I RP but I’m never in character, or always in character and just playing a different in-game character? I don’t know, like, when I project my own real identity into a level 120 draenei monk, it changes how I feel about myself compared to when I play my other alts. So even though I’m always just being me, every alt I play feels like a slightly different expression of me.
Now this isn’t what I do, but it’s pretty cool when people make up their own characters associated with the main/alt they are playing and then act “in character” with this imaginary identity.
Game just isn’t fun without a little bit of RP imo tho, whether you take it all the way, or just project your own identity into your in game character. It’s all necessary if you’re really gonna enjoy an mmorpg imo. Feel like this game is just a poorly balanced slog if you don’t view it under the lens of RP. With that lens tho, it’s a truly great game.