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

[Jinrya-Geki]

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?

[Zenaku]

Issue is the forums are just to give SE info on the game it's not about getting offtopic on stuff. If people want to RP forums i would say make one or go too the fan site. Not being rude i would love to have offtopic Forums but that just what the forums here are all about

[Falcus]

Issue is the forums are just to give SE info on the game it's not about getting offtopic on stuff. If people want to RP forums i would say make one or go too the fan site. Not being rude i would love to have offtopic Forums but that just what the forums here are all about

I can't help but state that this is wrong...
Unless if you're telling me the world and class forums are for feedback for SE, which means that everyone who posts on them must be using them wrong
Class forums are for discussing said class with other people who play as that class.
World forums are for discussing things that relate to that world like linkshells advertising, player run event wide events etc and generally anything else socially related to that world.

It wouldn't be unrealistic for a Role-Play forum to be implemented, and imo it would be a good idea.

Oh, and to quote the sticky on the Trabia board

The purpose of this forum is for players from the Trabia World to hold discussions with fellow players from Trabia.

That board has nothing to do with feedback.

[Zenaku]

I can't help but state that this is wrong...
Unless if you're telling me the world and class forums are for feedback for SE, which means that everyone who posts on them must be using them wrong
Class forums are for discussing said class with other people who play as that class.
World forums are for discussing things that relate to that world like linkshells advertising, player run event wide events etc and generally anything else socially related to that world.

It wouldn't be unrealistic for a Role-Play forum to be implemented, and imo it would be a good idea.

Oh, and to quote the sticky on the Trabia board



That board has nothing to do with feedback.

I'm not wrong that what what one of the dev said about making offtopic forums the world i can understand it to give people to talk and give out info on stuff and the class it's to give feedback on such class.

I really hope SE make more offtopic forums but it seem like they don't want to make GM work on it more. Maybe we get a dev on monday telling us info on this.

[Jinrya-Geki]

Don't most other official websites to other mmos have a forum and one of them is usually a Role-play thread?

[Zenaku]

Don't most other official websites to other mmos have a forum and one of them is usually a Role-play thread?

Yes but there not in Beta stage they still fixing and asking players for info on the game. Maybe when the game goes p2p and PS3 release you would see offtopic forums.

I think one of the reason they give was they did not want to have so many GM working on the offtopic forums making sure they following the rules atm when they only trying to focus on the game. They want everyone on the forums to stay on topic about info about game that was the main goal of Forums at least what isee for now.

[Dreadnought]

Yes but there not in Beta stage they still fixing and asking players for info on the game. Maybe when the game goes p2p and PS3 release you would see offtopic forums.

I think one of the reason they give was they did not want to have so many GM working on the offtopic forums making sure they following the rules atm when they only trying to focus on the game. They want everyone on the forums to stay on topic about info about game that was the main goal of Forums at least what isee for now.

technically the forums were specifically given to us because SE was ridiculed by the entire public as well as other game companies for not having them. they didnt even want to add forums for FFXIV at first but people were astounded they were still not going to add them.
i remember reading developers talk about other games lacking basic features such as forums and that they felt they had the upper hand because they were closer to their costumers than "a company or two we all know".

SE has always held the notion that forums should be left up to fansites and to be rest assured their people are watching them.

so i guess my point is that the forums may have a specific purpose but if there are threads about pictures of ourselves and fan art and the likes all of which do nothing for actual game development, then it wouldnt hurt for a role play thread.
just fyi, i do not role play.

[Zenaku]

technically the forums were specifically given to us because SE was ridiculed by the entire public as well as other game companies for not having them. they didnt even want to add forums for FFXIV at first but people were astounded they were still not going to add them.
i remember reading developers talk about other games lacking basic features such as forums and that they felt they had the upper hand because they were closer to their costumers than "a company or two we all know".

SE has always held the notion that forums should be left up to fansites and to be rest assured their people are watching them.

so i guess my point is that the forums may have a specific purpose but if there are threads about pictures of ourselves and fan art and the likes all of which do nothing for actual game development, then it wouldnt hurt for a role play thread.
just fyi, i do not role play.

I can care less if they add it more power to the people just saying what i know what SE have post.

True i think the forums was a bad idea getting to much info form the players is bad but not getting anything is bad also but for me if feel that most of the game is becoming what players what in some from.

I hope a dev post on monday maybe they can add the forums sometime this week.

[Lauro]

Don't most other official websites to other mmos have a forum and one of them is usually a Role-play thread?

You know i kinda like this idea also.. and Yes most game DO have a RP forum.

[Urthdigger]

I think as far as making stories go, that's what the lodestone blogs are for.