‘no you are losers haha losers byee!!!’ screams the person playing the same game as the ‘losers’
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For some reason, WoW also attracts people who think they are ultra man jocks when they are just as nerdy as the rest of us.
But with lower self-esteem and alot of glaring insecurities.
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I sometimes get the odd person in Dungeons and random BGs calling everyone a loser.
Pot calling kettle black.
I so appreciate that whenever one of these threads or the topic of OOCers pops up there’s always a few people defending them.
Then one of the chief OOCels rolls onto the thread with a character name like Chungusxd, Nelfbearpig or Lmaofarted and gives a first-hand demonstration of why they should be purged from AD.
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looks at character name
presses x
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As long as you are friendly towards RPers and respect their immersion there isn’t a problem with you. If someone says otherwise, they are the problem. Any toxic, exclusivist culture shouldn’t belong to AD and many RPers don’t really feel that way towards PvE and PvP players.
Frankly I don’t judge categories but individuals. You’ll find amazing non-RPers and amazing RPers, and then you will find awful RPers and non-RPers. Stay with the people that make you feel good - you like AD? Then stay on AD.
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In-game, unless you actively go out of your way to disrupt Roleplay, you can probably do whatever you want. (If I can give my own advice, if you’re looking to do cutting-edge content you’re probably better of in Silvermoon or another high-pop server, but if you don’t would rather stay here hey you’re the one who decides what to do with your time.)
As others have said before, RP from time to time and majorly putting your time and effort in PvE is all welcome on Argent Dawn. If you are a fan of the lore and/or the general aesthetic WoW offers, do give RPing a shot. And it does not have to be more time spend into it then what you put into PvE. (On average, a roleplayer probably puts more time in-game in content(PvE+PvP) then they do in RP, but that’s just my speculation.)
The great thing about Argent Dawn is that you can put 95% of your time in PvE, 5% in RP, and that 5% will still feel significant like doing walkup RP in the common hubs and/or joining serverwide events. Couple of my friends do this and find their time well spend in having fun, and yes I would call them Roleplayers too.
There’s a good amount of guilds on AD that mainly focus on PvE and as individuals RP their own character in common hubs and/or serverwide events, some of them are even part of RP Communities. Be sure to check those out, or even join a Raiding Community, those can even be from other servers! If you do find yourself with no interest in RP, there are plenty of PvE guilds from other servers that do their trials without joining the guild in-game so you can test the waters before putting effort in realmswapping or making another character. (If you can make/find some friends along the way, I bet they’ll help you out with leveling as well 
)
Ultimately, you do decide what you do with your time. I sincerely hope you find a guild/community to your liking, whether that be RP or PvE focused, whether that be on Argent Dawn or another server.
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I can confirm on this front. My bouts of RP tend to come and go, depending on my mood or how much energy I feel I have. For a good portion of last year I basically just did PvE, even at a low level where it was mostly running through Shrine of the Storm m+s to try and get the tidesage garbs. I don’t think anybody considers me less of an RPer for stepping back, nor would I think less of anybody who only logs to RP now and then between raid nights or what have you.
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Yeah, that’s the thing. You have the kind of person who:
- Used to RP, but on a break (might even be unsure of when to return)
- RPs very rarely
- Does not currently RP, but is respectful of it, and might one day go for it when they are so inclined
And I think all these categories of people can absolutely justify being on this realm. There’s no RP quota being enforced. When people rail against OOCers, it’s generally more the people who have zero interest in and respect for it - the people who grief events, troll or just come here for the ‘community’ even though they intend to only leech from rather than contribute to said community.
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To be honest, I doubt even PvP and PvE players want these type of people. If someone is toxic, they should be booted from the game.
My observation in the general forums (oof) is that many PvE players don’t really appreciate toxicity. And that there are only a few realms filled with incredible toxic people such as Silvermoon, Tarren Mill (That nelfbearpig has an alt on, curious 
) and probably Kazzak.
Sometimes I do think that people trolling roleplayers were practically booted off their old realm for their behavior by the community itself. And then they come here to… do the same again?
Why are people like this kept in the game again? Oh right, money.
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I’ve seen mixed attitudes on the forums. Some are in favor of letting non-roleplayers stay, some are neutral on the subject and others would like to throw them out of the server.
I think making a difference between griefers and players who don’t RP but don’t disrupt it either should be an important one to make.
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There is also a very important distinction between those who are aware this is an RP realm and while they are not currently RPing themselves they one day might, and the ones who - while not actively toxic - just see this as another PvE server and behave accordingly, not really caring for the RP people beyond commenting how good the ‘community’ is on reddit.
The categories might seem similar but I think only the former can justifiably belong here. You should only go on AD if it provides you in particular something the other realms would not.
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As long as they don’t disrupt role-play they are fine, imo.
I figured you’d differentiate them - and I can even see why (ie. one is less likely to pay attention to where his/her mount is parked).
I can see why some roleplayers are more wary when it comes to these people, yet I believe they also belong to AD (if they choose to join the server) and they are justified in staying here. They can even contribute to the server’s positive atmosphere while not being roleplayers themselves and having no intention to RP.
I don’t share this mentality and can’t be sympathetic with it. I don’t think people like AD’s atmosphere just because of roleplayers and I don’t think the decision has to be RP-centric. Role-play is an activity that you can choose (or not) to engage once you’re part of the realm. There should be no obligation to do so, and absolutely no judgement if you don’t want to. Imo, the idea that you have to be a potential asset for role play or else “get out” stinks of policing, and might damages the server’s spontaneity and spirit in the future.
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Currrently mister Elfbearpig is malding so he decided to park his mount on top of others. He’s currently at it on an alt. Even left his guild on said character to not draw suspicion.
https://i.imgur.com/OvvtrFz.png
Feel free to report him for cheating, in case you are online right now.
This is the type of people we certainly do not need.
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I wouldn’t say so. I often hear from people who don’t roleplay that they come to AD specifically for the roleplay atmosphere. They like to watch RP and to them it makes the world seem alive. It’d always be better if they’d begin to contribute to it, though. More roleplayers = healthier roleplay community, after all.
The amount of trolling in hubs is fairly low, luckily.
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Tbh a good bunch of the players who say these things were cornered in the forums by RPers telling them to leave the server if they didn’t have a specific reason to stay. They will come up with a conciliatory solution: it praises RPers and gives them a reason to stay.
Are you serious or trolling?
I can’t tell.
- People have said this for more than 10 years.
- Many of these people don’t read the AD forums.
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Sometimes players take the “RP community” too seriously on the forums and they end up painting a glorified image of it in these discussions.
I also think forums have often rallied against certain players en masse, and when these people don’t tolerate conflicts they’ll first find conciliatory solutions.
Why are these two things so hard to believe?
Because it’s nonsense that you made up on the spot.
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Not really. You’re not good at making sense of disagreements, are you.