"That said, has anyone ever seen these being enforced in any MMO? Never seen much of that myself besides the occassional forced namechange, after a player reported another, doubt it'll be different here."


Depends on the game's atmosphere. Some MMOs breed a more immersive world and mature community. I'm looking at Star Wars Galaxies and Lord of the Rings Online. RP ain't enforced there, but the very nature of the games and their player base makes RP natural. It's especially noticeable in SWG, since all the kids got bored and annoyed and quit years ago.

On the other hand, you get the MMOs with a lot of people, like WoW, where it's just too popular to attract a mostly mature community. That leads to RP attempts just being laughed at. And I do get the idea that the older players tend to tolerate and engage in roleplaying more than the younger crowd.