There isn't a place like Goldshire in FFXIV, most ERP I have found takes place in FC houses and usually in private rooms. It is a bit of a running joke among the people that I play with that people who spend a bit too much time in a private room "Must be ERPing" and we do tease each other about it 
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I rarely go to The Quicksand on Reiko anymore unless she is with other people. I have had one to many bad experiences there to the point where the people I play with consider dragging me over there ICly on any character a big deal.
When she had short hair I would get constant tells asking if she was a lesbian and bugging me for lesbian catgril ERP, even though 1) Reiko had a boyfriend a the time 2) Her sexuality really isn't something important to the character (Or something I haven't really thought too hard about, and really should not be any character's sole defining trait) given it's completely OOC of her to jump in bed with someone she just met regardless of genderÂ
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She got the "Lightning Hair" back after growing it out after her friends encouraged her to do so (and being sick of called "boy" by one too many people ICly) and people ask if I'm playing a crossdresser or trangender character because she's extremely slender and slightly androgynous looking in certain clothes worn OOCly (Infantry Shirt, any kind of heavy armour, all baggy clothes)Â
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Being there alone on Rahal generally just gets me completely ignored with the odd "Are you playing a trap?" /tellÂ
. Yeah okay fine, Rahal being androgynous was deliberate, but still he only wore a dress once, and that was at a themed party, and he is not really interested in men anyway...
I've come to the conclusion that The Quicksand is a wretched hive of scum and villainy, where occasionally some idiot might preposition an alone character OOCly for ERP. If you are there with friends, it's a nice little place to Rp. Going there alone? Hoo boy.Â
Also its a quest hub to be ready for trolls. I have found that most FC leaders are quite reasonable if you just send them a /tell to say they have some members trolling RPers. I've only ever had 2 FC leaders be rude or dismissive of it, and I've counted 6 instances of getting an apology from the players I reported to thier FC leader.
.I rarely go to The Quicksand on Reiko anymore unless she is with other people. I have had one to many bad experiences there to the point where the people I play with consider dragging me over there ICly on any character a big deal.
When she had short hair I would get constant tells asking if she was a lesbian and bugging me for lesbian catgril ERP, even though 1) Reiko had a boyfriend a the time 2) Her sexuality really isn't something important to the character (Or something I haven't really thought too hard about, and really should not be any character's sole defining trait) given it's completely OOC of her to jump in bed with someone she just met regardless of genderÂ
 ) .She got the "Lightning Hair" back after growing it out after her friends encouraged her to do so (and being sick of called "boy" by one too many people ICly) and people ask if I'm playing a crossdresser or trangender character because she's extremely slender and slightly androgynous looking in certain clothes worn OOCly (Infantry Shirt, any kind of heavy armour, all baggy clothes)Â
.Being there alone on Rahal generally just gets me completely ignored with the odd "Are you playing a trap?" /tellÂ
. Yeah okay fine, Rahal being androgynous was deliberate, but still he only wore a dress once, and that was at a themed party, and he is not really interested in men anyway...I've come to the conclusion that The Quicksand is a wretched hive of scum and villainy, where occasionally some idiot might preposition an alone character OOCly for ERP. If you are there with friends, it's a nice little place to Rp. Going there alone? Hoo boy.Â
Also its a quest hub to be ready for trolls. I have found that most FC leaders are quite reasonable if you just send them a /tell to say they have some members trolling RPers. I've only ever had 2 FC leaders be rude or dismissive of it, and I've counted 6 instances of getting an apology from the players I reported to thier FC leader.
