RoleReversal

RoleReversal is technically exactly the same as MyRolePlay. I have not edited MyRolePlay in any way, shape or form, it remains intact exactly how the original authors intended and continue to intend. They own this mod and as such if they require me to remove this project I will do so quite happily.

So what the hell is the point of me posting this? Glad you asked young sir!

RoleReversal (RR here on in) is a conceptual modification to World of Warcraft that aims to encourage the input of real life data in to MyRolePlay as opposed to fictional in-character information. The reason this is being encouraged is the resultant experimental action of an academic paper/schematic written on the subject of Virtual Worlds, with WoW being the case-study, and how they homogenise certain key social constructs. The intent here is that people who download THIS posting of the mod, will do so as a means to further stamp their own real mark on their virtual avatars, giving greater power to other such users when trying to distinguish at first sight between other real people they might wish to join forces with in an in-game setting.

==Original MyRolePlay

NOTE: If you are upgrading from a really old version such as MRP 2.2.2, you MUST delete your SavedVariables file or MyRolePlay will not function correctly. (Your descriptions will not be saved in this case.)

What is MyRolePlay?

MyRolePlay is an addon in the developing role playing suite named the MyWarcraft Suite.

It allows you to add role play specific features about your character that other users of MyRolePlay can see. Features such as changing your first name, middle name, and surname. Adding a 'title' for your character, setting your character to have a 'role play status', such as "Normal Roleplaying Style" and "In character" or "Out of Character". There are many other fields you can add, such as a long physical description of your character, the emotion your character is showing at that time, etc...

MyRolePlay is also compatible with other role playing addons such as FlagRSP2 and ImmersionRP, though its more advanced communication method currently requires the use of two chat channels.

MyRolePlay is currently in beta version 2.7, but is usable at this point. If you encounter any bugs, please report them to our forums.

Please check out the forums for MyRolePlay at http://forums.moonshyne.org/ - there is the list of features, feature requests, and general discussion.

Press 'C' (the Character Sheet) to access MyRolePlay in game; you'll find the button attached to the top of the character sheet.

DO NOT run MyRolePlay and another RSP-mod (such as FlagRSP2 or ImmersionRP) at the same time. Only one is necessary, and two or more may conflict with each other.

Enjoy! Have fun!

Created On:	Mon, Feb 25 2008
Localized:

1 Installation Guide
2 Translations
3 TOC Numbers (Out of Date Mods)
4 Mac Support
5 Directory Structure

Installation Guide

Exit "World of Warcraft" completely
Download the mod you want to install
- Make a folder on your desktop called "My Mods"
- Save the .zip/.rar files to this folder.
- If, when you try to download the file, it automatically "opens" it... you need to RIGHT click on the link and "save as..." or "Save Target As".
Extract the file - commonly known as 'unzipping'
Do this ONE FILE AT A TIME!
- Windows
  - Windows XP has a built in ZIP extractor. Double click on the file to open it, inside should be the file or folders needed. Copy these outside to the "My Mods" folder.
  - WinRAR: Right click the file, select "Extract Here"
  - WinZip: You MUST make sure the option to "Use Folder Names" is CHECKED or it will just extract the files and not make the proper folders how the Authors designed
- Mac Users
  - StuffitExpander: Double click the archive to extract it to a folder in the current directory.
Verify your WoW Installation Path
That is where you are running WoW from and THAT is where you need to install your mods.
Move to the Addon folder
- Open your World of Warcraft folder. (default is C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\)
- Go into the "Interface" folder.
- Go into the "AddOns" folder.
- In a new window, open the "My Mods" folder.
- The "My Mods" folder should have the "Addonname" folder in it.
- Move the "Addonname" folder into the "AddOns" folder
Start World of Warcraft
Make sure AddOns are installed
- Log in
- At the Character Select screen, look in lower left corner for the "addons" button.
- If button is there: make sure all the mods you installed are listed and make sure "load out of date addons" is checked.
- If the button is NOT there: means you did not install the addons properly. Look at the above screenshots. Try repeating the steps or getting someone who knows more about computers than you do to help.

