Is Roleplaying cringeworthy?

thejynxed

Yes

Have you lot ever seen how lower than Barrens-tier the ERPers make zone chat in Glenumbra when they post to the wrong channel? Now, picture that, and it's happening in every damned inn or publicly accessible house from Daggerfall to Ghrahtwood. I rest my case.

Total cringe.

Parrot1986

No

Not cringeworthy but not for me. Whatever floats your boat though.

Azurephoenix999

Yes

Dangit! I pressed "yes" by mistake!

NateAssassin

Yes

thejynxed wrote: »

Have you lot ever seen how lower than Barrens-tier the ERPers make zone chat in Glenumbra when they post to the wrong channel? Now, picture that, and it's happening in every damned inn or publicly accessible house from Daggerfall to Ghrahtwood. I rest my case.

Total cringe.

Me and a friend were doing /begger and some other emotes next to eachother so we looked a certain way, and talked in zone chat, and people were watching us x.x

dtm_samuraib16_ESO

mzapkeneb18_ESO wrote: »

dtm_samuraib16_ESO wrote: »

Problem is the elitist attitude ingame here.
There is no room for 'crazy builds' (where the character is everything, negative sides and all) and the "perfect build" simply in not of consequence.
You cannot enter a dungeon with an RP build, since they kick you.
Waiting for one to open is already an issue for a "casual damage dealer", not to mention if you're an actual RP build.

The RPG in MMORPG has been destroyed badly...

Are you the guy who tries to heal people with a bow without slotting any heals?

No, that I am not.
If you RP a healer, then he has to HEAL, wtf would be the point in playing a frikken doctor if you use a car garage?????
GODS!

Inarre

No

The word cringeworthy is cringe worthy.

Uriel_Nocturne

No

I and the rest of my Dunmer brothers and sisters do not partake in this "Role Playing" that you speak of.

It sounds like a game utilized by childish minds to process adult discussions and situations.

Rohamad_Ali

I enjoy watching groups role play and try not to interrupt and just blend in the background . It's like getting free character created story content with no update wait .

svartorn

No

What? No. Get over yourself.

I don't RP but *** if I care what other people do for hobbies. Get a life.

Tan9oSuccka

I think RP is great.

Where's Santie Claws?

Takes-No-Prisoner

No

I ran into people role playing before, it can be fun!

Just yesterday, I ran into one role playing a Argonian from DC who was trying to fill out his check list of things to do in Cyrodiil. I caught him hitting the boss from a Dolmen I started up, and I used a detect potion on him to get him out of hiding. He was pretty white as a ghost and scared to death with his shield up when I caught him. When he saw he had nothing to fear he gleefully looted the chest while I stood and watched for trouble. He then thanked me for being merciful and we parted ways.

Nothing wrong with a little low key, no text based role play every now and then.

Turelus

Not sure I understand the point in this poll.

Roleplaying is what it is and everyone will judge it as they will, a majority opinion doesn't make something fact either way.

Just let people enjoy gaming the way they want and focus on enjoying it the way you want. As long as neither of these ways is to deliberately ruin the enjoyment of others (geifing) then it's the only way gaming should be done.

Abeille

No

Heh. The results so far just show what I've been saying for a while: ESO is very welcoming to Roleplayers.

Makes me miss my old RP guild.

Molag_Crow

No

I used to think it was cringe-worthy when I was a teenager, but eventually I realized that the Roleplayers I used to troll (on World of Warcraft) don't care about judgement/ridicule, and that's how I roll - so I gave it a go and yeah, it made me uncomfortable but then I understood that it can actually be fun and a good laugh to be honest, especially humorous/random type of Roleplay.

dtm_samuraib16_ESO

I began roleplaying (all pen and paper) with Earthdawn, by FASA corp when I was like 16.
Rolled into Warhammer (non-40K), Star Wars D6/D20, Auge des Meisters (a German RPG), dungeon and Dragons, Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, Five Circles, Call of Cthulu, and then a heap.

I think i got my share of RP, and mostly loved it (depending on the GM's, some were not good).

Samphaa

Yes

Kendaric wrote: »

Samphaa wrote: »

Can someone enlighten me on RPing? What do you do?

Basically it's acting out your character.

At the most basic level this includes not doing certain quests because they don't fit your character and making dialog choices in quests based on your character.
Those of us who take it a step further, act like the character would at all times, i.e. talking in character (contrary to common belief this doesn't necessarily involve Shakespeare's English ), using emotes at appropriate times (both actual emotes and typed out stuff).

Ahh cool, thanks. So I guess I sorta role played when I made choices in witcher 3 I thought Geralt would have chosen?

dtm_samuraib16_ESO

Yes.
That is in fact RP...
Where YOU become the character you play, how he thinks, acts, lives.

Takes-No-Prisoner

No

To add; I also have lore friendly names. While I don't actively role play and ... well I mainly PvP. It is really nice to see player names that sound really authentic and are well thought out. Just because I don't role play doesn't mean I should make a disgusting name for my character-- after all a name is also an identity. And to me naming my character is something I take personally to make sure it sounds right rolling off the tongue. Plus I also really like double meaning names.

