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Well Helleo! - Greider - 11-01-2013
Hello everyone!
My name is Greider, and I will step out and admit that this is my first time in FFXIV! As a fair warning i tend to be a bit of a chatterbox at first... ha!
I'm really excited to get going, and learning about the lore, world, and gameplay! I've literally just created a character before my game crashed
, but figured i'd poke around the webnets and see if there were any thriving RP groups out there. My searching was insanely brief, as i sort of fell in love with this site's welcoming nature and easy navigation.My MMO background is honestly not very extensive. I played Lineage II way back in 2004/2005 until about 2008. I loved that game for reasons that escape me now, because its FTP and garbage these days. After that I played the Matrix Online, a little Guild Wars, and then got to playing FFXI. I didn't get far in FFXI before life started changing and i stopped with MMO's for lack of time.
I was never interested in WoW, or Everquest, or any of the bigger MMO's, to be quite honest. None of their worlds quite engulfed me like Lineage's and FFXI's... Then came FXIV- then they shut it down and rebirthed it. I heard it was decent, and it looked beautiful- so i had to try it. Downloaded, installed, and started playing only an hour or so ago
 so far i'm happy for what little I actually got to see.My Roleplay experience goes back pretty far. I've done forum RolePlaying for as long as I was first allowed on the internet on dial-up. I have never done tabletop or anything like that, though. THat then bled over to RPing in Lineage, as well as FFXI. The other MMO's i played i merely played to play a game. I generally found it tough to get RP started, but once i did, i found it was the main reason i continued paying and playing. I love roleplay, and look to get immersed!
I have plenty of character ideas. All the time. It's a stigma of mine that I create way too many characters because i think of all kinds of neat new ideas. Though it's always slow to start in a new game for obvious reasons of researching and getting dunked in lore/story!
I aim to be a heavy roleplayer, but enjoy my OOC from time to time. Also will be OOC more often as I get used to the world for obvious reasons for learning's sake.
But outside of the FF world, I live in the US and work in the IT field. I live with my girlfriend [soon to be fiancee... SHH!] of four years and she likes games, but never really made the jump to getting any or actually playing [other than some of the console greats. Oblivion, Skyrim, Fable, Mass Effect, the like.. However she enjoys to take a glimpse from time to time. I am also learning Wing Chun and love to train! Hmmm..I have a degree in Graphic Design, so i like art and enjoy drawing when i find the time. I'm a pretty active guy, and don't always have the time i'd like to game, but i find that if I get stuck in a good RP group I get along with, it will keep me coming back!
Sorry for all the typing. TL;DR? Let's just shorten it up and say "Hi all, I am completely new to the game, and am looking to get a good foothold in a great RP community! I love to write and roleplay, and am looking forward to meeting and getting involved with you guys!"
-G!
RE: Well Helleo! - Navisse - 11-02-2013
Welcome! You picked a great MMO to get back into the swing of things.
RE: Well Helleo! - Olofantur - 11-03-2013
Welcome to the RPC Greider,
Two great in house tools created by RPC staff are the welcome page, that goes over most major tools you can find on the site briefly and list a few of the key players. Found:
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/misc.php?page=welcome
There's also the RP Handbook that can give you a general overview of RP in FFXIV, though much of the information is tailored towards new RPers and not people who have experience in the field, a few points are worth at least a gloss over. (done by the ever helpful Eva.)
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=1770
As an aside, the RPC has lots to offer and people who are always willing to discuss any ideas you might have, so if a question arises feel free to ask it here or even message me in game if you prefer.
The Forums are an conglomeration of talks on nearly every field. the Wiki hosts everything from Lore to Character profiles (some made more for private notes, other public reading.) There's the Calendars list of events, the Lantern an IC publication as well as the Linkshell hall which is very useful for identifying which groups you might encounter in the lands of Eorzea. You can of course drop a message on the linkshell posting itself and in some cases a separate website or in game meeting is recommended, but the members can provide more details.
I think that covers most of the major areas. You as Navisse says have picked a fine platform for your return, and I hope that you (and perhaps the soon to be Fiance.) Find something worth fighting for in Eorzea, there is much land to cover and many people to meet. Best of luck out there!
RE: Well Helleo! - Greider - 11-03-2013
Hey thanks guys!
I'm digging into the lore as we speak. I've already created a character [or two... three... >.>] and am wanting to start building their backstory to what I have imagined, though trying to fit it to the canon.
I'm at work right now briefly skimming through the forum, about to look into the characters and rp boards to see what goes on here.. xD