Server Not Roleplaying-Friendly

[Yiblaan]

I think a lot of people are not friendly towards Roleplayers.

If you are roleplaying a troll and speak in Troll, people just mention that you are speaking in an unknown tongue.

People think you made a mistake when in fact, you are roleplaying. Some will straight out ignore you. What happened to people roleplaying and being proud of their language/culture/heritage? Why are we using Common Tongue all the time? Wheres the RP community around here

[Jauna]

hail fort art thine nerd

[indiscriminate_hater]

They're not ignoring you because you're roleplaying, they're ignoring you because they're racist. They actually are roleplaying

[deezy]

ie wille helpe youe slaye thee dragone!

[DinoTriz2]

What happened being proud of their language/culture/heritage?

Exactly! I will NOT be told that I am a monster for being proud of my culture and race.

Godspeed, brother! Glad to have another like minded person around here. I will definitely help to secure a future for your children, so help me God.

[Swish2]

https://i.imgur.com/jKtkKQE.gif

[deezy]

ie wille defende youe myladye!

[I Felt Nostalgic]

Iksar or GTFO.

[maskedmelon]

ya gotta emote, pal, to great excess. use the /e or : or whatever it is, I forgot and write cools stiff liek this:

*looks down at you dumbly and sniffs absently, his large malformed snout
snatching greedily at a fugitive glob of snot scurrying down his torn upper lip*

at this point, I would not use troll language because EQ is shit at making them look liek anything other than gibberish. instead, id utilize retard vernacular.
people liek that better anyway.

[maskedmelon]

dunno why there is a line break there. i am betrayed

*curses zer phone, Apple and Steve Jobs God rest his soul*

[Nagoya]

The concept of a language mechanic is very cool, but not very well rendered in EQ, so you might wanna "type in troll" rather than actually speak troll.

I mean, my own Troll (warrior 43) is learning Elder Dragon right now so he can say dirty stuff to Lady Vox in her language while he kills her (his personnal goal) so I can't blame you for being a huge dork, but yeah, it's probably not doing what you think it's doing for other people.

[d3r14k]

Make a roleplay in here, OP
.. an erotic roleplay.

It is the roleplay endgame. The Everest of RP.

[Legidias]

Community has been very receptive of rogues stealing books

[DinoTriz2]

It's Okay To Be Troll

[ZiggyTheMuss]

The concept of a language mechanic is very cool, but not very well rendered in EQ, so you might wanna "type in troll" rather than actually speak troll.

I mean, my own Troll (warrior 43) is learning Elder Dragon right now so he can say dirty stuff to Lady Vox in her language while he kills her (his personnal goal) so I can't blame you for being a huge dork, but yeah, it's probably not doing what you think it's doing for other people.

I always thought it would have been really cool if there was no actual common tongue. The player base would probably have some meta rule that agreed on everyone learning a certain language ASAP that would be universally used as the “common tongue.”

[DMN]

I think

Not much, really.

[Pootle]

I remember having language 'learning' sessions to have something to do while riding the boats. Group with whoever is on the boat with you and spam your racial language.

[Jimjam]

I always thought it would have been really cool if there was no actual common tongue. The player base would probably have some meta rule that agreed on everyone learning a certain language ASAP that would be universally used as the “common tongue.”

Firiona Vie had this. It was designed as the 'roleplaying preferred' server. It bad very few items flagged as no drop. As such it was just filled with players that just wanted to skip content by simply buying the best items.

[I Felt Nostalgic]

I liked the language aspect of being on Firiona Vie but I never got far on that server because I had too much time invested in a couple of others.

[Jauna]

After thought:
RP even back then was not a widely popular thing and only a few servers dedicated and enforced rp rules. And I believe even now that there is just one RP server remaining on live, just like there is one pvp server.

I do not know what prompted others to get into EverQuest but for me it was a pair of nice elf titties on a box and using Webcrawler trying to troubleshoot as a Teenager. Seeing roleplaying back then on the Bertox server was just a joke, laughable or just seeing this happen and thinking "wow, dorks." which may or may not carried onto this day.

I see people who "nuzlocke" them selves on p99 with a myriad of rules they give themselves from random strangers to ASL with their rules.

But never once an actual Roleplayer. 9 mother fucking years and I never came across one roleplayer. Well maybe I did and they were inner monologging to themselves during deep meditation between hill giant quads kites or maybe that one weird person spamming long drawn out "incoming" macros 6 or 8 years ago but then again most of us are probably in their 30s-50s who have evolved passed the need to fare fort thine artcome or people who steadfastly think that roleplaying is just plain ole.. gay.

Seconds before I was about to click the reply button I was struck with a sudden wave of pity. P99 has helped me live out my glory days and fantasies that I never could do many times over and the fact that you and maybe a few others may never get to kinda makes me sad but I will sober up and forget I made this post the next morning. I mean managing Blue99 seems like a monumental task on its own with people who volunteer their free time to sounds daunting enough, now imagine trying to run another server who enforces banning and suspending people who break character on a regular basis like they did on... was it the Firiona Vie Server in Yesteryear?

