Role players How to seprate them from normal gamers

I’m not sure this is even the right place to post this but maybe a developer will read it a say that my idea is a good one instead just a complaint so here goes.

Problem Role Players are always using broadcast and local chat to spam the start zone and any other zone they feel like hanging out in .

Solution make a chat channel that is for role play chat only.
That way us non role player can be left in peace.

Second problem how do I know if this person wants to role play or just play the game.

Answer you already have the help me and helper tags people can turn on. Add a third Roleplayer tag that all of them can turn on to let anyone who looks at them know at a glance that they welcome Role-play.
that’s all I got to say If any of this sounds like a good idea or just hogwash feel free to let me know.

Internment camps, branding, tagging, and a DNA database.

rpers type in brackets

a roleplayer flag would be nice

what use is local besides roleplaying?

What server are you on?

Because I would like to join that server.

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Pauper

RP Spam is a problem? Having never, ever, run into this problem, I have to wonder what server it is that has such a problem.

If the server in question is Virtue, then the most obvious solution is to play somewhere else.

Hopefully the LFT spam in broadcast will be less in i23, with the new channel.

There's no need to segregate RPers from "normal players" because of the fact they enjoy the game by acting out the parts of their characters: it's their form of productive communication. If you think it's impacting your ability to get teams or follow chat that is more important to you, move out of the range of their local.

(Mind you, there are some RPers that act spammy every once in a while, but this is assuredly in the minority.)

Just in case you didn't know: /ignorespammer is not just for goldfarmer spam. It's intended to be used on ALL kinds of spam. Be it RP, macro spam, or anything you might find spammy, use it. You won't hear any more of it, and if enough people ignore someone as spammer, the spammer loses chat rights for a while.

This is why I keep Broadcast in a chat tab with other in game stuff that isn't a high priority to be constantly reading.

Step one:

say "You wake up on a beach! Nearby is a rowboat buried in the sand! In the distance you can see a shack in the dunes! What do you do?" in broadcast.

Step Two:

/ignore anyone who answers.

Step Three:

Victory!

I'm not by any means a roleplayer when it comes to MMO's, however I'm a bit curious as to how the random roleplayer using the local chat (never personally seen them use broadcast on Virtue) is any more disturbing than the countless "LFG DFB"s would be to them.

In other words; we choose not to segregate our Community based on play style and I (personally) feel we're the better for it. Understanding, and being exposed to, different ways of enjoying the game should be considered an opportunity, not a hinderance. And if something is really annoying you, ignore is just a right click away.

P.S. I am not encouraging you to participate in any...inappropriate...behavior around others.

This is actually reminding me of a situation where I was spectating a roleplayed interview in the KR Architect building's B room and someone decided to try and call us out for "spamming our SG business" when we'd already been there for 45 minutes before he and his group arrived on the floor above us.

(The situation was resolved peacefully, by the way, but it turns out that Local in Studio B rooms bleeds into the main mission staging area above it. No big deal.)