Posted by The Adversary on October 16, 1999 at 10:11:43:
In Reply to: Oh Boy posted by Uhm on October 16, 1999 at 09:13:01:
> Do you even know what you're saying? Your
If you call a response like "Fuck ass" or whatever roleplaying, then well, yeah, let's flame that roleplaying.
> I find this terribly amusing. Whenever I or
There's a rather huge difference between "playing" ability, and "roleplaying" ability. Playing ability needs to be learned over time, through trial and error. Sure, some people will never catch on, and others will catch on quickly, but it isn't like you can just say "Alright, I'm going to play really well today, and be a kickass pk'er" out of the blue. Roleplaying, however, is something that anyone can do to a certain minimum extent.. and when someone in a cabal doesn't even bother, it just tells me that they don't give a fuck about the roleplaying aspect.
And that, is a serious problem.
> endorsing the flaming of roleplay.
I call it a severe lackthereof, and therefore deserving of being called on.
> anyone else feels obliged to point out bad
> playing (playing, not roleplaying), people
> like you are the first to jump and scream.