10-02-2020, 03:02 PM
Miller took the words out of my mouth. A lot of suggestions or things being framed as absolute facts boil down to what is essentially “be the change you want to see”
Yes, people could go out of their way to “RP more” at places that were once hubs. The issue with that is not everyone is content with the kind of RP that comes from that. I could make an average joe and park him at Cells or Dormeho and do my part, so to say, but the whole time I’ll be wanting to put a bullet in my head because the overwhelming slice of life in this game makes me want to end it all. Not literally. But yeah.
I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with enjoying that type of roleplay. If you do, good for you, but for those of us that don’t, the hard solution of “just RP more in public bro” falls very flat. Outside of that, what is one expected to do? Park themselves at a non conventional spot in hopes of doing something other than slice of life, hoping someone eventually passes by? I’ve actually tried this. I’ve sat characters in places such as Lorywell or others that I find interesting or atmospheric and tabbed out waiting for a ping. Nothing ever happened.
That being said, this is in large part a community problem, but it’s one that comes down to deeply ingrained mindsets and mentalities. As others have said it’s unfair to ask people to just not RP with their friends. Houses are also things that can be purchased with real money so it’s also asking a lot to have people abandon that kind of environment that they invested in. In addition to this, a large majority of the player base is content with the slice of life setting and don’t see any reason nor have a desire to rock the boat.
The hypothetical solution then becomes what can be done that can facilitate meaningful RP or encourage it in non traditional hubs? What can be done so that if you find yourself strolling through Lorywell or even one of the static dungeons that you may run into other players that are actually IC? I don’t have the answer to these questions, but I think they’re the right questions that need to be brainstormed. The LFG system was mentioned, but it’s very inconsistent.
Yes, people could go out of their way to “RP more” at places that were once hubs. The issue with that is not everyone is content with the kind of RP that comes from that. I could make an average joe and park him at Cells or Dormeho and do my part, so to say, but the whole time I’ll be wanting to put a bullet in my head because the overwhelming slice of life in this game makes me want to end it all. Not literally. But yeah.
I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with enjoying that type of roleplay. If you do, good for you, but for those of us that don’t, the hard solution of “just RP more in public bro” falls very flat. Outside of that, what is one expected to do? Park themselves at a non conventional spot in hopes of doing something other than slice of life, hoping someone eventually passes by? I’ve actually tried this. I’ve sat characters in places such as Lorywell or others that I find interesting or atmospheric and tabbed out waiting for a ping. Nothing ever happened.
That being said, this is in large part a community problem, but it’s one that comes down to deeply ingrained mindsets and mentalities. As others have said it’s unfair to ask people to just not RP with their friends. Houses are also things that can be purchased with real money so it’s also asking a lot to have people abandon that kind of environment that they invested in. In addition to this, a large majority of the player base is content with the slice of life setting and don’t see any reason nor have a desire to rock the boat.
The hypothetical solution then becomes what can be done that can facilitate meaningful RP or encourage it in non traditional hubs? What can be done so that if you find yourself strolling through Lorywell or even one of the static dungeons that you may run into other players that are actually IC? I don’t have the answer to these questions, but I think they’re the right questions that need to be brainstormed. The LFG system was mentioned, but it’s very inconsistent.
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