Elvanae (atys)
Not really sure I am understanding you properly Salazar. But I would respond by saying that if the RPs are overwhelmed by PvPers then clearly the circle of RPs is smaller for a particular reason(s). The French Karavan I mentioned in my previous post did not have to leave the game... I never tried to pressure them into playing like me. I just wanted them to respect my game play, let them continue to play how they wish. Ah, when it comes to issues like OPs and ownership and RP - if it will affect me, for all the hard work I've put into obtaining the particular OP, a concensus should be reached, not make extreme demands upon me. Point I was trying to make is that I feel there was far less tolerance from the extreme RPers from the very start. This is still quite fresh in my mind with an extreme attitude of: "I wont share my OP mats with you if you trade with Kami/Mara"... hold on... you need to understand why I think it is ok to do this before you demand I play a certain way.
Hey Elvanae,
Thanks for the replies - I think the main problem is that if you are friend with everybody on the server, the faction role play loses its power and those who do role play, will disappear and it will become Arispotle server again.
I never implied you should change, this is a discussion regarding the implications of no faction role play, but I never intended to tell anyone what's best for them.
I just wanted to know how the old players of Arispotle think about it, if they consider it a problem or not.
I am friend with a lot of people on this server too (despite my aggressiveness in posting and debating) but at the same time I do role-play for me and my factions. Now in my case I'm marauder, most of the _faction role-play_ is PvP, but I dont think Karavans have it the same.
But, if you do no faction role play, you will make all the others go away.. in the end.. because you will win that shiny armor (just an example) by all means necessarily and they dont, because they relay on you to be a part of the faction and you are not, because you dont see it that way.
Cheers,
Exodus
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