HalfEmpty Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 I try things that I'd consider too risky in RL because I know that messing something up won't have 'real' consequences.My early attempts to roleplay more intensely didn't last a long time; I called generals "Sir" and tried to be like a private or trainee. In RL my home is a haven of peace and I don't get in to any 'drama' with anyone. Here, I'd rather be at war or preparing for war. Mona Guerilla prepares a Nuke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Serbitar Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 (edited) Identical to be honest. I've always been fairly diplomatic by nature, so I figured I'd stick with that. Has served me pretty well thus far. I'm not as abrasive when it comes to people's musical preferences in CN though. Edited July 31, 2009 by Lord Serbitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haflinger Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 I like being lazy. So what you're trying to say is you're the same IC and OOC right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Style #386 Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 I would assume I'm fairly similar IC and OOC. I'm a tad less serious OOC, I suppose, but I'm far too lazy to roleplay. I tried that once in one of these games, and it was just silly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby von Farter Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Hello, Barnaby von Farter here. I'd probably skip to page 6 in real life, too. You know who's great with the RL persona/RP balance? Baron de Sanderstead. Seriously amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingzog Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 (Sorry Zog. P.S. Check your facebook at some point.) Done, and no worries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoomzoomzoom Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 (edited) It's all the same for me. I'm cocky, blunt, sarcastic, and arrogant. Zoomx3 is too. If anything I'm slightly more reserved in RL with the rudeness factor. Edited August 1, 2009 by Zoomzoomzoom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hegemon Rob Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 I think being committed, and the man of all men is RL me, but my in game character is not like me at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zergling Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 I am totally different in CN, I tend to act as a bigot to say the least. I am also a hypocrite. I like to lead in RL but in CN I tend to follow. I like the same music in CN as I do in RL of course. I tried acting like me in CN but it didn't work well so I changed it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ch33kY Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 (edited) I take a lot from my IC personality and apply it to my RL personality. If someone bothers me in the street I do two ground assaults, send them threatening messages, and appeal to the international community for assistance. Edited August 1, 2009 by Ch33kY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyisraelie Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 I would say about 40% of my OOC personality makes up my IC personality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurion Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 (edited) I'm quieter IRL, and I have different politics. Beyond that, what you see is what you get. Edited August 1, 2009 by Aurion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime minister Johns Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 I am pretty similar to my IG persona, I dislike bullies regardless of where I see them and I work with the system to change it from within when I see that it needs change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathias Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 I prefer to base my RL persona off my IC character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossarian Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 I'm pretty much the same IRL as I am IC....I always try to treat people the same way IC as I would IRL, and I don't really feel any need to act any differently IC than I do IRL....so that's it I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElCid Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 (edited) I am pretty similar to my IG persona, I dislike bullies regardless of where I see them and I work with the system to change it from within when I see that it needs change. So... You're an internet tough guy in real life, too? When I pretend to be role playing, I'm El Cid, the masterminded mysterious mercenary menace of the moors. This pertains to my real personality in many ways. El Cid's way of fighting against and then befriending the Moors in Spain reminds me of the time that I once fought against the nation of Islam, but am now on their pay roll, and they are far better employers than any europeans. I can also speak Spanish (sort of). In game, I am a handsome rebel fighting for what he believes in: himself! I do that in real life, too. I also enjoy long walks on the beach, boxes of wine from my friends at E&J Gallo, and taking cybernations way too seriously. Edit: WOW SOME OF THE REPLIES TO THIS THREAD ARE ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS I MEAN, SERIOUSLY. Edited August 1, 2009 by ElCid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alterego Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 I dont roll play but I have to water down what I say and play nice to try as best I can to stay within the rules and not damage the people in my alliance through my actions. I guess here and in RL I dont trust/despise people who claim to be moral, honest and upstanding people and believe they are just hiding their true nature. I think I would be considered far more aggressive, ruthless and morally bankrupt in RL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trout Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Yeah, I'm about the same.. except for the obsession with trouts and bellybutton lint, that's IC part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stumpy Jung Il Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Im more charming in RL. Still a complete $@! to everyone, but more charming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farore Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 (edited) hmm, I'd say that my CN character is mostly the same as my RL me, I'll have my little moments of acting like a total five year old... The only part that changes in my character really is me being addicted to OJ... At the moment what I see as right and what I see as wrong, changes with time as I grow up and see new things. Thats why some week you'll see me agreeing then the next I'll be disagreeing with the same stuff... Edited August 1, 2009 by Farore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltoi Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 my ic persona is pretty much the same as my ooc persona, iggy is chill, celt is chill, nothing much really bothers me for very long. live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomInterrupt Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 I don't believe in CN characters. To say anyone here is 'playing a character' is laughable. This isn't a RP community.I would say that some people may be more reserved in RL because consequences are real there whilst they are not here but nevertheless it is the same person. So essentially, if you are an !@#$%^& on CN you are likely one in RL or you want to be one. Teh $@! is teh accurate. Pretty much I am me. The only difference is in language and such. For instance, my vocabulary outpaces my spelling. So I tend to use different words and sentence structure in person. Also my close friends and the internet has somehow created somewhat of a weird dialect that I don't tend to bring to CN. I also have a pretty absurdist sense of humor, which translates to text pretty poorly. This causes said humor to be caged somewhat and therefore I appear to be pretty serious. In reality I am largely incapable of being serious. Also as others have noted, this is still a game and we are but players in it. So in-game I have made strategic moves that have crushed enemies and political moves that have impacted events. I enjoy having a position of responsibility and power, and I like to make decisions that impact events. In RL I pretty much take the path of least resistance and let things be. I do the same thing in board games and when my brain is in strategy mode, I think accordingly. But in RL... I am pretty much a big hippy. "Be Like Water" and all that. I certainly can hold grudges over large things, but I don't sweat the small stuff. So if you piss me off in RL, I'm not going to egg your house or have you arrested, but if I won the lottery you'd be passed over. So I don't think it's so much that my RL and CN personas are different as much as my CN persona is exaggerated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potato Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 I'm not really a potato IRL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iosif Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 I'm not really a potato IRL. My sexual fantasies, ruined! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacky Posted August 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 I'm not really a potato IRL. close enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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