Are roleplays not allowed to have free minds anymore?

Nathalie · Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 364 Location: Canada

I used to rp an elven lady Sad

at my last rp, she died.

DiezAre · Joined: 28 Jul 2011 Posts: 1045 Location: Antarctica

Dying in one Rp doesn't mean shes gone in other timelines. :3

IshikaruTanaka · Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Posts: 391 Location: Japan

Diez is right. Your characters belong to you and no one else can tell you whatt to do with them. If you really liked her, bring her back and find somewwhere else to play her, and always know you can report the evil lady's bad comments to staff, if she does it again/anymore. Don't let her get to you and don't put up with it!
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Scitza · Joined: 02 Oct 2008 Posts: 379 Location: Canada

Note to self: Don't read numerous pages of long posts before coffee. x_x

... Anyway... I'd have to agree with most of what has been said here. I do observe this a lot myself. And despite my usually, "Annoy me in anyway and insta-boot" nature, I do try to reason with these people sometimes. I can see if they're from said group and used to said rules blah blah blah, all that silly stuff but they don't realize, not the same rules apply everywhere. Hell, even the people I RP with, act however the hell you want, just beware what our characters may do IC.

Now, usually, I end up having to boot these oh-so-lovely people but their response tends to be how long they've been RPing... They're right... We should bow down and kiss their bloody feet. I don't care. Someone could be at a job for years on end and still not know *** or would their way be the right way.

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DiezAre · Joined: 28 Jul 2011 Posts: 1045 Location: Antarctica

Gaussdril · Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 27 Location: USA - PA

You know i was reading this again and i suddenly realized there was one aspect that had yet to be addressed. For a moment I was proud of myself for being in complete agreement with this then I realized i can't claim to have never done this. In fact I will openly admit to having a distaste for a number of people who play Drow playing them as something other then the Chaotic Evil race they are.

Sadly most Drow I see are played like Drizzt Do'Urden, or Elistraeean or some other form that completely lacks the chaotic blood thirst that is largely recognized as the core of the race. I mean think about it if the Drow were as Human as so many people play them here in IMVU would a figure such as Drizzt be so popular?

And as I write this I wonder. Am I wrong to agree with this thread while having such feelings? Am I a victim of elitism because I disagree with the large amount of people who are taking something that was meant to be blood thirsty and destructive and forcing it to be nothing more then just another kingdom of people?

And as i Wonder that I ask myself, How does one know when they are being Elitiest? Where does one draw the line between Elitism and a simple feeling of "that's wrong, right?"

GibbertjeDeWolf · Joined: 12 Jan 2012 Posts: 431 Location: USA - NY

DiezAre · Joined: 28 Jul 2011 Posts: 1045 Location: Antarctica

Gauss; I think it depends on how you go about your bias. Everyone has preferences. Like I dislike demons in Rp greatly because of how they are portrayed. But I dont try to force my beleifs on anyone or say 'this is how demons MUST be played'

If i dont like it I wont RP with it. Or will but partially ignore it.

But if you were making thread after thread whining about how drow were played because your the greatest know it all drow player on the face of the planet. Or booting players from a chatroom because of their drow when they are not breaking your rules. Yeah then I would be a little curious as to why you are agreeing.

I draw the line at when 'Thats wrong' is turned into constant shoving of opinions down peoples throats and constant repetition of opinions without considering the others post or bothering to reference it for the sake of discussion. Illogical blockings/bootings because the room owner is SO RIGHT ABOUT THINGS THAT DONT EXIST, YO. Yeah that stuff. That I see everywere. Which IMO is killing RP for some people.

Gaussdril · Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 27 Location: USA - PA

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YardanDuran · Joined: 17 Jun 2007 Posts: 3290 Location: USA - LA

It just occurs to me that with the many times I've witness the "this is the right way and anything else is wrong" attitude that I've seen just in this forum that it can be very intimidating to new roleplayers looking to learn. What is worse are the many times I've observed public flaming, bashing, and ridicule of specific instances described, as if they're flaunted for everyone to mock or held up as an example of "this isnt right". Its one thing to want to teach the generally accepted guidelines, but I have to ask... what gives anyone the right to set the rules of RP in stone and treat anyone as if they're "less" for choosing a different method? How does anyone expect to learn something different and, heaven forbid, evolve, if one only stays inside the box and never explores the way others do things?

I wish to personally apologize to anyone who has been made to feel as if they cannot express their preferred methods, whether due to witnessing others being mocked or held up for example, or because they've been made to feel that anything outside of the accepted guidelines are wrong. Please remember that though there are generally accepted guidelines, these are in no way above being flexible. If someone has a different method, it is my personal hope that they come forward and share, so we can all evolve together.
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XxMissSnowyxX · Joined: 24 Mar 2010 Posts: 2235 Location: Antarctica

I think personally, for anyone learning how to RP; whether it be on here or table top, or on another platform, the key to it all is having an open mind.

I was looking through the last page on this thread, and noticed the topic of Drow Elves. By a lot of published points they are considered to conform to a certain lifestyle, but the ball doesn't drop there. Not everyone conforms to the same rules and regulations as published material..

Take for instance the Forgotten Realms, sure almost all the Drow in that setting are evil. But if I started a RP about a Drow Family, Kingdom, Setting, whatever.. who says the Drow that I have created are based on the Forgotten Realms setting?

I think a lot of people or should I say the so called "elitists" have forgotten or just don't care, that not every character is cut from the same cloth. You might have a race that is based off this word or story and they act this way, another player could have the same race from a different set of published info, or even completely reconstructed from their own imagination.

Neither person is right or wrong, and if you close yourself off to expansion in one form or another. I think in the end you are just hurting yourself. Because just because they don't play the same way as you, doesn't make them better or worse, it's just what it is.

This can even apply to established groups as well. Take the Drow example, but reverse the roles. The group is based on a group of Friendly Drow who want nothing more than to be accepted by the surface world, or maybe they already are. A new player joins the story and is a Drow that is hostile towards the surface world. I can see a whole bunch of possibilities for a great RP, as long as everyone is willing to open their minds and give it a shot.

I think people are their own worst enemy, they shut themselves off to try new things. Point being, the lot that says "This is the right way, your way is wrong." Who determines what is right and wrong? A book, a famous author, an established campaign setting? People must remember that all of these are personal interpretations of said topic, there is nothing anywhere that I have seen that says "This is how it is, any spin off is wrong."
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