Post by Morreion on Feb 11, 2011 11:47:46 GMT -5
Behind the Mask: Cliques are the bane of roleplaying (Massively)
No one wants to roleplay with idiots and godmodders, but no one wants a loudmouthed jerk making a big deal out of everything, either. This realization made me understand why people form tight, exclusive cliques and how to get involved in them.
Social interaction is a strange, difficult game all on its own. Complicating it with backstories and superpowers just makes things harder, and a lot of roleplayers use these elements to make their characters out to be literal gods with little to no flaws. When you find a few people whom you enjoy RPing with, it's easy to just stick with those people rather than risk having to deal with a godmodder destroying your storyline. How can you simultaneously find good people to RP with and avoid the bad elements?
The short answer is: you can't.
For a person in an RP circle, the best answer is to listen to others' opinions. If one person is frequently noted as a troublemaker by a lot of people, it's probably a good idea to remove him. If people are unwilling to exclude the troublemakers, the best answer is honestly just to put up with it; it's often the price of good roleplaying.
No one wants to roleplay with idiots and godmodders, but no one wants a loudmouthed jerk making a big deal out of everything, either. This realization made me understand why people form tight, exclusive cliques and how to get involved in them.
Social interaction is a strange, difficult game all on its own. Complicating it with backstories and superpowers just makes things harder, and a lot of roleplayers use these elements to make their characters out to be literal gods with little to no flaws. When you find a few people whom you enjoy RPing with, it's easy to just stick with those people rather than risk having to deal with a godmodder destroying your storyline. How can you simultaneously find good people to RP with and avoid the bad elements?
The short answer is: you can't.
For a person in an RP circle, the best answer is to listen to others' opinions. If one person is frequently noted as a troublemaker by a lot of people, it's probably a good idea to remove him. If people are unwilling to exclude the troublemakers, the best answer is honestly just to put up with it; it's often the price of good roleplaying.
