Are you going to (or did you) avoid Besaid because of RPing?Follow

Personally I chose it because it's the unoficial RP server as I am looking for a new experience in MMOs.

I doubt there will be any answers stating they are avoiding this server because of RP as these people most probably won't be looking into this forum!

I think part of why some people might avoid it is because they feel like the RPers might be the judgmental ones. The one FFXI friend that I'd gotten in touch with was worried about Besaid being the RP server, but I told him it'd be fine, nobody's going to force anything on anyone and it's not like the RPC would be avoiding the non-RP players or anything, it's just that a minority of the players on the server enjoy RPing and so will be.

Personally I'd gone Besaid in OB just because, but the RPC going there honestly makes me feel better about the decision because someone who cares enough about their char to RP would presumably be a good player (as in not a jerk or whatever, not that RPing instills skill at playing ^^).

I'm afraid I have to disagree with you there, people who actively avoid RP most probably are some of the best at understanding the game mechanics. The problem is that these people, along with the majority of players (me included sometimes) forget about the whole RP part of MMORPG. People just want to either have fun or have the best character/equipment possible and completly disregard the Background History of the world/game.

I think he meant the mechanics of roleplaying rather than gameplay. Also, there's no forced disconnect between being a numbers monkey and a RPer, just a lot of people tend to enjoy either one or the other. Sorta like beer and wine. I like both (in both cases).

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On topic:

I rolled here partially because I'd heard the RPC was coming here. I don't intend to RP myself (I've found that MMO-based RP feels way too disjointed and stiff for me to enjoy it; plus typing that much is a pain in the rear), but I enjoy the atmosphere it lends the world. Also, I'm a RP nerd and I enjoy hanging out with other RP nerds. Birds of a feather and all that jazz.

I honestly prefer the roleplaying community because it usually has nicer people. I've played, at the very least, five MMO's and I actively seek out these servers for that reason. RPer's have no problem stopping to answer a question or group with you. And their name choices are usually a lot less annoying, as is their typing abilities.

Our linkshell ended up here more or less because we just did a vote, and people voted against other servers as opposed to specifically *for* this one.

I will say this though - there are some mean people already. My friends and I were getting together for our guildleves and some idiot was making some ignorant comments to the RP folks who were just having fun and not really bothering anyone. I was a little annoyed with him, so I ended up in a shouting match (that's how I roleplay - as a raving lunatic in shout fights for the forces of good. Doesn't count? Oh well. I tried!) and he eventually quieted.

I dunno - I think there are a lot of folks who don't even realize it's the unofficial RP server because they don't even know places like Zam exist.

What were their names? Those people should not be taken as representative to the RP community, I doubt they even are RP'ers.

Edited, Sep 28th 2010 5:20pm by archaon98

I would think anyone who takes time to even interact with us will find that we are a very friendly group of people (Most of us, at least.) We are just as much in the game for the game itself, as we are for RP. Think of it as getting as much out of it as possible, as well as exercising our imagination (It is the most profound and fun thing to start working on a character's background and personality, and watch it discover itself from foundation to finished product.), In many cases, if you spot some of us RP'ing in /say, you may think to come over and join in on it a bit (many do), often asking us for some information relevant to the actual gameplay in character, we will gladly talk right back to you and help you out, but if you ask us a question out of character, we will still gladly help you, we don't expect you to RP on besaid, we won't pull you in to it at all. Things like cybering are looked down upon in the RPC community, and you will not see our members partaking in such acts. The majority of RP takes place in more private chats, such as /l or /p. There are a very large number of RP'ers, and you have probably interacted or seen at least 20 of them around the server and not even known.

lol I'm not avoiding this server. even thow my main char. will be on Palamecia because thats where some friends from FFXI already are, I'm thinking of makeing a second char. for this server just for the RP. I dint do any RP on 11 but I am a former D&D player from long before MMORPG's. and besides it sounds like a fun active server

I am on Besaid, and I honestly haven't even run into a single Role Player. I have seen a few chatting in the leve area, but honestly it isn't adding / removing anything to gameplay for me. Plenty of non-roleplayers on besaid.

I had my first RP run in yesterday. I was synthing away in the ARM guild and these two players just kept blabbing on about something filling up my log, I couldn't avoid it.

It was driving me nuts because it was such a boring conversation. It dragged on until one of them said "well, I'd best get back to training." to which I could not keep quiet any longer replied, "YES, MORE HAMMERING LESS YAMMERING." Lame, to be sure, but he broke character and said "QQ."

QQ indeed.

No, the combat/chat/synthesis results/etc log. My eyeballs are forced there during crafting.



Which is what I was expecting. I wasn't (really) trying to be a douche I was just annoyed. D:

I've always enjoyed RP'ing, whether on a forum or in an MMORPG. I never tried it in FFXI, however when the PS3 release of XIV rolls around I hope the RP community will still be lively. I also hope it will conglomerate in one place so I know where to join up.

If anything I'm really looking forward to that aspect of FFXIV. So I doubt I'd avoid Besaid if it did turn out to be the unofficial RP server.