Hey, I need an honest opinion on Roleplay on the server

[Cherry Blossom]

I avoid pvp as much as I can whenever I fly on my (=) ships because my main focus on them is RP. It works, most of the time. So there is a place for people who purely wish to RP. You do not need to PvP. I only do it if I am forced to. Works pretty well. Considering I personally prefer ingame RP over Forum RP 99% of the time.

[Geno]

Is there a place for a pure roleplayer?

non preoccuparti, c'è un sacco di spazio per il roleplay :) io per esempio non faccio altro oltre che postare roba molto silly su questo forum sottoforma di bbcode (perdita di tempo catastrofica) e boh forse pure qualche storiella qui e là. però ti consiglio vivamente di visitare qualche "zona roleplay" con il tuo personaggio (per esempio, barrier gate oppure ithaca) e aspetti che arrivi qualcuno. oppure puoi essere tu la persona che và dientro le persone passive che aspettano di avere qualche chiaccherata, oppure puoi semplicemente sperare di incontrare qualcuno che ti parli per più di 5 minuti. ad ogni modo, non ti preoccupare, pensa a divertirti ^^

[Amba]

Slap on a cloak and pray is my advice. Most people will be silent powertraders or dudes who drop 2 lines and engage but once in a blue moon you get some nice interactions. Better if you have friends along you enjoy RPing with, tho it is kinda sad when you end up doing most of your RP within said friend circle.

[Chronicron]

Casual roleplay is in a state of a clinical death, that much I can say, and ~60% of the time you'll bump into people who don't even know they're playing on a roleplaying server, let alone agree to actually roleplay. Overall dire situation aside, you may sometimes spot gatherings of roleplayers following a certain long-term plot here and there. May take a moment to actually get your character involved, however, but I hear pre-discussed stuff goes easier these days.

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[Sand-Viper]

Heya!

Yes, there are absolutely playstyles that focus on RP first, where PvP is left for when there's no other choice BUT to fight.

My wife and I (who can barely fly her ship and mostly F4's on me) like to roll around together. We play as a neutral, roving restaurant ship, with me flying a support Grouse for security and extra RP cargo storage! Meanwhile, she flies a 1-gun Democritus as the restaurant itself.

We've been playing as The Gaelic Wyvern Inn pair since February. We've had a few tense moments with unlawfuls here and there, but not once have we been shot at. Politeness, and clever words/emote actions truly do go a long way towards cooling down guns!

It also helps that we have a google doc featuring our menu options~! ^_^


We like being a Freelance business, but other factions would work just as nice for a Food Service ship!

Ideas for other restaurant ships include:

• Synth Foods Hot Dog Truck! (Carry Synth Paste, Lux Food from Los Angeles, and Tea for Sweet Tea!)
  
• Orbital Spa & Cruise Winery and Pasta! (Carry Wine+Lux Food)
  
• Samura Rice Snack Shack! (Carry Kyushu Rice, Sake, Tea, Bioproduce aka compostable go-to containers!)
  
• Bonus: Cryer Pharmaceuticals "health drink" spokesperson! (Carry Pharms, Stabiline, Tea, Whiskey for common colds, water)
  

I've found that despite many only logging in for raids, you can still make an RP-only ship work just fine! It helps to stick with a small handful of characters, so that others can see your name more frequently pop up in the "New Player:" alerts.

You'd be surprised at how much money you make from others, just by talking and serving food to them! We like to run a "pay what you like" model, since not everyone is super wealthy. Great way to make strong friends, too!

Edit: Flying as a transport, even a small one, is a big plus, too. Most IDs cannot PvP you outright, and will instead be forced to make a demand of you, first. As long as you comply, they can't attack, unless their ID has a niche line like, "can attack Samura" and you are indeed a Samura ship (as an example). But good RP and polite manners usually avoids folks wanting to make a strong demand of you in the first place!

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[Luke.]

The charm of ambiguity and characters with personalities certainly lacks compared to ye ol' days that some of us look back fondly upon. You're an older player yourself looking at your forum join date, I'm sure you know what I mean.

