RP shout ads are obstructive to chat and gameplay

[Bonoki]

There are places and people out there who think normal RP is also sad and pathetic but for different reasons from the ERP crowd. Usually, because people tend to live way too stuck up into their head canon which can be considered a type of mental disorder. It also can have a damaging impact on your life, your social life, and particular places of the game's future such as the game's lore. I've seen this happen within FFXIV. It's why the WoL remains stoic most of the time because it bothered the RPers to see their OC behave in ways that didn't fit their characters.

Also, a lot of normie RPers will engage with ERP and think they aren't one of the bad ones because they did it through the story. The cringiest thing about any RPer is the ones who say silly things like, "I didn't make them do that. My character has a mind of their own. They wanted to do that.". Then be acting like they shouldn't be held accountable for any actions or behavior they did while in RP mode. Like the people who ERP through 'Story' behind their partner's back then be all like, "It's just story babe, my character wanted it". Then get mad at their partner for being mad at them over it like they shouldn't be held accountable.