Babylon 6 Project News, 14.02.2017: RP support
Basically what is a roleplay in a MMO?
From World of Warcraft say many players "it is a RPG - MMO".
And nevertheless most people there do not really play any roles.
She farms quests / instances / raids and raw materials, but not her Avatar.
Except in the form of collect new equipments and experience.
However, the Avatar itself does not gain a profile, rarely carries a story and even more rarely, he choices one of decisions.
At least in many MMOs it is so.
It is different on so-called RP servers.
When one speaks of RP or roleplay, it is actually so the player not play simpel a virtual charakter. He play a simulation of life in a story, as if it were genuine.
Like an actor in a TV series.
Of course this is not so easy and on long term quite exhausting, especially on servers where not explicit RP is operated. For example when some players are not interested on roleplay and she interfere the play.
An example of such a scenario would be:
A group of RP players approach the end of your online activity.
This means not only that they withdraw into their quarters and log out, but they celebrate the whole thing as if they were in reality.
They go to the cafeteria and sit down at a few tables and eat something while they are in a private RP channel (text or voice). (so they can’t disturbed by others)
Suddenly, a group of non-RP players enter and jump across the tables between the RP group and run through their food, on the straight away to the dealer.
Even if they do not to interact directly with the players, the RP mood is thereby quite diminished, if not completely broken.
Babylon 6 project and RP
The Babylon 6 project itself will not a roleplay, we have only specific plan positions. This positions have exact Designations and rules. In addition, there are no RP elements in the project from our side.
Nevertheless, we are interested in the idea of RP and would like to support it as far as possible. To this end, we have considered a series of compromises that we would like to implement as far as possible in the game:
Basically what is a roleplay in a MMO?
From World of Warcraft say many players "it is a RPG - MMO".
And nevertheless most people there do not really play any roles.
She farms quests / instances / raids and raw materials, but not her Avatar.
Except in the form of collect new equipments and experience.
However, the Avatar itself does not gain a profile, rarely carries a story and even more rarely, he choices one of decisions.
At least in many MMOs it is so.
It is different on so-called RP servers.
When one speaks of RP or roleplay, it is actually so the player not play simpel a virtual charakter. He play a simulation of life in a story, as if it were genuine.
Like an actor in a TV series.
Of course this is not so easy and on long term quite exhausting, especially on servers where not explicit RP is operated. For example when some players are not interested on roleplay and she interfere the play.
An example of such a scenario would be:
A group of RP players approach the end of your online activity.
This means not only that they withdraw into their quarters and log out, but they celebrate the whole thing as if they were in reality.
They go to the cafeteria and sit down at a few tables and eat something while they are in a private RP channel (text or voice). (so they can’t disturbed by others)
Suddenly, a group of non-RP players enter and jump across the tables between the RP group and run through their food, on the straight away to the dealer.
Even if they do not to interact directly with the players, the RP mood is thereby quite diminished, if not completely broken.
Babylon 6 project and RP
The Babylon 6 project itself will not a roleplay, we have only specific plan positions. This positions have exact Designations and rules. In addition, there are no RP elements in the project from our side.
Nevertheless, we are interested in the idea of RP and would like to support it as far as possible. To this end, we have considered a series of compromises that we would like to implement as far as possible in the game:
- Players are always contacted by the project crew with your name or rank within the project.
- This means we will keep the RL out of our communication.
- In addition, we will treat players with respect, at least the project crew will not offend deliberately a player.
- This means we will keep the RL out of our communication.
- The project become in futur a History of origin.
- so can a RP-Player to resort to it, when he wish this
- there will be a summary for the project team if it is used by RP players so they know what it is about.
- this does not mean that every project crew member gets a personal story, it is more a map of the history
- so can a RP-Player to resort to it, when he wish this
- RP areas for players who want to play roll games
- It is still unclear whether this area is expressed in the form of premises
- Or a limited time in which the station falls under RP status where normal players respect the game of the roleplay and it not disturb.
- It is still unclear whether this area is expressed in the form of premises
- There will be RP Blackboard missions that can be created and completed in RP style
- Last year, we had already created some possible workflows that can be combined to create different quests. Until then however not yet translated into English.
- The whole would run over the Spectrum Forum or the Blackboard and additionally help the Babylon 6 project. It would therefore be a win win situation
- Last year, we had already created some possible workflows that can be combined to create different quests. Until then however not yet translated into English.
- In accordance with the Basic Rules of the Babylon 6 Project, we will endeavor not to injure or kill players. An approach that is important for RP players. Because her game lives and dies with her avatars.
- In line with our fleet maneuvers, we will also support RP events once a month by providing staff (voluntary RP players) and equipment.
- It should be noted that these events should not be aligned with PVP so as not to jeopardize our neutrality.
- As a feature of the fleet maneuvers, these actions are not designed for the Babylon 6 sector alone, which means that this event could take place in different sectors.
- The project could contribute a ground battle or even a space battle to underline the whole with more drama.
- Granted, we would have only support rolls, but which film comes out completely without support.
- The advantage for the project would be above all the variety and the exercise.
- It should be noted that these events should not be aligned with PVP so as not to jeopardize our neutrality.
