Xanfire
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- Mar 22, 2006
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Hi, I'm new here but not to the world of RPG. I recently read some of the threads on these forums and reading the "Putting the 'role' back in RPG" motto has me confused because most of the posts and reviews seem to contradict that fact. My most recently read thread, "Changed your mind about TES4?" pretty much convinced me as I saw seasoned posters make some retarded comments and replies. It was as if you were expecting the developers to give the whole package of "RPG". That's absolutely insane to expect from a single developer, and if that were the case no one would ever like a game! It's very simple, they only deliver the GAME, wether you find the ROLE PLAYING or not is comepletely up to you because it is a very subjective matter. They are called RPG's because they present a world which is easier than most games to start role playing in, however that does not mean those games are RPG's, they are just games, the RP part is up to you only. That being said, it is therefore possible to role play in ANY GAME! You name it; Counter-Strike, Oblivion and even NFS: MW. You can role play in those games no doubt about it. If you have a hard time playing a role in something that doesn't provide everything you deem necessary than I'm sorry to say but you are a very poor role player.
To even further shock you, D&D is not a role playing game. It's just a game, being good at it or playing it all the time does not make you a good role player. Your ability to compromise, innovate, create, imagine, believe and percieve will determine how good you are at that, not how much D&D you play. So if you think you know what it means to role play because you played D&D from the beginning please reconsider, because that only means you are good at playing the game not the role playing aspect.
What is roleplaying?
Is it being able to wear "The boots of escaping" or knowing all the rules of D&D inside out?
No, just simply no. Roleplaying is a relative term, and acknowledging that basis means that anyone is capable of roleplaying no matter who they are. Actors are professional role players, if picked from the masses they know how to do it best. Role playing is the ability to act in someone or something else's boots and do it accordingly not to your own beliefs, morals and etc, but on that of whom or what you are roleplaying.
Example:
I'm playing D&D and I'm playing a Paladin. You can't play the Paladin on the basis of what you think a Paladin is, that would be wrong, that's playing under your own perception, you must read and understand how a Paladin sees the world to be able to role play as one, and those descriptions would be generally written down by the person who created the world that the Paladin lives in, so basically you have to play the part of a Paladin on how the creator of the game wants the Paladin to be. Therefore you cannot go flaming or ciritisizing another creator whos Paladin is not similiar to that of another one. "Paladin" is just a word nothing else, the meaning of it can be anything the creator wishes, and it does not mean it has to stick to rules or previous concepts. So if you are playing a new game and it has the class Paladin in it don't automatically assume you know what it is, read the class descriptions and so on, not the name.
Now to the subject of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. It is completely reasonable to say that this game provides the most complete set of tools to role play alone.
Graphics: This game is just simply amazing. To those who claim that it sucks or is substandrd - shut up, right now! As far as I am aware there is not a game of this kind of visual calibre out there. This game is so beautiful the only thing that reminds you that you are playing a game is the low texture mountains in the background, without those you would completely lose yourself. For those complaining about the grass fading in and out you can change that in your .ini file. You can change many options there including the water and so on. So if you have the mosnter rig to run everything to the max, even those in the .ini file do it and it will look even more beautiful.
Animation: Better than anything else out.
Sound: Perfect, just damn perfect.
Story: It's whatever you want it to be, and that's what makes the game the best for a person who whishes to role play! Sure there is the main quest, but you can just leave it and do whatever you want. You can be a theif, a noble warrior or even an evil magician. Basically the sky is the limit here. The open endedness in the game provides the best environment in which to roleplay and coupled with the unparallelled graphics and sound quality this game delivers more than any other game the environment in to which you can role play whatever your heart desires! You can even create your own class, pick your abilities and attributes!
If you are still complaining about Radiant AI just ask someone in the near vicinity to kick you in the crotch. It's not perfect, but it makes the game all the more believable. I'd rather have RAI than not. So don't critisize it but instead praise it.
So once again before I stop typing; YOU DECIDE WETHER YOU ROLE PLAY OR NOT. THE DEVELOPERS RESPONSIBILITY IS TO ONLY DELIVER THE GAME!
To even further shock you, D&D is not a role playing game. It's just a game, being good at it or playing it all the time does not make you a good role player. Your ability to compromise, innovate, create, imagine, believe and percieve will determine how good you are at that, not how much D&D you play. So if you think you know what it means to role play because you played D&D from the beginning please reconsider, because that only means you are good at playing the game not the role playing aspect.
What is roleplaying?
Is it being able to wear "The boots of escaping" or knowing all the rules of D&D inside out?
No, just simply no. Roleplaying is a relative term, and acknowledging that basis means that anyone is capable of roleplaying no matter who they are. Actors are professional role players, if picked from the masses they know how to do it best. Role playing is the ability to act in someone or something else's boots and do it accordingly not to your own beliefs, morals and etc, but on that of whom or what you are roleplaying.
Example:
I'm playing D&D and I'm playing a Paladin. You can't play the Paladin on the basis of what you think a Paladin is, that would be wrong, that's playing under your own perception, you must read and understand how a Paladin sees the world to be able to role play as one, and those descriptions would be generally written down by the person who created the world that the Paladin lives in, so basically you have to play the part of a Paladin on how the creator of the game wants the Paladin to be. Therefore you cannot go flaming or ciritisizing another creator whos Paladin is not similiar to that of another one. "Paladin" is just a word nothing else, the meaning of it can be anything the creator wishes, and it does not mean it has to stick to rules or previous concepts. So if you are playing a new game and it has the class Paladin in it don't automatically assume you know what it is, read the class descriptions and so on, not the name.
Now to the subject of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. It is completely reasonable to say that this game provides the most complete set of tools to role play alone.
Graphics: This game is just simply amazing. To those who claim that it sucks or is substandrd - shut up, right now! As far as I am aware there is not a game of this kind of visual calibre out there. This game is so beautiful the only thing that reminds you that you are playing a game is the low texture mountains in the background, without those you would completely lose yourself. For those complaining about the grass fading in and out you can change that in your .ini file. You can change many options there including the water and so on. So if you have the mosnter rig to run everything to the max, even those in the .ini file do it and it will look even more beautiful.
Animation: Better than anything else out.
Sound: Perfect, just damn perfect.
Story: It's whatever you want it to be, and that's what makes the game the best for a person who whishes to role play! Sure there is the main quest, but you can just leave it and do whatever you want. You can be a theif, a noble warrior or even an evil magician. Basically the sky is the limit here. The open endedness in the game provides the best environment in which to roleplay and coupled with the unparallelled graphics and sound quality this game delivers more than any other game the environment in to which you can role play whatever your heart desires! You can even create your own class, pick your abilities and attributes!
If you are still complaining about Radiant AI just ask someone in the near vicinity to kick you in the crotch. It's not perfect, but it makes the game all the more believable. I'd rather have RAI than not. So don't critisize it but instead praise it.
So once again before I stop typing; YOU DECIDE WETHER YOU ROLE PLAY OR NOT. THE DEVELOPERS RESPONSIBILITY IS TO ONLY DELIVER THE GAME!
