Rule Suggestion Voice Chat as SCP-999

[Ethan Mendaz]

What does this suggestion change/add/remove:
This suggestion would be a change to the rule that SCP-999 cannot talk to allow more leniency. The change wouldn't be that SCP-999 can always talk, it would be situational and depends on the roleplay itself. For example, a test where SCP-999 is experimented on with the use of SCP-914 provided SCP-999 with heightened intelligence and a voice to portray it's emotions and thoughts.

Has something similar been suggested before? If so, why is your suggestion different?:
I'm unsure if this has been suggested before. I know it sounds stupid but I truly believe that this change could be beneficial to the server.

Possible Positives of the suggestion (At least 2):
There are two positives that instantly come to mind:
Additional Roleplay
In my opinion, the research department doesn't get a lot of roleplay and making this change could create multiple different tests for SCP-999 as well as cross tests with other SCPs to observe any changes in how the SCPs react with each other.
More Appeal to Play SCP-999
The initial roleplay for SCP-999 is okay, you just get sampled and play with people (maybe the occasional test). With this change SCP-999 roleplay would be more enjoyable and would be taken to another level.
Possible Negatives of the suggestion:
The main negative would be players minging with the voice chat, resulting in roleplay being ruined.

Based on the Positives & Negatives, why should this suggestion be accepted:
The positives definitely outweigh the negatives. The only negative happens anyway and is easily dealt with by warning the user.
For the purpose of concluding, this rule change will provide further roleplay to the server and brings more appeal to play as SCP-999.

 

[Kaiko]

+ Support

This would be a revolutionary adaptation to the ruleset of the server, diversifying the range of role-play opportunities available to not only SCP-999, but also the research department AND other SCPs (via cross testing).
~ im SCP... 9 9 9

 

[Skarr Jaquavian]

+ Support
I think this would be a great thing to be added to the server and would make it fun to see around the site thank you!

 

[Aphex]

the goat speaks!

 

[Doug 'TrippleD']

If you do valid roleplay and it seems fair enough to allow 999 some way to communicate, I’d say that’s just roleplay and you don’t really need a rule for this, albeit some staff awareness beforehand would probably be appreciated (but you’d likely do this in conjunction with a GM anyways.)

 

[YandereMuffin]

RP is RP and I'd never go against this - but I'm not sure whether putting the equivalent of a cat/dog into 914 would make it smart enough to talk.

 

[Ethan Mendaz]

RP is RP and I'd never go against this - but I'm not sure whether putting the equivalent of a cat/dog into 914 would make it smart enough to talk.

Fair point. I used 914 as an quick example. Maybe a researcher using experimental technology would be better suited.

 

[Niox]

RP is RP and I'd never go against this - but I'm not sure whether putting the equivalent of a cat/dog into 914 would make it smart enough to talk.

does he know

 

[Emilia Foddg]

I mean, we did it with 912. 999 is the most entry level of SCPs, intended for onboarding new players to the server - While there's an argument to be made about getting players used to the idea that there are roles with specific rules like not talking (normally) that they should follow, not only do we already have 2295 for that, but there are later SCPs down the line for that too such as 860, 173, 8854, 049-2, 008-2 or 096; I think that for a lot of new players, it's probably not intuitive to not talk in an RP server, especially amidst everything else they're still learning.

I think that's a decent enough reason to pursue lifting the no talking thing with 999. As for how... Just do it the same way we did with 912, via RP and such.
+Support