2010-03-01 14:25![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
thewatchmaker
thewatchmakerI’ve noticed a trend in a lot of on line role players, and it’s not one people should be rush out to copy. The trend is the inability to separate role playing (RP) from real life (RL). Now I’m not talking about delusional people who think there are vampires hiding in their closets, or that dragons are going to eat them in ways they don’t like. Those people are just crazy.
I’m talking about people who don’t know the difference between the emotions of their characters and their own emotions. As an experienced RPer, I have no trouble separating RP from RL. If someone tells Sylar that they hate him, I don’t assume that they hate me. I also don’t think that having someone RP that they are in love with my character means that the player is in love with me.
Because people – that is fucked up. They are characters. They are not real people, and if you’re basing your emotional state on them, you need to stop sniffing glue, and more than likely drop RP as a hobby.
If you like me as a player/person, that’s awesome, but under no circumstance should you start mirroring the emotions your character feels for me. Trust me; I am not doing that with my characters.
The difference between an OK RPer and a good one is the ability to separate RP from RL. Good players don’t take it personally if the characters don’t like each other. Good players don’t sit back and think they’re going to get some sweet loving from another player because they just RP’d some good smut.
RPing is acting. It’s make believe, and that line should never be crossed. I have some dear, dear friends that I trust, love and adore, but I would NEVER fall in love with them because of the stuff we RP together. Nor would I hate them for other activities during game.
If you can’t tell the difference, stop RPing, go out into the sunlight, and find some real people to interact with. You need it.
Game is Game. The Story is the Story, and Life is Life. They are not the same thing.
I’m talking about people who don’t know the difference between the emotions of their characters and their own emotions. As an experienced RPer, I have no trouble separating RP from RL. If someone tells Sylar that they hate him, I don’t assume that they hate me. I also don’t think that having someone RP that they are in love with my character means that the player is in love with me.
Because people – that is fucked up. They are characters. They are not real people, and if you’re basing your emotional state on them, you need to stop sniffing glue, and more than likely drop RP as a hobby.
If you like me as a player/person, that’s awesome, but under no circumstance should you start mirroring the emotions your character feels for me. Trust me; I am not doing that with my characters.
The difference between an OK RPer and a good one is the ability to separate RP from RL. Good players don’t take it personally if the characters don’t like each other. Good players don’t sit back and think they’re going to get some sweet loving from another player because they just RP’d some good smut.
RPing is acting. It’s make believe, and that line should never be crossed. I have some dear, dear friends that I trust, love and adore, but I would NEVER fall in love with them because of the stuff we RP together. Nor would I hate them for other activities during game.
If you can’t tell the difference, stop RPing, go out into the sunlight, and find some real people to interact with. You need it.
Game is Game. The Story is the Story, and Life is Life. They are not the same thing.
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