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Group: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg · Group Profile
Author: ZillZill Date: Jun 27, 2008 09:05
Gerry Quinn wrote:
>>> Attention Internet users: The female character you're interacting with may
>>> not really be a female. And if she is, generally she's probably not looking
>>> to Cyber. Especially with you. But such notices usually go unheeded. :-)
>>
>> In Age of Conan just a few days ago, some hulking warrior called me "hun" out
>> of the blue, which I found quite amusing. Had a chat with him about it and he
>> seemed genuinely surprised that female characters were played by men. I think
>> he's seen the light now. :-)
>
> If you want to play a female character, why don't you? If he called you
> by your character's name, would you have said "I'm actually called
> Bruce"?
If the situation had had even the faint whiff of RP then I would have
played along.
As it was, it was on a non-RP server as part of an OOC-type
conversation: "I'm sorry hun I'm logging off now" is hardly RP...
And let's face it, Conan didn't call anyone "hun", did he?
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Zil, Level 70 NE Priest, Aman Shan're, Stormrage Europe (WoW)
Zill, Level 52 Priest of Mitra, Concept, Bori (AoC)
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