So I am going to wrap this up by farting before passing out and say "sorry you didnt get to RP"

[Jauna]

Also it probably does not help that most of us are probably also Warcraft refugees and RPing meant masturbating in an inn to table dancing goat girls on weekends

[Champion_Standing]

RPing is annoying, the only people who ever do it in EQ are ogres and trolls that want to talk like babies. Pretty sure it's a fetish.

[Aviann]

This is why I made a paladin. I just roleplay as a pretty decent guy with an alcohol problem. Works out perfectly.

[CharlesBarkley]

After thought:
RP even back then was not a widely popular thing and only a few servers dedicated and enforced rp rules. And I believe even now that there is just one RP server remaining on live, just like there is one pvp server.

I do not know what prompted others to get into EverQuest but for me it was a pair of nice elf titties on a box and using Webcrawler trying to troubleshoot as a Teenager. Seeing roleplaying back then on the Bertox server was just a joke, laughable or just seeing this happen and thinking "wow, dorks." which may or may not carried onto this day.

I see people who "nuzlocke" them selves on p99 with a myriad of rules they give themselves from random strangers to ASL with their rules.

But never once an actual Roleplayer. 9 mother fucking years and I never came across one roleplayer. Well maybe I did and they were inner monologging to themselves during deep meditation between hill giant quads kites or maybe that one weird person spamming long drawn out "incoming" macros 6 or 8 years ago but then again most of us are probably in their 30s-50s who have evolved passed the need to fare fort thine artcome or people who steadfastly think that roleplaying is just plain ole.. gay.

Seconds before I was about to click the reply button I was struck with a sudden wave of pity. P99 has helped me live out my glory days and fantasies that I never could do many times over and the fact that you and maybe a few others may never get to kinda makes me sad but I will sober up and forget I made this post the next morning. I mean managing Blue99 seems like a monumental task on its own with people who volunteer their free time to sounds daunting enough, now imagine trying to run another server who enforces banning and suspending people who break character on a regular basis like they did on... was it the Firiona Vie Server in Yesteryear?

So I am going to wrap this up by farting before passing out and say "sorry you didnt get to RP"

This might be a record for the most projection in one post, good shit

[Jauna]

This might be a record for the most projection in one post, good shit

Then why are there so few RPers?

[Wonkie]

Then why are there so few RPers?

because xanax exists and is easier than making a character's story not about pixels

[Jauna]

because xanax exists and is easier than making a character's story not about pixels

I had to google it, but yeah xanax is classic.

[Gozuk]

I RP a little bit when I'm on my ranger, usually around lower lvl characters but I'm not very good at it. Can be fun sometimes

[Jimjam]

I had to google it, but yeah xanax is classic.

I thought the only laying Everquest on tablets thread was in reference to this sort of thing.

[Rimitto]

I usually roleplay as a genocidal Erudite.
btw we should probably kill all the dark elves.

[Waedawen]

people love lighthearted RP, you just can't be OD with it and you can't necessarily expect them to play along.

"hail, proud [race]" will never stop being funny

[Nagoya]

I always thought it would have been really cool if there was no actual common tongue. The player base would probably have some meta rule that agreed on everyone learning a certain language ASAP that would be universally used as the “common tongue.”

me too. thought about it a bit. adding maybe an "Antonican" language for some of the humans/barbs. it would have been cool to see what lingua francas would have developped :) i guess dark speech, or above-mentionned antonican, maybe some kind of elvish.

[DMN]

people love lighthearted RP, you just can't be OD with it and you can't necessarily expect them to play along.

"hail, proud [race]" will never stop being funny

I always RP my ogre "lightheartedly". And "smell my finger" never gets old.

[shuklak]

Role-playing took a really big hit in the early 2000s when it became widely known that basenent dwelling sloths were mostly role-playing every female avatar in mmorpgs.

It hurt role-playing decisively and effectively because they were also so good at it.

[Foxplay]

a p99 roleplay server is the only thing that could have less of a population than red99

[YendorLootmonkey]

Roleplaying is for weirdos!

https://i.imgur.com/G6AqKOz.jpg

[I Felt Nostalgic]

Roleplaying is for weirdos!

https://i.imgur.com/G6AqKOz.jpg

Remind me to never RP with you...

https://i.imgur.com/3wd9fiv.gif

[Talon]

There is a guy in our guild who, as far as I can tell, never breaks RP. He isn’t scared to pipe up either. If someone says good night before logging off you’ll see the standard “g’night!”, “cya”, “night”, then he’ll pop in with “So long, brave Talon! May your rest be undisturbed and your dreams filled with peace.” Always gives me a chuckle reading that. Mainly I feel bad for him though, as the RP is never reciprocated.

