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The Darker Side of Life: Roleplay Discussions Revisited

Sebaya Keto posted Jan 18, 12 - Agent, Atreiyu, Author: Sebaya Keto, Balkus, BioWare, Blizzard, Chiss, Darth Maul, Dromund Kaas, Dungeons and Dragons, Kaemrys, Kerri Knight, Khem Val, MacButt, Mai Cash, Mishka kalrook, Obran, role-play, Roleplay, RP, Sriin Knorei, Star Wars Galaxies, Star Wars The Old Republic, SWTOR, SWTOR-RP, Talos Drelik, Tatooine, The Darker Side of Life, The Old Republic, TOR, Vette, World of Warcraft

Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of The Darker Side of Life; the SWTOR-RP weekly column where we discuss the prevailing RP issues of the day and take your opinions on them. For the past several months, I've taken your suggestions on topics from a wide variety of categories. Some of them are fairly static, others like our discussion on companions in roleplay were predictions, done before the launch of The Old Republic, based on what we knew about the game at that time. In this week's article, we're going to revisit several old topics with fresh opinions, both from old members who may have read the originals when they were first published, and fresh faces who have joined us recently, all to answer one question: how has the launch of The Old Republic changed your opinion on roleplay?

Companions aren't the only thing we'll be discussing though. Server communities was another hot topic we touched on. Many players voiced their opinions on separate servers for timezones, or RP-PvP, or even keeping everyone together. Now we'll look into how things have turned out in the first month of the game. Combat solutions, the classic dice, duel, and the emote debate can never truly be settled, but it varies by game depending on how the players feel about the options a developer provides. Lastly, we'll touch on a more recent topic, being our discussion of RP hotspots and how players are using or abusing them. Join me in this very special edition of The Darker Side of Life as we take a trip back and look at how getting to play The Old Republic has changed your thoughts on roleplay topics, if at all.

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Balkito 'Lardass server' Had me laughing for half a minute. Back on topic: I think that companions being used in RP is okay, t ...

Coorin_Slaith Wait, wait...There isn't a /roll system? I don't understand how such a big budget game can be lacking so many basic, tr ...

Ganden

Thanks for mentioning the Aussies Sebaya. I definitely won't be leaving Lardass for the Aussie servers. Though an Aussie ...

Guild Spotlight: Shattered Sun

Hello everyone! It's time for our December Guild Spotlight! With the game now released, we're all anxiously searching for RP, and many are wandering around looking for guilds to help them find that RP. This month I sat down with Voc'khan and Kaemrys of The Shattered Sun to get a look inside their guild and find out what makes them tick. For those of you who may be wondering, this month's guild is on Lord Adraas, but going forward we'll be attempting to spread out the spotlights and cover guilds from all of the RP servers.

Shattered Sun certainly seems interesting, if maybe a little too secretive. I had to beat them up a bit to get answers, and there's a lot left shrouded in mystery. I guess we'll have to stick to RPing with them to find out what they're hiding. I guess it's to be expected of a guild RPing the Imperial Inquisition though. Read on and find out what I was able to get out of them, and check in with them if you're interested in joining! You can also send me a PM if you want a spotlight for your own guild. Space is filling up fast!

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Kida

LEVEL HARDERRRRR *Shinyflailing* Also, -everybody- loves parfaits. Ain't nobody hate no parfait. Thanks again for this, ...

Nolaa Awesome spotlight! Secrets, inquisition, mysteries, definitely worth peaking at.

Pyra Wunderbar! A great interview on a great guild. Much love to Voc'khan, Kaemrys and the rest of the Shattered Sun crew. ...