Standards have slipped for sure, but it's sort of a self-fulfilling cycle in that "worse" RP = people being demotivated = not bothering to RP themselves...and round we go. The ambience of the living universe has suffered greatly. I very much believe that if everyone put a bit more effort into RP on the whole whether on the forums or the game, that we'd get back some of that which has been lost over time. There are also some factors that are harder to control such as language barriers, and with the less fortunate not being drowned out by a bustling forum and/or game-server anymore, the disparities are more apparent. A lot of it comes down to simply having a quieter server, but the question will always be "why?"

This, to some extent has led to people simply logging to pew, hence the semi-regular PvP skirmishes and what-not. It's not good for the server, but saying that will have people down your throat in an instant because it's the "way they like to play" which was never meant to be the purpose, and yet it's what leads to our highest numbers too. Walls of /1 /2 are hardly RP in my books, but it's what the rules state is appropriate before opening fire. You might say "then change the rules!" but this is difficult when we also don't want to alienate those that are following the rules, but are more pvp-centric. I just don't subscribe to the theory that Discovery is balanced in such a way that PvP wins out over anything else though. Everyone has the choice to type more rather than less.

That said, PvP is part of RP. We have factions and lore pertaining to the hatred of one-another for various reasons. It's not reasonable to think you can avoid it 24/7. Sirius is not a safe place, after all. We frequently see this conversation appear when it comes to transports and piracy. That said, the onus is on the players to set the standard, and it's our job as staff to enforce that standard. Who's more at fault? Up to you, I suppose. I agree with you though. It's just hard to do when you don't want to screw over those that struggle more with English. We're hardly in a position to tell people they need to sound like chatGPT-but-human, and yet no standards at all lead to people being fed up and yet conversely higher playercounts.

The last problem is age. Discovery is old. Freelancer is old. Forums are old. Much harder to get a younger crowd into a 20-year old space-game, tell them they have to act as a character and use a forum rather than Discord or something.

Anyway, yes RP is alive and well. The more intricate OFs produce, in my opinion, exemplar RP and I'd very much recommend joining them. That's probably your best bet unless you play a faction that is for the most part neutral to people, meaning they more likely need an actual reason to shoot you. You will also find people that want to cool the jets even if you're red to them. Flying alone is difficult, I do that most of the time because I don't really want to join factions but you will in fact find those that share that same line of thinking. It's just harder these days. There's no set place to go, but good encounters do exist, that I promise you. I hope to cross paths with you in space someday.

Not sure what your point is regarding bans and warnings though. These are in place to preserve a community and its purpose, not to tear it apart. Would be interested to know what you're referring to here. Regardless, this is our biggest uphill battle and especially regarding ganks, it's hard for us to monitor and/or come up with an absolute line to draw. Ship class, skill level, context (event? Siege?) all factor and every case is different.

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[Serpentis]

Hey, I really appreciate all of your answers and comments to this question.
But, firstly, I wish to apologies if I had "rattled the cages" so to say.
I had a lovely discord message when I was away this evening that was.. Interesting..

Anyway, I will respond to each of your answers.

Yes, you can find place for RPing only. And people for RPing only.

No joking, I seen some people doing RP only and sometimes PvPing when they just got no choice left or just felt they want some drive after endless lines and text in local chat. It's about people's extreme overreaction to things like PvP.

And that is sort of how it used to be too, to a degree. But, yes, that is somewhat what I was hoping still was around. Also, thank you for your very pleasant and kind PM earlier, It was very appreciated.

I pretty much only play for RP, it kinda goes on and off in terms of finding people to roleplay with.

Kinda have to either lurk around areas, or snoop around and find people online. Admittedly haven't logged in a while so I don't know what the current trends are, but all I can feel is a struggle trying to find people to RP with - what with my limited time.

And it is a shame that it is hard to find roleplay.
Now, my memories might well be clouded in the happiness I felt back then, and it might've not been as easy as I remember, to find roleplay.

And I totally get it. Limited time. I had that too.

But appreciate it.

Hey! My faction needs RPers and knowing you were part of an AI faction before, join Enigma Confederacy, the ranking system works based on RP you do and achievements you get. You are very welcome and your choice is what matters.