Some of my toons names;

Takes-No-Prisoner
Brings-His-Might
T'Sabbah
Corelian Lindel
Camrie Nelacar
Isletodd
Mawrth
Seddria

Moonscythe

No

I don't really believe that true roleplaying is ever cringeworthy. I think that if a person or group is seriously roleplaying they should stay within the bounds of the game world and lore particularly if they are doing in areas where players congregate. On the other hand if what they are doing bugs me I can leave so I wouldn't presume to spoil their fun.

NovaMarx

No

Pah! Khajiit laughs at your stupid question! This one will play however she wants! =^^=

Joking aside, either you like RP or you don't. But making a biased poll calling it "cringeworthy" is kinda insulting. To each his own, as many others have stated.

I am very active in the Dominion RP community, and am member of several RP guilds (even have my own). We have certain guidelines that people "have" to play by, in order not to have any godlike characters, and to avoid any conflicts. Just like some don't understand the appeal of RP, I don't understand the appeal of wanting to RP a godlike crazy character. But again, to each his own. Just not in my guilds!! As long as everyone agrees to the same terms and structure, RP is incredibly fun!

You get to actually BE your character. You get to act and talk the way you imagine your character would, and make decisions based on your characters personality. Many may not be aware of it, but almost every game in the world is in a way a RPG - any time get to make choices, you are pretty much roleplaying

dtm_samuraib16_ESO

NovaMarx wrote: »

and am member of several RP guilds (even have my own)

EU?
If so, care for a crazy Vamp? :P

craybest

RP can be fun in MMOs, ESO has a variety of tools to help with it. I tried it for a bit, but sadly I have very few time to play for now, and RP usually takes time.
I personally prefer the faster type of RP, where it's more like a conversation, but many people take 2-3 mins to write their replies and it kind of bores me and want to leave XD I never tell them that though, I don't want them to feel bad about it :x

Korah_Eaglecry

No

For me its only cringeworthy when RPers roll out mary/gary sues. I do my best to create flawed, believable characters and its painful to try and have an interaction with another player that insists on being the best at everything, knows everything, has the attention of everyone and so forth. Its like a character from the Walking Dead comic book meeting Superman. Its just sad.

Otherwise its really fun. I get to shed my real life concerns and obligations for a time for a chance to escape to another time, place and existence. I get to explore things I will never get to see, do or learn from in real life. I'll never be a Mercenary fighting on behalf of whomever can offer the most coin. I'll never be a Starfleet Captain trying to keep my ship and crew safe. I'll never be a Jedi in the midst of a galactic war.

Now, if people like to play mary/gary sues and they congregate somewhere. To each their own. Im not going to drop in on them and tell them how terrible they are at RPing, Im not going to troll them and falsely report as Ive seen done in the past (STO is notorious for its Anti-RP Fleets that actively target anyone trying to immerse themselves in the game). Im just going to go somewhere else for my RP with other RPers that are more my speed.

Heck at times Ive participated in educating newcomers and old RPers alike on how to RP and how to improve their characters and backstory. Laying out the general rules that most RP groups follow to some extent or another.

ArcanusMagus

Yes

I cringe. There's willful suspension of disbelief ('mersions), but roleplaying pushes it too far, in my opinion. I wouldn't stop anyone from doing it, I'd just ignore them.

Callous2208

No

ArcanusMagus wrote: »

I cringe. There's willful suspension of disbelief ('mersions), but roleplaying pushes it too far, in my opinion. I wouldn't stop anyone from doing it, I'd just ignore them.

Roleplaying in a roleplaying game is pushing it too far?

Uriel_Nocturne

No

Callous2208 wrote: »

ArcanusMagus wrote: »

I cringe. There's willful suspension of disbelief ('mersions), but roleplaying pushes it too far, in my opinion. I wouldn't stop anyone from doing it, I'd just ignore them.

Roleplaying in a roleplaying game is pushing it too far?

You posted that questions just before I could. lol

I was wondering at this as well. lmao

Arthg

No

I don't like it when some players judge the way other players have their fun.
If you want to role-play, duel, zerg, slaughter bosses - just do it.
There's enough space and scope in this game for everybody to have their fun.

clocksstoppe

No

No, not at all. In fact I'm pleasantly impressed by the amount of role players in ESO. It makes the game feel more alive for me, even though I don't do it myself. God bless RPers.

Divinius

No

Normal RP? No, not generally. Can even be entertaining to watch sometimes.

ERPing in private group chat? Fine by me, as long as I don't have to see it.

Explicit ERPing in public channels? Very much yes, and IMO it shouldn't be allowed.

Callous2208

No

Divinius wrote: »

Normal RP? No, not generally. Can even be entertaining to watch sometimes.

ERPing in private group chat? Fine by me, as long as I don't have to see it.

Explicit ERPing in public channels? Very much yes, and IMO it shouldn't be allowed.

In my experience the last thing you mentioned is usually done by non-roleplayers, just trolling the masses. Explicit public erp is not something you tend to see in legitimate rp circles.