RP

jezzabee
jezzabee Posts: 58 Arc User
edited August 2008 in General Discussion
What are the chances/your thoughts on RP within PW? I am a heavy RPer and I have been looking for a new MMO in which I can enjoy myself. Most F2P mmos tend to have lackluster (If any at all) RP going on. It's just something I gotta live with.

My question: If I come into this game looking for any RP (And possible erp ;D), will I be let down?

Or is it still too soon to say? Will I need to wait for a final release to know for sure? etc etc etc
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  • karmelia
    karmelia Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    jezzabee wrote: »
    My question: If I come into this game looking for any RP (And possible erp ;D), will I be let down?

    There won't be a specific RP server.

    But nothing prevent you from making a guild dedicated to RPing. Most people you'll try to RP with will ignore you, so you better do it with like-minded players.

    I saw one such guild once on the MY-EN servers.
    Frankieraye said : "we can promise that we will work to improve all facets of community, engineering, and customer service to ensure that something like this doesn't happen again."


    (We are still waiting to see any improvements or changes beign implemented. More empty promises from PWI?)
  • sphinx
    sphinx Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    if your strong willed you can always find a way.
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  • tolan
    tolan Posts: 39 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    There will certainly be a few of us RPers (There was another topic basically asking the same thing a little while ago), the trick will be finding each other IG, really. I'm not way into it, but I enjoy casually RPing. Helps take the edge off grinding, at times.

    I do support the idea of an RP guild. Would make one, if I was halfway dedicated... Or really just dedicated enough to spend the money. Which I may be. At some point later than now.

    -Tolan
    I'm a Christian looking for a clean experience in a free MMO. No, I'm not crazy.
  • merulz
    merulz Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    I don't get RP, why would you do it? It seems so alien to me.
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  • xxdemonxx
    xxdemonxx Posts: 9 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    Some people, including myself, really like Role Playing, because you can put yourself into the world of the game, instead of you sitting behind your keyboard.. It's fun! and kills time quick Haha :P and i guess it saves u from giving ur personal info on there, too ;)
  • sigoh
    sigoh Posts: 341 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    since this iss an RPG, I will most likely be getting into character... Meaning I'll be open to some RP, but not really heavy stuff ^^
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  • abuseduser
    abuseduser Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    RP as cheesy as possible, it helps me identify targets.
  • sigoh
    sigoh Posts: 341 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    abuseduser wrote: »
    RP as cheesy as possible, it helps me identify targets.

    that is if you can keep from being banned long enough to gain power >.> ^^
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  • lipe124
    lipe124 Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    sigoh wrote: »
    that is if you can keep from being banned long enough to gain power >.> ^^

    hahah yea totally agree!

    I'm not much a RP'er myself but I'm guessing on the PVE server you'd be able to do something like that, without worrying about guys just wanting to kill you for it.
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  • arcane
    arcane Posts: 1,084 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    RPers are worse then BRs.
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  • sealed
    sealed Posts: 781
    edited August 2008
    Ok I played MMO's for 2 years now, could some one explain to me what does RolePlaying mean??

    sealed~
  • arcane
    arcane Posts: 1,084 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    Slowly, A character named arcane walks into the room known as this thread.
    Confused, he walks away.
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  • sealed
    sealed Posts: 781
    edited August 2008
    arcane wrote: »
    Slowly, A character named arcane walks into the room known as this thread.
    Confused, he walks away.

    I dont get it??

    sealed~
  • merulz
    merulz Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    A player named merulz follows Arcane.
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  • karmelia
    karmelia Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    sealed wrote: »
    Ok I played MMO's for 2 years now, could some one explain to me what does RolePlaying mean??

    From Wikipedia : In roleplaying, participants adopt and act out the role of characters, or parts, that may have personalities, motivations, and backgrounds different from their own. Roleplaying, also known as RP to some, is like being in an improvisational drama or free-form theater, in which the participants are the actors who are playing parts, and the audience.
    Frankieraye said : "we can promise that we will work to improve all facets of community, engineering, and customer service to ensure that something like this doesn't happen again."


    (We are still waiting to see any improvements or changes beign implemented. More empty promises from PWI?)
  • theola
    theola Posts: 30 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    It's nice to see other RPers here! I would gladly join a guild if there was one. It would probably be best to make the guild on the PvE server. I sort of wish they would have left the game to be PvP servers only, because when you force both PvPers and PvEers to be on the same server, there's a nice amount of randomness and PK, but it's not constant ganking. By splitting up the two communities, the PvP server will most likely to have tons more PK, and a self-declared roleplaying guild would definitely be KOS for almost everyone else on that server. I'm afraid that a PvE server won't have enough PK, but that's probably what we'll have to stick with if we don't want to be constant targets.
    sealed wrote: »
    Ok I played MMO's for 2 years now, could some one explain to me what does RolePlaying mean??

