Secret legions of RPers?

As Skid approached the coffee machine, it started to panic. The odds of him taking his frustration out on it were rather high this morning. Whoever had made coffee the previous night, had left just enough coffee in the pot to be noticed, not enough to have a full cup, and had most definatly not emptied the (ground coffee stuff for which I can't find the english term).

It hoped that he realised that it was only a coffee machine and was incapable of more than heating up water and letting the condensed steam, upon cooling, drip over the ground coffee.

((In other words, I feel sorry for the monitor and hope the coffee machine does not suffer the same fate ))

Skids wasn’t without his unfeeling side, as many a sheep will admit to. As he neared the coffee machine, fresh silicone wafers dripping from his blade, he sensed the machines fear like a sweaty footballer’s sock. Laying his trusty blade on the counter he deftly pressed 347 (coffee, white, no sugar) before the machine had time to react and turned to call over his shoulder to lg5000 “Doest thou require a fluid to relievest thy parched mouth?”

lg replied; “I would be most glad to partake in a refreshment with you, so we can share many tales of our daring’s and feats of heroism. Make mine a cappuccino mate”
“Then pray sittest down besideth me so we can converse”

Skids withdrew his drink from the machine and pressed 296 (cappuccino, no sugar, chocolate sprinkles). The machine gurgled again, but rather than produce the drink the door opened and 54 enraged Skale’s erupted from its innards.

Skids and lg dove in perfect synch for their respective weapons, rolling and sprang to their feet, back to back ready to defend themselves. The Skales attacked as one mighty hoard, but Skids and lg were ready. lg’s hand flew to the counter top and with a clenched fist slammed down on the Fairy Liquid (Lemon) washing up liquid. The fluid streamed over the grey lino flooring which immediately became like an ice rink. The 54 Skales went flying past the two hero’s without uttering anything other than a group “wheeeeeeeeelllll geeeeetttt yoooouuuuuuu” before exiting through a conveniently opened window.

lg turned to Skids and with a wry smile said “I guess that washing up liquid also doubles up as a good Skale Remover too”

A good multi-player RPG (talking true role-playing here) depends on dedicated players and game masters to make it work. It can be great fun to be drawn into a story and feel like your characters are affecting major events in this fictional world.

As GW lacks story-driven GMs, I can't really imagine a great deal of interesting RPing. I'm fully aware RPing happens in GW (I've taken part in some of it) and I'm sure people have fun with it, but GW just isn't the right game engine or environment to get the most out of RPing in. For me, anyway.

A couple people here got the jist of RPing

Personally, I am another one of those of that "dying creed" of RPers withing Guild Wars. I RP often, and am a dedicated member to a RP centered Guild (though we're not too strict about being 'in character' all the time). Here's me two bits:

Districts
Yes, we utilize the International districts often. Not because we're trying to take it over (though a seperate chat channel or district would be nice, but I'm not betting on it). We simply use it because there are less users there and much easier to deal with than most local districts. And some members of guilds are on different country servers.

Many times we all team up in a party and chat on the TEAM chat channel as to not disturb or flood the local chat. However, there are times when it cannot be helped.

RolePlaying IG
It's somewhat difficult to do. Actions, such as *yawns* or *scratches head* or whatnot can easily be mimicked by Emotes, which promote a sense of "realism", so-to-speak. Our actions are almost always signified with * or :: or [, as playing paragraph style is hard thanks to character limits.

Sample: *Koren seats herself beside the fire, resting her hands in her lap*

We incorporate Emotes, as mentioned above, for kicks.

Like most guilds, we also have a forum. There is where we plan, give character biographies, and RP outside of the actual game. Simply to add more flavor. We do not need a standard RPG GM/Keeper/Chronicler/DM. We can act out as the game storyline progresses. Sometimes we create fancy events, schedule meetings, chat in character when bored, or stage little events and tasks. Most RPers have a good sense of what is allowed and what isn't.

