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I don't think you're a moron. It's cool to see some RPers who invest so heavily in the the lore's storyline that racial wins/losses can effect their feelings or motivations personally. You wouldnt be the first person I've seen post their dislike of a storyline direction and express that it's ruining their enjoyment. Over-investing a little like that is easy in any kind of RP I think, and I guess you found that it didn't work for you in terms of putting so much weight into things you ultimately can't control.

The rest of what you said above I agree with totally. Storyline and lore are just backdrops to our character's own stories, of which we have infinitely more control. RPing around storyline has never been something I got much enjoyment out of personally, though full respect to those who base their entire RP around it. In my case I even went so far as to create a portion of racial lore for my own characters, Achurans from a small 'island region' on the homeworld, with beliefs and traditions very different from most other Achur. I like more control over who they are and where they came from so I can unleash my imagination a bit more, whereas some others get more enjoyment and challenge from playing much closer to storyline edicts. *shrug* Whatever you find fun.

Probably also why I enjoy wormhole life, removed almost altogether from Empire with my characters central to their own RP, rather than in Empire where culture and current events would impact who they are more heavily.

Each to their own. The key is to just have fun imo, simple. But maybe try and keep your RP reasonable and still plausible, of course. Beyond that it's your story, only let lore-storyline impact it if you find that an enjoyable thing.

Seems like ultimately you found what's most enjoyable for you, and that's great.


Oh yus

Except FW is actually pretty inconsequential to the fluff as of late. It's called the 'Pendulum War' and derided by lots of RPers for a reason. Besides, you aren't even getting direct orders from the brass, you are a private military contractor or a privateer in FW. You are also not really being loyal to your chosen faction either, you are being loyal to this group of PMCs or privateers who claim to speak for and answer to the faction of choice, and said group operates with little oversight beyond what amounts to a demerit system for shooting your own dudes.

As surprising as it sounds, there is such a thing as a loyal mercenary and a loyal privateer.

You definitely didn't read the entire thread, since the point *isn't* 'CCP Falcon wrecks RP' and more 'CCP Falcon will progress storyline and fluff in ways that benefit the game as a whole and RPing as a loud loyalist is not going to affect his decisions in how to progress fluff and storyline. Therefore, roleplaying a loud loyalist who bludgeons his opposition with the party line is an exercise in frustration and shouldn't be pursued seriously.'

Exactly. I'm not against RP, or even my own RP, this is just a confessional, being honest, so to speak.

And, in being honest, looking at RP for what I should appreciate it as.