I'd Like To Encourage

[jcljules]

People to read the social rank tables. I'm tired of people treating my PC as an inferior, when they're not, or as a superior, when they're not.

[Cutthroat]

People to read the social rank tables. I'm tired of people treating my PC as an inferior, when they're not, or as a superior, when they're not.

The social rank tables is not the be all and end all of social exchange. A lot of things matter other than that.

[jcljules]

Well, yes, of course there are a lot of different factors. But I've experienced some obvious mistakes... like PCs being deferent to my PC who were several stations above him, for no real reason.

For example (not related to anything IC at all) a Tuluki commoner with no affiliation referring to a Master Assassin as "criminal scum."

Wasn't meant just to be critical of other people--I hadn't read them until recently and I've learned a lot from them.

[tortall]

I'd like to encourage people to stop dying. I'm tired of making new friends. I want to keep you damnit!

[a strange shadow]

I'd like to encourage people to stop dying. I'm tired of making new friends. I want to keep you damnit!

Try living for over 2 rl years with the same character.

Or, hell, 4 - or 8, or more. It's happened before.

[Ourla]

Try living for over 2 rl years with the same character.

[Aruven]

Try living for over 2 rl years with the same character.

That's... Impossible for me. No, srsly.

[Eloran]

Does Sargax really count? Really?

[Whale Fall]

Old Stone > Sargax

[Ghost]

What is wrong with Sargax? (I dont know him other than 2 minutes of interaction that was... 5 years ago or so)

[Whale Fall]

Nothing, heh, he was just so flaming old that he broke the curve on PC lifespans.

...that have been other ancients, though... and I'm sure some still remain..

*ominous music plays*

[Maso]

Well, yes, of course there are a lot of different factors. But I've experienced some obvious mistakes... like PCs being deferent to my PC who were several stations above him, for no real reason.

For example (not related to anything IC at all) a Tuluki commoner with no affiliation referring to a Master Assassin as "criminal scum."

Wasn't meant just to be critical of other people--I hadn't read them until recently and I've learned a lot from them.

I think this is probably something you should be looking at and thinking about IC'ly. I think it's very likely that there are IC explanations for activity of this sort and that it has nothing to do with the other person not being aware of social rank OOC'ly.

[sarahjc]

A few I saw in here that I also strongly promote.

A long lived PC

Try and play a long lifer, at least once. I've played a few, they are fun and you have an awesome history after a while. Plus it's always cool to meet a PC in game that can tell you -real- stories that you might remember from a while ago.

Bios

Awesome way to flesh your PC out, keep up with your personal history.

Keep it IC

I used to be a big OOC chat person, I still have some OOC friends, that stupid mansa who has Pig Flu. I don't talk about my PC's though, ever, anymore to anyone. I've been keeping that up for about 4-5 years now and playing is a lot more fun. Tensions between you and other characters are more dangerous, love interests more spicy, surprises actually come as a surprise. OOC com can honestly ruin the game for you. If you are a bit of an OOC chatter, try and go without for a while, see if you like it better.

Hemote

Yay!! I love Hemoting. Love, love love.. encourage all to use and abuse it.. Yay!

That's all I got on encouragement right now.

[tortall]

Hemote

Yay!! I love Hemoting. Love, love love.. encourage all to use and abuse it.. Yay!

That's all I got on encouragement right now.

There is nothing better than a long hemote session.

[Zoltan]

Hemote

Yay!! I love Hemoting. Love, love love.. encourage all to use and abuse it.. Yay!

That's all I got on encouragement right now.

There is nothing better than a long hemote session.

I hemote a lot, hoping people will notice. Or, I did with one character in particular, anyway.

[jcljules]

Hemote

Yay!! I love Hemoting. Love, love love.. encourage all to use and abuse it.. Yay!

That's all I got on encouragement right now.

There is nothing better than a long hemote session.

Is it bad RP to just plain emote, "You notice:" something instead of using hemote? Like something that your PC wants others to see, but also wants them to think he's being furtive about it. Or maybe if you want to RP your PC being bad at subtlety, so -everyone- notices his mistakes.

I hemote a lot, hoping people will notice. Or, I did with one character in particular, anyway.

[RogueGunslinger]

Why not just emote doing it poorly?

[Archbaron]

Why not just emote doing it poorly?

This is a better venue than faking the echo.

[SMuz]

Yeah, I'd like to encourage avoiding OOC too. There have been a few cases where my character was pondering releasing some fool who he knocked out. But after that fool started OOC-ing "sorry" or ":-(" or "this is my first char", something of that sort, I just toss in a OOC "keep it IC, nothing personal" then kill him. Even when I pondered letting him go. Playing the newbie card runs close to cheating, IMO and is rather annoying, especially when I let you go the last time and you just spam fled.

If you really want to beg for mercy, I'd encourage you to do it ICly. Show fear, cower, stutter, whatever. If you're KOed, then emote your tears as you lay upon the ground bleeding, and such. Don't OOC hoping for mercy from the player.

[Vessol]

i'd like to encourage people to glare at gemmers more as they mutter under their breath, spit on elves more, and kick the gut of breeds more

i'd like to encourage more racism, bigotry and hate. This is Armageddon! Not Tolkien Fantasy World #5829!

[Lizzie]

I'd like to encourage people to enjoy their spam-skilling/skinning/casting/crafting/scripting when they at least -think- they're alone...and play more believably when they -know- they're not alone.

Emotes don't equal roleplay.  Ignoring your character's immediate environment and circumstances when you utilize the game commands/skill code...also does not equal roleplay.

[tortall]

Use the sniff command more. It rocks. Sniff room. You'll be amazed. And taste. People should experiment with seasonings more. They rock.


And smoke spice and wear perfume to give us sniffers a good wiff other than dust and sweat!

[FantasyWriter]

i too wouold like more people to sniff and be sniffable.

[Zoltan]

I use sniff all the damn time. Great command.

[Thunkkin]

I never do because I'm unsure if/how it echoes.