Thank you, I do appreciate the invitation, but he Enclave was never a "Pure AI" faction. It was one of the reasons I created it, I never liked the whole "AI" solely idea. Being an AI was quite.. Boring to be honest. And please, do not take that as an insult on you or your Roleplay. But the concept of being an AI was never what I wanted. I wanted something more complex. Unfortunately, I might've gone overboard.
But, I appreciate your invitation.
Thank you.

I think it's completely viable to focus on the RP aspect. Usually do the same and whilst it is certainly not as easy to find RP as it used to be, there's still places around. Though you will have to search for a bit, I'm afraid, as PvP focus became the mainstay of the server ever since a part of the community nurtures raidlog culture. If you struggle with PvP, just take the occasional L like a champ or do it like our most infamous Outcast De Marco and just flee every battle with the excuse that your Storta is actually just a fancy luxury yacht - so putting the PvP avoidance in a nice wrap of creative RP.

Oh, I always took the L, like.. As I hinted at before in my OP. 95% of the battles I ever had, was a PURE one sided loss xD
And as I also said, I accept that some ID's and such will face conflict no matter what, that is a fact and always has been. Hell even Zoners has.
I am NOT expecting to be free of conflict, both roleplay wise or PvP so to say.
And yes, the raidlog thing seems to rather normal. Which, a shame. But, this is how it is. And it is how it HAS been too, don't get me wrong.
But thank you, for your answer.

Is there a place for a pure roleplayer?

So long there is a place for a pure pvper.

Eeeh.. Well, surely there is? As someone said. Conn?
I mean, obviously there can be RP without PvP, as in Roleplay is based on actions and roleplay, which could just as well lead to more Roleplay, or it leads to PvP.
But, PvP, is obviously excluding the Roleplay, if the entire encounter is determined from the start to end in Pew pew, or am I wrong?
That is no matter what a very.. Defeatist opinion to have.
If it's pure PvP you want, then I think an RP server is the wrong place to be.
Meanwhile, I am decently sure, that as long as the other player doesn't have -that- mindset, an potential aggressive encounter could end without the need to Pew Pew.
It is unfortunate that it is how it is. But it is.
Just because you CAN PvP, doesn't mean it's a certainty. That would mean there is no roleplay.
That is the beauty of roleplay. Anything -can- happen.
One of my first ever roleplay encounters was me being dumb, flying a corsair ship into f*cing Omicron Alpha and was hunted for a bit outside of the system. BUT, I started Roleplay and that developed into an actual conversation. And it ended in them escorting the ship to somewhere else. Really can't remember details.
But, that is the reason Roleplay is part of the server, and ensures PvP is NOT ensured.

Is there a place for a pure roleplayer?

YES there is. Roleplay all you want.

You are the hero this sever needs. may be not the one it deserves. like a knight, shining bright

I am sincerely hoping it is sarcasm, and if it is, please, don't do that. That is both incredibly insulting and it is really awkward. I am not trying to do anything beyond asking a question of why I would want to return. That is not me trying to "Save" anything, or try to advocate any changes.
Your attitude, for a person who has been on this server since 2018, is honestly.. Really sad.
Now, if I am wrong and it was a pure joke, then I apologize.
But that attitude is a reason I think a lot of people would not want to play this game.

Is there a place for a pure roleplayer?

That's actually a layered question. Is a Nomad lurking in the Omicrons, who's biological and habitual focus is the extermination of the human invaders, who decides to 1/2 you before opening fire considered roleplay? Absolutely.

In regards to roleplay as an opposite spectrum to pvp, there is nowhere safe in Sirius as there's too many roleplays who's focus is on combat. Are you a sweetheart LPI pilot that wants to focus on helping others out of goodwill and wants to just talk with the local populace? Great, do that. But you can't fly in the middle of the Badlands and expect to leave alive.

If you want a 100% roleplay experience, keep it to the forum. There are too many trigger happy pilots out in Sirius, warranted or not. If you're wanting to roleplay in Sirius, you'll be fine if you use common sense and keep an eye on the player list.

I never wanted 100% safety, that was never the point.
What my point was, is there a place for a person who won't seek out PvP. It is a complete other side of the coin.

