I've just recently been getting back into FH. It's been a while, maybe a year or two, since I was last active on here. I noticed there's a lot more roleplaying now. Whenever I'm ingame, that's pretty much all it is. I remember there being a few areas where people would just chill out chat instead of roleplay, but now there's almost no OOC chatting anywhere. The other day when I got on, it kind of bothered me that no body would reply to me at all, even when the maps were packed with people.
I was trying to ask a few questions for input on how many people would be interested in this or that for character customization. I did have one person reply to me after a long while, but I feel like their reply kind of struck me down in a way and pretty much said "what you're making is useless because someone already made that." They were trying to be nice when they gave me their comment, at least. What they said just happened to really bothered me regardless of their attempt to be kind.
Anyway. It's been a long time. I feel like all this game is now is roleplaying. I'm not much of a roleplayer because I feel like my form of roleplaying isn't good enough, so to speak, and I'm also very shy. Upon mentioning that I don't roleplay ingame, I've been noticing posts around the forum naming groups of people "noobs" and "illiterates," labels I'm guessing that are being placed on those who don't roleplay (please correct me if I'm wrong). Well, I don't roleplay, and for my own reasons. I'd rather create things for other players to enjoy and help give them a better experience. Seeing these labels makes me think I'm being looked down upon ingame because I'm not roleplaying and trying to talk OOC.
Is there no place for people like me who just want to talk to others ingame or ask active players what they would like to have as far as objects, items, maps, and textures to enhance their roleplaying experience?
Btw, I also think the word illiterate, which is now apparently a label to be slapped on other players round FH like a sticker, is very much being used incorrectly... Please look up the definition of that word if you are confused about what I'm trying to say. I believe the word "non-roleplayer" would suffice for those who don't roleplay.