I mean it seemed the purpose of this thread, to tell people they are doing their RP in a wrong way.
But I may have misunderstood.
think the title sums up what the thread is about. About IC racism and how it isnāt a big deal OOC
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are you not unsubbed?
Itās based on the fact that 8.3 is coming up where void is a huge theme and the stormwind nāzoth vision thing has renādorei tearing the city apart. Itās to make people fear the void.
Itās perfectly fine if they are taking part in the RP you are creating while also infecting it with cringe borderline ooc replies.
Never did we say that we are entitled to special treatment. Did you even read the posts? Itās about people ruining RP with being borderline OOC or just hating on us because of our community.
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Honestly, donāt care if the person is with a disliked community. I have been enjoying hearing the town crier. Despite making my character angry. But that is the whole point of this RP.
In fact itās a great way of getting news IC if you return from a campaign or an event some where else.
My void elf disagrees with a few things that are said but thatās the point, no?
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Exactly. We arenāt looking for people to screech ooc wise. We are happy with the disagreements. And even better is when the void elves work towards overcoming this challenge.
It is a trial by fire that they can CHOOSE to undergo as a great development of their character and allows them to flesh out ideas that one may never have thought of before.
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Exactly, it is why my void elf is listening rather than acting out. Of course, he is a bit ashamed some void elves are attacking and misusing their power.
But IC that is the best thing my void elf can do. Stand and listen, donāt act out on it.
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In fact, we have had comments about people actually considering how the next patch would affect their void elf. Would they even be able to resist the power of an old god? They may harness void powers, but can they hold out against Nāzoth?
Would they fall prey? Would they struggle in their day to day life?
These challenges allow a character to evolve further and become a stronger person, RP wise. And these trials also help rekindle old ideas that some may have discarded. That is the power of these types of roleplays that we seek to promote.
So the city is now cautious against the void elvesā¦ What do you do?
Apparently for mostā¦ It is to scream at town criersā¦
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Iām am trying to plan that quickly and effectively. Most though story telling first then possibly In game.
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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/431113366350725121/664228153958596653/unknown.png
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I am, yes.
Iām not arguing that it isnāt ICly viable, just that the IC dislike velves get is also motivated by OOC dislike of the race. Thereās nothing wrong with it but the reactions might be influenced by OOC opinions. ā¦ if my characters were to get lynched every few months you can probably understand why some might be fed up about getting assaulted. This doesnāt make your RP less viable, mind. As I said, thereās nothing stopping you from engaging in the town.
I did:
Iām not a fan of this attitude. It seems to go along the lines of āyou owe me one, boyā or still along the lines of a super altruistic motivation. RP is not about having debts with people. Simple as.
In fairness literally everyone that uses the /yell feature gets those.
Stormwind is weird like that.
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Happen in orgrimmar too, it is to be expected at this point
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RPing and creating RP is a call for special treatment? Do you realize what server are we on?
Expecting at least a modicum of effort from people when you engage them is not unreasonable. It is the standard.
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Unless people are using real life racial slurs and stereotypes against void elves donāt claim itās ooc.
Just donāt make characters that are disliked by some and expect to be loved by everyone because you swear youāre a good person.
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Well. I mean, youāre right there: itās not nice. I agree that IRL slurs arenāt cool (mind however how similar slurs were also used by anti-refugee/anti-velf RPers back then; so there might just be a lot of biased stigma against this form of RP - this might partially be an attempt to discourage all that stuff to emerge again).
Also, I think there is an huge difference between being disliked and finding a party trying to kill/openly insult you in the streets every RP session. If they donāt want to engage with that, they can just move on / tell you that they donāt want this type of RP down their throats. Itās comprehensible, some people just donāt want to feel pressured into this corner.
Tbh personally I would find it cool to be that edgy void elf that walks down a street and has to content with a lot of prejudice and hate from the commoners. But some people donāt and hey, itās their choice.
Well, no-one says they should engage. Put us on ignore and move on.
But donāt say OOCly āPcU bAdā. And donāt target based on your own feelings, rather than characters.
IC is IC. OOC is OOC.
If they donāt feel like they should RP with you because their mentality/approach to the game is not OOCly compatible with yours, itās fine that they want to make it explicit. Itās better than just ignoring for no reason I think.
However itās a bad affair if you get hate just because of said incompatibility, thatās true.
i donāt think thatās fine at all. i think what you just described to me is the death of roleplay
donāt engage with someone because your ooc views conflict with their ic ones. play the character, not yourself.
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Just the idea of a cohesive community is damaged. Not RP as a whole: these guys will still find RP elsewhere and Iām sure you can still do great RP without their support.
Edit.
Also I donāt erp. I think this debate can be constructive: thereās no reason to go that way.
Begins ignoring the erping dragon
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