Alfred von Tirpitz Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Quiet a bit of my real world persona can be seen in Alfred von Tirpitz, which is a failure on my part. Usually in such realms there is a marked divide betwixt the RL and Realm persona for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sileath Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Except people tend to perv on me less IRL Was that directed at me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moridin Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 (edited) I find it nearly impossible to be mean to people in real life; I couldn't bring myself to say half the things in real life that I say to IC enemies. Other than that, in terms of personality in general, I wouldn't say there's much difference. Edited July 31, 2009 by Moridin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullshirt Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 My morals IRL and IC are pretty much the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starcraftmazter Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Quote a lot I would say. Even better, I think the reverse is also true - that is, I'm sure my RL beliefs were actually changed by CN, caused by witnessing unspeakable evil, and recognising the importance of ethics and morality, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 I'm pretty similar to my RL self. I'm pretty laid back and chill most of the time. But if you piss me off long enough I will get passive aggressive on your $@!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rishnokof Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Quite a bit of my RL persona can be seen in my CN character. Though there are some distinct disimilarities. I know, I know. But what about Twinkle? Well, that's a story for another day ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loannes Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Alot, but I'm more talkative on here than in RL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Lord Moth Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Very little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tygaland Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 (edited) That too. I don't talk like this in RL. Really, I don't. -Bama That is a relief, you'd sound like an idiot saying your name after everything you had to say. As for how much of my RL persona makes up my IC character. I don't really do characters although the persona in-game would be a more extreme version of my RL persona. I tend to be quite blunt and direct in both realms. Edited July 31, 2009 by Tygaland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinRa Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Only the very basics of my CN persona, the rest of the time I usually try to stay out of the way of fights than dive head long into them. I also generally put far more thought into what I say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyInc Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 (edited) Everyone's RL character translates into their RP to some degree, whether or not they realize, accept or admit it. Edited July 31, 2009 by SunnyInc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Scott Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 I don't have an IC character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanatos Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 My basic ideas and principals are shared with Xanatos, but our personalities branch out. Where I may have difficulties approaching new people or voicing my ideas, Xana is more than capable of making conversation. Things that I am able to type up for Xana when in character would be to formal or strict for me to talk like in real life. Things such as this separate us. So aside from minor details, inside we are the same person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ejayrazz Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Pretty much 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haflinger Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Not a lot in common, especially when it comes to political preferences. The real me is kindof a fanatical democrat, for instance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shurukian Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 I definitely am much more outspoken and (if needed) aggressive as Shurukian. IRL, I'm actually quite shy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essenia Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 I don't have a 'character'. However, my forum self is much more argumentative than my real self- I am quite soft spoken and unassertive IRL (yes, I know very common thing on internet forums). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drostan Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Drostan is somewhat based on the flippant and often reckless Mark Antony character but with more interest in politics/philosophy. The idea is that his carelessness with speech often conceals a clever motive for acting so outlandish. He is not afraid of disgrace and in fact is prepared to use it to his advantage if need be. Though he takes ethical questions seriously he often expresses a bemused attitude that betrays his true conviction. I would say that this is an element of my persona in real life but it is much amplified in Drostan. I am lucky (though not always as sometimes you want it to) because my real life persona does not show through much at all in online communities. That's great for role-playing games (except that my online personality can be a real jerk) as I don't have to watch too carefully. I had a lot of trouble with the IC/OOC lines when I first joined the boards because I found the Vox pseudo-philosophy tl;dr posts really annoying and didn't really care about the in-game politics much. Though it is getting better with time as one would expect. I am much more rigorous and close-kept with my tl;drs in real life (aka my essays). I am more cocky in real life than I am in CN since I joined this game only a year ago and its history goes back for several. It's funny because the distinction between my IC and OOC persona are clearly there but they are more difficult for me to self-analyze than I'd have thought. Though in that post about which forum poster type you are I think I gave a good break-down of my forum persona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoppistan Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 (edited) There are marked differences between my character in the game and real life. The sense of humor is about the same, though here I'm a bit zanier. My political beliefs are about the same, in that that I rarely see things as a personal issue, more so that everything is a giant chess board. The difference? In real life I am a complete and total !@#$%^&. Here I am much more level, measured, and positive. In fact, people seem to like me. In rl I'm much more prone to punch you in the throat. I'm also equipped with criminal tendencies and a complete lack regard for any authority or most people's feelings or property. While IC I try to be a benefactor to society and encourage everyone to their greatest potential, in rl I am a quite the misanthrope with a healthy disdain for most people. I suppose games that have rp offer the chance for people to act out the hidden selfs. I guess my hidden self is actually the good doppleganger. And may the gods have mercy on his soul if I ever catch him in rl. *edit: What? You can't say !@#$%^& on here? Really CN? Edited July 31, 2009 by Kzoppistan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locke Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Rather than Locke being an extension of me, I am an extension of Locke. He's an extension of a persona I've had since childhood, and has actually affected my development a great deal more than many real life factors. Changes that Locke experiences tend to filter back into me, rather than the opposite. I suppose Locke is a sort of aspiration for me, in that light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerius Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 (edited) I think I tend to appear more rigid and pompous on these forums than I am in RL, but in private I'm much more like my RL persona. Edited July 31, 2009 by President Kent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaBuc Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 No offence intended, but I've always wondered about that convention, too, Bama. I've heard of sigs on these boards, and on my alliance board I use one ('Signed, Qaianna'; I've not brought that over here due to concerns about size). Is that the general gist of what you do? Yeah, pretty much. I started doing it a long time ago on another forum, and it just became a habit. Probably couldn't stop if I tried. Hope I never have to reroll, I'd inevitably -Bama myself. You don't finish every statement by saying "hyphen Bama"? Believe it or not, no. -Bama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyria Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 more vulgar here than RL. pretty much the same overall personality i guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corinan Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 I'm pretty much myself with the volume turned up a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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