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| − | + | Out Of RolePlay, OORP for short, is when a player on the Discovery Freelancer server "drops" out of the character they are meant to be portraying. OORP behaviour can be classified into many things, the most common being: | |
| − | + | * Using equipment that the character the player is portraying would not have access to. | |
| − | + | * Landing on a base that the character the player is portraying would not have landing rights for. | |
| + | * Attacking factions which the character the player is portraying should not be attacking. | ||
| + | * Using language that is inappropriate to Freelancer Roleplay. | ||
| − | + | OORP behavior and language is severely disliked in the Discovery Community. It is recommended to keep OORP language to private comms if the use of it is unavoidable. | |
| − | + | ==OORP Language== | |
| + | OORP language is most prominent in the New York system, the "starting system" of the Discovery Mod. It is usually heard to come from players: | ||
| + | * Who have not read the forums. | ||
| + | * Are not used to the intensity of Discovery RolePlay. | ||
| + | * Are incredibly bored. | ||
| + | * Intoxicated. | ||
| + | * Tired. | ||
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| + | Sometimes, it can be a combination of the above factors. | ||
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| + | Common examples of OORP Language Include: | ||
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| + | "nomad wpes r teh uBeRpWnZ0rZ!!!!!" | ||
| + | "what's the best ship?" | ||
| + | "pvp?" | ||
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| + | ==Markers for appropriate OORP== | ||
| + | Anything said OORP in chat, can be marked with "//" before the text, to validate it's use. | ||
Revision as of 06:23, 14 May 2008
Out Of RolePlay, OORP for short, is when a player on the Discovery Freelancer server "drops" out of the character they are meant to be portraying. OORP behaviour can be classified into many things, the most common being:
- Using equipment that the character the player is portraying would not have access to.
- Landing on a base that the character the player is portraying would not have landing rights for.
- Attacking factions which the character the player is portraying should not be attacking.
- Using language that is inappropriate to Freelancer Roleplay.
OORP behavior and language is severely disliked in the Discovery Community. It is recommended to keep OORP language to private comms if the use of it is unavoidable.
OORP Language
OORP language is most prominent in the New York system, the "starting system" of the Discovery Mod. It is usually heard to come from players:
- Who have not read the forums.
- Are not used to the intensity of Discovery RolePlay.
- Are incredibly bored.
- Intoxicated.
- Tired.
Sometimes, it can be a combination of the above factors.
Common examples of OORP Language Include:
"nomad wpes r teh uBeRpWnZ0rZ!!!!!" "what's the best ship?" "pvp?"
Markers for appropriate OORP
Anything said OORP in chat, can be marked with "//" before the text, to validate it's use.
