Simple idea to encourage RP

[nOmnomnOm]

Server just became lolwut friendly...just /1 /2 /3 uncloak and fire, and worst thing, that they dont want to improve themself.
Some RP? No...no need it.

You dont even want to RP, because all what you are doing will be ignore/not understood, so that also makes very good players and RPers to leav.

From : http://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread...91&page=14


So here is a thought.....
Why not take out "/1" "/2" "/3" commands so that it wont encourage the routine "see red and attack" scenario over and over again.

Think about it. without the /1 to make life easy you are more forced to interact. Sure you can just type it manually again but that's no fun if you are gonna do the same thing over and over.

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[SMGSterlin]

Yes.


+1

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[Zayne Carrick]

There'll be more variations in engagement notices. Nothing more.

[SummerMcLovin]

People will simply set their messages to /4, /5 etc.

In seriousness, all you do is make the /setmsg engagers use very basic short lines. "Enemies in sight. Firing", instead of "words words words charging the blue guns words le engagabung!"

Using them in Group chat is always handy for targets when it would otherwise detract from your fighting ability, but I would guess this suggestion is for the local/system ones to be removed.

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[Trail]

yes please. that way when I run into certain groups I wont be getting several set messages in a matter of seconds which just looks stupid.

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[JayDee Kasane]

No! NEVUR! You know how much time it gets to say to certain guy to stop for a pirate? While he will be saying stuff like it, target will successfully get away. setmsgs in useful for quick messages. I use them alot, but never for just 3stmsg and engagebung. as for pointing targets for CD or engaging in group chat. even system wide for SOS messages when you already under heavy fire and cant write yourself to call for aid cuz dodging. and more and more and more...

in short: delete em - I hate u >:3

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[Veygaar]

I like them for group fights... And for those pesky "I'm gona escape while you type out an answer" guys.

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[dodike]

Once again typing equals roleplay.

[Lonely_Ghost]

set msg can be usefull for pirates, but in way like: /1 /2 and then CD/ remove sheild from target. Then, be nice pleas, and type something. Then there going to be some interaction, fun, and there will be something interesting, than just shooting and hunt for blue, may be even players will seak for not pew interactions more often.
And RP not allways means pewing.

Still, I belive, there is no way to remove setmsg options for certain ships, starting from cruiser, for example. It's just player, who decide how to play- give fun to everyone who play with him, even on oposite side, or just for himself.

[nOmnomnOm]

Once again typing equals roleplay.

Yea no. It just ENCOURAGES you to RP while typing.

Anyway I too am a pirate :|
I never use "/1" s. Never. Never needed them. Even when i used to hunt for bounties i didn't use them.

I do get it however that its still up to the player to be a lolwut or not. There isn't an easy solution, but there can be things that encourage you to RP.

For example there is the Kudos thread. When u get a Kudos from someone u feel are awesome inside and are like : "YEA! that was awesome!"

I guess another way to encourage RP is to entitle official factions to enforce it more with the community. That being said it is hard to do so when a faction isn't active 24/7.

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