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Roleplaying in FOnline:2238
A concerned wastelander:
--- Quote from: Crazy on September 26, 2011, 09:53:39 AM ---Second, it may surprise you, but some PvP apes also do RP.
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Totally agreed. In a game like Fonline 2238, if roleplayers cant pvp they are doomed to play in southern towns where roleplay is really limited (talking and trading).
Like I said before, You gotta fight for your right to roleplay!
z0m2h14:
--- Quote from: Andr3aZ on September 26, 2011, 09:13:26 AM ---If you could roleplay a specific role that is not bound to the "normal" player-character, for example an intelligent deathclaw, a broken robot wandering around, a dog, a ghul crazy or a mutant of the Rotma, would this encourage you to roleplay? It would come with ups and downs game mechanic side of course. A ghul would be immune to radiation but also weaker in physique (i hope i spelled that right).
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That variety of unique roles exists at our server, there are even game possibilities of turning into ghoul or mutant. BUT there comes a problem when there is too much of such players, couse such roles in high numbers kinda breaking atmosphere. There is also problem of proper behaviour for that roles, players just go ofcharacter too much: robots suddenly act on emotions, supermutants too smart or too kind, intelligent deathclaws too intelligent and so. My point is that allowing such roles should be restricted to GM aproval or to be a way of awarding for good and interesting play. For slow skins - it kinda trait for ghouls and supermutes, also 3d models would eliminate that, but even without them engine allows accelerating of movement animations so creating fast moving ghouls not realy big problem.
About pvp: real roleplay not even about proper winning, its more about proper losing. It is real problem for players to accept that they lost so in clinch they doing ofcharacter things and after death start avenging by alts and such.
Guy got surrounded by 3 raiders demending his worthy loot - he run instead giving up, guy got captured by supermutant got his leg broken but still trying to run, guy got slightly taunted by mafia man in town's bar and go berserk with flamer on five armed bouncers - these are real examples from our serv how players send RP to ass in attempts to "win". It is very sad but that happens a lot with almost all new players and takes tome until they realise that proper losing is also part of game.
jonny rust:
Yep, this server is a big casino and just like H.S. Thompson, players need to learn to "enjoy losing" as its all part of the game.
Of course it can be difficult to be a 'good' loser when beaten by a 'bad' winner but then it's more important than ever. Just remind yourself that the guy gloating down at you is just a socially awkward teen who is swearing in a second language and probably really needs that small victory in his life, so even though he's being a dick about it.... just let him have it, and die well ;)
Eternauta:
--- Quote from: jonny rust on September 29, 2011, 06:55:00 PM ---who is swearing in a second language
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From what I've seen I can tell that some of the worst English speakers around the 2238 wasteland are native English speakers :S
But anyway I agree with z0m2h14 said about winning and losing. Like I have said on other posts, players' hunger for victory and perfection is what always ruins this game.
Grommok:
--- Quote from: Eternauta on September 29, 2011, 07:07:38 PM ---From what I've seen I can tell that some of the worst English speakers around the 2238 wasteland are native English speakers :S
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I think it's because they didnt had to study it. The same reason for I talk english better than Italian :P
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