by Tolvo Fri Apr 26, 2013 11:00 pm"Play how you want"-A lot of People
I'd like to talk a bit about something I see on this forum.
I've noticed often people like to stereotype those who are different and try to say their way of playing is supreme, while perhaps innocently meant in cases or merely said as a passion of the moment thing I'd like to talk a little bit about something I'd like people to remember.
This is a game and you and your fellow players are separate people. You decide how you want to play, you don't decide how other people enjoy themselves.
Don't demonize people for playing in a way that they enjoy. If people like to fight without armor and use a buffed Broken Sword let them have fun doing so. If they like to fight without lock on using a bow don't tell them that they aren't enjoying the game fully since they aren't playing in the way you find most fun.
On the flip side, don't demonize people for trying to win. In pre-arranged duels there are rules set if they are set. Anything not spoken about in those rules is free game. If people like to play the game in a competitive way let them, it's how they enjoy the game and what makes the experience for them.
Don't be a **** to people. This is a phrase which causes some confusion among people but personally I view being a **** as doing something intentionally to harm the player. Simply beating someone that has a fragile ego isn't intentionally harming them, taunting afterwards and sending them a nasty message is intent to upset. Using a tactic that is frowned upon? That's your choice, just be ready for people to consider it rude when perhaps to you it doesn't have that effect. Fighting someone in a non-arranged fight? Don't get bothered by them not personally knowing your tastes in regards to PvP, what they are doing is probably just however they play so try not to read too far into things.
Try to play with people who have similar interests. Want to get better at the game and prove how good you are, want to simply have difficult fights? Play with people who play competitively. Want to just mess around and have fun, maybe do a bit of cosplay? Play with people who just want to mess around or play the way you do. Don't try to force your playstyle onto other people.
We may gauge skill in different ways, try to understand that. Personally I love parrying and spacing, I base my view of a player often off of how well they can space and predict their opponent. To others, whoever wins is the most skilled, to some whoever is the most skilled is who can roll with thorn armor and get a kill. We all view things in different ways and remember that your view won't be shared by everyone.
When you feel that your playstyle is being challenged don't try to stereotype another playstyle to make it seem easy to mock. "Oh they're just try hards." "Oh they're just casuals." Remember, we're all players. We're equal and no one is better than the other as humans.
Rant/Old Man Ramble Over.
I'd like to talk a bit about something I see on this forum.
I've noticed often people like to stereotype those who are different and try to say their way of playing is supreme, while perhaps innocently meant in cases or merely said as a passion of the moment thing I'd like to talk a little bit about something I'd like people to remember.
This is a game and you and your fellow players are separate people. You decide how you want to play, you don't decide how other people enjoy themselves.
Don't demonize people for playing in a way that they enjoy. If people like to fight without armor and use a buffed Broken Sword let them have fun doing so. If they like to fight without lock on using a bow don't tell them that they aren't enjoying the game fully since they aren't playing in the way you find most fun.
On the flip side, don't demonize people for trying to win. In pre-arranged duels there are rules set if they are set. Anything not spoken about in those rules is free game. If people like to play the game in a competitive way let them, it's how they enjoy the game and what makes the experience for them.
Don't be a **** to people. This is a phrase which causes some confusion among people but personally I view being a **** as doing something intentionally to harm the player. Simply beating someone that has a fragile ego isn't intentionally harming them, taunting afterwards and sending them a nasty message is intent to upset. Using a tactic that is frowned upon? That's your choice, just be ready for people to consider it rude when perhaps to you it doesn't have that effect. Fighting someone in a non-arranged fight? Don't get bothered by them not personally knowing your tastes in regards to PvP, what they are doing is probably just however they play so try not to read too far into things.
Try to play with people who have similar interests. Want to get better at the game and prove how good you are, want to simply have difficult fights? Play with people who play competitively. Want to just mess around and have fun, maybe do a bit of cosplay? Play with people who just want to mess around or play the way you do. Don't try to force your playstyle onto other people.
We may gauge skill in different ways, try to understand that. Personally I love parrying and spacing, I base my view of a player often off of how well they can space and predict their opponent. To others, whoever wins is the most skilled, to some whoever is the most skilled is who can roll with thorn armor and get a kill. We all view things in different ways and remember that your view won't be shared by everyone.
When you feel that your playstyle is being challenged don't try to stereotype another playstyle to make it seem easy to mock. "Oh they're just try hards." "Oh they're just casuals." Remember, we're all players. We're equal and no one is better than the other as humans.
Rant/Old Man Ramble Over.
Last edited by Tolvo on Fri Apr 26, 2013 11:21 pm; edited 1 time in total
