Is it time to start a RP server?

Ei8htba11

What's the beef with RPers?

So much opinion about how people should play the game, next someone will be telling me what motifs to wear. It's my playtime, you don't get a say how.

I don't RP, but sometimes when a group uses open chat, it adds a little colour to the world... for about 5 seconds, because I'm playing and not reading chat all the time. It's not an issue.

If RPers don't want to be harassed, couldn't group chat be a workaround?

huntgod_ESO

Nope...even if that did this, it would be lower pop and quickly overrun with gold farming bots.

rpa

Problem with using group chat for roleplaying or social gatherings in general is group size was nerfed to 12.

spartaxoxo

This game doesn't use traditional servers. Also, they really want to keep the player base from being split up. So, I don't think it would be a good idea.

Haywire30

As an RPer, I personally wish that ZOS will actually enforce their TOS against those who choose to deliberately be obstructive/disruptive. We all know that they are never going to provide us with things like our own shards, or servers, or even proper safe spaces so we can pursue our own hobby and this side of the game.

I must also be honest, it does feel rather insulting (to me) to be told that the onus is on us to avoid everyone that could decide to troll us. Groups have a maximum of 12 players, our houses have similar limits that mean that larger scale events would be a no-go... and yes, that does happen. Case in point, a few weeks back, I attended a jousting event in which the 24-limit house filled up very quickly, and so other attendees had to sadly be turned away.

Around a similar time, we had a large scale gala event in the embassy in Grahtwood... until a couple of players came along and started spamming flashy mementoes, bright flashy abilities, and also spamming the chat with extremely NSFW content. In the end, we had to take what few of us decided to stick around and, you guessed it, retire to a player house. This is not right, and simply ignoring them does not work. The more ZOS does nothing to act against them, the more emboldened they become to push us out of the world and disrupt our enjoyment of the game.



Final addendum. I've been RPing in MMOs for 18 years now. Not once have I fully RP'd in zone chat or the like. It has always been in /say /emote, and /yell channels. Heck, I actually play ESO with zone chat turned off.

AScarlato

As the creator of a RP guild that is still going after 3 years in this game, I appreciate the mmos that used to have dedicated RP servers that also punished players who deliberately tried to ruin it. Some went to far as to enforce lore appropriate names on those servers.

Disappointed by the number of stories of RP being ruined in eso I have heard about or experienced without any recourse.

RP may be niche but esos community is rather large. Or at least it was as it is in decline now. A lot of rpers are also heavy spenders given how many things we “need” such as housing, furniture, and cosmetics sold in the cash shop or hidden in crown crates to fully express our characters on a deeper level in RP. Some even keep eso plus accounts to dye their outfits and don’t even do much other content that needs it.

Additionally, in every mmo that had RP servers non-RPers would join. Not because they wanted to RP but just to enjoy the enriched immersive experience such servers provide.

Thee_Cheshire_Cat

i've always, always wished there was an RP server. Coming from another game that had one, to find there wasn't one, was a sad day.

Yes, there were non RP trolls on the RP server, however, they weren't plentiful, and you could report them, and they would get a lovely little bit of time to reflect on their actions.

i can understand some reasons why there isn't a dedicated server for people who want to RP, however, having something built into the game to allow RPers to flag themselves as such would be a GREAT addition. It would promote more RP for sure.

Anyway, since it doesn't seem a dedicated server will happen, or the ability to flag ourselves, i hope any heavy role-players reading this, will know, my guild is a heavy RP guild. We are IC at all times. Out in the world, dungeons, etc. Though there is no server, or flag, really, we are our own little highly dedicated group who are passionate about RP. Our RP flag, will be our guild tag when we get enough members.

Anyone interested, please stop by my guild's site, or contact me with questions. Happy to answer them

spartaxoxo

Thee_Cheshire_Cat wrote: »

i can understand some reasons why there isn't a dedicated server for people who want to RP, however, having something built into the game to allow RPers to flag themselves as such would be a GREAT addition. It would promote more RP for sure.

A way to flag yourself as trying to RP and getting a dedicated chat channel for it would be a good idea. It would have to come with rules and restrictions since everyone could use those channels, like lore appropriate names, but it wouldn't split the playerbase.

They could have RP zone, RP say, and RP group channels.

Serpari

As I stated in my post, we need the GMs to enforce the TOS and a setting/memento to turn off the ability for other people to affect us with their mementos/active abilities, either/or, ideally both concurrently. Guess where I'm at as I'm typing this, and guess what's happening? A troll's mudballed me twice in Evermore now, while I have him on Ignore, not acknowledging his trolling in any way, shape or manner. RP only servers and flags are not going to work until the GMs make it clear trolling RPers *is* an enforceable offense. Yes, I know mudballing/memento spam is already in the TOS. The problem's that it's not enforced enough, the trolls feel they can do whatever they want. The person currently trolling me has been doing this for years now, has been reported by half the RP community at this point, yet he's still around.

Amottica

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Thee_Cheshire_Cat wrote: »

i can understand some reasons why there isn't a dedicated server for people who want to RP, however, having something built into the game to allow RPers to flag themselves as such would be a GREAT addition. It would promote more RP for sure.

