How do you feel about your role-play?

celticgamer0

This is a question on courtesy. When you are role-playing with your group and a random player arrives and joins in. Do you;

A) Continue RPing and welcome them in as long as they stick to the current story,
Ignore them and continue without even acknowledging their presence,
C) Turn to them and ask them to leave, or
D) None of the above.

Just a curious question.

ordensmarschall

While I try to do choice A most of the time, sometimes the new player makes this difficult. I do find that many groups choose to exercise option B.

reagenlionel1

I generally dont mind new people coming into Rp. Though it depends on the character I'm playing and the character that enters.

Some people's characters dont immediately click with some of mine. But over all I generally am pretty receptive.

Though from what I've seen for a long time. Many of the other Rpers generally do option B.

anthornblue

I see that as an in character decision, that I handle In Character... when someone walks up and does something, my character does what they would do when someone walked up and did that.

I like to think it often boils down to option A, but it isn't always the case.

oddz

well the guy just want the stuff we find i ask him not to turn his back and keep an eye on me all the time, well if we lucky finding a big chest of gold oh well i let him open it and he no-this something Sharp penetrating is neck

reagenlionel1

oddz wrote: »

well the guy just want the stuff we find i ask him not to turn his back and keep an eye on me all the time, well if we lucky finding a big chest of gold oh well i let him open it and he no-this something Sharp penetrating is neck

.......?

Wha?

bioshrike

In all honestly, if a new person wants to join in on some RP that they see going on, they should do something like this: "OOC: Do you guys mind if I join you?"

If the group then says it's ok, they can join in. Otherwise, just move along.

xanos900

i personally don't care if he is new as long as he doesn't metagame the **** out of my history or stuff like that. :d
That doesn't mean that my character will be friendly towards you if you interrupt him in anything. *shrug*

almost stabbed a beggar the other day. b*** just walked up to me while i was having a drink, ts.

serowforsaken

I wish I could bump into more RPers in the wild!

pandora1x

oddz wrote: »

well the guy just want the stuff we find i ask him not to turn his back and keep an eye on me all the time, well if we lucky finding a big chest of gold oh well i let him open it and he no-this something Sharp penetrating is neck

uw0tm8

What are you even saying?

vrtesseract

It really depends on how the player approaches. if they run up spamming emotes and jumping up and down trying to push me of railing. or react in a very ooc or begging way ie " hi plz gv me gold ;P"' I will probably ignore them or I might send them a pm with advice if they seem lost lost or new to rp. if they try to "pick me up" I might be a bit snarky or sarcastic

if they approach me in character, and seem amiable I typically try to include them if possible. If it is my blind character I do not acknowledge waves nods or other greetings my character wouldn't be able to hear. My friendly character might actually seek out people sitting alone looking at people and siping their drink. if she gets eye contact. (eye contact and a smile can be a good way to see if someone is open for rp. unless the character is blind as forentioned)

I come from a game that often had very open rp and people could often just walk up and join in. if it was private people would rp in sg bases/guild halls or out of the way. NW just doesn't have a LOT of rp space.

the mask is tiny compared to other rp taverns/clubs. and ebon downs/driftwood share a zone so it can be hard to get in same instance unless your in a rp guild that announces instance number.

quality of rp probably would be improved if they either made the mask larger, put other bars in their own instance
or added other 1 instance areas like a park, a library, a castle, or off season fairgrounds for rp.

arimikami

bioshrike wrote: »

In all honestly, if a new person wants to join in on some RP that they see going on, they should do something like this: "OOC: Do you guys mind if I join you?"

If the group then says it's ok, they can join in. Otherwise, just move along.

I don't really agree with that. It's one thing if people are in an out of the way spot where it's obvious that you're not going to come across other RPers but, if someone doesn't want others intruding on their RP, they should take measures to ensure that it can't be intruded on, like taking it to team.

orangefiree

Personally, I think you should do what makes the most sense for your character. If they get upset about it OOC then that's just bad roleplay in my opinion.

dragoness10

mostly A

You at least react to somebody there if they are actively trying to RP. "Actively trying to RP" includes even emoting you are just standing there doing nothing as emotes in themselves are RP.

Kinda bums me out I see 2-5 people with the same guild name doing their own little RP excluding anyone else that even tries to contribute.

If it's just the jump around and shoot spells thing then "Dances Seductively" without RP effort then... okay I can see not reacting to it if it's completely disruptive.

reagenlionel1

dragoness10 wrote: »

mostly A

You at least react to somebody there if they are actively trying to RP. "Actively trying to RP" includes even emoting you are just standing there doing nothing as emotes in themselves are RP.

Kinda bums me out I see 2-5 people with the same guild name doing their own little RP excluding anyone else that even tries to contribute.

If it's just the jump around and shoot spells thing then "Dances Seductively" without RP effort then... okay I can see not reacting to it if it's completely disruptive.

yeah its unfortunately always been that way. Even for people that are in the same guilds as them. Any interaction or involvement with anyone else if done is quite limited. its only more so when they arent in their RP guild.

vasdamas

I feel too shy to RP this month o_o

Besides all those ERP trolls I've encountered in MM ._.

reagenlionel1

vasdamas wrote: »

I feel too shy to RP this month o_o

Besides all those ERP trolls I've encountered in MM ._.

Those trolls are there most of the time. Many of us just /ignore them until they start doing something obnoxious to our actual characters, then report.

zshikara

I need to find a group to RP with from time to time. I took the time to create an entire life for my character and I haven't had the opportunity to use it in game yet.

unsungchampion

Well I am pretty open to most roleplay, but however my character will have certain reactions if someone approaches her. It's all about remembering how you will react in-character, than as the player. It's hard sometime cause I can be completely annoyed by an intrusion, where as my character might really like it. Also, the Moonstone Mask is a OPEN roleplay setting, if you are really not wanting anyone to join you then why are you there?

grimah

I'll put in my comment (from my past experience). Jumping into a group and just chatting can be awkward just like RL. I find it alot better if theres a bridge to close the gap, e.g. "Oh, you fellows heard about so and so? I just happen to blah blah blah"

Not sure if everyone is open to this but I love introduction "quests". The new player will go over to a group (this is semi-organised before hand) and asks for their help with something, and they go on a merry adventure. Or that person places him within that adventure and they meet on the way and introductions are made. This is how I used to "officially" invite people into the guild.