Hello! Has this thread been made before? That's what I always ask myself when I make threads. It is very scary.
Today I'd like to talk about what I named "roleplayer crush" because I'm really bad with words.
Let's put it like this, there's a roleplayer you've 'seen'. You don't know them personally, maybe it was a post in the RPC, maybe it was a wiki you ran across, maybe it was a character you've actually seen RPing in the open-world/in the city while being semi-afk in your terrible, rainbow-colored ilvl 14 outfit (because you really need to level that class for the cross-class skills).Â
But you feel it. You want to RP with this character. The quality of the writing, the top-notch character interactions provided, and gods! These hooks! There is so many things to work with! There are just SO many things you could do with this character, plot-wise. But they have no connection thread on the RPC, are hard to find in general, and you don't have them on your FL, so seeing them log in/off is kinda hard.
When I want to meet new people, I often notice more random players than before. I run into them often, off and in game, though I can not always approach them because 1) I'm busy, 2) they're afk, 3) I don't feel like I have enough RP tools for a proper walk-up, even if it's says they allow it, as stated in their search information.
And above all, I feel like a creep. If I do manage to RP with them (after a bunch of awkward "would you like to RP?!"), I don't roll in them right away saying things like "HEY I'VE SEEN YOU AROUND GRIDANIA AND HAVE BEEN WANTING TO RP WITH YOU FOR A WHILE COS YOU LOOK COOL" because I don't want to sound like the biggest, most uncool nerd of the planet, even if it might be a little flattering on their end.
But the funny thing is that it's often very close to what happens IRL, you can have a wingman, it can be a friend of a friend who introduced you to them, etc. In my case, I stay really quiet I'd say a good 60% of the time, at least until I'm certain of how to approach new players for RP.
Keep in mind: I'm not talking about being romantically involved with/interested in people behind our pretendymenz, I'm talking about seeking OOC friendship and new plots with new folks with characters you find too interesting for your own good.
edit: bolded and reddened incase it's not obvious enough
edit2: I personally don't need advice as I approach people myself, this is not a 'help meishali' thread I can assure youÂ
Tl;dr: cool people, and how to approach them
- Did you have any of these "roleplayer crushes"? y/n, is it just me, being a creepy nugget?
- How do you handle these? Do you just send an aggressive PM/tell with things like "you, me, RP, 8PM EST"?Â
- Stories to share? Bonus points for embarrassing things.
- Did senpai notice you, when you started emoting at them very very loudly?
- Just how excited do you get when plotting with these new people, and realize they love your ideas and bring even more material on the table?
- Did like, once, this person was actually pretty awful and you regretted everything? Happened to me more than I'd like to admit, BUT, I still keep on pushing.
The power of RP. I'm feeling it.
Today I'd like to talk about what I named "roleplayer crush" because I'm really bad with words.
Let's put it like this, there's a roleplayer you've 'seen'. You don't know them personally, maybe it was a post in the RPC, maybe it was a wiki you ran across, maybe it was a character you've actually seen RPing in the open-world/in the city while being semi-afk in your terrible, rainbow-colored ilvl 14 outfit (because you really need to level that class for the cross-class skills).Â
But you feel it. You want to RP with this character. The quality of the writing, the top-notch character interactions provided, and gods! These hooks! There is so many things to work with! There are just SO many things you could do with this character, plot-wise. But they have no connection thread on the RPC, are hard to find in general, and you don't have them on your FL, so seeing them log in/off is kinda hard.
When I want to meet new people, I often notice more random players than before. I run into them often, off and in game, though I can not always approach them because 1) I'm busy, 2) they're afk, 3) I don't feel like I have enough RP tools for a proper walk-up, even if it's says they allow it, as stated in their search information.
And above all, I feel like a creep. If I do manage to RP with them (after a bunch of awkward "would you like to RP?!"), I don't roll in them right away saying things like "HEY I'VE SEEN YOU AROUND GRIDANIA AND HAVE BEEN WANTING TO RP WITH YOU FOR A WHILE COS YOU LOOK COOL" because I don't want to sound like the biggest, most uncool nerd of the planet, even if it might be a little flattering on their end.
But the funny thing is that it's often very close to what happens IRL, you can have a wingman, it can be a friend of a friend who introduced you to them, etc. In my case, I stay really quiet I'd say a good 60% of the time, at least until I'm certain of how to approach new players for RP.
Keep in mind: I'm not talking about being romantically involved with/interested in people behind our pretendymenz, I'm talking about seeking OOC friendship and new plots with new folks with characters you find too interesting for your own good.
edit: bolded and reddened incase it's not obvious enough
edit2: I personally don't need advice as I approach people myself, this is not a 'help meishali' thread I can assure youÂ
Tl;dr: cool people, and how to approach them
- Did you have any of these "roleplayer crushes"? y/n, is it just me, being a creepy nugget?
- How do you handle these? Do you just send an aggressive PM/tell with things like "you, me, RP, 8PM EST"?Â
- Stories to share? Bonus points for embarrassing things.
- Did senpai notice you, when you started emoting at them very very loudly?
- Just how excited do you get when plotting with these new people, and realize they love your ideas and bring even more material on the table?
- Did like, once, this person was actually pretty awful and you regretted everything? Happened to me more than I'd like to admit, BUT, I still keep on pushing.
The power of RP. I'm feeling it.
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