ROLE Magazine October 2009

Page 9

Michel Morane

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Silly limits such as 30 minute capture time limits, role play time limits, and role play combat only limits are a waste of time. If you know about role play, you know that it might take 30 minutes or more for the capture let alone whatever else may happen including being rescued or freed. You have to remember that everything is being typed out; dialogue and actions. Imposing a limit would make it impossible to play the scene properly especially when more than just two players are involved. Role play combat limits are mute and meaningless in a metered sim. Not everyone likes or wishes to participate in acted out combat, which is why the meter is there.

sim and avoiding role play with the intent of racking up experience points (XP) on your meter to gain levels. I will say it again as I have said before in my articles and in my blog; role players take their game and their character very seriously and will become annoyed and or perturbed when an intended scene is interrupted or cut short because a player invokes limits. Role play sims are not public areas, but are all privately owned. What this means for you is that you can be banned for any reason or no reason at all. A player should scout out a role play sim before deciding on getting a meter and engaging in play. The sim should not conform to you; it should be you that finds someplace adequate for you to play. I will use the sim I use to role play in as an example. I play in City of

In some ways, you could compare role play limits to camping. Camping is defined as being in a metered 9


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