Bob Lighthouse
Banned
Lol, you even gave a clue.
Lol, you even gave a clue.
I do play the game for my own entertainment. Indeed, I'm not sure who in their right mind would do otherwise, without some other form of compensation. I follow the rules and don't go out of my way to alienate other players, but I'm not going to go out of my way to entertain them at my expense either. My character is my character and if you can extract some entertainment value from him, great. If not, whatever.
Npcs are often adding context to their actions, good or bad, via text messages. These add something to the game for me. It would be cool if more players did the same.
Encounters with plausible characters, rather than solely overt caricatures, most certainly enrich the game for me.
How rude!
We all have our own opinions about what makes for the most entertaining experience.
It's bizarrely ironic that in your apparent quest to enrich the galaxy for the rest of us, you dismiss views not in accordance with what you personally desire.
I just disagree that's all. He stated like it was a fact.
I communicate with other players all the time. My CMDR also frequently communicates with other CMDRs.
However, the time for communication is over the moment someone makes a hostile move or has been selected as a target for violence. From that moment, the fight is on, and words, unless they are meant to rile or distract, become a liability.
I think a little communication before a fight adds context and depth to the engagement.
The solution to this sort of behavior is to ignore the whining and let them keep their unfounded presumptions.
The worst thing that can happen is that they don't stick around to dismiss everyone who takes a shot at them as a murder hobo/ganker/griefer. Nothing is lost. Trying to explain something someone doesn't want to hear is an exercise in futility.
You assume they don't want to hear.
Even when someone might be receptive to the idea that you had a reason, explaining it on the spot is often impractical. They can ask in a more appropriate venue, or in a situation where hostility isn't possible.
Sigh.
Excellent post, I wholly agree!
OP, if your copy&paste chat-up lines make you feel more involved and justified in what you do, that's great - keep at it.
But don't try to suggest your way is the right way to go about RP'ing PvP and the rest of us are "murder hobo ganker griefers", "boring", or "need to get out more".
I'm complaining of a lack of comms between players, particularly in PVP. I'm not saying it's the right way, more that it's 'something' rather than the non existent interaction (other than the combat itself) we have now.
If you regard your role playing character as a real person whome you refer to in third person, then yes you obviously should get out more. IMO.
Do you have any idea of how often I currently get out?
Why do you believe I should get out more?
Speaking of getting out more, did you check out Inara yet, OP?
I just realized something! Maybe part of this is where the RP comes from. For me, the best comes from the people you’re flying with. Check out this video and believe me when I say we naturally fell into our characters here.
[video=youtube_share;detYIBXtm_c]https://youtu.be/detYIBXtm_c[/video]
[video=youtube_share;detYIBXtm_c]https://youtu.be/detYIBXtm_c[/video]
Not sure what roles you meant, but video proves balanced PvP is a lot more fun than asymmetric PvP.
Liked the "Criminal!" at the end.
Meaning the RP characters we play on places like Inara or various Discords. Take me (the swearing loud one). I try to have that same energy come through in my writing too.
Sure, a lot of it is just expressing myself in various ways. Nothing wrong with RP running close to the actual person (kind of the point). But in the end I don’t work in space in real life (I’m also not from Iowa
).
I roleplay a pilot who gets tired of internet whiners and takes my aggression out on randoms.
Deleted member 110222
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"But we shouldn't have to use outside resources!" - Every EDDB user ever.
Tip: stop visiting this section of the forum. Those PvPers whining about mod bias, or whining there are PvEers with differing opinions daring to post here will annoy you to no end.
The exploration forum might be more to your liking.
Deleted member 110222
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Someone Role-played against me on Friday, no consent given.
I responded by RP'ing a coward and ran away to another system. I ruined his (((immersion))) by not blowing up.
I am a terrible person.
I responded by RP'ing a coward and ran away to another system. I ruined his (((immersion))) by not blowing up.
I am a terrible person.
Doesn't stop those of us who enjoy good roleplay - we're out there (in Open) having a great time of it
AP Birdman
Banned
I'll get you one of these days.
This here space cop is looking for any information on the whereabouts of Cknarf and his gang.
Cknarf and his pirate thugs have been terrorizing the galaxy for too long! Justice will be served!
(Seriously though, gg Cknarf)
AP Birdman
Banned
Cause they're pirates dude. You think bad guys warn people before they take them out?