BUT, you are right. There is PURE ROLEPLAY in playing a role that involves ONLY PvP.
But, even those are still possible to Roleplay with, WITHOUT, the need for PvP.
As I mentioned in a previous answer to another.
And I have met and roleplayed with Nomads before, and it has not ALWAYS ended in a red death message.
Because.. Of.. Roleplay..
Now, if you are saying that it does not matter.
And that that Nomad will just 1/2 and then pew pew, then, I don't really consider that roleplay. I am sorry for that opinion. But then you are playing a mindless thing.
I have read and even once interacted with other variations of Nomads, the Vagrants. They chose Roleplay before Pew Pew. That is roleplay, which involves a choice of their actions.
The very concept of having to determine an encounter with:
"Oh, I am gonna be dead in a few moments."
And that is it. No more chances.
Then, I am sorry. That is not roleplay. If there are no chances of any sort of ways to interact or respond or even a SLIGHT chance to alter the potential end result?
Not to mention I was -once- and for just a while, member of the nomad faction way back when.
It was not for me, sure.
But, there was never the whole view of: "Hey, we got people to kill, lets meet here and then go kill them."
But but, that is just how I remember things.

I avoid pvp as much as I can whenever I fly on my (=) ships because my main focus on them is RP. It works, most of the time. So there is a place for people who purely wish to RP. You do not need to PvP. I only do it if I am forced to. Works pretty well. Considering I personally prefer ingame RP over Forum RP 99% of the time.

That does make me happy to hear that others are finding that possible. Thank you, It is a very optimistic message.

Is there a place for a pure roleplayer?

non preoccuparti, c'è un sacco di spazio per il roleplay io per esempio non faccio altro oltre che postare roba molto silly su questo forum sottoforma di bbcode (perdita di tempo catastrofica) e boh forse pure qualche storiella qui e là. però ti consiglio vivamente di visitare qualche "zona roleplay" con il tuo personaggio (per esempio, barrier gate oppure ithaca) e aspetti che arrivi qualcuno. oppure puoi essere tu la persona che và dientro le persone passive che aspettano di avere qualche chiaccherata, oppure puoi semplicemente sperare di incontrare qualcuno che ti parli per più di 5 minuti. ad ogni modo, non ti preoccupare, pensa a divertirti ^^

Haha, well, I had a friend who did something similar.
So, I get it. And that is where you get your entertainment.

"Barrier Gate or Ithaca"

Oh, Coronado? Huh, well, good to know, thank you!

Slap on a cloak and pray is my advice. Most people will be silent powertraders or dudes who drop 2 lines and engage but once in a blue moon you get some nice interactions. Better if you have friends along you enjoy RPing with, tho it is kinda sad when you end up doing most of your RP within said friend circle.

Oh, you mean use a cloak to avoid the Pew Pewers? Well, that isn't a bad idea. I do have some credits laying up. Just need to have it make sense for whatever character I might intend to play for now.
Thank you for the tip, very appreciated!

Heya!

Yes, there are absolutely playstyles that focus on RP first, where PvP is left for when there's no other choice BUT to fight.

My wife and I (who can barely fly her ship and mostly F4's on me) like to roll around together. We play as a neutral, roving restaurant ship, with me flying a support Grouse for security and extra RP cargo storage! Meanwhile, she flies a 1-gun Democritus as the restaurant itself.

We've been playing as The Gaelic Wyvern Inn pair since February. We've had a few tense moments with unlawfuls here and there, but not once have we been shot at. Politeness, and clever words/emote actions truly do go a long way towards cooling down guns!

It also helps that we have a google doc featuring our menu options~! ^_^


We like being a Freelance business, but other factions would work just as nice for a Food Service ship!

Ideas for other restaurant ships include:

• Synth Foods Hot Dog Truck! (Carry Synth Paste, Lux Food from Los Angeles, and Tea for Sweet Tea!)
  
• Orbital Spa & Cruise Winery and Pasta! (Carry Wine+Lux Food)
  
• Samura Rice Snack Shack! (Carry Kyushu Rice, Sake, Tea, Bioproduce aka compostable go-to containers!)
  
