/roleplaying?

[WinterRule]

<p>As I have been walking around I see a lot of players who are 'roleplaying' (i.e. that displays where their level and class would be). It's a noob type question...but what is the point of it?  Why not just allow others to see your level/class? </p>

[Josgar]

basically... if you are on the Antonia Bayle server, then they are most likeley roleplaying for real.

[Image_Vain]

Some players put that Roleplay sign on so other Roleplayers know that they want to RP.

[DwarvesR]

It also helps reduce plat spam tells, and if you're a healer it can help prevent blind invites to groups that are so annoying.

[Ebjelen]

There are several reasons people may want to hide class and level information. Some good ones are listed above. A lot of 70s go /anon or /role to avoid blind invites from people that want mentors.

[Hon]

I use anon for when I dont want people to know my class/level and /roleplay when I want.... roleplay.  And I'm on a pvp server.  shocking!

[Naghaz Sathrak]

The reasons above are all good, but I use /roleplay to balance my taxes.

[Ameryth]

Malthane@Antonia Bayle wrote: <blockquote>The reasons above are all good, but I use /roleplay to balance my taxes.</blockquote> <img src="/smilies/97ada74b88049a6d50a6ed40898a03d7.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> hahahaha

[JennyBean2011]

<p>I am new to the roleplaying thing, does anyone have any tips or ideas as to how to go about learning how to roleplay? any info will help. Thanks so much!</p>

[StormQueen]

<p><cite>JennyBean2011 wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I am new to the roleplaying thing, does anyone have any tips or ideas as to how to go about learning how to roleplay? any info will help. Thanks so much!</p></blockquote><p>First, learn about the race you're playing.  Assuming from your avatar that you're a High Elf (Koada'Dal), there is a great amount of lore available on these boards and other sites (some canon, some not) about the history and culture of the Koada'Dal. </p><p>Second, figure out where your character fits into this lore, or if she doesn't for some reason.  Make some sort of entry in your character's bio indicating her role.  Become your character, so to speak. </p><p>Third, make some macros for your hotbar that you can use as greetings and other interactions.  For instance, a roleplaying Halasian paladin on my server always greets me with, "Marr's Blessing on ye".  Since I'm not on an actual roleplay server, I don't see a lot at all, so on a server like Antonia Bayle it will be different.</p><p>Fourth, there are roleplay guilds, mostly on Antonia Bayle, that either encourage or require you to be "in character".   Many of them will help you with the learning process.</p>