General Discussion

Funcom has published preliminary rules for role-playing servers in Age of Conan.

These are the rules we are considering for the Roleplaying-tagged servers for Age of Conan.

We are extremely interested in the feedback of our hardcore roleplayers on this issue and hope you will let us know your thoughts in this thread. Please note nothing is final. We’re planning a meeting to talk out some of the issues we’re already seeing, so now is the perfect time to give us your input.

Preliminary Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Roleplaying Server Rules

All names must fit within the universe of Hyboria. Sephiroths or Pikachus or names that are out of place with the setting are not permitted. This is in addition to our usual naming policy (for example, no copyrighted names).

Read more here.

I wonder how they will enforce the rules?

It could be sweet with somethin like ark org or something that ao had. because if the only way to get help or report is by tickets wich only gets solved after days that will ruin the server totally.

gm or similar should be active in game at any given time regardless of timezone

RP rules are great and all but they are rarely enforced...which is sad.

Funcom is asking hardcore players for their input. Isn't that like asking the fox to guard the henhouse?

Originally posted by Brynn

Funcom is asking hardcore players for their input. Isn't that like asking the fox to guard the henhouse?

Read that again. It said "asking Hardcore ROLEplayers for their input".

It also doesn't say how they would be enforcing the roleplay rules.

So...

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Besides, I think it would be more like "asking the Hells Angels to guard the Rolling Stones" ( Obscure, but I was trying to avoid using "Nazi's"  )

Originally posted by maimeekrai

 Besides, I think it would be more like "asking the Hells Angels to guard the Rolling Stones" ( Obscure, but I was trying to avoid using "Nazi's"  )

 

And the next thing you know, they'll have a contract out for Gaute's life.  :P

Hold one, no Copyrighted names? Do they realize, that almost any name you can think up has probably been published and or copyrighted somewhere for something...not to mention I believe it's only copyright infringing if you use it for profit.

Originally posted by Rakeris

Hold one, no Copyrighted names? Do they realize, that almost any name you can think up has probably been published and or copyrighted somewhere for something...not to mention I believe it's only copyright infringing if you use it for profit.

Er no, try and use the name Coca Cola anywhere, for any reason and expect them to sue the snot out of you.  Game companies have been threatened with suites in the past, hence most ban copyrighted names.  Besides, most don't belong in a role playing environment.

Don't confuse copyrights with intellectual property. They can be related tho!

  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property

Sephiroths or Pikachus . . .

I just found my chars name.

This is good...  if the rules are actually enforced.  I'd like to see a RP server with an application process.