(11-07-2016, 01:37 PM)RavieRaptor Wrote: [ -> ]So, I don't get much rp, so I've been trying to create a character people like and want to interract with. I just want a list of stuff and I can create one based on that. Sorry for posting so many threads.
I've always played characters that people -have- to rp with one way or another. Meaning they are either tavern owners, bartenders, servers, etc. Other great things include bodyguards, bouncers and others like crafters. Most rpers are shy wallflowers, when you put yourself into situations where you have to talk to people icly it helps you break past your shyness and build up friends.
Many roleplayers for example tend to look down upon tavern rp. I think tavern rp is the greatest thing since sliced bread because it allows you to be able to put yourself into social situations. Open world rp will -always- trump isolated house only roleplay because who wants to just hang out with the same people everyday? BORING!!! It also does what tavern rp is supposed to do - which is make in character friends and help to provide roleplay that leads -outside- of the tavern eventually. Playing something as simple a cheerful maid taking orders around the Quicksand does the trick. Just stay positive, don't worry about being ignored and let the rp do the rest. After a while your confidence will build and people will grow to know your character - and remember you don't have to -just- be a maid/server/bartender icly. My character Gideon is a Monster Hunter and Chef! I added the Chef part to force myself to interact with others through his cooking. You can be whatever you want from spying assassin, to cash strapped student or warrior who is working for Momodi part time to buy new books, new armor, paying off a gambling debt at the Gold Saucer or to the Syndicate, whatever you want! The limits are endless.
Our lovely Aya right here on these boards is one of the most memorable characters on Balmung there is - and all because she was playing the cheerful barmaid. Its great playing the character that brings even ooc smiles to others faces by their presence and I can say Aya did this for me when she was active in the Quicksand simply just taking orders! Don't look down upon simple rp to open up your possibilities! You are also providing a great rp service to others by playing a role that adds to the immersion of a venue - this is just one way to go, if you can think of others go for it!
And this goes for any new roleplayer! Never ever look down on tavern rp, use it to your advantage and to break your shyness and allow yourself to be more confident. Yes, sometimes people will ignore you, but not everyone - just like in real life. Practice makes perfect and you won't learn how to swim by staying on the beach you just have to say screw it and jump right into the water!
If you want good rp and want lots of it put yourself in a place where it's going to come to you!
(11-07-2016, 03:44 PM)RavieRaptor Wrote: [ -> ]Wow, I didn't expect all these messages so soon. Thank you all for your input. I think it's just me being paranoid and that I roleplayed a shy healer for the longest time. Now I tend to alt-hop cause I can't find that niche character I want. I enjoy playing Miqo'te but there's so many that erp people assume they're erpers right off the bat. The most popularity I got was when I played my female elezen at the Grindstone. Got a whole bunch of people's attention.
I play a miqo'te and I never got a single eRP proposition, so... I expect it's also due to the circles I frequent. I feel that reading you your problem is not so much not finding much RP but probable ending up in the wrong circles, but maybe I'm wrong.
Though by experience I have seen many like that, that get heavily depressed by all the shit they end up dealing with (possessive romance and OOC drama, RPers just intersted to get into your pants for ERP and whatnot... I have heard everything, and it's baffling to me because I never got to see those milieus myself).
Playing shy or introverted characters is not a bad thing. It just means that you will have to double your own efforts as a RPer to make them stand out, and also to reach out to people OOCly even more. I have played myself shy characters on other games, like a very introverted librarian, and my twist was that she was actually interacting with the world through the internet/aliases and expressing strong political opinions, before getting all shy again in flesh. It's an example among many I think. But if you don't have such character twists that allow you to circumvant the shyness, you can also go the OOC way and arrange things a bit more with your RP partners. Come with proactive ideas of things to happen and plots that you know your character would immediately hook to.
(11-07-2016, 03:47 PM)Val Wrote: [ -> ] (11-07-2016, 03:44 PM)RavieRaptor Wrote: [ -> ]Wow, I didn't expect all these messages so soon. Thank you all for your input. I think it's just me being paranoid and that I roleplayed a shy healer for the longest time. Now I tend to alt-hop cause I can't find that niche character I want. I enjoy playing Miqo'te but there's so many that erp people assume they're erpers right off the bat. The most popularity I got was when I played my female elezen at the Grindstone. Got a whole bunch of people's attention.
You're going to get the "It's a miqo'te so they must ERP" stigma, but just play what you enjoy. Prove them wrong by diversifying yourself from all the horrid Miqo'te RPers and show them that you're better than that. Don't let it stop you from doing something you want! Some people may still inevitably write it off, but generally you can tell within the first few posts if someone is blatantly seeking ERP or if they're genuinely interested in RPing with you.
From tales I have heard - and quite a few - that's not actually always true. For your usual quicksand ERP propositioner, sure. They don't hide it very much.
But for the others, they are among the RP community, and can be found in many FCs around. It's maybe blunt, but it's the way the community is (or most communities anyway), and it's pretty much an objective statement in itself considering the amount of evidence at hand.