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

[JumperX]

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Let me clarify it. most guys flirt with another player regardless of knowing or not their real gender (very different to what most girls do while playing a male character). What they just care is the character's gender aka they must be female human being outside the game, too ( some people gets too involve and try to make start a relationship without even really trying to get to know the people. I know -from both sides- that guys just assume the gender of the female character and the player with the female character wants to enjoy that relationship since they can't outside the game? so they keep quiet.)

This happened in some RP too. I believe one person mention how drama always follow RP cuz of people assumption without even asking and getting to know more their friend. Your situation sounds like of my friends' experience I mentioned in my previous post. Some of my friends got people talking to them in public chat and in PMs

[Sylvina]

Let me clarify it. most guys flirt with another player regardless of knowing or not their real gender (very different to what most girls do while playing a male character). What they just care is the character's gender aka they must be female human being outside the game, too

I don't care what the player gender is for the simple reason it doesn't and shouldn't matter. Men and Women are 2 different words for people really. The gender of the character is all which matters for roleplay purposes.

Honestly even for non roleplay purposes why should it matter? I know I wouldn't want to be treated differently becuase of my gender, whatever it may be. To me it only makes a difference for marriage (I'm so not ready) and Medical issues.

[JumperX]

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It shows it does a lot to aome people, and I dont think even whem EBing someone , it should matter someone real gender. The character's gender is enough if we follow your logic.

If you want a relationship out of the other player then yeah it would be needed since not all people are attracted to both genders. With respect with you comment about not wanting to be treat it differently. Well in MMOs it is noticeable that female characters will be treat differently by guys. It is not a problem with girls. They will continue seeing you the same. It is mostly just a great number of guys that has this particular problem (because they want to fit in and will do what others do, actually are like that, or just do it for the laughs)

RP will cause many ppl to cringe cuz of the minority RPers screwing other people lives. It is the same as hardcore players and the raiding system.