So, I've been bouncing around between a few private servers for a while. I can't find a single RP server that hasn't absolutely pissed me off, though. So here's a few questions so I won't have to waste a month on the server before deciding it's not for me.
1) What is the servers' stance on PvP? Specifically, PvP that the other person does not want to participate in. I'm not a PvPer. Never will be. I just don't enjoy it. So naturally, I'm going to just instantly die in a PvP scenario.
2) How is character death handled on this server, if at all? Another big thing that turned me off from one of the other two servers is that, if someone else wants your character dead IC, it's going to happen. You had plans for your character? You're having fun? Too bad, reroll. I cannot even explain adequately how much I hate that. That's not to say that my character's won't lose every now and again. Heck, I prefer my characters to be an apprentice mage, or a squire, rather than an Archmage or a Silver Hand Knight. I'd just rather break a leg than have to completely scrap a character.
3) How does the server view lore-breaking characters, or the blind spots in lore? I don't want to see any half-demon/half-elf paladins who is the son of Arthas, of course. But at the same time, Warcraft lore has always been spotty. Is there some sort of general consensus on what lore doesn't say? Or do we just try our best not to step on eachothers' toes, in regards to lore, and oh, the reason X happened to you instead of Y is because Z affects everyone differently?
4) Can we RP as non-playable races? Of course dragons are out of the picture. I'm more curious about things like banshees, or Jinyu. One server I was on wouldn't have any of that (and so 80% of the player base was humans), and another server allowed pretty much everything, so long as you knew the lore behind it.
5) How is the server's population? Speaking of 80% of a server's population being humans, is it like that here? There was next to no Horde RP on one of the servers I was on, and the Alliance was mostly humans. Only saw a handful of gnomes, and only, like, two dwarves. Most of those humans were paladins, too, come to think of it. This isn't a big deal-breaker, if there's not a lot of diversity, though, but it's still something I'm curious about.
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6) How many players are on at peak hours, and what <I><s></s>are<e></e></I> the peak hours? Self-explainatory.
I'll edit my post if I think of anything else. If I join, glad to be here! If I don't, have fun, I'll go server-hopping, see ya.
1) What is the servers' stance on PvP? Specifically, PvP that the other person does not want to participate in. I'm not a PvPer. Never will be. I just don't enjoy it. So naturally, I'm going to just instantly die in a PvP scenario.
2) How is character death handled on this server, if at all? Another big thing that turned me off from one of the other two servers is that, if someone else wants your character dead IC, it's going to happen. You had plans for your character? You're having fun? Too bad, reroll. I cannot even explain adequately how much I hate that. That's not to say that my character's won't lose every now and again. Heck, I prefer my characters to be an apprentice mage, or a squire, rather than an Archmage or a Silver Hand Knight. I'd just rather break a leg than have to completely scrap a character.
3) How does the server view lore-breaking characters, or the blind spots in lore? I don't want to see any half-demon/half-elf paladins who is the son of Arthas, of course. But at the same time, Warcraft lore has always been spotty. Is there some sort of general consensus on what lore doesn't say? Or do we just try our best not to step on eachothers' toes, in regards to lore, and oh, the reason X happened to you instead of Y is because Z affects everyone differently?
4) Can we RP as non-playable races? Of course dragons are out of the picture. I'm more curious about things like banshees, or Jinyu. One server I was on wouldn't have any of that (and so 80% of the player base was humans), and another server allowed pretty much everything, so long as you knew the lore behind it.
5) How is the server's population? Speaking of 80% of a server's population being humans, is it like that here? There was next to no Horde RP on one of the servers I was on, and the Alliance was mostly humans. Only saw a handful of gnomes, and only, like, two dwarves. Most of those humans were paladins, too, come to think of it. This isn't a big deal-breaker, if there's not a lot of diversity, though, but it's still something I'm curious about.
EDIT:
6) How many players are on at peak hours, and what <I><s></s>are<e></e></I> the peak hours? Self-explainatory.
I'll edit my post if I think of anything else. If I join, glad to be here! If I don't, have fun, I'll go server-hopping, see ya.