Hey,

This is a fairly popular style of character, I do like it. I have a problem with players who role play characters just walking off, or ignoring you without annoucing it IC, such as;

The Gnome jumps about excitingly "Hello There!"
Jack doesn't take notice of the gnome

Or

Jack turns to the gnome "Are you going into the Tavern?"

Jack before giving the gnome a chance reply "Urgh" then walks off


Fairly simple, it shows the Player is not being ignorant, impatient or genuinely avoiding rp and it is intentionally done IC, as such it can be also followed up IC. Also, It also helps the more Rude, Antisocial, Lone wolf like characters get noticed as Role players, aswell as being a great help for understanding the characters actions too.

The reason this topic came up is because i've seen it alot, characters walking off, not acknowladging what i've written and such, which is fine but it would be nice for it to be role playered rather than acted out and left to individual players to assume it was the character not the player.

Also, i'd like others opinions.


Thank you,

Gainu

Mhm, I agree its rude to do such without RP explanation, but perfectly legitimate if you do have an explanation.

Yeah, I mean with an RP explanation, would it be best to let others know of your actions IC by writting them up as an action/emote such as;
*Walks off ignoreing the halfling* and such

Gainu

I agree with you, Gainu.

I take everything as IC and nothing personally as a player unless it is noted OOC or in a tell. I can see this either way-- it is pretty redundant to see an emote *draws his swords and shield* when I can see that they just did that. Likewise if someone is ignoring another character there is no real need to emote *is ignoring you*. It is sort of silly but that said I have no problem seeing it too. It can be rather difficult for loner anti-social characters as they lack the interactions many others can take for granted and earn RP xp. Emotes can bridge the gap between being that character while still participating in RP. Because of this I am in the emote camp myself, but I have no problem if someone ignores me and if I am confused a quick tell clears up any OOC misunderstandings fast enough 9 times out of 10. We are all players having fun together even though our characters are not. I prefer something more than *ignores Dudo* but if that is all one can manage-- *shrugs*. I would totally rather see *shoots Dudo an icy look and then turns away from him offering no further acknowledgment* though.

Please look at this from the other side too. Isn't it just as rude to ask others to conform to your style of RP? What would be your knee-jerk reaction to a post like this...

Quote:

Hi, I was wondering if people could stop using so many emotes. It's completely unnecessary to emote that your character is ignoring me, it can simply be done. Why emote *turns and walks away* when graphically you can turn and walk away? Please stop filling my screen with useless text and just do it. Everything that is said or done IC is IC, so why should we assume that the lack of something said is all of a sudden OOC?

See, same issue, from the other side. It would also be a rude post, and I would be completely against it as well. Though, I stumbled upon a good point at the end I believe. If everything that is said and done is IC is IC, why should we assume that the lack of something said is suddenly OOC? If their toon turns and walks away from you, they have done just that. If you feel it is out of character, send a tell. It's seriously rude to tell people you want them to start RPing the way you want them to, instead of accepting their form of RP as just as legitimate.

As a side note, I emote sometimes and sometimes I don't. If my ranger walks by and ignores you, 9 times out of 10 that is what she is doing, and I don't feel the need to emote that. If I did it by accident, or would have made some form of greeting I will send you a tell. Done it before, because when I play I am not always focused on the screen. I do a lot of things while I play and sometimes I accidentally ignore someone my ranger wouldn't.

In the end, accept everyone's style of RP. When in doubt ask, because nothing will cause OOC irritation more than a post saying "I want people to RP the way I want them to, not the way they want to."

I think it should be pretty clear that everything a character does should only be taken IC and not personally. I saw other characters walking away without doing any emotes or anything after my character passed by and said hello or nodded. I never complain and don't really care. Just sometimes it's a bit confusing. Sometimes people just stand around and when I stop and nod or say hi they don't say anything. So I think they are afk but at the same moment when I want to walk off they suddenly move and walk away. It's fine for me just a bit confusing sometimes. Making an emote would help there probably. I don't say people HAVE to do it. It just would be nice .

Just to clarify, i'm not taking it personally, i don't mean to judge others rp and I'm not expecting or asking anyone to role play the way i role play. I'm just asking opinions, so I can see this from the other side.

I think I better add, I have aspergers syndrome, part of this is Mind blindness, these are two defninitions:
Mind-blindness can be described as an inability to develop an awareness of what is in the mind of another human
&
The inability to deduce or make educated guesses about another person's mental state

This is the reason why I ask these things, and come up with these topics. I did send someone a tell asking but they thought I was complaining about their rp, so it didn't go all that well. So i posted it here, hoping to get insight on the subject.

Thank you,

Gainu

I have played, and partly still does, such a char. And when this was brought to my attention, i sometimes did it, to show them it was part of his RP, and i just wasnt in a rush to go loot, grind, etc. I dont say you have to type it, but it can be a good idea to have it in mind

To me it also depends on who your ignoring.

If its a player I have not seen before I usually emote something as I pass if I dont have the time to stop. They might be new to the server and it shows that I am not ignoring them in OOC. If its someone who I have passed many times before and would have no reason to stop and chat I would seen no reason to emote anything.

It is rather obvious if a person turns their back and walks away that they are ignoring the other person. I see no reason for stating the very obvious.