Portrayal Issues

[radreaper100]

2 minutes ago, Ruthie said:

 

Well, @Valkyria hit the nail spot on. It's used to stonewall in a lot of cases, especially when the subject matter is something like "similar characters" which in and of itself does not mean you cannot provide quality roleplay. When you dig into some of my removals from certain factions, Fire Marshals for example, it was an out-of-character removal for playing poker IC.

[radreaper100]

2 minutes ago, Woona said:

portrayal issue is just people not liking you homie. you’re not really an enjoyable person to be around

 

I have people I don't like to be around either but I afford them a mutual respect. It's okay to not like people, that's a general part of life. It's when you go out of your way to impact others based off that dislike that's problematic.

[radreaper100]

13 minutes ago, Stanty said:

 

There is nothing wrong with playing poker, I am sure there was more to it. Unless, you went to play poker while on duty as a Fire Marshal.

 

Yes, my character at the time played an informal game of poker at a closed business (that was not a casino) with a group of people while on duty. I put the picture in the SFM discord and was given the axe. Something that should've realistically been an IC punishment (if they found out) instead became a drastic removal, and for what purpose?

 

People don't seem to recognize that IC punishment is actually satisfying to character development, coachings, reprimands, suspensions... they all have a place at the table for growing your character when used appropriately. The problem is too many people are quick to namechange when receiving them as well as others viewing it as some kind of boon on the player themselves instead of keeping it character-centric, which also leads to the poor portrayal prompt. Newsflash, people make mistakes at work. Why is it so taboo and nothing is ever kept IC?

Edited December 15, 2022 by radreaper100

[pateuvasiliu]

8 hours ago, soudiere said:

 

This on top of how much it costs to live in L.A.? Yeah, it ain't happening.

This is the base salary that ignores benefits and overtime, which is way above the base salary.

[Stanty]

16 minutes ago, radreaper100 said:

 

Yes, my character at the time played an informal game of poker at a closed business (that was not a casino) with a group of people while on duty. I put the picture in the SFM discord and was given the axe. Something that should've realistically been an IC punishment (if they found out) instead became a drastic removal, and for what purpose?

 

People don't seem to recognize that IC punishment is actually satisfying to character development, coachings, reprimands, suspensions... they all have a place at the table for growing your character when used appropriately. The problem is too many people are quick to namechange when receiving them as well as others viewing it as some kind of boon on the player themselves instead of keeping it character-centric, which also leads to the poor portrayal prompt. Newsflash, people make mistakes at work. Why is it so taboo and nothing is ever kept IC?

Have to side with SFM here, sorry dude. Not everything can be controlled IC because it is a game. Same reason they expect you not to do drugs because realistically you would have occasional drug tests while there are no actual drug tests in game. Same goes to dispatch, most of the time legal factions NPC the dispatch, etc.

[Acid]

I will be plain and simple with you.

Poor portrayal can embrace a lot of variables, but sometimes you really aren't portraying your character the wrong way. People seem to use that term very lightly nowadays.

Maybe because this one time you did something wrong and people will label you for the rest of your life.
Sometimes it only takes a name change to understand how the picture changes in its entirety. I've seen people being accused of poor portrayal and then having their roleplay commended simply because the other end couldn't figure out that a "certain" character belonged to a "certain" player.

 

Sometimes it's just the truth and the player can't portray a character that meets the server's criteria.

You'll always have the two ends of the stick.

[DLimit]

9 minutes ago, pateuvasiliu said:

There's no way this is true. If 300k isn't enough to live properly most of the population would be homeless.

A lot of these people also seem to forget that the officers that live in these expensive houses probably have a wife that works, as-well, alongside with several years to a decade in the department, in real life.

Thing is... first few years? Person won't be owning anything huge. It's more of a long-term investment, especially in California.

EDIT: Tax deductions on $200,000 is only $60,000 of one's income. That is still $120,000... one can purchase a standard home in maybe six to eight years.

Edited December 15, 2022 by DLimit

[pateuvasiliu]

2 minutes ago, DLimit said:

A lot of these people also seem to forget that the officers that live in these expensive houses probably have a wife that works, as-well, alongside with several years to a decade in the department, in real life.

Thing is... first few years? Person won't be owning anything huge. It's more of a long-term investment, especially in California.

 

A lot of these people are talking out of their ass. There's no way you're not living good when you have 4+ times the average income, in any city/country out there. That would mean the average person is dying of starvation and that's clearly not happening.

 

At 300,000 $ you're earning neurologist ( brain doctor ) money.

Edited December 15, 2022 by pateuvasiliu

[radreaper100]

23 minutes ago, Stanty said:

Have to side with SFM here, sorry dude. Not everything can be controlled IC because it is a game. Same reason they expect you not to do drugs because realistically you would have occasional drug tests while there are no actual drug tests in game. Same goes to dispatch, most of the time legal factions NPC the dispatch, etc.

 

How is that considered acceptable for a serious roleplay server? Also, drug use is permitted in most policies as reasonable corruption for factions. Drugs like weed or pills, alcohol abuse... but you're telling me that a law enforcement officer playing an impromptu game of card among friends while on the clock, which amounts to probably 10 minutes of time theft at best, is something that needs to be scrutinized? We're playing people here, humans. Humans aren't switch on, switch off robots.

[DLimit]

27 minutes ago, Stanty said:

Have to side with SFM here, sorry dude. Not everything can be controlled IC because it is a game. Same reason they expect you not to do drugs because realistically you would have occasional drug tests while there are no actual drug tests in game. Same goes to dispatch, most of the time legal factions NPC the dispatch, etc.

Or, let the person do drugs prior to being ICly discharged instead of OOCly removed. Doesn't disrupt the flow of R.P. and actually creates stories.