Simple Tips To Become a better RPer

[looqas]

Sorry bud. While I understand what you're saying, I partially dont agree with it as it is too simplistic.
The NPC don't know faction rules either. They dont trade really. Follow a train long enough and he'll disappear.
They Dont travel. They are stuck in certain places.

I work by these.
1) Remember that my opponent is here to have fun too.
2) Talking is better than shooting, but be prepared to shoot anyway
3) One bit of "Good RP" is worth all the grief you get.
4) Have fun. Be considerate. But stick to character; (if your character is hard, then be hard. You can be hard, but still considerate - that takes skill to do.)
5) Turn a deaf ear in NewYork/Alpha/Sigma13/etc... Just pretend the OOC doesnt exist (if any happens). Concentrate on the RP instead of the OOC.
6) Dont get involved in whats not mine.

Good list. The kind of I'm looking for here in this discussion.

And again I made a mess of my intentions (I really suck at putting to paper what I intend to say most of the time), so it all came across wrong. Once again :) My sincerest apologizies everyone who just went to server in "red is dead" mentality.

Ok. Time to try to repair the damage.

1) By learning from NPCs I meant this. Fly the same routes, they travel in packs usually, RP in fight and general stance how you should view the player that you come across. Not the straight attack mode of course.

2) Remember who your enemies and friends -> how you should react to that player x, having this or that ID. Sometimes it's a real chore figuring out HOW I was supposed to react to this guy.

3) If you have a solid generic role play, you can always build on that. Remember that most of the guys you meet out there just see you as a Lib Navy, Outcast, Corsair etc. They do not know your history or anything about your character. Of course if you encounter an individual that knows you and your story or have a longer chat with a someone then go deeper in your RP. But it takes two to tango.


Mainly I tried to get a solid RP basic basis you can always fall back on and it's easy and understandable. And the main message is to be prepared in your mind for various situations. Mostly people do the //OORP because they haven't thought about anything how they should or could respond a given situation.

Given the limitations to project your own RP in-game text I find certain stereotypes very helpful. The concept of Corsair is supposed to be easily understood. Remember, although you know you are a complicated persona the others might not. To some regular bounty hunter you might need to be the really basic: "Die scum! pew-pew-pew" and to others the philosophical Robin Hood with whom they can debate about the plight of your home world.

In essence. Great and simple role play is about giving something of yourself to the guy across the world to enjoy of. And by that I don't mean just target practise. Good role play gives the others a chance to role play their part. Even though sometimes all you need to do is just that to play your part to perfection.

more tips.

5) try to keep in char even if you are PMing.

6) keep it simple (at least in the beginning). Complex ideas carry badly across to the others if you have not rooted and well estalished your character in the area you roam. Grow your character in place, don't force it in place.


And Shimada, Shimada... You perfectly know that I'm not the first guy to jump the gun :rolleyes:

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