When World of Warcraft first came out it was hailed as an awesome MMORPG, which indeed it is. Unfortunately (in my opinion), many players don’t quite get the “RP” in “MMORPG.”
I’m not saying everyone who plays WoW has to actually role-play their character, mind you. After all, I’ve created a gnome warrior named “Theyhitme” not once, but twice. Not exactly prime RP material there.
But I do think that creating a character, assigning it a history and personality, and then pretending to be that character in game for a short length of time is a fun diversion. I first got into pen-and-paper roleplaying games because I got to explore dungeons, kill dragons, and level up. I kept playing those games because I got to do improvisational acting. WoW isn’t so much different from that.
Granted, Trollbane is not the best server for that. As a “Normal” server it’s great for leveling and learning the game, but start pretending your character is real and people will look at you funny. When I’m in the mood for roleplaying, I’ll often just look for whichever of the RP flagged servers has the lowest number of people online. Lately, that’s been the brand spankin’ new Wyrmrest Accord server.
I’ve found it has a decent population of people who understand what RP is and how to do it well, with few, if any, people who don’t quite get it.
Oh, and just an FYI: I am not abandoning Fortune Favors! Yes, I’ve been spending time on another server, but I’m not the only member who’s done that and returned. I still log into a Trollbane character or two every day, and I spend a good deal of time logged into our Vent server just in case someone needs to get in touch with me. This post is merely to let you know RP servers can be a fun diversion if you’re bored and want to try something different for a few hours.
And hey, if enough of us try it and like it, we could always start another chapter of the guild over there. Just sayin’.
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