Actors still have to audition for roles, proving they’re right for the part. And if they’re a distraction to the production, harassing people and making asses of themselves, then, certainly, it’s within the purview of the director and producer to do something about them.
With movies, however, the production team has to answer to investors, who won’t look kindly on having to spend MORE money to search for an actor to replace their megastar if he gets fired for his off-set behavior. So, they may tolerate a lot more than the middle-class roleplaying enthusiast inviting a total stranger who may or may not be text-based gaming’s answer to Sir Laurence Olivier into his online game.
Short answer: Yes. It matters. And should matter. If the “actor” is an OOC detriment to the game, you have to do something to protect the game.
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