• Bonus: Cryer Pharmaceuticals "health drink" spokesperson! (Carry Pharms, Stabiline, Tea, Whiskey for common colds, water)
  

I've found that despite many only logging in for raids, you can still make an RP-only ship work just fine! It helps to stick with a small handful of characters, so that others can see your name more frequently pop up in the "New Player:" alerts.

You'd be surprised at how much money you make from others, just by talking and serving food to them! We like to run a "pay what you like" model, since not everyone is super wealthy. Great way to make strong friends, too!

Edit: Flying as a transport, even a small one, is a big plus, too. Most IDs cannot PvP you outright, and will instead be forced to make a demand of you, first. As long as you comply, they can't attack, unless their ID has a niche line like, "can attack Samura" and you are indeed a Samura ship (as an example). But good RP and polite manners usually avoids folks wanting to make a strong demand of you in the first place!

That is probably one of the most wholesome ideas I've heard in a while. I love it!
Whatever you are doing, amazing!

I did watch Lord Helmchen's stream the other day and he did something similar.
It is a very nice and relaxing looking roleplay.
And it is truly pleasant to hear someone who has such great encounters while doing such a lovely concept.
Thank you, that made me smile. <3
I might adopt something about that at some point, if nothing else just to see what would happen.

The charm of ambiguity and characters with personalities certainly lacks compared to ye ol' days that some of us look back fondly upon. You're an older player yourself looking at your forum join date, I'm sure you know what I mean.

Sure, but as I mentioned, it might've just been a "Rosy retrospection" or something. But yes, I did remember it somewhat like that.

Standards have slipped for sure, but it's sort of a self-fulfilling cycle in that "worse" RP = people being demotivated = not bothering to RP themselves...and round we go. The ambience of the living universe has suffered greatly. I very much believe that if everyone put a bit more effort into RP on the whole whether on the forums or the game, that we'd get back some of that which has been lost over time. There are also some factors that are harder to control such as language barriers, and with the less fortunate not being drowned out by a bustling forum and/or game-server anymore, the disparities are more apparent. A lot of it comes down to simply having a quieter server, but the question will always be "why?"

This, to some extent has led to people simply logging to pew, hence the semi-regular PvP skirmishes and what-not. It's not good for the server, but saying that will have people down your throat in an instant because it's the "way they like to play" which was never meant to be the purpose, and yet it's what leads to our highest numbers too. Walls of /1 /2 are hardly RP in my books, but it's what the rules state is appropriate before opening fire. You might say "then change the rules!" but this is difficult when we also don't want to alienate those that are following the rules, but are more pvp-centric. I just don't subscribe to the theory that Discovery is balanced in such a way that PvP wins out over anything else though. Everyone has the choice to type more rather than less.

That said, PvP is part of RP. We have factions and lore pertaining to the hatred of one-another for various reasons. It's not reasonable to think you can avoid it 24/7. Sirius is not a safe place, after all. We frequently see this conversation appear when it comes to transports and piracy. That said, the onus is on the players to set the standard, and it's our job as staff to enforce that standard. Who's more at fault? Up to you, I suppose. I agree with you though. It's just hard to do when you don't want to screw over those that struggle more with English. We're hardly in a position to tell people they need to sound like chatGPT-but-human, and yet no standards at all lead to people being fed up and yet conversely higher playercounts.

Well, I do understand, 100% that things change. People have different interests and points in playing.
And yes, as previously stated in an earlier answer, which I rather not repeat in full.
I never felt PvP to be the end of an encounter, even if the players in that encounter, is supposed to end in PvP.
And I -never- once said or believed that it was impossible to avoid PvP all together, because, it belongs in RP.
And putting fault on players is largely unfair.
I just think there needs to be reasons to NOT JUST 1/2 and pew pew.
But, I suppose as previously said, I just wish that things were not devolving into that.

