thought many people have about RPlayers - thats odd, lets mock them - So we get back to your point about letting people play as they like...

About RP adding fun, i never said that it adds fun globaly, i just pointed a fact in many MMOs servers. When the game gets older, many people who really like the game tends to search for RPlaying guilds to add something extra to their game. BUT, there are many people who dont like RP and never go for it, its not fun for them as you described so well, there's no problem with that imo.

[Jest]

Originally Posted by Zandorgard

For example, you opened an exception for those who "LARP", "because that just looks rather odd", i think this is wrong. Why not respect them as well? So everyone that is odd by your point of view should not receive the same respect? O.o Imo thats the same thought many people have about RPlayers - thats odd, lets mock them - So we get back to your point about letting people play as they like...

I never said that I didn't respect them or that I make fun of them. I do "knock" them so to speak in the sense that it looks odd and it's something that I'll never understand. Much the same with people that eat Scorpions, people who impale their genitals with jewelry, and those vote the opposite political party. I don't insult them, but view them in the "How the F----- can they do that!?" kind of way. Sure it may not be a productive way to think, but everyone thinks that about SOMETHING. I do, however, get your point in the context you're presenting.

Originally Posted by Zandorgard

About RP adding fun, i never said that it adds fun globaly, i just pointed a fact in many MMOs servers. When the game gets older, many people who really like the game tends to search for RPlaying guilds to add something extra to their game. BUT, there are many people who dont like RP and never go for it, its not fun for them as you described so well, there's no problem with that imo.

I wasn't really referring to you when I mentioned the RP adding fun, but more just addressing an amalgamation of opinions expressed in the thread. My point was to portray in my experience and feelings how it can be fun to play without RP.

[Zandorgard]

Originally Posted by Jest

I never said that I didn't respect them or that I make fun of them. I do "knock" them so to speak in the sense that it looks odd and it's something that I'll never understand. Much the same with people that eat Scorpions, people who impale their genitals with jewelry, and those vote the opposite political party. I don't insult them, but view them in the "How the F----- can they do that!?" kind of way. Sure it may not be a productive way to think, but everyone thinks that about SOMETHING. I do, however, get your point in the context you're presenting.

Understood! I apologize, i misunderstood "knock". My english isnt perfect. heh I do agree with you.

I wasn't really referring to you when I mentioned the RP adding fun, but more just addressing an amalgamation of opinions expressed in the thread. My point was to portray in my experience and feelings how it can be fun to play without RP.

I see. And i agree with you in that too. I have many friends that dont play RP like i do and we still do many things together, like killing bosses. Sometimes we even helped each other in sieges.

I think one Legion that attracted me most in this forum was the Noble Phantasm, for something they said about half-rp guild, who wants to play it, be free, who dont, be free as well.

[Pseudonym]

Originally Posted by knite16

I've been caught talking to NPCs before. Not that I should be admitting that. It was in LOTRO in Bree town. You know the guy who has been chopping the same log for over a year now? I sat and gave him my recommendations for various smiths that could either sharpen his axe or provide him a new one.

I don't think he listened.

Lol, I do that when Im bored in WoW. I've had pretty one-sided convo's with a few NPC's many of times. But gone are the days of waiting hours for AV Que's