    Roleplaying is assuming the role of a fictional character. You make up their background history, personality, strengths and weaknesses, and then act out the fictional character you developed with other like-minded players. It can add a whole other level to the game. You can develop other goals besides grinding to the next level, and your character becomes defined by more than just a bunch of numbers. Your character might have an entirely different personality than your own.
  • celes
    celes Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    bloodninja: Baby, I been havin a tough night so treat me nice aight?
    BritneySpears14: Aight.
    bloodninja: Slip out of those pants baby, yeah.
    BritneySpears14: I slip out of my pants, just for you, bloodninja.
    bloodninja: Oh yeah, aight. Aight, I put on my robe and wizard hat.
    BritneySpears14: Oh, I like to play dress up.
    bloodninja: Me too baby.
    BritneySpears14: I kiss you softly on your chest.
    bloodninja: I cast Lvl. 3 Eroticism. You turn into a real beautiful woman.
    BritneySpears14: Hey...
    bloodninja: I meditate to regain my mana, before casting Lvl. 8 chicken of the Infinite.
    BritneySpears14: Funny I still don't see it.
    bloodninja: I spend my mana reserves to cast Mighty F*ck of the Beyondness.
    BritneySpears14: You are the worst cyber partner ever. This is ridiculous.
    bloodninja: Don't f*ck with me *****, I'm the mightiest sorcerer of the lands.
    bloodninja: I steal yo soul and cast Lightning Lvl. 1,000,000 Your body explodes into a fine bloody mist, because you are only a Lvl. 2 Druid.
    BritneySpears14: Don't ever message me again you piece of ****.
    bloodninja: Robots are trying to drill my brain but my lightning shield inflicts DOA attack, leaving the robots as flaming piles of metal.
    bloodninja: King Arthur congratulates me for destroying Dr. Robotnik's evil army of Robot Socialist Republics. The cold war ends. Reagan steals my accomplishments and makes like it was cause of him.
    bloodninja: You still there baby? I think it's getting hard now.
    bloodninja: Baby?

    Roleplay at it's finest.
  • sealed
    sealed Posts: 781
    edited August 2008
    Well then I guess I'm 50% RP then,xD

    sealed~
  • danubus37
    danubus37 Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    kiddies and pvp gankers will never understand rpers. We actually use our brains to enjoy the game. Its an aquired ability I know.
  • scybes
    scybes Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    celes wrote: »
    bloodninja: Baby, I been havin a tough night so treat me nice aight?
    BritneySpears14: Aight.
    bloodninja: Slip out of those pants baby, yeah.
    BritneySpears14: I slip out of my pants, just for you, bloodninja.
    bloodninja: Oh yeah, aight. Aight, I put on my robe and wizard hat.
    BritneySpears14: Oh, I like to play dress up.
    bloodninja: Me too baby.
    BritneySpears14: I kiss you softly on your chest.
    bloodninja: I cast Lvl. 3 Eroticism. You turn into a real beautiful woman.
    BritneySpears14: Hey...
    bloodninja: I meditate to regain my mana, before casting Lvl. 8 chicken of the Infinite.
    BritneySpears14: Funny I still don't see it.
    bloodninja: I spend my mana reserves to cast Mighty F*ck of the Beyondness.
    BritneySpears14: You are the worst cyber partner ever. This is ridiculous.
    bloodninja: Don't f*ck with me *****, I'm the mightiest sorcerer of the lands.
    bloodninja: I steal yo soul and cast Lightning Lvl. 1,000,000 Your body explodes into a fine bloody mist, because you are only a Lvl. 2 Druid.
    BritneySpears14: Don't ever message me again you piece of ****.
    bloodninja: Robots are trying to drill my brain but my lightning shield inflicts DOA attack, leaving the robots as flaming piles of metal.
    bloodninja: King Arthur congratulates me for destroying Dr. Robotnik's evil army of Robot Socialist Republics. The cold war ends. Reagan steals my accomplishments and makes like it was cause of him.
    bloodninja: You still there baby? I think it's getting hard now.
    bloodninja: Baby?

    Roleplay at it's finest.

    RP =! Cybering or whatever the hell that was, seriously grow up.
  • arcane
    arcane Posts: 1,084 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    danubus37 wrote: »
    kiddies and pvp gankers will never understand rpers. We actually use our brains to enjoy the game. Its an aquired ability I know.

    No its not. Anyone can make up ****.
    You use your imagination.
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  • arcane
    arcane Posts: 1,084 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    scybes wrote: »
    RP =! Cybering or whatever the hell that was, seriously grow up.

