The widespread misuse of /em

[Zaila]

I don't see you guys complaining about MTA:VC players misusing /me to chat like /me hi guys.

Exactly how are we misusing /me ?

[CaptainCrazy]

It's a living command baby, and I love it

[Jingle]

Hi, S/F is an excuse for powergaming, thanks.

[Patton]

Hi, S/F is an excuse for powergaming, thanks.

Yeah, made by the same people that "invented" powergaming to bend their own rules.

[b2311e]

The whole point of roleplay is to imagine and be creative, and it is not restricted to specific characteristics - It's what you make of it; is it not?

[Gandalf]

The whole point of roleplay is to imagine and be creative, and it is not restricted to specific characteristics - It's what you make of it; is it not?

shhh.... people might understand it. 

[Leon.]

shhh.... people might understand it. 

I fucking lol'd.

Exactly how are we misusing /me ?

Well, in my HONEST opinion, it's not being misused, but apparently, /em is being used as a chat, like I hear about the ultra-veteran people used /me for talking and just about everything.
Like I said in another topic, I respect all types of roleplay :cool:

[Que]

Like I said in another topic, I respect all types of roleplay :cool:

Couldn't agree more.

[Trobby888]

There's no need to dismiss certain forms of role-playing from the game. I do not see anything wrong in players using S/F, as long as they don't enforce it on others, and as long as they understand the non S/F player's responses. If you see someone approach you with "S/F", why don't you just give a RPed response that shows obviously which outcome you chose rather than just moan "WTF U FAIL WHY'RE U USING S/F CRAP??????". Of course, if they didn't understand the obvious, then that is a totally different story.

 :ps: Perhaps an alternative to the "S/F" role play is dice RPG? Basically, you use /saynumber (20 is the accepted standard in DND) to determine the outcome. At least it removes the problem of "powergamers".

[Zaila]

I f**king lol'd.Well, in my HONEST opinion, it's not being misused, but apparently, /em is being used as a chat, like I hear about the ultra-veteran people used /me for talking and just about everything.
Like I said in another topic, I respect all types of roleplay :cool:

I'm sorry, but i dont understand what you're trying to say there, but that's just probably me because i just woke up >.<

Yes, we are using /me to talk on MTA:VC, but that's because /msg l is not really needed if there is only 3 or 4 persons playing togheter, i dont see of that is misuse of /me?

[Void]

There's no need to dismiss certain forms of role-playing from the game. I do not see anything wrong in players using S/F, as long as they don't enforce it on others, and as long as they understand the non S/F player's responses. If you see someone approach you with "S/F", why don't you just give a RPed response that shows obviously which outcome you chose rather than just moan "WTF U FAIL WHY'RE U USING S/F CRAP??????". Of course, if they didn't understand the obvious, then that is a totally different story.

 :ps: Perhaps an alternative to the "S/F" role play is dice RPG? Basically, you use /saynumber (20 is the accepted standard in DND) to determine the outcome. At least it removes the problem of "powergamers".

Like I said in another topic, I respect all types of roleplay :cool:

^These two.

[JDC]

JDC - I don't believe it's corrupted but rather influenced into moving into that direction. As mentioned in earlier posts, IC and OOC are not officially supported and in turn there is no obligation to react or respond to S/F. Players are encouraged to take responsibility for their own development. Those who enjoy using IC and OOC will be permitted to do so as long as there is no evidence of them enforcing their action onto another player.

If you feel there is a trend growing where people are obligated to use the IC and OOC methodology. You must understand that it has been achieved through their own commitment to raise awareness. In turn, you should also take responsibility by highlighting the traditional way of RPing by carrying out that RP orientation in-game which I'm sure your already doing.

For me personally - being from a traditional RP server where all the RP was carried out in main chat, I'm familiar with all styles of RPing. I enjoy both traditional and IC/OOC principles which I adapt and carve dependent on the player in front of me.  A challenge you will face in later life, is that one approach/methodology does not fit all given situations and that you must tailor your communication to your audience.

I hope this helps.

You have good points, although I will continue to adhere to my stand against the influence of methodologies that contradict the Argonath Vision. Thank you.

I don't see you guys complaining about MTA:VC players misusing /me to chat like /me hi guys.

That's because we MTA:VC players value the /me command as one of our essential tools in roleplaying. Even before the existence of /l, /s, /w, /m, and other commands (as previously pointed out), there was /me. In fact, you can observe in the SA:MP Server that certain MTA:VC veterans prefer to use /me in place of the other commands.

And it is also a different scenario from the s/f-related misuse of /em, which is part of something else, that contradicts The Vision.