Robin Mayne
Web Team Manager
Lié: 15 oct 2001
De: BioWare |
 Posté: mercredi, 27 novembre 2002 05:38 |
LadyRolePlay expounds on multiplayer games, gives us anecdotes and tips on how to become a multiplayer gamer and how to get into a great game. This is the second part of a profile by BioWare Community Manager Jay Watamaniuk. LadyRolePlay is one of the top ranked players at NWConnections.
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Robin Mayne
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Kadarr
Game Owner
 NWN
NWN: SoU
NWN: HotU
Lié: 05 fév 2002 |
Posté: jeudi, 28 novembre 2002 07:23 |
This is the quote that I would like to comment on....
"Which brings be to the other necessary ingredient in creating a good game, and that is good players. You can put on an Oscar-winning performance, and if there are no others to respond to and interact with, then the game really never happens so to speak."
As a DM there is nothing worse then having a good roleplaying person try to roleplay and have others speaking of the latest joke about.... well nevermind. You know what I mean.
I still believe the players make the game, the DM has the imagination to get it started, but if the players don't have the imagination and roleplaying to go along with it. Then nobody will have fun.
As for NWN: OMG!!! Finally a game where roleplaying can be and IS enforced by most. No more of this "Yes we will boot people for not roleplaying." All I got to say is for Bioware to let us the players rule, is... well... godlike. *winks*
DM Kadarr
P.S. LadyRolePlay does deserver a bow for without her input other people couldn't of roleplayed off of her.
Kadarr
[ Edited By Kadarr: Thursday, 28 November 07:24AM (GMT) ]
[ Edited By Kadarr: Thursday, 28 November 07:25AM (GMT) ]
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DM's don't kill PC's often, PC's kill themselves for us. "Where did that dragon go?"
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hahnsoo
Game Owner
 NWN
NWN: SoU
NWN: HotU
Lié: 12 mai 2002
De: Indiana, USA |
Posté: jeudi, 28 novembre 2002 08:04 |
I would also like to express the sentiment that it is the players that make a great game... they deserve the full credit. The reason I love developing and shaping the stories of Dragonspire is because of my players, all exceptional roleplayers and storytellers. The players drive the story in Dragonspire, and even the smallest contribution by a player can change the overall "plot" in a tremendous way. Roleplaying begets roleplaying, too... if you have a bunch of strong roleplayers, the players who are less strong at roleplaying tend to follow their lead.
Too many times as a DM, we are tempted to take control of the situation and play out the stories that WE want to see. However, the game really is about the players... it has always been my philosophy that the DM is a director, a producer, but NOT the main storyteller. Like the Narrator in "Into The Woods", he is as much a part of the story as the actors, with equal billing, no more, no less. The players are center stage... we are the backstage hands that make sure the lights come on at the right time, the curtains change at the appropriate cue, and that all the terrible things that happen backstage do not affect the show on stage. It's all smoke and mirrors, as I always tell my players.
The screenshots were provided courtesy of the Dragonspire Media Archive (and ultimately, Bioware, because the screenies are from NWN, after all). I can provide captions for those who are interested... the shots ranged from LRP/Arwen speaking at the funeral for a major PC (PCs do die in Dragonspire) to LRP/Arwen sitting and reading at her house.
Also, my name is misspelled several times in the interview. *grin* Sorry, I have to rib ya on that, LRP.
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"Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist.Children already know that dragons exist.Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed."
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Wandering Hero
Game Owner
 NWN
NWN: SoU
Lié: 14 sep 2002 |
Posté: lundi, 02 décembre 2002 02:16 |
Bravo! I love to see more women online in role-playing games. If I had it my way it would be a 50-50% split...
it would change the flavor of the game and make for a more culturally diverse gaming experience overall.
Plus, frankly, women players seem to help new players much more often, imho.
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Jay Watamaniuk
Community Manager
Lié: 19 nov 2001
De: Edmonton, Alberta |
Posté: lundi, 02 décembre 2002 07:25 |
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Thanks for jumping in here hahnsoo. LadyRolePlay had lots of fine things to say about you- nice job! |
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PeterBabicki
Game Owner
 NWN
Lié: 05 sep 2002 |
Posté: mercredi, 04 décembre 2002 12:31 |
There is nothing I like more, than good roleplayers in a serious roleplaying enviroment. Unfortunatly, I have yet to have found a server with roleplayers I can journey with continuously. I often find myself having one good night of roleplaying with a group of people, that I will never see again.
I just wanted to ask these quick questions. What category is Dragonspire under? What timezone does it follow? |
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