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| Re: The New Ooc Room Rule; An Address to the Server and Staff | |
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| Topic Started: Feb 27 2017, 05:19 PM (2,927 Views) | |
| Mr_Otyugh | Feb 27 2017, 09:42 PM Post #31 |
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I'm going to be first to say: go for it.
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| Darkrob | Feb 27 2017, 09:43 PM Post #32 |
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And no offence was taken. Hell, if a solution 'means' coding or building then I would also have to take back the names of volunteers to do it. So that option is still open (if even remotely) but in my shoes, as the one willing to carry the message, it's gotta be what I can do or what you can do... not what they can do (if that makes any sense). |
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| ewe | Feb 27 2017, 09:43 PM Post #33 |
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But what next when they create a rule saying we can't loiter in the OOC hall of mirrors room? "Oh no, they know what my armor really looks like! It's metagaming!" |
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| Mr_Otyugh | Feb 27 2017, 09:44 PM Post #34 |
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They can go to change their armors in the Civic Festhall still. |
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| Darkrob | Feb 27 2017, 09:44 PM Post #35 |
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Well if you're not interested in trying to find a solution, then I've little want to argue with you further. I'm only interested in resolving this for both sides, not just yours. |
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| ewe | Feb 27 2017, 09:45 PM Post #36 |
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The problem isn't even an issue. Server stability is not harmed by OOC room any more than any other room. People seeing the true form of a shifter briefly is not an issue either (there are at least four other ways we can tell you're a shifter from super high rolls in events to the multitude of buffs next to your character frame in party). We are manufacturing a problem and solution to something that does not exist. |
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| CheeseWedge | Feb 27 2017, 09:59 PM Post #37 |
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I doubt they are just making rules willy-nilly because they feel like it. It was obviously a perceived issue for at least a few people. Whether this is the best solution or not is still debatable, but I would not claim that no problem exists. |
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| ewe | Feb 27 2017, 10:01 PM Post #38 |
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If there truly is a problem, then it is clearly being covered up by fake news about server stability. After a reset most mages cast every single persisted buff in the entire game on themselves after going through the portal in the bazaar... how can that possibly be more stable? And there's virtually no way for a shifter to not be uncovered, and most if it is due to their own role play and nothing to do with mechanics. Why would you go and make a 50str check as a halfling if you're trying to blend in as a real halfling? Then if someone calls you out as if you aren't really a halfling they just cry metagamer. |
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| Mr_Otyugh | Feb 27 2017, 10:03 PM Post #39 |
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Oh stop it with the fake news nonsense. You're not fan of the idea, the point came across. Doesn't mean you need to say the same thing over and over again. x) It actually won't help the argument. |
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| edmaster44 | Feb 27 2017, 10:03 PM Post #40 |
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My favorite Halflings, the Not Halflings who carry a Lamp post and cry when we call them Not Halflings. |
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| ewe | Feb 27 2017, 10:06 PM Post #41 |
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So what am I suppose to be afraid to log in now? Because I might see someone unshifted and then get accused of loitering? Logging in should be fun not stressful. |
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| CheeseWedge | Feb 27 2017, 10:12 PM Post #42 |
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I would say just because you see a +20 on someone's strength roll does not necessarily mean you know ICly that they have 50 str. At least not if what they are attempting to do is not some massive feat of strength. Unfortunately, you can't scale down your "roll" to RP not using all your strength. I assume it's implied unless they emote something over the top. Unless what you mean is that it's not hard OOCly to figure it out, then I suppose that is true. Being caught logging in in your natural form is probably the least of your worries in being OOCly discovered, unless you intend to never ever shift into your natural form in case someone, ya know, sees you and reads your name. But ICly? You can't use stat rolls to call someone out. |
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| Mr_Otyugh | Feb 27 2017, 10:15 PM Post #43 |
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No x) that's a silly scenario that you've manufactured in your mind. This issue really doesn't need to be this polarized or binary. It doesn't need to be strict "yes or no" because real life doesn't work like that. Just because you have no issues, doesn't mean some others may not, and I personally don't see any issue in trying to make things better for everyone. |
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| Summer Wind | Feb 27 2017, 11:05 PM Post #44 |
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I'm disappointed to see that this conversation has turned so vitriolic. I think that we can all hold a civil conversation in which we respect both opinions and other players. This is one of the things I emphasize when I say thay we're a community of players and not characters. Regardless of how strongly one might prioritize RP, players don't enjoy interacting with another player they consider rude. Having said that, I adore the idea of a compromise. What I suggest is this: Create a new and modest replacement for the current OOC Room. This area should include only the basic necessities for new players, such as a starting gear merchant, and alerts to resources. But it should not include the luxuries of the OOC Room i.e. the character deletion NPC, the barber, the Hall of Mirrors, etc. Then add a new command to the character essence that enables characters to relocate to the current OOC Room, complete with all of it's current features. This is a basic premise and requires some polish to succeed, so please don't reply with posts that point out minor details that I've missed. I would like to avoid writing a technical document just now. I think this solution has great potential and answers the many concerns that we see voiced here. It could be another contribution to a server that has been great for so long. Now more than ever it's important to ensure that changes made are improvements, and I think we see enough divisiveness over this new rule to recognize that it's not an improvement. I hope that we can continue to discuss this civilly, and I apologize for the heated debate that took place in Discord. I was disappointed when I read about it. My hope was not aggression, but constructive discourse. |
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| Nimiane | Feb 27 2017, 11:10 PM Post #45 |
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![]() Here it is. Also, a +1 because I agree with almost every point Theorum has made here. ![]() And +1 for Summerwind, because flies and vinegar and all that. At the end of the day, we're all here because we share the same hobby, and the same desire for our server's success. |
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