Forums, GVG, PVP, AB, etc.
We have a forum/website. Most of us do, as do a lot of other non-RP guilds. We have reward systems for unlocking things for a class, have contests, arrange to do an adventuring/quest team, and whatever else.

RPers also are not always "In Character". There are plenty of times where we just sit around chatting in Guild Chat or go on a mission and don't end up potraying any sort of character. GWRPA has a section where the partaking guilds have a ranking, a letter to associate to which degree the Guild is set (Rank A = mostly OOC whereas Rank E = In Character all the time).

WE also do some GvG and PvP. Most often than not, those are Out Of Character [ooc] instances. Unless we're going against a team in our alliance who also happens to be an RP guild. But that rarely happens.

Welcoming
90% Of all RPers in the game that I have met are very friendly. If you should see a group of RPers and become curious, and perhaps wish to join in for a taste, PM one of them! I don't think they'd mind. Heck, we're a small group compared to the majority of GW gamers, we could use another one!


So that's a RPer speaking on RP. Hopefully that shed a bit more light on what we do.

GW RPA
GW Guru forum topic on finding a RP Guild

And this is why "mixed" or "RP-light" zones/servers/shards are best

*Smites all those making fun of RPers with intentionally rediculous and poorly made posts, because RPers tend to consist of the most decent people you'll find in and out of a game anywhere. And as such, deserve to be treated with a bit more respect then they get.*

I agree, but making a RP district would put a giant bullseye on their community and others would just go into RP and mess their fun up. Sorry im just thinking realistically. I know it will happen. Otherwise I love Rpers, I used to play DnD myself before the D20 system and THAC0 was still around.

Who's making fun of the RP'ers?? Show me who and I'll smack them one!!

In all seriousness, I agree with the above - making an RP district would be tantamount to shouting out "come make faces at the animals in the cage".

As I said previously I own up to having a mischevious sense of humour and can honestly say I would myself be tempted to "pay a visit".

The only way to make it so it was less likely to be ripped apart would be to charge a small fee for a seperate district log-in. That way the serious RP'ers could have their area and it would reduce the risk of people randomly entering to make fun or disrupt their gameplay.

Now...having said all that, with regards to the fun posts above, if some people cant take a joke then there is no hope for them in the modern age where on line communities are populated by worse people than us.

God modding ++

But an amusing read nonetheless.

The first start to a proper RPing environment would be a name filter. I can't the stupid names people use for their characters in what is supposed to be a fantasy game. I hated it in Diablo 2 as well. I guess it just comes with the "free online play" aspect of the game.

Ogami Ito is contemplating the meaning of a life dedicated to Meifumado…the Deamon’s
Path of Revenge. He has sworn revenge against the Yagyu clan for the death of Ogami’s wife and expulsion from the Emperior’s service.

Below him, lying on the floor, in her black leather bikini armor was Makura Sagashi O-Sen – former hotsprings resort prostitute, and now Assassin (in training anyway) . Ogami cannot help but notice that Makura OSen’s protective clothing was providing her a surprisingly good amount of armor protection, considering how little of her perfectly round breasts and round, athletic butt it covered. But these thoughts were distracting Ogami Ito – Lone Wolf and Cub (cub sleeping on the floor next to Makura)– from his contemplation of Meifunado.

Ogami looks up from Makura and sees Skids offer Ig a cup of cappuccino, and listens to them talk about sharing tales of heroism or some bull crap about them killing a bunch of weak kobolds or some other vermin. “These fugging ass’ are talking about their “feats”…over a cup of cappuccino.” <downs cup of hot 80-proof rice wine> <throws cup across room, shattering into pieces and making a mess on the recently cleaned wood floor. > “Why are they in MY party? They walk the Way of the Dipwad!” Ogami leaps into fighting stance, springs his short battle katana from its sheath, and then dives through the living room window.

The tempter tantrum by Ogami did not go unnoticed, leaving lg shaking her head, and leaning closer to Skids, quietly spoke.

"And he complains about US being in HIS party??"

Before sighing, straightening out her rather formal-looking dress and walking over to the window Ogami just lept out of.

