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I can't exactly comment on how people use their game time playing game content or not. I personally am a bit disinterested in endgame content and am more interested in my connections and relationships that I've formed, so I can't judge someone for how they use their game time.
There are many times when people focus only on their own characters, with entire chats being dominated by "My character this, my character that", by multiple people, without really having a real exchange other than to talk about themselves? It has gotten to the point sometimes where I just check out of chat entirely when that happens. I guess I can understand that people are into and proud of their characters, but there doesn't seem to be any real conversation going on other than ego stroking? Maybe others are more comfortable with this than I am, but it's not terribly inviting.
Also, the atmosphere isn't often inviting to new people. There are some people who are quite welcoming when someone new makes an introduction, and some people make an effort to answer questions, but often times you have to fight your way in to be noticed by other people. Even in my own experience, it took a long time of actively including myself in chat to reach a point where I was recognized by others. For a while I would chime in and get ignored completely. Unfortunately this is a common occurrence in RP communities, and I kind of anticipated something like that would happen from my previous experience.
As far as relaying information goes, it doesn't really hurt to inform other people of events going on. Not everyone is aware that events that are going on, and it helps to strengthen the visibility of gatherings that people organize. Is it something everyone should do every time? No. It wouldn't hurt to make an effort some time, though. The "if people want information they can find it themselves" approach is a bit selfish to me. There are plenty of people that are looking for a place to RP at any given time, and sometimes relaying this info gives people an opportunity to get involved in something they may not have known about.
There are many times when people focus only on their own characters, with entire chats being dominated by "My character this, my character that", by multiple people, without really having a real exchange other than to talk about themselves? It has gotten to the point sometimes where I just check out of chat entirely when that happens. I guess I can understand that people are into and proud of their characters, but there doesn't seem to be any real conversation going on other than ego stroking? Maybe others are more comfortable with this than I am, but it's not terribly inviting.
Also, the atmosphere isn't often inviting to new people. There are some people who are quite welcoming when someone new makes an introduction, and some people make an effort to answer questions, but often times you have to fight your way in to be noticed by other people. Even in my own experience, it took a long time of actively including myself in chat to reach a point where I was recognized by others. For a while I would chime in and get ignored completely. Unfortunately this is a common occurrence in RP communities, and I kind of anticipated something like that would happen from my previous experience.
As far as relaying information goes, it doesn't really hurt to inform other people of events going on. Not everyone is aware that events that are going on, and it helps to strengthen the visibility of gatherings that people organize. Is it something everyone should do every time? No. It wouldn't hurt to make an effort some time, though. The "if people want information they can find it themselves" approach is a bit selfish to me. There are plenty of people that are looking for a place to RP at any given time, and sometimes relaying this info gives people an opportunity to get involved in something they may not have known about.