    Correct!

    RP = http://www.brownfido.com/DogPoop102.jpg
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  • rufus
    rufus Posts: 104 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    arcane rp doesn't mean:

    he haft find thou way through thy forest of whimsical charms cleft on these brushles of behindered woes

    which is what i assume you mean when you posted that dog ****
  • celes
    celes Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    scybes wrote: »
    RP =! Cybering or whatever the hell that was, seriously grow up.

    And ROLEPLAYING is a grown up thing to do, right?

    If anyone can prove to me roleplaying takes "intelligence" or is a "mature" thing to do, I'll log off these forums and never log in again. My post was about as "mature" as any roleplaying can get.

    It requires INTELLIGENCE? Are you kidding me? Roleplaying requires you to make up some fake bullcrap that anyone who has even the slightest bit of grasp on reality won't believe a ****ing word of. You can go talk about killing that dragon, or saving your damsel in distress. This is Perfect World *****, carebears get killed, your roleplay damsels get EDIT, and I set fire to your make believe villages. I'm here to crush your hopes and dreams ****.

    I have more respect for these guys then people who try to roleplay in an online game, wishing they were something they just aren't

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ04mfAY2BU&feature=related.

    I'm actually kinda glad now that there will be a PvE server. They can house all that roleplaying EDIT and leave the REAL server to play the game. Yet at the same time, I won't be able to kill them =/.
  • scybes
    scybes Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    celes wrote: »
    And ROLEPLAYING is a grown up thing to do, right?

    If anyone can prove to me roleplaying takes "intelligence" or is a "mature" thing to do, I'll log off these forums and never log in again. My post was about as "mature" as any roleplaying can get.

    It requires INTELLIGENCE? Are you kidding me? Roleplaying requires you to make up some fake bullcrap that anyone who has even the slightest bit of grasp on reality won't believe a ****ing word of. You can go talk about killing that dragon, or saving your damsel in distress. This is Perfect World *****, carebears get killed, your roleplay damsels get EDIT, and I set fire to your make believe villages. I'm here to crush your hopes and dreams ****.

    I have more respect for these guys then people who try to roleplay in an online game, wishing they were something they just aren't

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ04mfAY2BU&feature=related.

    I'm actually kinda glad now that there will be a PvE server. They can house all that roleplaying EDIT and leave the REAL server to play the game. Yet at the same time, I won't be able to kill them =/.

    NERD RAGEEEEEE

    Did I say it required intelligence? No, so the why hell are you putting these words in my mouth? I really don't get why you're on such a high horse, or why you have hostilities towards RPers. If you think RP is only for the mature elite, then your surely wrong, anyone can RP. The example you gave was ridiculous and just plain stupid.
  • karmelia
    karmelia Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    RPing can be fun on a server dedicated to it. Not much chance to see it on a commercial server tho. I doubt it would be profitable.

    It mostly happens on private servers, with low to medium population.

    It's a style of play. If someone don't like it fine. No need to bash those who do.
    I'm actually kinda glad now that there will be a PvE server. They can house all that roleplaying faggotry and leave the REAL server to play the game. Yet at the same time, I won't be able to kill them =/.

    Same old song again.... The optional-PvP server will be as real as the open-PvP server, like it or not.
    Frankieraye said : "we can promise that we will work to improve all facets of community, engineering, and customer service to ensure that something like this doesn't happen again."


    (We are still waiting to see any improvements or changes beign implemented. More empty promises from PWI?)
  • theola
    theola Posts: 30 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    sealed wrote: »
    Well then I guess I'm 50% RP then,xD

    sealed~

    Yeah, I think a lot of people roleplay to some degree in online games. You don't always act as you do in real life. Some people like to play the bad guy and massacre newbies all the time, but are nice in real life, stuff like that. It doesn't require fancy language or complicated story lines to RP.
  • parren
    parren Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    i don't have anything agaist guys witch like RP just don't try get me into this
  • orinj
    orinj Posts: 460 admin
    edited August 2008
    please keep the thread civil, honestly.

    it's getting hot in here due to the rising flames.

    this discussion can continue as long as the people on on opposing sides can express themselves without stooping to petty name calling or making unsubstantiated allegations.

    thanks very much for understanding

    - orinj
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  • handsomethecarlos
    handsomethecarlos Posts: 239 Arc User
    edited August 2008
    orinj wrote: »
    please keep the thread civil, honestly.

    it's getting hot in here due to the rising flames.

    this discussion can continue as long as the people on on opposing sides can express themselves without stooping to petty name calling or making unsubstantiated allegations.

    thanks very much for understanding

    - orinj

    hey wtf? Orinj? arn't you from flyff? i remember you perfectly
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