Roleplay Guide

[Kerrar]

IV:MP
Roleplay Guide

What is roleplay?
A roleplaying game is a game in which the players assume the roles of characters and create stories. Players determine the actions of their characters based on their characterisation and the actions succeed or fail according to a formal system of rules and guidelines. Within the rules, they may improvise freely, their choices shape the direction and outcome of the whole roleplay game.

Roleplay is as free as you can imagine. Want to roleplay a tree? Go for it. Maybe a prisoner? Sure. Just make sure the surroundings fit the roleplay you are working on and make sure other people understand it too. If you want to stick to building just your character, then you should act like that. No one will take you for serious if your interest is jumping all over the place. If you are switching from one role to other (cop & criminal), then you are falling under the line of a 'casual roleplayer'. Say for that example of criminal/copper, you are a player with criminal affiliation, not the badass gang member.

Whatever you roleplay, remember to have fun. Freely roaming around can be fun for just some time, after which it will become just a waste of time. Yes, waste of time in game, can it get lower than that?

There are a couple of commands you can use when roleplaying:
^{/me [text] - This is used for actions that your character is doing at this moment (example: /me scratches his head).
/l [text] - This is used for normal speaking from character to character.
/s [text] - This is used for shouting from character to character. An exclemation symbol ('!') will be added at the end. Cops use this alot to shout to criminals.
/w [text] - This is used for whispering from character to character.
/em [text] - This is used to describe/ask out of character stuff (example: /me kicks the car, /em would the car get damaged?).
/chatmode local - This is used to set default chatmode to local, so you don't have to type /l all the time. (You need /p [text] to talk in main chat if using local chatmode)}

Note that a couple of roleplay rules apply to the server. You may not:
_{Metagame - using external powers to involve with the game, such as /pm to call for backup or follow a 'blip' on the radar in a RP scene.
Powergame - use superpowers to win every roleplay, such as continue running when a police officer roleplayed shooting you.
Refuse/avoid roleplay - ignore any roleplay a player starts, want to go offline or go away from keyboard? Announce in public chat or PM the player about it.
Use unrealistic actions - in a roleplay you cannot pull an automatic weapon out of your pocket, so roleplay grabbing one from your car for example.
Use out of character chats - use /pm or public chat for roleplay purposes. This is a grey area since calling players from out of the game is allowed.
Force roleplay - give other players a chance to respond, this is the same as powergaming (example: /me ties the person so they cannot go anywhere).
Use out of character chats - use /pm or public chat for roleplay purposes. This is a grey area since calling players from out of the game is allowed.}

Flaming and insulting
Here, our dear Wikipedia will give us the basic picture:
"Flaming (also known as bashing) is hostile and insulting interaction between internet users. Flaming usually occurs in the social context of a discussion board..."

Spamming
A player who is spamming obviously has some problems or likes to be a trouble. That doesn't not allow mini-modders to jump on him with "OMG stop spamming". You talk to him, yes, you use normal language in PM to ask him why he's spamming. An admin can also do this and its preferable that administration member does ask the player because we can depict him what will happen if he continues.

Flooding
Repeating the same sentence over and over again is called flooding. You do not just on a player if he writes the same message twice. Three times or more is flooding. If a newcomer asks for a command or something and no one answers, he'll tend to ask it more then once or use PM. A player can also feel that he is not seen, so he floods. Be kind to him!

Script abuse
Say for example you are able to enter a car you are not supposed to enter. Report immediatly! If you are caught abusing the scripts, a ban may happen.

Foreign languages
Foreign languages are not forbidden on our server. However, they are forbidden in public chat.

Incorrect /report usage
"OMG READ MY REPORT" and "/report /report /report /report" are things administrators do not like. You can see if an administrator handles your report so act like it.

Trolling
A troll is someone who talks rubbish, or plays the game to provoke other players. Best treatment against trolls is IGNORING. Ignore him, he will just skip towards and if he sees his attempts are futile he'll just stay/go away or stop trolling as he wouldn't see it fun.