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Roleplay: When You Do and When You Don't | Started by: Alesia on Jun 12, '11 04:55 |
A recent suggestion I was looking at talked about the fact that this is a roleplaying game first and foremost. It made me think about when I first got into this game, and the kind of impressions I got when looking it over. When I was a new player my first impression was that roleplay was essentially required most of the time in order to keep the game authentic, eccentric, and most of all enticing. The point being that as your character you get a different story everytime, and that interaction between other characters was what was going to keep you around.
I was in awe over the way the leaders played out their speeches as their character; how their character's personality and the player's writing style shined through the words and moved me. Made me believe in their power; regardless of what city they hailed from. It conveyed respect.
What I want to ask:
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1. Semi-often, usually when me and a select circle of friends can actively be online in the streets.
2. Detail is especially important, I think you should try to get the same picture into everyone's mind. Even though you may think about a bar with a circular shape, someone else could be thinking of a bar that is quared off or just a straight bar.
3. I haven't been around long enough to know if it's increased or decreased.
4. In announcements, roleplay is flavorless icing on the cake. Nice to look at, but as long as the point gets across.
5. Good roleplay is role play that includes only the character (not controlling others), using details, and staying within the era of the game, like the 1920s.
6. I don't think most characters act out their characters because I haven't noticed a majority of players participating in either the streets, outside, or suggestions forum (for example).
7. If the person acted differently, then of course it could. Unless a psychic was in the family, there would be no way to tell if the person was from that bloodline. If a person could hide their behavior well enough, then of course it could. |
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Reply by: Aldo at Jun 12, '11 08:36 | |
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Thanks for the reply Aldo.
Like you said "In announcements, roleplay is flavorless icing on the cake. Nice to look at, but as long as the point gets across", which means daily life in the family is probably going to be similar as well. This is an RP and a strategy game after all. War cannot be RP'd as it requires quick decisions and planning.
But in terms of enriching the game experience and making you feel like this character is it's own person in a mafia world, on a normal day to day basis in the HQ how important would you say RP is?
Also, in IRC do you speak as yourself or your character? |
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Reply by: Alesia at Jun 12, '11 16:30 | |
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In the IRC, I speak as myself. I do RP occasionally, but that's usually standard chat RP, unrelated to this game. Not many people RP their characters in the IRC. |
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Reply by: Aldo at Jun 13, '11 04:25 | |
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Yea, when you cyber you can't do it ooc.
nuff said. |
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