And when it comes to the whole language barriers.
I hate to be this guy. But, is it not an English speaking server?
Then, there are some rules that should apply to that? Now, I do not know how things have been when it comes to those "warnings" or whatever reactions those situations have caused. But, if a person are unable to communicate and roleplay because of that. Well, honestly, they maybe shouldn't be "roleplaying" on a server that has English as it's primary language? And I really do not think that is an extreme opinion to have regarding that.
Now, I am not saying that others that can't write in some languages that well, shouldn't come and try to be a part of the community, I just mean, if the situation becomes so that to the degree it's been an issue. Then, that might be the time to have a look at things. And maybe offer some guidance or try to help those that are having these issues. By volunteers or, just pointing them to the right direction to be able to be a more active part of the community?
You wouldn't expect a "Roleplay PvP Server" in another language to just ignore a person speaking Norwegian on it, that none can fully understand, to just continue to have that server population be in an situation where they are not sure what they are saying or what they mean. That is an extreme example of course, but I think you get my point.

The last problem is age. Discovery is old. Freelancer is old. Forums are old. Much harder to get a younger crowd into a 20-year old space-game, tell them they have to act as a character and use a forum rather than Discord or something.

Yes, freelancer is old. I was 18 when it came. I am old as fuck. So, my views on it is completely different than younger folk. And things change. That is just how it is.
And well.. I mean, that is a very.. "Eh, fuck it" sort of way of seeing it, isn't it? "Tell them how to act as their character."
Well... I mean, if a Outcast goes and allies with the Corsairs, you'd respond with it? Or, for example a Nomad going "free" (I know that is not the lore, it's an extreme example) and joining the order? These are things that aren't part of what they are as a faction at least.
I knooow, I am being extreme in my examples, don't get me wrong. I know, you should never force anyone how to play their character, that isn't my point. But, if things are going off the "Logical" or even "reasonable" lines. Then there should at least be -something-, no?
And again, I am sorry if I am being incredibly annoying regarding this.

Anyway, yes RP is alive and well. The more intricate OFs produce, in my opinion, exemplar RP and I'd very much recommend joining them. That's probably your best bet unless you play a faction that is for the most part neutral to people, meaning they more likely need an actual reason to shoot you. You will also find people that want to cool the jets even if you're red to them. Flying alone is difficult, I do that most of the time because I don't really want to join factions but you will in fact find those that share that same line of thinking. It's just harder these days. There's no set place to go, but good encounters do exist, that I promise you. I hope to cross paths with you in space someday..

Now, this, has always been the same. The BEST sort of Roleplay experience when it comes to control, has almost always been in a faction environment. Either on Forums or in the game. Which, I am sure, would solve a lot of my concerns, depending on the faction of course.
But that wasn't what I was asking per say.
And yes, as I am rather careful of what I do and the one time I did join a faction (this was a while ago when trying to get back into things) that.. Eh, welcome was not was I was expecting. it was very.. Interesting. And truly did not give me any want or need to join any other factions over that. Therefor, I am very concerned to join other factions. Out of a sense of having to provide to that faction, despite not getting much back in return when it comes to enjoyment or even pleasant conversations. But that is just my experiences with that one faction. But unfortunately, spoiled my wishes to try again, for now.

Not sure what your point is regarding bans and warnings though. These are in place to preserve a community and its purpose, not to tear it apart. Would be interested to know what you're referring to here. Regardless, this is our biggest uphill battle and especially regarding ganks, it's hard for us to monitor and/or come up with an absolute line to draw. Ship class, skill level, context (event? Siege?) all factor and every case is different.

No, I will not be naming factions or specific warnings, I am sorry if this was something that was seen as something too negative. I was giving an example that was one of the leading things that lead to me not wanting to try to get back into the game. But, this was over a year or two ago.
I merely mentioned it, since it was a big enough thing for me to notice and read up on it. Which lead to me mentioning that experience as something I had seen.
It does not really matter, please, let us ignore I even mentioned it. Please?