Translations

When you download a mod, please be sure that the mod is compatible with your translation of wow. Some mods only work on the US versions, while some only work on some of the various European versions. These variations are called "Localizations".

TOC Numbers (Out of Date Mods)

When Blizzard patches WoW, they change the Interface number. This means that all mods will be "out of date" unless or until the author releases a new version for that interface. Some people go into the .toc files and update the numbers themselves, but this is STRONGLY advised against as it will cause problems locating possible incompatibilities addons. When you log into WoW after a patch, you DO NOT have to delete your interface directory. All you have to do is simply tell WoW to ignore the interface numbers and load all the mods anyway. All you have to do is, while at the "character select" screen, look in the lower left corner and click on the "addons" button. A window will pop up listing all your installed mods.

If you look in the upper left corner of that window there should be a box that says "Load Out of Date AddOns". You want to CHECK this box. Now simply go into WoW normally and all your mods should load. As of the 1.9 patch, you will have to do this after EVERY patch/update that Blizzard posts! If you encounter any problems with a mod after a patch, please be sure to let the author of the mod know so they can fix it.

Mac Support

WoW addons are not platformed based. As such, they can be used on either Mac or PC. You can extract both .zip and .rar files on a Mac using StuffitExpander.

Directory Structure

World of Warcraft
    |_ Interface
    |_AddOns
    |_*AddonName*
    |_ *AddonName*.toc
    |_ *AddonName*.xml
    |_ *AddonName*.lua
    |_ (possibly others as well)...

Downloads (1)

	File Name	Release Type	Game Version	Downloads	Date
	Addon Curse.com	Beta	2.3.3	0	9/29/2008

	File Name	Release Type	Game Version	Downloads	Date
	RoleReversal 1.0	Release	2.3.3	12	2/25/2008

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EldritchEnigma said

You may want to think about taking this add-on down as it is a violation of the ToS by sharing any kind of personal information. You can get up to a permanent account ban for doing so. For more information you should check out Blizzard's Support Site here.

http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?articleId=20226#RLI

and here

http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?articleId=20455&searchQuery=Real%20Life%20Information&pageNumber=1

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Pisik said

The idea seems interesting, but unfortunately it sounds unusable by roleplayers, since it breaks immersion.
Otherwise, it could have come in handy, to have a better chance of knowing who you are dealing with.

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Stereonights said

I don't know about you, but I'm only seeing English there.

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Magefist14 said

"RoleReversal (RR here on in) is a conceptual modification to World of Warcraft that aims to encourage the input of real life data in to MyRolePlay as opposed to fictional in-character information. The reason this is being encouraged is the resultant experimental action of an academic paper/schematic written on the subject of Virtual Worlds, with WoW being the case-study, and how they homogenise certain key social constructs. The intent here is that people who download THIS posting of the mod, will do so as a means to further stamp their own real mark on their virtual avatars, giving greater power to other such users when trying to distinguish at first sight between other real people they might wish to join forces with in an in-game setting. "

Uh, whats that in english?

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Mikerst said

Translated in to English it reads as follows:

"RoleReversal (RR here on in) is a conceptual modification to World of Warcraft that aims to encourage the input of real life data in to MyRolePlay as opposed to fictional in-character information. The reason this is being encouraged is the resultant experimental action of an academic paper/schematic written on the subject of Virtual Worlds, with WoW being the case-study, and how they homogenise certain key social constructs. The intent here is that people who download THIS posting of the mod, will do so as a means to further stamp their own real mark on their virtual avatars, giving greater power to other such users when trying to distinguish at first sight between other real people they might wish to join forces with in an in-game setting."

Hope that helped.*wink*

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Swiftfoot said

It's kinda like instead of you playing the role of your character, your character is playing your role. Or rather, tell about your real life character (yourself) instead of telling more about your in game character/toon.

Is that plain English enough or not? :(

Edit: Or maybe just an addon to assist you in playing out of character rather than in character (role playing).

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