I played a character with similar difficulties in Rift, so I understand partly where you're coming from. I would not consider myself overly shy, but I do get my share of self-confidence issues - everything gets much much harder to accomplish if I am doubting that people around me even like my presence. Happens now and again >.<
Anyways, I solved it by making her "addicted" to a particular brand of alcohol that was only sold in what happened to be the larger RP bar-hub at the time, so whilst she wouldn't go there every day, she'd endure the presence of other people in order to get what she wanted. As she progressed, it also became increasingly important for her to be in the know when it came to rumors and general world news, and so eventually she would start to sit about in the bar (and other bars) simply to listen in on conversations, and through that she figured out ways of casually talking to people, not for the sake of talking to them and making new friends but simply to fish out what they knew.Â
It was a slow progress, but the fact that it was so I think gave me some confidence to randomly emote at people.Â
One of the things that I did then and still do today when I'm sitting in places like the quicksand, is tossing in various idle-emotes which people could react to if they so choose - maybe one of my characters will stare at someone for just a moment too long whilst thinking they wouldn't get caught, and then people could react to that. Heck, you could even have your character do something that might annoy others like.. I know we probably don't have pens as we know them in this day and age, but you know when people click repeatedly with a pen? It's like, the best thing ever when you do it, but when others do it you really sort of want to murder them a little?Â
Something similar to that. The grumpiness could be channeled into a sort of, not-caring about your characters own behavior because if every other person is annoying then certainly you'd be entitled to be a little annoying too.Â
So whilst it is sort of a thing you have to deal with a lot more when you roll that kind of a character, it's not something that has to remain (as) crippling forever. You "Just" (I know it's not easy) need to pull out a chair, sit down and have ponder about how you can motivate them through perhaps non-conventional means. I haven't ever met your character so it's hard to suggest something specific. Character progression can help with a lot of things, and maybe some of Tiergan's friends can help be an influence for change. Expose a character to something enough, and they're bound to find a way to deal with it, maybe even get curious on the situations.Â
And well, if you can think of any way that any of my characters could be of assistance, let me know ^^
Anyways, I solved it by making her "addicted" to a particular brand of alcohol that was only sold in what happened to be the larger RP bar-hub at the time, so whilst she wouldn't go there every day, she'd endure the presence of other people in order to get what she wanted. As she progressed, it also became increasingly important for her to be in the know when it came to rumors and general world news, and so eventually she would start to sit about in the bar (and other bars) simply to listen in on conversations, and through that she figured out ways of casually talking to people, not for the sake of talking to them and making new friends but simply to fish out what they knew.Â
It was a slow progress, but the fact that it was so I think gave me some confidence to randomly emote at people.Â
One of the things that I did then and still do today when I'm sitting in places like the quicksand, is tossing in various idle-emotes which people could react to if they so choose - maybe one of my characters will stare at someone for just a moment too long whilst thinking they wouldn't get caught, and then people could react to that. Heck, you could even have your character do something that might annoy others like.. I know we probably don't have pens as we know them in this day and age, but you know when people click repeatedly with a pen? It's like, the best thing ever when you do it, but when others do it you really sort of want to murder them a little?Â
Something similar to that. The grumpiness could be channeled into a sort of, not-caring about your characters own behavior because if every other person is annoying then certainly you'd be entitled to be a little annoying too.Â
So whilst it is sort of a thing you have to deal with a lot more when you roll that kind of a character, it's not something that has to remain (as) crippling forever. You "Just" (I know it's not easy) need to pull out a chair, sit down and have ponder about how you can motivate them through perhaps non-conventional means. I haven't ever met your character so it's hard to suggest something specific. Character progression can help with a lot of things, and maybe some of Tiergan's friends can help be an influence for change. Expose a character to something enough, and they're bound to find a way to deal with it, maybe even get curious on the situations.Â
And well, if you can think of any way that any of my characters could be of assistance, let me know ^^