To continue with one thing though.
I remember something being mentioned of "Playing a character being the antagonistic faction to expect to PvP". Or something similar along those lines.
Yes, of course!
I was a Don of the Outcasts for a while.
But, I was only ever part of the few large scale Events that happened and even then, I was never truly apart of that event in an actual presence worth note when it came to the outcome.
But, that was because I chose to play that specific character like that.
And because that was the way I played the game.
And, even as I played that Outcast, the very encounters I did have, outside of Alpha and even the faction itself.
There were VERY FEW encounters that ended in Pew Pew.
Even with enemies. Because of roleplay.
I firmly believe that you can play a god damn terrorist, but that shouldn't mean you HAVE TO kill everything. Just because you can.
Honestly, you might as well play COD or something then.
A roleplay server is about having a character and having fun developing it.
Now, there is and ALWAYS has been, who are here to Pew Pew, that is how it is now and always has been.
BUT, I have not met one, back when I was most active, even of the most hardcore elites in the PvP area that would not look for a chance for some fun roleplay.
Even if it WOULD potentially lead to Pew Pew.
Now, I am just being nostalig regarding this all.
This is a new server in some ways.
And I will have to accept that and reason to have me try to play the way I want to and hope that things will be enjoyable.

Now, again.
Thank you all for your answers, I truly appreciate your honest words (and or sarcastic answers) that you gave.
I just wanted to say that I am truly glad that the community seems to very much be very positive when it comes to things such as this.
There are of course some things I will not agree with some of you with.
But that was never a demand or even something I had hopes for..
Nope.
All I wanted to know is that for a "pure roleplayer" there is still room for them to actually have fun.
Which, it does seem to be.
Which I am very happy about.

And I am sorry if I ruffled some feathers so to say, or appeared as "elitist" or any other sort of way that may seem negative, you all are more than welcome to contact me on PM's or Discord to discuss any finer points or even just to comment things that I have answered to others or your answers.

So, thank you, Discovery.
Have a good night.

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Abadan and the Arcadia | Sergei, The lost | Feedback Thread

[Lolipop12]

Thank you, I do appreciate the invitation, but he Enclave was never a "Pure AI" faction.
It was one of the reasons I created it, I never liked the whole "AI" solely idea. Being an AI was quite.. Boring to be honest. And please, do not take that as an insult on you or your Roleplay. But the concept of being an AI was never what I wanted. I wanted something more complex. Unfortunately, I might've gone overboard.
But, I appreciate your invitation.
Thank you.

I mean, it's fine. And in my faction we are not like doing chatgpt style anyway so your way to RP your enclave was okay in my opinion.

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[Leo]

I'm one of those people who tried to focus solely on roleplay but I'm also a control freak. For that reason I always find myself trying to roleplay with people but wind up trying to control the narrative because I have an idea in mind for my story but it never works as intended. This tends to alienate people from RPing with me in game. I'd sit around Barrier Gate, New York, etc. just to catch someone to RP with but wind up sitting there for hours with nary a conversation except the random "Greetings" from a silent powertrader--if I even got that much.

Many of my personal successes has been with Freelancers or Zoners though I've dabbled in the Pirate ID on occasion--and I have a really cool Rogue faction idea but considering my failures in the past, I hesitate to even bother. Neutral tends to work best for trying to navigate RP, but not always.

The server feels like, to me, as a PvP server with an RP streak instead of the other way around. There are groups and individuals who seek to only get blues or blow up POBs because of some imagined slight by the owner from months past--there are bad eggs in every community. That said, there are those here who are of a like mind to you, myself included.

All that to say: Yes. There is a place for a dedicated roleplayer.

If I ever decide to install Discovery again and give it another go, hit me up. I'll probably be on an SLRC ship as the last remaining active member or Outrider-1, my Freelancer explorer/mysterious figure. For now though, I'm staying away and just surfing the forums from time to time.

Hope to see you around, and good luck.

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[Luke.]

You're a precious soul, Serpentis. I wish we had more people that think like you. That's not to alienate everyone else, there's still some great stuff going on here, but the effort you're willing to put in is certainly what we need to see more of. You're welcome to chat to me via Discord sometime about it.

The bottom line is that there is a place for you, as you are one great example of "how it used to be" as well as the standards we want to have. It's just sadly not that simple these days as the dwindling playerbase can no longer hold up that standard by itself. That's not to say we can't swing back that way, but it's gonna be harder than before.


It'd be unreasonable for anyones feathers to be ruffled honestly. Can't see why people would push back against the core of idea of the server - RP.

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