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That's the whole point: as long as it is really roleplaying what we're doing then I'm fine and it's all fun.

So to answer to Gilgameesh's very interesting point of view: it surely breaches the Code of Conduct (CoC) to call other players "bastards". But if it happens during an IC-argument I would never hold this against others, since it's only our characters who are fighting, and I as a player do not feel insulted at all. I am also not one to suspect others baselessly or just because of prejudice, I rather try to give leap of faith whenever possible and I try to just overlook "mistakes" - as long as I can still believe that these are just mistakes.

The big problem is that some - not many! - players are breaking character to dominate others.
So I will not believe those lies spouted: "it's just RP" any longer.
They have been made aware of it by other players, but these few people keep on doing so.
How can this still be "not intentional"?

They say they "feel" that peaceful roleplaying is not really good roleplay (it is not OOC though!).
They say they "feel" that their way of playing their characters is not well-received (it was never condemned though by other players!)
But how does that give some of these players any right or justification to force other players to play in a different style that the other players find un-fun and such will rather leave roleplaying or even the game itself?

I think the CSRs must not longer look away silently.
They have promised us:
http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=post/view/96079

What I am most afraid right now is that also the officials and rulers of the Nations on Atys are going to break character more and more - by staying passive, by repeatedly disregarding the principles of their own race/Nation (like truth, discipline and justice), and by letting themselves and their Nations be dominated/ruled over by only a few imperious "subordinates". Things like that kill all the roleplaying-fun more than anything else ever could. But that's exactly where things are heading right now :(

Short comment on the term bisounours or carebear in gaming environments: I denotes a player who overly cares about taking damage, and is used as a derogatory term with the meaning of whiner, weakling, or coward.

Ryzom - Power to Players. Not Power to event team.

Power to a few griefers who want to dominate the much larger crowd of other players or to drive them out of the game? It's the CSR's job to prevent exactly that.

And it's not the "job" of the Event-Team to break their characters and act against the Lore to support griefers.

Power to the players, yes, but power to the players doesn't mean passive NPCs.

The players may decide what's happening, but whoever presides over the assembly should take steps to make things right if the players don't -and also have a word with the assistance for their lack of reactivity when witnessing an assembly of their nation being defiled by somebody.

My opinion on the solution hasn't changed. The CSRs can't do much regarding this. Besides, I've seen a player thrown out of events repeatedly for his bad behavior and the result wasn't all that glorious. Unless you ban people or suspend their account -and even then-, the attitude doesn't change. You just see a bit more trolling in Universe for a while.

I had a realization a little while ago about the "founding concepts" of the different nations:
Fyros: Truth, Honor, Discipline, Justice
Tryker: Freedom, Equality, Sharing
Matis: Loyalty , Aesthetics, Structure
Zorai: Sprituality, Harmony, Meditation, Respect for Nature.

((Adapted from the recently re-introduced Lore Pages.))

Note that there is not just one concept for a people; there are at least three.  A table with three or four legs is stable, but it is only *useful* if it is level, i.e. if the legs are of equal length.  Just so is a nation only stable if its people hold to *all* of their virtues.

I think that if those engaging in political roleplay would remember that, and *act* on it, that there could still be conflict, but that it would be based on philosophy and actions, not on simple personal disagreements.  Event Team NPC animators could keep all the pillars of each nation in mind and gently remind participants of them when needed.

Well, I can dream, anyway.

--- Bittty

P.S. Clearly this has nothing to do with accusations/actuality of bullying behavior.
P.P.S. Thank you Daomei for the translation of the connotations of "care bear" in FR and DE, since they are significantly different from the connotations in American English.

I consider respect of other homins to be central to my own philosophy. I started out as neutral, only taking up with the Matis/Karavan after much consideration - as anyone who has read my Biography will know.

I have said elsewhere that I will res any player if I can, whatever the circumstances. I must add an exception; OP Battles.

To most players who are not full time PvPers, OP battles seem to be either a) madness or b) an opportunity to try PvP under relatively controlled conditions. I thoroughly enjoy them and attend as often as I can. During these battles I respect and honour my opponents as warriors and have no problem fighting against players I consider friends (Hi Virg, Hi Amiko). The next day after the last Battle I attended I joined a team lead by players I had been fighting against the night before.

As far as behaviour in assemblies is concerned, I would think it is obvious that in all politics, respect of your opponent is pretty far down the list of priorities. I am not saying this is right, just making an observation.

use the profile page folks!
if ye wanna be a baddy write it down...

Respect is overrated.

lol