Are roleplayers not allowed on Red99 anymore?

[minakto]

I received a disturbing message today friends. GM's and other staff have been banning people who are roleplayers and encourage violence against groups of ingame races such as gnomes, high elves, barbarians and erudites, calling it "hatespeech and racism." Is harmless roleplaying in a high fantasy environment not allowed anymore? Dungeons and Dragons typically have roleplaying against specific races, why is it forbidden on an Everquest Emulator?

Staff can we receive a clear message regarding the legality of such gameplay? Roleplaying is a classic and valuable mechanic that many players immerse themselves in.

[Ranndom]

Originally Posted by minakto [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I received a disturbing message today friends. GM's and other staff have been banning people who are roleplayers and encourage violence against groups of ingame races such as gnomes, high elves, barbarians and erudites. Is roleplaying not allowed on Red99.

Staff can we receive a clear message regarding the legality of such gameplay? Roleplaying is a classic and valuable mechanic that many players immerse themselves in.

lol, apparently the weak modernization were currently having to experience in life is also destroying games

[Swish]

Are you running around calling the erudites "******s" ?

[Vanquisher]

Originally Posted by Swish [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Are you running around calling the erudites "******s" ?

in b4 ban

[Eslade]

not my fault that my Dwarf doesn't like erudite rogues or Gnolls in general.

[Coffee]

Role playing is what vyrenoth does.

With the number of unemployed who eat pills to deal with debilitating depression and anxiety over hearing voices on TeamSpeak I think role playing should be bannable.

[minakto]

It shouldn't be the concern of the staff if my character kills any race on sight due to roleplaying. This is just another way for new staff to try and "improve" Red99 with their new thoughtpolice rules. Hasn't Red99 had enough of new staff implementing new rules just for the staff member to quit 4 weeks later?

I think a poem written by Martin Niemoller in the aftermath of World War 2 and the atrocities of the Nazis and fascists were made public is a great lesson for anybody wanting to silence groups of players for their beliefs:

First they came for the roleplayers
and I did not speak out
because I was not a roleplayer.
Then they came for the PVPers
and I did not speak out
because I was not a PVPer.
They they came for the raid guildes
and I did not speak out because I was not in a raid guild.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.

[Videri]

Originally Posted by minakto [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I received a disturbing message today friends. GM's and other staff have been banning people who are roleplayers and encourage violence against groups of ingame races such as gnomes, high elves, barbarians and erudites, calling it "hatespeech and racism." Is harmless roleplaying in a high fantasy environment not allowed anymore? Dungeons and Dragons typically have roleplaying against specific races, why is it forbidden on an Everquest Emulator?

Staff can we receive a clear message regarding the legality of such gameplay? Roleplaying is a classic and valuable mechanic that many players immerse themselves in.

You're not fooling anyone. You're not roleplaying Norrathian racism. You're using euphemisms to imply RL slurs. I don't know whether you're just doing it to annoy and offend people or to express your racist feelings, but it doesn't matter. Players here dislike it and clearly some are complaining to the GMs.

It's obvious this isn't about the freedom to roleplay. There's a lot more to fantasy roleplaying than racism, and you don't do any of it. Your roleplaying is a parody and a sham.

You are merely butthurt because you're finally facing consequences for your xenophobic trolling.

[magician]

man Ur such a good tuneweaver


fukin shiverback

[minakto]

Originally Posted by Videri [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You're not fooling anyone. You're not roleplaying Norrathian racism. You're using euphemisms to imply RL slurs. I don't know whether you're just doing it to annoy and offend people or to express your racist feelings, but it doesn't matter. Players here dislike it and clearly some are complaining to the GMs.

It's obvious this isn't about the freedom to roleplay. There's a lot more to fantasy roleplaying than racism, and you don't do any of it. Your roleplaying is a parody and a sham.

You are merely butthurt because you're finally facing consequences for your xenophobic trolling.

Should anybody who roleplays a paladin sworn to destroy dark elves be banned for racism/xenophobia?

What about your murder of giants/dragons/dwarves? Is that not genocide? Thoughtcrime is a slippery slope and once a new staff member begins enacting rules to ban behaviors that are legal but he/she dislikes, it will end in disaster, as in every staff member since the beginning of Red99 except Sirken. Somehow, Sirken has retained his legitimacy, judgement and objectiveness throughout all of this.

Tala, I name you a racist and xenophobic member of Casual Scum who participate in genocide due to your misguided and terrible beliefs. I will be petitioning this.