So, to prevent conflicts, what's also needed is some forgiveness, tolerance for mistakes and willingness to not always assume the worst about people's intentions.
Problem 3: Many casual RPers aren't even clear on the IC/OOC distinction. If Marelli kills Erizon in the PR, and Erizon asks in region chat "please leave me alone", is that the character or the player asking? It's a big difference.
Moreover, many people in MMOs don't even RP at all, and will consider all RP-intentioned action as OOC and griefing. Now the question becomes "how far am I allowed to go, and how far can someone else demand I not go?" or "may I do everything the game rules allow me to do? may the majority push their morals on individuals?" Completely unrelated to RP. Which in itself is a HUGE discussion. (See: PR PvP, outposts, dragging during outposts)
And which leads in turn to the question "what is morally right?" IN THE MOST GENERAL SENSE. And now you're starting to see why I shied away from this discussion, I hope? :P
Problem 3: Many casual RPers aren't even clear on the IC/OOC distinction. If Marelli kills Erizon in the PR, and Erizon asks in region chat "please leave me alone", is that the character or the player asking? It's a big difference.
Moreover, many people in MMOs don't even RP at all, and will consider all RP-intentioned action as OOC and griefing. Now the question becomes "how far am I allowed to go, and how far can someone else demand I not go?" or "may I do everything the game rules allow me to do? may the majority push their morals on individuals?" Completely unrelated to RP. Which in itself is a HUGE discussion. (See: PR PvP, outposts, dragging during outposts)
And which leads in turn to the question "what is morally right?" IN THE MOST GENERAL SENSE. And now you're starting to see why I shied away from this discussion, I hope? :P