The Anti-PvP Fan Club

[metaquad4]

In light of the new PvP rules this idea (which I am sure many people have been stewing in their heads) can finally come to realization. The anti-pvp fan club!

Any who sign up here are not obligated to PvP in any way. In fact, the opposite. We do not PvP. Ever.

Anyone who sees an anti-pvp fan club member must assume that they will make their RP out something along the following:

"My RP out is to walk away"

Or anything else that will not determent their character or cause any sort of player-to-player consequence to happen. Anyone with the anti-pvp fan club member tag is also obligated to take their formulated RP out (and all others must assume they will take their RP out).

If an anti-pvp fan club member is treading into PvP-worthy seas, please inform them of such so that they can immediately correct their IC behavior.

In order to sign up, do the following:

1) Post on your character bio in bold, italics, underlined, and some sort of bright neon text that you are part of the Anti-PvP Fan Club.
--A good format to follow is "<C=?>I am a member of the Anti-PvP Fan Club. . ."
--Examples of good colours include: Cyan, Crimson, DeepPink, DodgerBlue, and GreenYellow. More can be found at http://www.worldofalthea.talktalk.net/colours.htm, as well as instructions on how to bold, italicize, underline, and colour your text.

2) In addition, post your customized RP out and post that all must assume you will take it. This must be done in the opposite neon colour as step #1, in order to draw the eye to it.

If you do this, congratulations! You are now one of us.



For those unaware of the new rule:

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RP "outs" are not determined by the aggressor. Aggressor-determined "outs" include anything that has the aggressor decide the manner of "out" the other party must comply to in order to avoid PvP, such as "X or die" demands. It is the challenged party's role to employ an appropriate RP "out" that does not escalate further hostilities (bargaining, walking away, etc.), and demonstrating hostility or hostile intent in the "out" will render it invalid and the aggressor may engage.

[Flasmix]

My RP out is I have to go see your mom.

[V'rass]

This is an excellent idea... Let those who hate conflict rp officially designate themselves so we dont have to (waste our time) trying to rp such (with them.)

[Brother Bruce]

I know this isnt a pvp heavy server so being able to talk your way out of a situation isnt really that bad, however I dont like that some think this is now some sort of get-out-of-jail-free card for any form of pvp/conflict. Also looking at the rule a bit it really isnt a way to avoid any and all conflicts the way others think it does so perhaps there's also a bit of over-reacting where this rule-change is concerned. Regarding the rule change take for example you're being racist toward someone's orc and trying to instigate some sort of confrontation. Well the orc can just walk away, and that is an acceptable and valid RP out according to this new rule. However, take for example someone killed your friend or is a known criminal and has some sort of bounty on them. They cant really choose walking away as a valid form of RP out, because that would simply escalate a conflict and be seen as escaping the law or running away or something to that degree.

The part of the rule stating : "It is the challenged party's role to employ an appropriate RP "out" that does not escalate further hostilities" doesnt necessarily mean that the challenged party can take any kind of RP out they want. If they want to attempt to talk their way out of a fight, they should be able to. No one can really be expected to talk their way out of everything or simply walk away from everything, however. This rule wont or at least shouldnt be allowing people to avoid conflict in such a matter-of-fact way as walking away from every situation (although some pvp can actually be avoided IC by just walking away). I like that there is conflict from time to time and I feel that if you're living anywhere along the sword coast long enough you're bound to make friends and enemies here and there. Just like in life you cant always be the one in control of everything you find yourself in, be it good or bad.

[AC81]

Doesn't seem like a very constructive post @Meta. Surely someone with your experience on this server could have approached this topic better. Hopefully you can also see where some forms of pvp can be trouble (e.g. griefing).
Other people's IG choices affect us all the time, why should this be any different. I mean, when I see a Fav Soul in game now, my eyes roll so hard they nearly do a 360, but whatever, each to their own.

[The Whistler]

The OP is taking passive aggressive into a whole new level. The new rules will change absolutely nothing, that much I can guarantee

[dzidek1983]

PvP??... what PvP... this is so funny...

PvP happens so rarely, that this should be called i'm so afraid to PvP club or my build sucks club or i'm a shitty player club....

[K'yon Oblodra]

Hehe I have to say I wasn't sure if OP was joking or being serious. Although in theory this could save people time and reduce squabbles.

Although it would of course be important that the people in this club would also RP their characters as characters that try to avoid conflict not to abuse their "tags".

[aaron22]

PvP??... what PvP... this is so funny...

PvP happens so rarely, that this should be called i'm so afraid to PvP club or my build sucks club or i'm a (#2) player club....

Is it against the rules to be a member of all three of those clubs or do I have to pick one?

[dzidek1983]

More you can even think of your own special club and join it...

[chad878262]

PvP??... what PvP... this is so funny...

PvP happens so rarely, that this should be called i'm so afraid to PvP club or my build sucks club or i'm a (#2) player club....

Is it against the rules to be a member of all three of those clubs or do I have to pick one?

[Endelyon]

I'm locking this.