Layering Cannot Go Live on RP Servers Period

[Darkthurr-the-venture-co]

So everybody gets a classic experience except for RPers? Rpers have to make up new backstories and explanations for phenomena that did not exist in the original game? That nonsense is precisely the opposite of roll playing. If the enviorment dictates the type of story, I do not get to roleplay the way I could in classic, I now have to exist in a world fundamentally different from what it was prior.

[Heidene-kelthuzad]

Thankfully Classic stayed out of that mess before it began.

[Ristra-suramar (Ristra)]

RP happens inspite of code not because of code.

Support the OP all you like. Ignoring the reason for layering will get this topic no where. Blizzard isn’t going to let go of layering because their reason is too high on their priorities list.

[Travellus-dalaran]

So characters didn’t teleport in the original game? Characters didn’t turn invisible in the original game? Orcs didn’t come from another world in the original game?

If your RPing can’t stand up to this, how can it stand up to people logging into or out of the game, or NPCs that you’ve already killed numerous times still being around?

[Darkthurr-the-venture-co]

Nice try, but no, you are deliberately missing the point, but a few points for effort

[Kerg-scarlet-crusade]

Just use your imagination and role play that there is no layering.

[Fellína-thrall (Fellína)]

So everybody gets a classic experience except for RPers? Rpers have to make up new backstories and explanations for phenomena that did not exist in the original game?

A well versed RPer should understand that no matter where you go you can easily miss people no matter what. You could easily play it off as they were in a different hut or area or simply meet them later. Perhaps you last track of them after your traning started and were unable to get back to them until later.

RP allows you to explain the solution to any problem you come across if you have the imagination to do so.

That nonsense is precisely the opposite of roll playing. If the enviorment dictates the type of story, I do not get to roleplay the way I could in classic, I now have to exist in a world fundamentally different from what it was prior.

You live in a world you dont control the world sorry to break it to you.

[Rotduhr-wyrmrest-accord]

you are deliberately missing the point, but a few points for effort

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Several people on this thread.

[Axêll-scilla (Axêll)]

I imagine this is why they don’t want to make RP servers from the Jump. They know Layering will not work for these types of servers.

[Travellus-dalaran]

Nice try, but no, you are deliberately missing the point, but a few points for effort

I know. Your point is that you are looking for an excuse to say layering is just terrible, and this is the hook you’re hanging your hat on.

[Hypêrspace-dalaran (Hypêrspace)]

this is the only thing we have to go on. i have bookmarked it at the spot where tipsout quotes ion