[maskedmelon]

Mainly I feel bad for him though, as the RP is never reciprocated.

i can't speak for him, but I only ever rp'd to enetertain others and have my own fun while at it. I'd be happy knowing something I wrote made someone laugh or smile ^^

[Cecily]

Roleplaying is for weirdos!

https://i.imgur.com/G6AqKOz.jpg

Haha. Awesome. That’s a way more fun way to give away stuff.

I’m probably gonna roleplay it too from now on.

Cecily glares at you.
“Here.”
Cecily thrusts a carelessly wrapped package into your hands.

[Muggens]

Roleplaying is for weirdos!

https://i.imgur.com/G6AqKOz.jpg

Lol good style

[Ennewi]

https://i.imgur.com/PiBtoaT.jpg

[YendorLootmonkey]

would look cooler if you didn't have your guild tag up and a stupid lastname

I've been roleplaying the same character with the same name and shovel on a digital elf simulator between Live and P99 for nearly 20 years... do I seem like the sort of person that's worried about looking cool?

[I Felt Nostalgic]

I've been roleplaying the same character with the same name and shovel on a digital elf simulator between Live and P99 for nearly 20 years... do I seem like the sort of person that's worried about looking cool?

Is it at least the good raid shovel?

[d3r14k]

Is it at least the good raid shovel?

I kind of always wondered this too, Yendor.

The difference between this:

https://i.imgur.com/DyOFJhR.png

...and this:

https://i.imgur.com/k449jxk.png

...is pretty big.

[I Felt Nostalgic]

I kind of always wondered this too, Yendor.

The difference between this:

https://i.imgur.com/DyOFJhR.png

...and this:

https://i.imgur.com/k449jxk.png

...is pretty big.

Right? I would be impressed if he had the raid shovel. The cheap 4 gold shovel from the vendor in Cabilis, not so much.

[YendorLootmonkey]

BDA doesn't exactly do much raiding nowadays. It's the Abandoned Orc Shovel from Lake Rathe.

[I Felt Nostalgic]

Will you raiders get this man a raid shovel please. He needs it for roleplaying purposes. Thanks.

[d3r14k]

You can still shovel crime with a smol shovel.

As a matter of fact, I respect your shoveling even more knowing this.

[Vyrik]

You can still shovel crime with a smol shovel.

As a matter of fact, I respect your shoveling even more knowing this.

Sometimes, smol shovel come in handy.

https://i.imgur.com/NBy9xiH.gif

[America]

"smol" is a gay meme

seek God and His Son

[d3r14k]

Sorry you aren't able to enjoy things.

I'd pray for you, based on your suggestion, but that'd be a waste of time.

[gkmarino]

I remember the glory days of DAOC - Roleplay servers, oh my god. So much fun. Even when you weren't roleplaying people were generally more patient, kind, giving, and this created such a great environment. It also helps that it is realm vs realm, which already kindles that environment.

[YendorLootmonkey]

you spend your time trying to, and fail

Well, I would rather be known for that than for being known for weak, half-hearted troll attempts against someone who spends 95% of his time in game helping out lowbies.

If you're going to troll, stop phoning it in at least. Gotta step up your game in RNF.

[America]

someone who spends 95% of his time in game helping out lowbies

...is gay

[YendorLootmonkey]

...is gay

See, shoes2? That's how it's done.

[CharlesBarkley]

you spend your time trying to, and fail

Does shoes1 know you're this mean???

[America]

I'd pray for you, based on your suggestion, but that'd be a waste of time.

:(

you know it's all love right deriak? i love you

[Nexii]

I only roleplay for sexual gratification. So when someone randomly RPs me it's always super awkward, whether it's with that intent or not. RP can be a lot of fun but it also takes as much time to do well as EQ can take up.

People RPed a little more on live. Definitely a lot more of the lighthearted RP back then. I asked for a P99 RP/story forum but ya that never materialized. There's probably only a handful of us who would post there anyways.

[America]

I only roleplay for sexual gratification. So when someone randomly RPs me it's always super awkward, whether it's with that intent or not. RP can be a lot of fun but it also takes as much time to do well as EQ can take up.

People RPed a little more on live. Definitely a lot more of the lighthearted RP back then. I asked for a P99 RP/story forum but ya that never materialized. There's probably only a handful of us who would post there anyways.

RP forum would actually be pretty good for the community I think.

[Nexii]

RP forum would actually be pretty good for the community I think.

Yea collab stuff with multiple authors would be a lot of fun. Or just more casual stuff, kind of a different dynamic than stories

RnF isn't really ideal as a story writer either, no edit option really sucks. Though that has made me improve my editing skills

[d3r14k]

It does force you to proof read stuff, eh Nexii?

I would be totally on board with a shared collaboration story, only so we can all laugh at how derailed it gets after the third or fourth person and devolves into dick humor.