What is roleplaying?

[Pennyfield]

Hiya @Loki1982, allow me to share my thoughts and views.

RP is what YOU make of it. Understanding the (essential in-game) things like the ID and your reputation which you have accordingly AND create for yourself while flying and acting, you are pretty much free to go about.
Yet, apart from real life, you are not always free to speak your mind (in-game and on forums) when it comes down to things which may be real-life yet are downright bad or frowned upon (racism, porn, extreme violence or anything with minors to name a few) . While it's a game, a ship can be restored, yet words, once said, cannot. Both in-game and on forum.

So your question about RP can only be answered by you yourself. Ask yourself the question: What does my character want? Am I in the right part of space to begin with? (I mean, playing a Nomad in Liberty space attracts certain attention, you better be ready for that.) And yes, there are players who prefer to pew than to talk but then again, it's a game. And like real life, things do not always happen the way we want them to. Fortunately, in this game you have moderators and admins who can help you out when great injustice is done.

Apart from that: Do your thing, get out there, play your role (character) and do so with pride and joy. Enjoy the good things and accept the lesser goods, after all... It's a game.

(and with these words I actually reminded myself that it's a game, hey... merely human here....)

Cheers, Lu