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Originally Posted by Apokx
Baraka, you should probably just skip the MMO genre. You sound like you want less gameplay and more storyline. Pretty much impossible with WoW, especially by yourself.
On the other hand, I've heard of people roleplaying Paladins and leveling them up just to "fall" and become a Death Knight when the expansion comes out. Stuff like that on the RP servers.
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Agreed. I guess instead of being an MMORPG player, I'm a "CMORPG" player: communal multiplayer online role-playing game. I like the community aspect of knowing most of the players and DMs, and knowing they have full control over the gaming experience.
In this case, the community takes role-playing seriously, but ensures it's about having fun. The difference being that the fallen paladin who becomes the blackguard can be your fault as a lawful evil cleric looking for servants in the name of the goddess Loviatar, The Maiden of the Pain, only to have this paladin regain his honour due to another player's quest to restore him. (All of this happening over the course of a few month's real-world time.)
I don't see this kind of thing happening in WoW in the same rich detail (if at all). I've spent entire game sessions with not a weapon drawn...only talk and non-combat actions. It's about role-playing above all else. Some of those sessions are the most rewarding even if a DM doesn't catch what you're doing and reward you with an "RP" XP bonus.