What's the situation on ingame RP?
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Posted on: 2012-01-05 23:52 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
I'd say play on Virtue since it's the unofficial RP server, which is the server I call home. Pocket D, Atlas Park and a few other places has groupings of RP'ers. There are also RP themed super groups running around there so it's not to hard to find people for RP.
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I play on Virtue (which was unofficially designated as the RP server pre-release) and I used to run into RP in teams all the time, as well as see Broadverts for RP superteams in Atlas on a regular basis. I don't run into either anywhere near as often, but they still happen from time to time. The best bet, I'd say, would be to find an active supergroup that favours RP - whatever server you choose.
And to do that, I'd probably start by asking around the forum of whichever server I was looking to play on.
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It has been declining in my experience. I don't RP but I play a lot on Virtue, the 'unofficial' RP server, and after I took a 1-yr break, I see less and less people RPing, before my break people RP'ed all the time there while on teams.
That said, on most teams I'm on (in Virtue) have RPers that use brackets to talk 'out of character' since most Pick-up teams don't RP, and people always advertise about RP supergroups there, and there's a lot going on Pocket D (although it can get creepy there, and Pocket D is not where you go to team for missions except on special events, just casual RP).
Not sure how Supergroups work for free players but my bet is that you're better off joining a RP-focused SG/VG on Virtue - the other server I play a ton is Freedom and there's virtually zero RP there. But on Virtue the chances you'll get on a team with RP'ers is fairly high and you can talk to them about it, I've been on a lot of teams that half the people there were RPing lately, although it's not as prevalent as before, I believe the reason is that Virtue has become almost (or more) popular than Freedom.
I can't speak much for the other servers, haven't seen anyone RPing on Champion but I haven't played there as much as in Freedom/Virtue where I have level 50 toons (most are on Freedom, and I really don't recall seeing RP on Freedom since I joined the game in 2007).
Yep. Just affirming what others have said. Virtue server has become associated with frequent/open RP play, and you can probably find someone on most servers who might be interested in it if you check the server-specific forums. Virtue seems like the place to start unless you have your heart set on something else. It's also a fairly populous server.
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Blueside has things going on all the time. Redside... not so much because nobody ever wants to play the bad guy :<
Also ERP is as rampant as its always been. Can't go one day without seeing a female character with maxxed chest clad in the skimpiest costume pieces with a white slime aura parading through Pocket D.
I happen to part of a very insular, invite-only RP channel. Recently, someone invited a bunch of random people in and there was much anxiety by some members over inviting people who weren't "one of us" and might use chatspeak and so on. The unfriendliness and elitism were shocking. Contrast this with another channel dedicated to speed TFs that I'm also in, which was generally friendly and cooperative without drama. I left the RP channel soon after.
It's cliquish attitudes like this that have always made me think twice about joining any sort of RP supergroup.
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Anyway, everything people have stated so far is spot on. Virtue is generally considered to be one of the more RP-accessible servers, however some might argue that RP in general has dwindled over the last year or two.
There's still plenty to be had, though! I've always had the best luck joining a group. My group, the Codex, does a lot of forums stories and in-game events. There's plenty of active supergroups still out there and I'm sure many would love to have you. If you can afford to make the transition from Free to Premium (no monthly fee, still), I'd highly recommend it!
There's still a fair few roleplayers on the Union server!
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A lot of RP happens in Super Groups now, it's just easier for people to get together that way. On Virtue, I can even think of at least two SGs that have their bases set up as clubs, and they're "open" on certan nights of the week.
(Go to St. Martial on Thursday evenings, and you'll usually find doormen for the group "Black Friday" at the base portal to let people into the club. Just dress well, it's formal.)
RP does happen in Pocket D and elsewhere, but that can be fairly random in quality and content.
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RP on a busy server..? Goto Virtue...
RP on a social friendly ex-european server..? Goto Union...
Both have a roleplaying community...
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Those places will tell you most of the info you need.
