Xbox 360 Do you roleplay?

[SteeelWoool]

Roleplaying is a pretty popular thing to due in Bethesda games. Do you do it? I personally don't, I'm all about the gameplay and could care less about the lore, I just like blowing up enemies with fireballs and lightning.. How about you?

 

[Ersatz]

I love roleplaying, although I admit I haven't really tried it in a console game. I mostly RP in forum communities, or here and there on MMOs.

Whenever I play an RPG, though, I like to create a "persona" for my character and make sure to make choices that match that character. It makes unlocking the endings in games like Dragon Age so much more satisfying.

 

[WorkingGamer]

I would have to say that I do but only for RPG's that really get me immersed in the story. As Ersatz said I find myself creating a character and trying to stick with the how that character should act, so while I might enjoy one choice more I experince a more interesting story because I feel my character is much for involved.
I can't say I roleplay much at all outside of those games but I guess I did when I talked to a girl I used to be interested in.

 

[Ersatz]

I think a lot of story-based roleplaying is very female-oriented for some reason. I have friends that RP extensively on Guild Wars, and they keep trying to get me into it, but I don't know that I have the time and patience to invest in another MMO, especially if I'm just there to RP.

 

[jardantuan]

Not really. I've considered going down that route in the form of training my characters to only be good at specific things (as in sticking to a self-forced class system) but in a game like Skyrim, I find that I usually just train everything and become a demi-god.

If/when I break the game out again though, I'll probably try a more focused approach, and see how it goes. I don't roleplay in the sense you're talking about though; that doesn't really appeal to me.

 

[TheMartinG]

I wouldnt say i get into the role 100 percent. I do love playing some RPG's though

When i used to play Diablo II heavily, my character was a Necromancer who got by more on brute strength and homies than on spells. I rolled around with a two handed sword, awesome palladin style armor, 8 skeletons and a clay golem.

 

[dresdor]

I do, and it drives my brother in law nuts. He wonders why I play a character who builds up their alchemy skills, and picks all the herbs she finds. He just likes running around knocking people's heads off with a warhammer.

 

[MetalSwift]

I roleplay my main character and try to stick to the strict guideline like jardantuan mentioned. If I wanted to just blitz through killing everything I'd play Dynasty Warriors or something. When I roleplay a character it's typically in a game like Elder Scrolls, Dragon Age, and to a degree Fallout. JRPGs are no good for it unless they're extremely non-linear and open world. I think Etrian Odyssey is the only one I do that in.

 

[ThunderSteel]

I used to roleplay my character, but now I just play the game and enjoy. It wasn't a hassle or anything, just frequently forgot that I was roleplaying.

 

[StreetShark]

Never roleplayed my character. Always wanted to, but my memory is like "I'm gonna be a pure thief and...BANDITS!"