Not all roleplay is for all roleplayers

[Acrona-argent-dawn (Acrona)]

@Obahar-argent-dawn

When it comes down to events - things where people have taken time out of their day to plan, account for possibilities, and host - you are not entitled to make yourself the star of the show. If an event is tagged as being Alliance only - you shouldn’t be surprised if there’s not only IC pushback (because the players’ characters will most likely feel unease towards characters of the opposite faction) but it’s also an active choice to disrupt whatver plans the organiser may have had in mind. If somebody says that their event is for a specific faction or organisation then that should be respected in my opinion.

If you really want to attend an Alliance event - just show up on an Alliance character! The same goes for Horde. Heck, if you really, absolutely, undeniably must show up to an opposite faction event - have a mage cast an illusion on your character, have an apothecary brew up something for your Horde toon, maybe if you’re Forsaken just wear a hood and cover up the bones - yeah it’s still a little weird but at least it’s making an effort to show that you’re trying to partake in earnest rather than trying to take the spotlight off of whoever’s event you’re crashing into.

These are very valid points, and I hope people will consider them out of respect for someone putting in the time and effort to organize roleplay for a target audience of their choosing.

Even if there were no bad intentions involved IC or OOC, it can still be very disruptive for the flow of the event if people tried to turn an event marked for the Alliance or Horde into a crossfaction event. Some examples how this might happen:

• Even if the character organizing the event was lenient toward the other faction and neutral organizations, disruptions may still happen among the attendees that withdraw attention from the planned activities.
• Not wishing to disrupt the event, other participating players might leave, or feel forced to downplay their character’s reaction to the circumstances.
• Not everyone has the Potion of Tongues in their inventory at all times, especially if they use alts in hosting the event. Sure, you can likely borrow from someone else; but it may be an interruption to whatever else the host was doing that moment.
• Some pre-planned activities require extra steps to accommodate crossfaction on a whim; such as games requiring a raid group, /whispers, seeing each other’s TRP, or requiring the transfer of items from character to character.

Some people may think from the POV of “it would make total sense for my character to visit this event”, but ultimately it’s not the character’s choice, it’s the player’s choice to attend. Even if your character would really like to go, OOC you could just as well come up with an excuse why they’re prevented from going. Caught the cold, sprained their ankle, mixed up the dates, something else came up offscreen, etc.

There’s no elitism in making an event for a specific audience - it’s to ensure the event proceeds smoothly for a certain group of people, or/and to give it a certain flair if catering for a specific theme (race, class, organization, etc.). To ensure we continue having a rich variety of events on the server, instead of them all starting to feel samey, I hope people respect the organizer’s wishes regarding their event’s target audience (as long as the setup feels reasonable, e.g. having an orcish Kosh’Harg in Bel’ameth might not make the greatest sense…).