A way to flag yourself as trying to RP and getting a dedicated chat channel for it would be a good idea. It would have to come with rules and restrictions since everyone could use those channels, like lore appropriate names, but it wouldn't split the playerbase.

They could have RP zone, RP say, and RP group channels.

Zenimax already offered such a means. Just before the game launched they balked at the idea, as I noted in an earlier post. When they noted that their original plan was not going to work well, they said they would find another way to support the RP community.

How many years has it been since the game launched? Have they found that means to support the RP community since then?

Carcamongus

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Thee_Cheshire_Cat wrote: »

i can understand some reasons why there isn't a dedicated server for people who want to RP, however, having something built into the game to allow RPers to flag themselves as such would be a GREAT addition. It would promote more RP for sure.

A way to flag yourself as trying to RP and getting a dedicated chat channel for it would be a good idea. It would have to come with rules and restrictions since everyone could use those channels, like lore appropriate names, but it wouldn't split the playerbase.

They could have RP zone, RP say, and RP group channels.

Lore appropriate names would bring up the issue of the name police and what the definition of a lore appropriate name is. I'd rather give people the freedom to choose how they name their toons, within ToS limits. Enforcing rules against harassing players is far more important than making sure names are lore-friendly. Being able to flag yourself as an RPer and getting a dedicated chat channel would be nice. However, if the rules already in existence aren't properly enforced, pretty much none of the ideas posted in this thread are going to make much of a difference.

BloodyStigmata

An RP server isn't necessary.

However, the ability to turn off direct messages through both the settings and in the chat filters would be beneficial in the regard. Furthermore, an additional "Role Playing Chat" filter could be added specifically for role playing chat, allowing for people who do and don't want to see it to edit their filters accordingly.

It won't solve the trolling issue but it would certainly help.

isadoraisacat

Amottica wrote: »

isadoraisacat wrote: »

SaffronCitrusflower wrote: »

isadoraisacat wrote: »

UnabashedlyHonest wrote: »

TybaltKaine wrote: »

I've been wondering for quite a while if there should be an option for an RP server. We've all seen the horror stories about trolls and griefing when folks try to RP, so maybe a dedicated space for it would help to reduce those occurrences. It's not like you'd be setting a precedent, as they exist in other games already.

Thoughts?

No. ESO is about combat, not RP.

Elder scrolls is a ROLEPLAYING game first.
Elder scrolls is about the lore first. It’s prob the second most expansive fantasy world after middle earth.

Just because you and some elite parse gods make this about combat does not mean that is the center focus.

In fact the combat is one of the reasons true elder scrolls fans won’t play this game and or dip shortly after trying.

So nahhhhh

isadoraisacat wrote: »

Carcamongus wrote: »

UnabashedlyHonest wrote: »

TybaltKaine wrote: »

I've been wondering for quite a while if there should be an option for an RP server. We've all seen the horror stories about trolls and griefing when folks try to RP, so maybe a dedicated space for it would help to reduce those occurrences. It's not like you'd be setting a precedent, as they exist in other games already.

Thoughts?

No. ESO is about combat, not RP.

No, ESO is about playing how you want, which includes combat but also RP. Is your cup of tea just beating things? Sure thing, go ahead, but roleplayers are also playing the game correctly and deserve the same attention from ZOS. Besides, it's kind of silly to say an RPG isn't about RP. What's next, Call of Duty is about admiring the scenery and bird-watching, but not combat?

That’s my point it’s a rpg series first.
Rpg stands for ROLE PLAYING GAME.

RPGs have combat in them but it’s not the only part of the game.

I feel like these people who think this would be better playing call of duty or fort nite or whatever.

Carcamongus wrote: »

UnabashedlyHonest wrote: »

TybaltKaine wrote: »

I've been wondering for quite a while if there should be an option for an RP server. We've all seen the horror stories about trolls and griefing when folks try to RP, so maybe a dedicated space for it would help to reduce those occurrences. It's not like you'd be setting a precedent, as they exist in other games already.

Thoughts?

No. ESO is about combat, not RP.

No, ESO is about playing how you want, which includes combat but also RP. Is your cup of tea just beating things? Sure thing, go ahead, but roleplayers are also playing the game correctly and deserve the same attention from ZOS. Besides, it's kind of silly to say an RPG isn't about RP. What's next, Call of Duty is about admiring the scenery and bird-watching, but not combat?

Except ESO IS NOT an RPG first. It's an MMO first. We know this by reading the box the original game was packaged in.




ESO is an Elder Scrolls THEMED MMO.

[Snip] Just because it’s an mmo does not negate that that it’s still a role playing game and a role playing series. Every mechanic that these games are based on are all rpg mechanics. Taking it back to meridian 59.

MMOs and mmo RPGs are different animals and this is an mmorpg.

[Edited for bait]

We can take this a step further. With the exception of card games, all TES games are role-playing games. Skyrimmis an RPG.

That’s why I said it’s a role playing game and role playing series (with the exception of Redguard which is an adventure game and legends a card game ).