06-09-2009, 03:52 PM
I've got a question, well infact, many questions.
First off, Levels being no sufficient use in roleplaying is common knowledge, as level 80 'Flora' could simply be an approved farmer, while level 12 'Mr. Atkinson' is a footman, who would Most Likely defeat lil' Flora should they be at arms with one another.
It brings me to quite a mind-boggling (In my opinion) predicament, if Level 80 Flora decided to stealth on level 12 Mr. Atkinson who has Keen hearing, and is quite aware of his surroundings, while Flora is a simple farmer (Let's just say for the sake of argument) who has Dull senses, due to the game mechanics there's an extremely low chance for Mr. Atkinson to even spot Flora OOC'ly, and let's say if this happened In-Character, she would easily be clocked by Mr. Atkinson.
If Flora decided to use the game mechanics to an IC advantage, would this be Meta-gaming? Such as, using the information gathered on her "Abuse" of the game mechanics to IC'ly Blackmail and/or know things she wouldn't know, less the removal or redundancy of Game Mechanics?
Don't quote me on the example I've given, it's genuinely hard to get my thoughts across in text, though it's merely a... Brainstorm if you like.
First off, Levels being no sufficient use in roleplaying is common knowledge, as level 80 'Flora' could simply be an approved farmer, while level 12 'Mr. Atkinson' is a footman, who would Most Likely defeat lil' Flora should they be at arms with one another.
It brings me to quite a mind-boggling (In my opinion) predicament, if Level 80 Flora decided to stealth on level 12 Mr. Atkinson who has Keen hearing, and is quite aware of his surroundings, while Flora is a simple farmer (Let's just say for the sake of argument) who has Dull senses, due to the game mechanics there's an extremely low chance for Mr. Atkinson to even spot Flora OOC'ly, and let's say if this happened In-Character, she would easily be clocked by Mr. Atkinson.
If Flora decided to use the game mechanics to an IC advantage, would this be Meta-gaming? Such as, using the information gathered on her "Abuse" of the game mechanics to IC'ly Blackmail and/or know things she wouldn't know, less the removal or redundancy of Game Mechanics?
Don't quote me on the example I've given, it's genuinely hard to get my thoughts across in text, though it's merely a... Brainstorm if you like.