Sebaya Keto posted Feb 8, 12
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In this week's The Darker Side of Life, we're going to be going into a topic that many RPers struggle with and argue over. Just how much of the time can you be in-character? In the article on roleplaying BioWare's story, we touched on using the class stories in-character. This time we're going to dig deeper and include the rest of the game too. There is more to the game than just the stories. If you happen to be standing around the Galactc Trade Network on your faction's fleet base, are you still in-character? Some players refuse to use voice chat, not because it might give away that your busty Twi'lek waitress as some hairy guy, but because once you know what a player sounds like, their characters might start sounding like that in your head too, instead of whatever accent they may be trying to portray.
For those of us that have been around RP communities a long time, there are also the people we've run into that refuse to communicate OOCly with other players as well. All they do is roleplay; everything else is shunned. Is that the apex of heavy roleplay, or a dangerous lack of communication that will lead to unnecessary drama? The question at the heart of this week's column really might be how much of our community is OOC.
Read on as we break down different activites and review community responses from The Darker Side of Life thread on how people feel about doing those activities in-character. Through this we'll attempt to find a line that can be used to guide people about what is IC and what is OOC. After all, once you've finished levelling, many players will find that their time is spent doing different activites like PvP warzones that don't lend themselves as well to roleplay as a Flashpoint might. How do we deal with it? Read on and we'll try to figure it out together.
Sebaya Keto posted Dec 15, 11
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Amaris, Ashaeada, Asyria, Atreiyu, Author: Sebaya Keto, Batty, BioWare, DarthRussell, Elspath, IOn, Jor Doneeta, Kilarin, Mar'eyce, Rabbly, Saizek, Siethe Assai, Sith, Solon Kanet, Star Wars The Old Republic, SWTOR, SWTOR-RP Giveaway, The Art and Making of Star Wars: The Old Republic, The Old Republic, TOR
It's been an interesting couple of weeks. First we had over a dozen of you submit your works of art and writing to us. Then the staff got together and picked five finalists. Yesterday we asked you to vote and pick your favorite. All of the works we received were nothing short of impressive, and every one of our artists and writers who worked hard on this project should be congratulated.
Unfortunately though BioWare only provided us with one signed copy of The Art and Making of Star Wars: The Old Republic to give out. You voted without knowing the artists and writers that made the five finalists. Today we reveal not only the winner, but the submissions and names of all the talented authors and artists that worked hard on this competition. Our thanks and praise go out to everyone that took the time to enter. Now without further ado, I give you our grand prize winner, drawn by Seithe Assai.
Sebaya Keto posted Dec 14, 11
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How much control do you really have over your character? That is the question at the heart of the matter we'll be discussing in this week's edition of The Darker Side of Life. Consent, notification, and anarchy. Three scary sounding words we'll break down and give meaning to through hands on examples. What is the best way to roleplay? If you're looking for that answer, then these aren't the droids you're looking for.
So what does it all mean? When you're roleplaying, no one can force you to do anything with your character, right? Or do you give up a bit of that control when you step out into a wider world with other players? To be sure, there is no way we can all agree one way or the other, but that's why we have many servers, for different types of people, more then just PvE and PvP, though there is some parallel thinking going on.
Are any of you even reading this? You're playing The Old Republic aren't you? Aren't you? Google can tell me if you are. For those of you too busy grinding to read the full thing I'll cut to the chase. Compromise is essential if we're going to coexist. Ultimately, surrounding yourself with only a small group of like-minded souls will eventually fall apart. There is no right way to work together – but more wrong ways then we can count – and many of them boil down to stop being such a jerk.
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