We were all new people once here and it can be kinda intimidating. When I first started I only really had one person who rp'ed with me for a couple months. I understood that a lot of -older- rpers had time commitments but I wanted to meet more people.
So I hosted a couple very large events to try and get myself involved in rp and it worked. I recommend any new player wanting rp to host an event. It doesn't need to be as insanely complex as some of mine were. Even a simple one, like a bandit raid, or sneaking into a Garlean base, or even just moving trade goods to another city can be a ton of fun.
Have a plot and run with it. Even if you only get three people to sign up. That's three connections you just made. There is a section just for setting up events here on the rpc. Use it to generate interest and arrange times to meet. I know I did.
People only have so much free time and when they get on, they often want to get straight to the rp, so often they go to in-game friends. But if you set up an event ahead of time, people know to be there and will clear their schedule to be there to rp. Jancis and Warren do this all the time with their events and people show up in droves and rp just happens cause people knew where to be.
Being new sucks, and not being approached by -older- crowd rpers can seem disheartening but if no one comes to you offering rp, why not be the one offering the rp? If you build it, they will come.
So I hosted a couple very large events to try and get myself involved in rp and it worked. I recommend any new player wanting rp to host an event. It doesn't need to be as insanely complex as some of mine were. Even a simple one, like a bandit raid, or sneaking into a Garlean base, or even just moving trade goods to another city can be a ton of fun.
Have a plot and run with it. Even if you only get three people to sign up. That's three connections you just made. There is a section just for setting up events here on the rpc. Use it to generate interest and arrange times to meet. I know I did.
People only have so much free time and when they get on, they often want to get straight to the rp, so often they go to in-game friends. But if you set up an event ahead of time, people know to be there and will clear their schedule to be there to rp. Jancis and Warren do this all the time with their events and people show up in droves and rp just happens cause people knew where to be.
Being new sucks, and not being approached by -older- crowd rpers can seem disheartening but if no one comes to you offering rp, why not be the one offering the rp? If you build it, they will come.
