Originally Posted by
The Thirsty Viking
As far as vendors using accents and such - At our booth, we tend to use the obligatory "good day" or "Well met", but over the years we have found that in our particular trade, weapons and smithing, when you talk to people in the accent, they have a hard time taking you seriously and tend to dismiss you. Most people want straight talk when they are seeking information or looking to buy a piece that could amount to a month's pay or more.
I cannot speak for other booths, but I tend to mirror these sentiments on anything I am about to spend my hard-earned money. I expect that from the cast, not the vendors.
That's pretty much my take too, I know the accents are a big part of the 'show', and the mundanes expect them etc.. I'm OK with the girl selling me my beer being part of the show, and I'll play along. But like Thirsty said, if I'm looking at spending hundreds of dollars with a vendor, I'd like to put the 'show' on hold for a bit.
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