[Suggestion] What is RP?

[estevesbk]

Hello guys! Well, I have over 4-5 years of RP experience; none of them in "space-kind" RP, mostly medieval ones like LOTR and stuff. I don't have so much experience in Freelancer, as I thought since the first time that I played that single player was so "boring" because you were not really "free" (at least in the un-modded version), you are stuck in missions that you need to complete, you haven't access to many systems, etc. So, last year, I tried to play Freelancer in a multiplayer server, I don't remember the name; I quite enjoyed it but due to lack of time had to stop. So, 2 weeks ago I decided to play Freelancer again, and when I saw an "RP" server in the server list, my eyes brighted. That was EXACTLY what I was needing, enjoy a Freelancer experience with some people who don't act in game as "this is just a game", but who gets deep inside it and follow its philosophy.

There have been many complaints about the overall players RP state on the server; but it makes me think if everyone knows exactly what is RP in essence. How could someone roleplay if the person doesn't understand what is roleplaying? I am not saying that the only cause of the overall RP state of the server being bad is this one; but maybe one of them.

What do you think about making a text explaining basically what is RP and how to RP, in an overall way, and put it or link it at the rules page? It could explain what is RP in a "base" way (which could work for any game) and then how to apply it on Freelancer. Of course it can't bee too restrictive because there are many ways to RP so it needs to be a little "flexible", but maybe pass an overall idea?

MAYBE with that, the RP level of the server may increase.

Just think about it and please give me your feedback!:)

I sincerely appreciate your attention,

Arthad/Elmkin/Smith

I may add that this could be "linked" with this suggestion: http://discoverygc.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7253 - maybe a http://discoverygc.com/rules - both of the suggestions, IMHO, would easy a lot the way to bring the newcomers to the rules and to what is RP

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Arthad - Zoner
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