"You gonna let your RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO clean up for you again?"

She enquired, not having taken well to his insults on her skills. Sure, he never actually bothered to find out what it was she did, other than occasionally make pink stuff appear, but even still, he should have had better manners than to insult her and Skids after they had eradicated the Skales from the perculator.

Skids glanced over at lg; his jaw hanging open in astonishment at her language.

"Calm down dear. You know Ogami's really a drunken bum and he was lucky he managed to go through the OPEN window"

He walked over and stood beside her at the open window where she was staring down.

"It's such a shame though" she said, "surely he realised there was a 1200 ft drop that side of the building?"

"Look" lg added "can you see that little speck? Thats him still falling"

"Well its not sooo bad" commented Skids, "he will have a number of Skales to cushion his fall...eventually"

Ah ha! Someone else does the same thing I do! Phew, here I've been thinking I was the only one .

I used to stay in character a lot in PuGs. Usually people would catch on, but every now and then if there were more than one of us (who'd met and grouped at random) who were rping, someone would ask what the heck was going on. I had a nec who was very conscious of sending foe into the welcoming embrace of Grenth (she didn't consider him to be scary or off-putting at all), a healing monk who liked to play Tag on the foe with SS (yes, she always announced "Tag, you're it" OR "How dare you strike my friend!"), a warrior who cried out "Hold still while I smite thee!", etc.

Sometimes RPing is as simple as the language used or not used and syntax. My original mesmer, for example, was very prim and proper in her dress and language, even when flirting and admonishing a player for a less-intelligent move. Few ever took offense because her words were always carefully chosen not to do so (even tho you got the message ).

It can also backfire, though. My first warrior had a very abrasive personality, having been called "carrot-top" (and worse) all her childhood. Her speech was blunt (not vulgar) and if she thought you an idiot, she told you. Conversely, if she thought you a good <fill in the profession>, she told you that as well, just not in 'pretty' words. A lot of people take offense to being told that last move was one of the most idiotic, assinine and downright stupid moves known to the history of the land! (Toned her way down before she retired. Most people didn't understand she was a RP character.)

'Tis a joy indeed to meet with others who enjoy a little role play. *sigh* Sadly, most of my old compatriots haven't been on in sooooo long.

AHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh................. I forgot myself and my language. Many appologies, I didn't REALLY call the assassin anything bad, just a different word for her former profession which the filter picked on I'm also not used to god-modding on forums, so I refuse to post any more in character


Falcon Dance, I admire that you can do that with your characters, and I wish I had the guts to do that with mine. Most times, some of their personality shine through, though, a lot of times, I 'bite my toung' and don't type the response my characters would giv

The problem of an RP district is the sellers would appear and KILL the ALL CHAT like they normaly do.

I wan't to see some ANET GM"s appear and boot or BAN anyone who sells in ALL CHAT.

1. What is "RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO"? I saw this before...is it like "all your bases are mine" type of thing?

2. What is "god-modding"?

1. it's when the swear filter cuts in because we used a bad word

2. God-modding is when someone takes your character and makes your character do and say things without your permission.

Ogami Ito stabs his newly obtained Chkkr's Pincers into the cliff-face and shrubs to slow his decent down down the mountain. Controlled falling was one of the first things he learned in his early samuri training. As he decends from the mountain castle in leaps and bounds, he hears from above "RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO"...

"WTF?" Ogami says to himself. ""Did she say go to the red engine, or 'gore' the red engine? Or was it like 'Bonzai! Red Engine!'. What red engine? A siege engine?" No time to contemplate the arcane message of the cappuccino drinkers. The path of Meifumado calls.

As he works his way down the mountain, he thinks of how Makura Sagashi O-Sen, looked before he lept from the window. The look of hunger on her eyes. Makura the Geisha. Makura the hooker. Makura the courtesean. Makura the RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO. Makura the bitch. Ogami wonders what other words could describe her previous profession.

the one that starts with w.. and how come bitch isn't picked up by the filter?