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Hardest role to play - Reverend Del - 04-20-2008
' Wrote:Based on the large number of people who agree that "Terrorist" is hardest to play as, I am also surprised by the huge number of people who want to RP as a terrorist...I'd be loathe to describe a lot of what goes on under the Xeno ID as RP...playing a terrorsit properly means knowing your goals inside out, knowing how your character interactes with those policies, my Xeno isn't a typical Xeno, he's not so much for the return to labour more for the removal of the current Liberty government as such he's a fair bit harder to play than a typical Xeno. However I'd still agree with Jinx, anyhting that falls out of the purview of a defined role, such as explorer, smuggler, any of the things you'd normally think of playing first in a tabletop RP. Because you need to get the characters motivations built from scratch...
Hardest role to play - Xing - 04-20-2008
Hum. You might add "battle ship drivers" in the list. You have no idea how it's annoying >>;
-you can't stop. If you do stop, someone will yell after you "capship whorer stop parking in front of [insert location]"
-you can't move. If you do, someone will tell you "wtf, why the [insert house faction] allows you to waste fuel to move a single battleship around with no escort, its stupid"
-you obviously may not kill anything else but battleships. Otherwise, complains will fly.
-you may not log in. most players seeing a battleship without official faction tag immediately goes "ew, indie capship whorer with no rp"
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more seriously. I'd say terrorist. I really have trouble stressing out of my mind when on my SCRA account, basically, everyone has the right to shoot you - who's in a little VHF. I keep recalling the last SCRA raid fiasco... -_-"
Hardest role to play - Boss - 04-20-2008
Terrorists have a bloody hard time of things.
As a Gaian, I have a lot of trouble. He won't attack people for no reason, and will often let them go with cheery banter. That is, so long as they are not carrying Terraforming gases or other such evil things like being affiliated with BMM, Planetform, etc.
As far as the best to start out with, I'd say a group like the BPA or LPI. Solid RP, and the chance to just observe the goings-on.
As a side note to all of those unlawfuls in NY, unless you have a valid reason, please stop shooting LPI on sight! At least give us time to scream and run. You know we don't shoot at you unless blackmailed, and even then you have fair warning, what from our grumbling and whining and such. (If this is irritating, lame, or stupid, please don't flame in forums. PM the flames.)
Hardest role to play - Reverend Del - 04-20-2008
' Wrote:-you may not log in. most players seeing a battleship without official faction tag immediately goes "ew, indie capship whorer with no rp"Well anyone that says this of the Citadelle de Quebec will get a nay from me, damn good fun I had being hunted through cali today. And even calling of the Ageira bomber when we had managed to escape, didn't smack of PVP whorage, just an attempt to get the Rogues to bugger off.
Hardest role to play - skoko - 04-20-2008
Well i didn't vote cause I think that RP depends on situation... for example the other day I met on my SA char XA terrorist in NY and he RP-ed 30-45 minutes with me, hidden in NY!!!! Kudos to Del for that... and other Xeno camped IN FRONT of Manhattan and i couldn't RP with him longer than 10 seconds cause i had to kill him....
Second example ... Two Keepers in Gamma (hiding) and RP-ing 45 minutes .... we had feedback so we could give something to Corsairs... (it is more complicated to RP on Keeper cause bad feedback but doable just requires more work)
There isn't hard and easy RP ... RP either exists and you can pull it of or you can act ,in RP of course, and engage.. Everyone can RP every char if they try hard enough.. that is my opinion
Hardest role to play - Xing - 04-20-2008
RP exists if one hides from another... thats pretty much my conclusion.
Hardest role to play - skoko - 04-20-2008
' Wrote:RP exists if one hides from another... thats pretty much my conclusion.
No, when Trader or Smuggler is CD-ed... he is close to his "enemy" but still he can RP if he wants...
But two enemies can't park their ships close and RP... they can but rarely... cause that isn't proper RP that you asked in your Pool question
Hardest role to play - Why? - 04-21-2008
Pirate is the hardest to do right, because the lure of being a pirate is great, yet so very few are truly willing to go to any length to get people to pay.
Add that to the fact a true pirate's only way of earning money is by having people hand it over to him, and well, yea, good luck with that.
Of all the roles, the only one that relies on other people just handing them over cash is the pirate. Which is also saying the pirates only way of knowing if they played their role right is when people pay.
Imo, it is by far the hardest role to play.
Hardest role to play - kingvaillant - 04-21-2008
As far As I believe, Mercenary RP is one of the hardest, since you must always keep your rep in shape and make to that no one turn on u
Hardest role to play - Boss - 04-21-2008
Trader is also difficult, because some pirates don't think that they will RP, and thusly just kill them. Xenos, one in particular. I will not name names, you know who you are.
Kudos to Peg Leg Johnny! That was fun!