The Darker Side of Life: Does Level Matter?

Sebaya Keto posted Feb 22, 12  -  Author: Sebaya Keto,  Balkito,  Bieldywyn,  BioWare,  Darth,  EA,  Electronic Arts,  FreelanceWizard,  Jedi,  Jerax Teral,  LucasArts,  MacButt,  Mai Cash,  role-play,  Roleplay,  RP,  RP-PvP,  Sendra,  Sith,  Star Wars The Old Republic,  SWTOR,  SWTOR-RP,  The Darker Side of Life,  The Old Republic,  TOR,  WingedThing


Admit it: when you meet someone new, chances are you peek at their level, and maybe even open up the inspection window to look at their stats. In this week's edition of The Darker Side of Life, we're going to be diving into this issue. Does your character's level and gear matter in roleplay? On one hand we have a group that I like to call the Earners. They say that characters are what they earn. If you want to RP a Darth, get to 50 and get the Darth title. If you want to RP a powerful duelist, get some PvP gear. Characters that have had that effort put into them are more deserving of respect, right? 

Not so counters the other group which I like to call the Storytellers. Respect is something a character should earn through solid roleplay, and good storytelling. If a level 10 character can play the part well, why not let them RP a Darth? Any monkey can make level 50 and get PvP gear given enough time, so why not respect things that matter more to roleplay? These are the two sides in this battle, one we're going to comb through in detail and try to work out some answers. 

Join me as we take a look at your responses and attempt to dig through the issue. Does your character's level matter in roleplay? Should a player have to get their character to level 50 to be taken seriously in roleplay, or is it just a form of metagaming? Once again we're back on the same tangent of game mechanics in roleplay. Hold on tight and keep your arms and legs inside the car until we come to a complete stop, because it's going to be a wild ride.
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Vertigus In my opinion, with the inclusion of /roll coming out relatively soon, the argument of /duel vs /roll vs /e is one that' ...
Kaelo Jace As long as you don't try and Mary Sue and say you're all powerful and think you're going to emote me to death, I don't r ...
Pan Level generally means very little to me in this game, other than that higher levels = more clothing options. BECAUSE I'M ...