I love acting. It is so much more real than life.

-Oscar Wild 

I love to roleplay.  I’m just annoyed by roleplayers.

It sounds like a contradiction, but it’s not.  Part of the problem probably lies with the word itself.  Few words in MMO’s are as charged by prejudice and emotional investment as the word “roleplay”.  Virtually every MMO today releases with at least one server dedicated to “Roleplay Encouraged”.  Websites which span multiple games have cropped up to serve the needs of the “roleplayer community”.  Even within such communities, players who willingly label themselves as roleplayers argue amongst themselves regarding what does and does not qualify as “true” roleplay. 

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