Hydaelyn Role-Players

Hello everyone.  I have just decided to try out FFXIV.  I haven't actually bought the game yet but I will tomorrow after some much needed sleep.  Right after I decided that I would buy it, the first thing I did was research the RP options, so here I am.  Although I love RPing in MMOs, I am terrible at finding people to RP with which tends to cause a loss of interest in that game.  I am hoping it will be different this time as I join you guys here.


MMORPG background
My first MMO was way back, starting with Anarchy Online.  Here's a list of MMOs that I spent at least a month playing.

• Anarchy Online
  
• Final Fantasy XI
  
• World of Warcraft
  
• Aion
  
• DC Universe
  
• Star Trek Online
  
• Tera
  
• Neverwinter
  
• Guild Wars 2
  

RP experience
My first RP experience was in FFXI when one a new party member in my grinding group started RPing in between mob pulls.  I thought it was fun and went along with it.  Awhile later, in WoW, I met an RPer again who I joined for fun and eventually joined their RP guild.  It was a short lived guild, but ever since, any MMO I play I try to get into RP servers and find a guild, as long as they aren't too heavy.

Character ideas/info
I have 3 main character templates I use in every game, plus a few side characters, depending on classes available in each game.  I will be creating one or all three of these characters once I begin playing.

1. Riuka: Goth/Emo styled rogue/assassin/mercenary.  Pretty quiet and selfish/greedy.
   
2. Surora: Tough, Iron willed Warrior-ish class.  Strives to be the top of her game and beat her rivals in all things.
   
3. Zyleria: Lawful evil, fire-based mage/sorceress.  Has an almost uncontrollable lust for political power.
   

--How did you learn about the coalition?
Good ol' Google search for "Final Fantasy XIV Roleplay"

--What kind of a role-player are you aiming to be? Light, medium, or heavy?
I want to consider myself a medium RPer although sometimes it tends to be light.  For example, when I am out in the world questing, that is questing time.  I only RP if RPed to first.  However, when not questing, I devote plenty of time looking around for RPers(most of the time unsuccessfully) to RP with.  I'm generally too shy to initiate RP, but if somebody else initiates, then I'm golden.

--Anything from real life you'€™re comfortable with sharing?
I am male IRL but I almost exclusively play/RP female characters in every game that gives me a choice.  This includes single player games, (Skyrim, Mass Effect, Pokemon, etc.) and non-MMOs (Diablo III, Minecraft, Saints Row, etc.)

Hi and welcome to the forums.

I last played in GW2 as well. Didn't find much of an RP community there.

A LOT of RPers seem to be shy. I am kinda shy myself. It is hilariously frustrating when you have a bunch of RPers running around who are too shy to start RP with each other.

I must say, you are brave to share the fact that you are a male who Role Plays female characters. I wonder how many other Role Played female characters out there are actually male players as well? This game is definitely good if you want to make a female character. You are pretty much guaranteed to make eye-candy LOL.

Also, the wiki is a good place to research the lore. I recommend you do so because this game has a lot of deep, interwoven lore and history. At least consider learning the lore of the race you choose your character to be.

You might be tempted to make a Miqo'te because they are, well, awesome! However, be warned that there are loads of Miqo'te already out there, and there are a lot of females. Not that I am complaining; the more the merrier XD. I am just saying you should do what you can to make yours unique-looking.

I can already tell you're going to be a great addition to this community. Actually deciding what characters you want really shouldn't be that hard .I honestly would create all of them... as for picking your server you have two different servers you choose from regarding role play. Balmung and Gilgamesh.

As for choosing your free company, there are plenty to choose from. The one I created is a military Academy for orphans and citizens just like in Fin al Fantasy 8. Anyways, I hope I see you in game sometime.

- This message was created by phone voice text so its really crappy I'm sorry

Welcome welcome!

NEW PLAYER INCOMING EVERYBODY DUCK AND COVER!

Hahaha! Hi!

Welcome to the RPC Mcwill

as the illustrious Dogberry says, i'll be ducking and covering as you new folk are tossed over the walls into the sanctuary of West Role-play. (I'm just glad they stopped the air lift.)

Might I ask what server you played on in WoW? I had the chance to hop between a few (Twisting Nether/Wyrmrest Accord. but I settles in Steamwheedle cartel.)

Any who! if you'd like, not sure what you have in mind, i'll go so far to say as why don't you roll your characters on different servers? Maybe on on balmung and one on gilgamesh? get a feel for either community maybe? Another good place to look when deciding where (or if) you'll have your main character is the linkshell hall! (its along the top bar.) two good examples of Linkshells are
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=1902
Intermission, and OOC linkshell dedicated to getting role players together on Balmung aaaaand

http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=3116
The Gilgamesh counter part.

If your interested in some more of the tools here at the RPC or maybe just want to know a bit more about the site, you can check out the welcome post at:
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/misc.php?page=welcome

Hmm, I could go on all day, but hopefully that will help you along, feel free to ask any questions you might have, make a comment or two, send me a PM with a rant about how you think the Chocobo emote should have a left option and a right one if you'd like! Best of luck in your journey and I hope you have the chance to meet a lot of interesting people.

(11-20-2013, 01:18 PM)Olofantur Wrote: [ -> ]Might I ask what server you played on in WoW? I had the chance to hop between a few (Twisting Nether/Wyrmrest Accord. but I settles in Steamwheedle cartel.)

I started off on Blackwater Raiders and hopped between a few others before settling on Wyrmrest Accord.  And of course I have other characters scattered around all over the place.

Quote: Kheni'to
You might be tempted to make a Miqo'te because they are, well, awesome! However, be warned that there are loads of Miqo'te already out there, and there are a lot of females. Not that I am complaining; the more the merrier XD. I am just saying you should do what you can to make yours unique-looking.

I'm already tempted to make a Miqo'te.  Probably is going to be my first character because of how cute they are.  If not, then Hyur will be my second choice.

(11-20-2013, 02:38 PM)Mcwill Wrote: [ -> ]I started off on Blackwater Raiders and hopped between a few others before settling on Wyrmrest Accord.  And of course I have other characters scattered around all over the place.

Ah, yeah WRA had a pretty good community... Hope you had that chance to involve yourself in the plague event (The wotlk one, the origional Naxx one was bollocks.)

Hey there, welcome to FFXIV!  I really enjoy your character ideas, particularly the lawful evil one. The RP community could really use some more good villains.

Welcome! Good to see an experinced roleplayer who is not afraid to say what he wants and likes. Your ideas are great and quite frankly something I hope to meet ingame, we do need more evil themed people I have to agree.