GoGo Yubari
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Posted - 2004.05.07 15:23:00 -
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Edited by: GoGo Yubari on 07/05/2004 15:29:53
I think the Rp community in Eve is getting bigger and so more influential. Of course, nobody needs to Rp here in this game, but it is a great source for added content for everyone.
I've stated elsewhere as well that I play this game for two primary reasons: PvP and RP. These goals are sometimes hard to reconcile as pirates are often viewed as pure griefers, but that is another difficult discussion. However, I play my way and it suits me. As a PvPer, I break stuff. As an RPer, I hope that at least some of the things I do in the game will also contribute to the RP experience of others here, even if it means being the villain.
Anyway, I think we still have a ways to go. More CCP support and recognition for our Rp efforts would be nice (not saying there hasn't been some of that already, just that we as players are ever-hungry for more). Also, good cooperation on an OOC level among players interesting in running and maintaining RP is needed. That is of course underway with the occasional RP summits, but again, more is needed.
Another crucial issue is how to get people interested in also RPing to enjoy that side of the game. They may be "stuck" in a corp that doesn't RP and might not have access to any players who do. We need to establish means of getting people in touch without just telling everybody to join an "RP corp".
Just a few thoughts.
Edit - just had to add a few more ideas. I think the "collective of clans" idea by Asheraven was a good one in the last RP summit (sorry I missed it!) and should be developed. I suggested something similar in the first summit. That ideas being a collective of various RP corps and organizations (over corp divides) that is not so much an IC entity, but an OOC thing that arranges activity between the various groups and serves as a contact point for player's interested in RP. A great tool for CCP and their minions to work with as well!
Besides that, I think we need more "themed" channels beyond la maison, catering to more specific and smaller crowds. What I'm thinking is a "pirate underground radio" (which I think I'll be developing at some point) type of thing .. and so on.
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