Stitch (atys)
Oi, some peeps relax in different ways than you. Oh, and trying to impose a role on someone who doesn't want it can definitely feel like bullying.This is refreshing to hear and something that Bittymacod and his lot could do to learn. People like him were never able to separate RP, PVP and their RL feelings. This is what leads him to label those whom he doesn't agree with as "bullies". The fault doesn't lie with the PvPer or the RPer but with the ones who can't separate it from RL.
I still remember when I was looking strictly for training partners, and this tryker answers; we head to the lakes, and 10 minutes in the training he starts spouting stuff on how "Jena will forgive you (for aligning with Kami)". And talks, and talks, and I just nod and try to keeep up a bit. Until I just had to explain I hate being preached at, both offline and definitely online, in an environment where I have no active suspension of disbelief.
Zhoi got it right, not everyone can put on an IC response on the spot; in fact, it can be damn stressful if you don't know the lore or just don't feel like doing that.
You guys enjoy immersing yourselves in a role, that's fine and dandy. I don't. If I react in-character, it's precisely because I don't want to end up labeled as a result of other people's political involvment. I don't want to have to play the role of a raging barbarian, which an extremist role-playing politician would set-up for me. Even if my RP would be "the exceptional fyros who isn't an idiot", I would still have to step into the role in order to clear that roadblock.
Yes, you can't have entire nations of peaceful diggers and no player aggression, because then we might as well go play Sims or Dress the Barbie. Still, some roleplay comes across as too imposing. Somewhere in the middle could be a balance?
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