I actually role-play fairly frequently but I can understand why it may be difficult for people to stumble across my character naturally. Aside from me being in a completely different time-zone to many members of this community I tend to prefer to head out into the wider game world and avoid lingering in the Quicksand or attending busy events simply because my personal preference is more towards interacting with one or two individuals at a time.
Another issue I've found is that I'll spy someone who has an intriguing character, get in touch with them and then either time-zones prove to be an issue, they don't get back to me or they end up defaulting to the Quicksand/houses as their 'go to' area for role-play.
Now obviously nobody is obligated to interact with anybody else but I do think it'd be pretty sweet if we saw more role-play seeping outside of the usual haunts. My character doesn't particularly like Ul'dah but I have him travel there from time to time because it's a great way to try and network. At the moment I've got a pretty intriguing plot going with a friend that took Graeham to Coerthas for the first time in his life - which has proven to be pretty fun!
Another issue I've found is that I'll spy someone who has an intriguing character, get in touch with them and then either time-zones prove to be an issue, they don't get back to me or they end up defaulting to the Quicksand/houses as their 'go to' area for role-play.
Now obviously nobody is obligated to interact with anybody else but I do think it'd be pretty sweet if we saw more role-play seeping outside of the usual haunts. My character doesn't particularly like Ul'dah but I have him travel there from time to time because it's a great way to try and network. At the moment I've got a pretty intriguing plot going with a friend that took Graeham to Coerthas for the first time in his life - which has proven to be pretty fun!
