Coul...Could we have a Role-play forum?

[Konachibi]

Roleplaying is a fine and fun thing to do anyways, not only are you enjoying a story the same as you do from watching movies, reading books and playing other games, but you're integrating yourself into that story and interacting with it, changing it's outcome to what you would like/prefer to happen, essentially becoming your own favorite author.

That's roleplaying justified... bring on the forum!

[Rinoa]

I've RP'd my hole life. Watching Pokemon? I'd put on my Ash hat. Playing Zelda? I'd get out my Master Sword. Role playing makes everything seem more fun.

[GreatLeviathan]

Make a blog i would say.. But i do agree these forums should be about the game for info only :-)

[Nabiri]

Lots of people have interesting ideas for stories in the worlds of MMOs. Could we have a forum specifically for those who want to write fanfic stories about XIV?

It sounds nice, and I would love reading them (huge role-play fan :3), but I think this is the wrong place for it. The XIV forums are for feedback about the game, not off-topic things.
There are some role-playing websites already though, like this one:
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/

[Fensfield]

I'd rather like such a forum, too.

That said, what about a 'Lore' forum? It would be the logical place for roleplay-related threads, but also have the "more legitimate" use of discussing thematic issues, such as story and world elements.

That is something this forum is sorely lacking, even setting aside arguments about whether or not roleplay is relevant to the forums of a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game.

[Eekiki]

I will approve of your request, Jin-kun.

But only if Azury wears his fursuit for me. ^_^

[Griss]

And this is why we can't have nice things.

[Konachibi]

Because there's always a small group of narrow-minded elitists lurking around that will insult and put-down anything that doesn't involve quickly grinding to end-game content asap, which in turn causes the roleplayers to hide away and roleplay in small secret groups, which in turn makes the game developers think that people in the game don't bother roleplaying so they don't impliment any new content for it?

If all the roleplayers rose up against the elitists, their numbers would easily outnumber the elitists 10-1... but that'll never happen.

... still want roleplay forum...

[kwestro]

nay for role-play

[Mikita]

If you don't like the idea of roleplaying, just avoid that part of the forum.
It's as simple as that.


+1 for a roleplaying forum.
I would personally enjoy reading other people's stories.

I do actively use the Lodestone blogs already, but having something on the forums would be a nice addition.