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Wee mini-rant (no, I’m not upset or anything). Stop trying to pretend OOC doesn’t affect IC. It does. You aren’t gonna want to make ties with, or play extensively with, folks you don’t like. That means IC will be affected. The people you like OOC you’re inevitably gonna like IC, UNLESS you specifically set a tie up where your PCs are enemies.
And that okay. It’s OKAY. You are not a bad person because you allow your OOC feelings for someone into IC, as long as you don’t LIE about it. If you hate someone OOC and try to PvP them in every Venue and make up lame excuses to justify it ICly, yes, you suck. But you should never have to apologize for not wanting to RP with someone.
I am excited about what I’m hearing from the new member handbook ideas. It would be a BIG step to cutting down on using IC actions to express OOC upset if we had more OOC recourses when it comes to dealing with problem players. I think it’s crap that the only way a game can keep a problem player from attending is by killing/banishing/blocking their PC in-character. THAT is irresponsible IC/OOC crossover, and it sends a very mixed message.
And that okay. It’s OKAY. You are not a bad person because you allow your OOC feelings for someone into IC, as long as you don’t LIE about it. If you hate someone OOC and try to PvP them in every Venue and make up lame excuses to justify it ICly, yes, you suck. But you should never have to apologize for not wanting to RP with someone.
I am excited about what I’m hearing from the new member handbook ideas. It would be a BIG step to cutting down on using IC actions to express OOC upset if we had more OOC recourses when it comes to dealing with problem players. I think it’s crap that the only way a game can keep a problem player from attending is by killing/banishing/blocking their PC in-character. THAT is irresponsible IC/OOC crossover, and it sends a very mixed message.