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There's a very solid, active RP community on Pinnacle, too. It's not nearly as oriented towards the "hang out and gab in a social hub" style of RP as Virtue, though. More of a "do missions and other gameplay while in-character and immersed" way of approaching it, really... That being my personal rather strong preference, Pinnacle's RP community works best for me. There's also a good bit of out-of-game storytelling, fiction writing etc. on a fan site called Pinnacle Role Play Congress (good stuff, too...at least one of the participants does that sort of thing for a living). It's been a bit slow just lately, with that "hokey religions and ancient weapons" game dropping, but still a good deal of activity.|
Originally Posted by Liz Bathory
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RP on a busy server..? Goto Virtue... RP on a social friendly ex-european server..? Goto Union... |
If that somewhat different approach to RP is of interest, I'd suggest the OP contact me, but I'm not long for the game, I fear. Pretty easy to find the RPC, though...
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Anyway, everything people have stated so far is spot on. Virtue is generally considered to be one of the more RP-accessible servers, however some might argue that RP in general has dwindled over the last year or two. There's still plenty to be had, though! I've always had the best luck joining a group. My group, the Codex, does a lot of forums stories and in-game events. There's plenty of active supergroups still out there and I'm sure many would love to have you. If you can afford to make the transition from Free to Premium (no monthly fee, still), I'd highly recommend it! |
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Originally Posted by FlashToo
Sadders can you PLEASE hold off on the recruitment drive until we get our base rebuilt :P
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It's not "cliquish elitism" when the wariness isn't totally uncalled for. RPers are quite often the favorite targets of trolls and griefers. Some take it in stride. Others....they become kinda paranoid about bringing people into their group until they've been checked out. I can't really fault them for it. "Cliquish elitism" would be them sneering at how "poorly" people who were honestly trying to RP did it, shunning RP newbies, and the like.
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Originally Posted by Laevateinn
I happen to part of a very insular, invite-only RP channel. Recently, someone invited a bunch of random people in and there was much anxiety by some members over inviting people who weren't "one of us" and might use chatspeak and so on. The unfriendliness and elitism were shocking. Contrast this with another channel dedicated to speed TFs that I'm also in, which was generally friendly and cooperative without drama. I left the RP channel soon after.
It's cliquish attitudes like this that have always made me think twice about joining any sort of RP supergroup. |
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That may be due to some folks having unfortunate prior experiences with RPers. I rember one time I was on an LGTF and it failed because the tank was an RPer and that was fine until his orc mask slipped down over his eyes and he couldn't see the monitor. Because he was IC he couldn't just move it back up so he was all like 'WAARGH!!! My arch-enemy Gandalf the Grey hath surely cast Blind Abjuration of D'Thatatahapath on me! Forsooth I am BLIND!!!' in chat and that was that TF over.|
Originally Posted by Tyger42
It's not "cliquish elitism" when the wariness isn't totally uncalled for. RPers are quite often the favorite targets of trolls and griefers.
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I must point out that's meant as an affectionate ribbing of RPers.I RP myself often.
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I find the opposite experience with myself. When I was trying to find an RPSG for my signature Stalker I had amazing difficulty trying to get somewhere until Black Friday, a VG, took notice of my stalker and then made the effort to go all the way to Villain alignment so I could join. Prior to that I was picked up by another RPVG when I transferred my signature brute to Virtue and then my Arachnos Soldier before that. All in all I seem to get noticed by VGs far more than I do with SGs.|
Originally Posted by Xieveral
Blueside has things going on all the time. Redside... not so much because nobody ever wants to play the bad guy :<
Also ERP is as rampant as its always been. Can't go one day without seeing a female character with maxxed chest clad in the skimpiest costume pieces with a white slime aura parading through Pocket D. |
And rampant Erotic RP? Hm, I haven't seen the extremes you're talking about, the only slime aura female I've seen seemed to be played as a living blob or bubblegum that just liked to splosh everywhere, it was gross but certainly not erotic.
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Pocket D can be pretty bad with the ERPers at times. Some idiots brazen enough to go all-out with it in public channels, then get all shocked when a GM shows up with the ban stick........ It's not as bad as some folks make out, though. Still, I'd say it's best to avoid Pocket D most of the time. |
Originally Posted by Oneirohero
And rampant Erotic RP? Hm, I haven't seen the extremes you're talking about, the only slime aura female I've seen seemed to be played as a living blob or bubblegum that just liked to splosh everywhere, it was gross but certainly not erotic.
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I have been playing MMO's for a long time, and recently i have been getting into RP... So i just started COH:F and i was wondering about the ingame RP community?