Are they not all roleplaying? What does it mean when someone says I have a roleplaying character only? No idea and this confuses me all the time
Please help me understand Roleplaying char vs non
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08-30-2016, 06:24 AMReniusPlease help me understand Roleplaying char vs non
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08-30-2016, 06:36 AMBixillarla
It means they have created a backstory for their character and talk and act like thier character would. Not just someone playing the game and talking normally. Some role play groups have themes such as pirates and you would talk as a pirate would and dress like a pirate, etc.
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08-30-2016, 06:52 AMBourne_Endeavor
Basically, think of roleplay like an interactive novel. You're telling the character's story in the same way you would were you to write a book. Roleplay is merely collaborative.
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08-30-2016, 07:01 AMviewtyjoe
To make more sense of the OP's stated question, for players who do serious RP in MMOs, some characters have levels and equipment and actually play the normal game, while others are used only for roleplaying activities, so they will note a character is for roleplaying only so that people know not to try and run duties with them.
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08-30-2016, 07:34 AMAtoli
Basically what the others have said already:
RPers are in their character's mindset while playing, and talk and act like them.
That usually means they play a character that was born and grew up in the game world and has it's own story to it, and very often said RP does not revolve around the game's story at all.
As an example for FFXIV:
our RP group's story revolved around a ghost ship around Limsa for a long time, or about one character's horrible sense of direction that got us into all kinds of adventures while trying to reach Ul'dah.
None of us had anything to do with the Warrior of Light, the Scions, or any of that.
Many Roleplayers do that part-time, while also playing through the game normally on the same character, but some have characters that are for RP only. Which can mean a number of things, from not planning on progressing through the story to being in RP mode even in content, and even all the way to refusing to communicate normally (as players, not the character) at all, even in /tells. That really depends on the person though :) -
08-30-2016, 10:03 AMTheCurls
Now who's the one being pretentious?
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08-30-2016, 10:26 AMLokier*grabs some popcorn* Let the butt-hurt begin.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheCurls
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08-30-2016, 10:45 AMADVSS
Yeah pretty much whats been stated here, as much as i can see it being fun, I prefer to just do dailies and progress my char(which i made in sort of my likeness but thats how i roll in fantasy settings), Endless nights of typing dialogue in the quicksand just isnt my cup of tea, but to those that enjoy it more power to you all.
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08-30-2016, 12:23 PMKorbash
While it's nice they finally added a RP thingy that shows whether you RP or not, not being able to add a RP story (bio) to your profile so that the others can check it out is a bit useless. Other MMOs also have bios on top of the RP symbols.
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08-30-2016, 02:55 PMOMG
Can someone explain the whole walk-ups welcome / not welcome thing I see mentioned in quite a few roleplayers info window?
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08-30-2016, 03:13 PMEnkidoh
'Walkup', at least as far as my understanding goes, basically means that person encourages other players to come up to them and start chatting to them in character (hence, 'walk up'). Because a stranger most likely would not know anything about that person's character story that player has written, it means the conversation is a complete blank, rather like walking up to a stranger in a bar.
Some players dislike it though, especially if they have long and detailed on-going stories they're currently acting out, walkup RP can kind of put a spanner in those works, but I quite like it as it helps to break the ice so to speak. But it's a personal choice really. -
08-30-2016, 03:49 PMDynamoAceWhile I do RP, the RPing done on this game is uh....kinda overwhelming. Not sure if I wanna deal with pretentious.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lokier
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08-30-2016, 03:52 PMADVSS
Need a man to father voidsent child pst
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08-30-2016, 09:57 PMLineageRazorI dunno... I'm not into the whole RP scene, but from where I'm sitting, it's looks to me like it's YOU who got burned by RP in the past, and just can't get over it. So, you vent your frustration by heckling RPers on teh forumz.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lokier
The butt-hurt is where, now? :3 -
08-30-2016, 10:05 PMLokierNo boo, I tried roleplaying with morons and got sick of said morons. If you feel so butt-hurt about it please, there's other threads. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by LineageRazor
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08-30-2016, 10:06 PMLokierPretty sure it's fine that there isn't one. It'll force you to RP with these people to actually learn about them / give them a chance before you just "nope" them for w/e reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by Korbash
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08-30-2016, 10:10 PMExKage
Most roleplayers just post a tinyurl equivalent to their RP wiki if they choose to want something like that. Most of us prefer not to because we've experience some form(s) of metagaming with that availability.
It's... sad that I laughed at this because it's pretty true from what I've seen/heard of the Ul'dah/Quicksand scene after leaving it over a year ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by ADVSS
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08-30-2016, 11:10 PMKahnom
I thought myself as a chocobo,at the start on any instances,I'll always say "Kweh" at the start and "Wark" at the end
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08-30-2016, 11:42 PMADVSS:) if it didnt show up in party finder i wouldnt have posted it. love the server, esp the pf entriesQuote:
Originally Posted by ExKage
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08-30-2016, 11:51 PMDaemiusYou can put a small one up on Lodestone. Has a character limit though. Dont remember what the limit was.Quote:
Originally Posted by Korbash