What is your view on RP or ERP and why is it so taboo within the community?

[Vocal_Night]

Oddly enough, I've actually found that the FFXIV community has a much more favorable and open-minded approach to ERP than most MMOs. My old server had a literal brothel FC that was a fully functioning business, and on big servers like Gilgamesh and Balmung nobody bats an eye at it.

What was your old server if you don't mind me asking?

For science of course

[Taika]

I don't really care what two or more consenting adults do with each other offline or online - as long as they don't bother anyone else. The issue with the online form is you can't know the person you're playing with is an adult (if you don't know them outside the game).

[Dzian]

I dont even know what ERP is. But I generally don't care if people RP or not as long as it doesn't interfere with my game..

Think the worst case was quite a while ago had a warrior and whm queue hullbreaker hard when it was the expert and try to do the whole thing in broken gear because they were on a journey to meet a legendary Smith who would repair it all for them...

Dropped that party very fast didn't even care for the 30 minute penalty.

[Madepossible]

I dont even know what ERP is. But I generally don't care if people RP or not as long as it doesn't interfere with my game..

Think the worst case was quite a while ago had a warrior and whm queue hullbreaker hard when it was the expert and try to do the whole thing in broken gear because they were on a journey to meet a legendary Smith who would repair it all for them...

Dropped that party very fast didn't even care for the 30 minute penalty.

The legendary Smith? LOL! I repair my own gear usually but I guess not all know the bonus repair percentages u het. Are you sure that wasn't trolling? I mean, it sounds odd and I believe most RP'rs are writing in a certain way like [hi this is a test] (her eyebrows slowly went up as she heard his proposal). Something like that, ofc I don't know.

[Rymm]

I'm not on one of the big servers known for it, but I do RP in my corner of FF14 with a small circle of friends. I've also RP'ed in other MMOs in the past. I've never really caught a lot of flack for it because I don't run around In-Character most of the time. For most of the week I go about my business, running dungeons, crafting, questing, like any other player. I only do things IC for the couple of hours a week that my RP group does events or holds meetings. We did have an event last night that took place way out in the boonies away from any quest hubs at very off-peak hours and still had a couple of passersby stop and stare. No one heckled us though; they left us alone and we left them alone.

In my experience, it's important to separate yourself from your RP character. The people who are IC 100% of the time and, in doing so, make themselves at best a nuisance and at worst a burden to the non-RPers around them, they are the ones that stir up a lot of the bad feelings from the rest of the community. And the RPers who get overly attached to their characters to unhealthy levels where they can't stand their characters not being seen as completely perfect in every way and worshiped by everyone they meet, are the kind of RPers who are pretty universally disliked by both the RP and non-RP community. In those cases, it's not really the fact that they are RPing that is the problem, it's the fact that they are letting their RP negatively impact the experience of the other players around them.

As for ERPing, I've never participated as I personally find it distasteful. I'm also married IRL and even 'pretending' to be intimate with another person crosses all kinds of boundaries. If someone wants to do it, that is their prerogative, but it should most certainly be kept out of public places (including chat channels,) just like IRL.

[Madepossible]

I'm not on one of the big servers known for it, but I do RP in my corner of FF14 with a small circle of friends. I've also RP'ed in other MMOs in the past. I've never really caught a lot of flack for it because I don't run around In-Character most of the time. For most of the week I go about my business, running dungeons, crafting, questing, like any other player. I only do things IC for the couple of hours a week that my RP group does events or holds meetings. We did have an event last night that took place way out in the boonies away from any quest hubs at very off-peak hours and still had a couple of passersby stop and stare. No one heckled us though; they left us alone and we left them alone..

Imagine if u were on Balmung where people constantly RP (so rumours say!) - not sure how that would work if the vast majority is out of RP players, but so far its not only RP for most people, ic there are some serious raiders rping.

[Ruinfeild]

Imagine if u were on Balmung where people constantly RP (so rumours say!) - not sure how that would work if the vast majority is out of RP players, but so far its not only RP for most people, ic there are some serious raiders rping.

A lot of the RP on Balmung tends to happen around major cities like Ul'dah and Kugane at the moment. The rest are done in the housing areas in the private homes or chambers/apartments of most people. So it is rare to go out and about in the rest of the game and see people.

It is a sentiment shared though that if you are going to go into dungeons and what not, don't drag RP into it unless it is with a pre-made party. Chances are you will get stuck with a non RP-er and sure it might seem funny and chill at first but it can get annoying very fast for them.

As for ERP, it is the same. A lot of RP'ers (least those that don't want to troll others and give it a good name) know that ERP needs to stay in LS, FC chat, party, tells, chambers, etc. No one needs to know and no one cares about what you are doing with someone else and sure there may be mistells or mistakes done that it leaks out somewhere else, but if someone is doing it in purpose than that is an issue. Though I find it funny that people say ERP is creepy when to me people are willing to pay to go to these cam sites and watch women (or men if you prefer that).

Only gripe I had was when people tried to solicit rp (usually erp...) from me, and when I tell them I don't rp at all they then ask me why I am on Balmung. Does it matter? I've been here since it was formed, so /shrug.

That is the major problem I think with Balmung people closed an the offical 'RP' server. More high end raiders tended to leave to other servers which made the statement even more truthful and some people get it in their head that unless you RP you shouldn't be taking a slot on the server. Really stupid way to look at it since not everyone wants/cares to RP on Balmung and as long as one side doesn't harass the other, there is no problems.

If people have questions or anything about RP/ERP I can try to answer what I can. Been doing RP for 15 years and ERP for half of that (no shame). I have thought of just making a tutorial video or something on youtube at some point. . .

[Madepossible]

If people have questions or anything about RP/ERP I can try to answer what I can. Been doing RP for 15 years and ERP for half of that (no shame). I have thought of just making a tutorial video or something on youtube at some point. . .

I do wonder how you can detect someone is RPing or not, and will most ppl stop RP in dungeons if u tell them to or are most stubborn and go dick mode? Just trying to understand how and why ppl RP and how to approach them.

[Ruinfeild]

I do wonder how you can detect someone is RPing or not, and will most ppl stop RP in dungeons if u tell them to or are most stubborn and go dick mode? Just trying to understand how and why ppl RP and how to approach them.

I assume you mean in regards to being out and about in the world. Most of the time the easiest way is if they are doing custom emotes (/em) or talking about something about the game but in a more life like term (such as instead of saying DPS they might say something among the lines of 'X persons was hitting harder than they should' or something like that.. Another way is if they are using emoji's I think is the best way to say it. The only other thing other than the RP tag and use of brackets is if they are using quotation marks when they talk which for most RP'ers is a way of showing that their character is talking.

In regards to dungeons, most RPers don't RP in dungeons unless it is with other RPers. Most of them should be respectful and stop if you ask them but you may run into those who 'play the way they want' and will just make it worse (which by all means kick them cause I would). Good amount of people who RP though have a good understanding of when it is and isn't acceptable.

[DarkBreed]

RP doesn't bother me, even though I'm not an RP'er. If someone RP's to me I try to respect their game play and RP back.
ERP'ing on the other hand.... If I'm gonna ERP with someone I want to know who (and what) is ERP'ing back. NO random ERP, pls.