So, TESO-RP is dead. Anyone know why?

AuldWolf · November 2016

I'm betting it's because their events were getting trolled by people turning up and having duels in the middle of them. It might not be, though. It might be something entirely more innocuous. Anyone know why it's gone? Is ESO losing its RP community?

Frankly, after One Tamriel, I was dreading this would happen.

bellanca6561n · November 2016

@AuldWolf

Yes, it may seem that way. No online game in history had the level of RP participation this one had during its first year.

Here's a video summary of that first year....amazing.....

https://youtu.be/r0oB9LdIAjw

But RP is not dead. Here are some screen shots taken just this past Thursday during the weekly sermon held by Servants of the Tribunal at Muth Gaar in Deshaan.

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RP continued afterward too after the sermon let out....

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Yes, OT does present challenges to some of the DM style events using what had been low level dungeons and quest areas as their settings.

Dueling hasn't really harmed matters. Plus you can work around it by instancing your RP to other players.

BenevolentBowd · November 2016

i recall seeing something on Twitter about their domain name expiring and a temporary link to a subsite of enjin.com.

altemriel · November 2016

I am totally convinced that RP is not dead at all in ESO. Why would it be? Dueling changed a lot, brought some part of PVP to PVE areas, but why not? While I am against dueling in banks and similar small buildings and while I know that excessive dueling in small area may contribute to lagging, but also we should be able to do anything in the game, so why not?

The world has changed a lot with 1T, but RP is still alive and always will be, until people are willing to adapt to the changes and new things and until they keep loving this game.

GreenSoup2HoT · November 2016

I wish there was a RP guild on PS4. I have so many costumes

Alucardo · November 2016

I'm ERPing right now. Well, I was until she put me on ignore.

BenevolentBowd · November 2016

I found it on reddit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonline/comments/5cxnlk/tesorp_site_down_since_11th/

http://tesorp.enjin.com/

Waffennacht · November 2016

I kinda RP and the duels are just fine, I always picture drunken brawls, duels over honor, someone scuffed some khajiit's skooma bottle.

My dunmer is more focused on the dwemer and the great wheel, he gets the feeling mortals are the play things of Aedra/Daedra and they to the true Gods such as Sithis. He sees the mortals playing with their "magicka" and "souls" which he figures are the true aedric forms of mortals, yet he realizes their very being is to transcend the Daedra, though only those such as Talos have achieved such transcendence.

He chuckles over the Orcs squabble over which god is their god, though he is the same being. Why wouldn't such ridiculous manifestations of conflict be merely contained to such philosophical arenas? Of course the mortals will engage in hostilities anywhere - including a bank.

SHADOW2KK · November 2016

RP to adapting

Doctordarkspawn · November 2016

THE SITE IS NOT DEAD.

It's still very much active but the domain name has expired. Their trying to get it back up, but in the meantime it's new adress is:

http://tesorp.enjin.com/home

@Auldwolf

bellanca6561n · November 2016

Alucardo wrote: »

I'm ERPing right now. Well, I was until she put me on ignore.

Sometimes @Alucardo....sometimes....you say something that makes me glad I'm not drinking a beverage and I cannot read the forums while walking up or down the stairs

Tryxus · November 2016

They're all RPing an alternate ending to the game's story: the Success of the Planemeld (which means they're all using /playdead in Coldharbour)

SHADOW2KK · November 2016

bellanca6561n wrote: »

Alucardo wrote: »

I'm ERPing right now. Well, I was until she put me on ignore.

Sometimes @Alucardo....sometimes....you say something that makes me glad I'm not drinking a beverage and I cannot read the forums while walking up or down the stairs

You should play with @Alucardo in IC, best laugh you will ever hsve lol

altemriel · November 2016

GreenSoup2HoT wrote: »

I wish there was a RP guild on PS4. I have so many costumes

are you sure there are none?

have you checked out the part of the forum about "guild recruitment"?

Lashiing · November 2016

my guild erp's nightly
inbox me for info

purrrrr

Rohamad_Ali · November 2016

I tried to RP but I animation canceled too fast . No one like to lose an emote battle they can't see .

GreenSoup2HoT · November 2016

altemriel wrote: »

GreenSoup2HoT wrote: »

I wish there was a RP guild on PS4. I have so many costumes

are you sure there are none?

have you checked out the part of the forum about "guild recruitment"?

id have to go check honestly. i just havent seen any that openly recruit on ps4.

jarnkoldur · November 2016

@GreenSoup2HoT
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/297291/keepers-of-the-role-play-hub-community-for-role-playing#latest

Shad0wfire99 · November 2016

Maybe it's because I'm on console, but I've never seen anyone rp in this game, and I've been playing since console launch.

jarnkoldur · November 2016

@Shad0wfire99
Both consoles have RP communities; if you check TESO-RP you can find several RP guilds for both systems.
Now, as to why you don’t see spontaneous role-playing is just a matter of the overall community and how they react. As I have come to realize with experience, is that the PC community is far more accepting of role-playing, whereas on the consoles, it seems that when spontaneous role-playing occurs it is takes an aspect as though that of a chum bucket for immediately it attracts toxic responses from the community.

Yet that is not to say that role-playing isn't occuring. If it is something you desire to witness get in contact with those role-playing guilds and get immersed.

Kova · November 2016

jarnkoldur wrote: »

@Shad0wfire99
Both consoles have RP communities; if you check TESO-RP you can find several RP guilds for both systems.
Now, as to why you don’t see spontaneous role-playing is just a matter of the overall community and how they react. As I have come to realize with experience, is that the PC community is far more accepting of role-playing, whereas on the consoles, it seems that when spontaneous role-playing occurs it is takes an aspect as though that of a chum bucket for immediately it attracts toxic responses from the community.

Yet that is not to say that role-playing isn't occuring. If it is something you desire to witness get in contact with those role-playing guilds and get immersed.

This is good advice, @AuldWolf. My guild has about 200 members and 62 of them are RPing most of their online time. Unless you are near our hubs however, it's really unlikely for you to find any of them about. I think RP guilds have just matured their techniques and narratives so you won't really catch them in lorebreaking locations/situations too often anymore.

CapnPhoton · November 2016

You can still RP. When an EP barbarian staggers into Rawl'Kha just hold your hand over your nose and point them to the nearest bar...

mb10 · November 2016

Most RP isnt even in the big cities youre talking about

bellanca6561n · November 2016

mb10 wrote: »

Most RP isnt even in the big cities youre talking about

True. Of course for ERP the reasons are a bit obvious but I've encountered all manner of RP in suitable locations for the lore the group is based in yet away from the crowd so they can do it in peace.

Just keep those chat bubbles turned on and look for blue text above player's heads.

And the walking....yeah....walking is a bit of a give away

Drummerx04 · November 2016

A major RP event like the ones in the video could be interesting to see.

arkansas_ESO · November 2016

lol

Rev Rielle · November 2016

'Stand around RP' (edit: and forum-use RP) are just two types of RP, there are many others.

DocFrost72 · November 2016

RPvE and commonplace RP have benefitted greatly from dueling, from what I've seen. There were duels going on in stros and I typed "cheers the duelists" in emote. Five seconds later a fight and a 10 minute RP discussion. What was more amazing was the others starting to RP as well. I may be condescending when I say it, but they seemed new and it was great to see people join in and give a fun aspect of the game aspect try.

OP, try the inn in Riften. Usually jumping.