(Holy crap, this ended up longer than I thought it would...)
tl;dr We simply want and are excited to roleplay with everyone lol. New and old alike.
I honestly didn't want to add anything to this topic. Because it's like seeing(reading) a debate between two individuals that are shouting against each other while covering their ears with their hands. From what I see, the RPC is simply trying to ease people's worries and extend a warm welcoming hand. Which is rudely slapped away from the other party.
I'm reading a lot of understandeable concerns from the new players. While the two main ones that pop out are related to the fear of not being able to fit in/join the previous community. Or not liking the thought of being a low level on a server with people that have classes/jobs to 50.
Both those issues honestly make me scratch my head. None of those issues ever really striked me as major issues when playing a mmorpg. Much less when roleplaying. But then again, I've always joined mmorpg's much later in their game cycle. I joined FFXI when Chains of Promathia was released. Which was about 2 years if not more into the game. I joined GW2, 6 months after its release. In short, I always joined a gaming community when it was well established. Yet I made friends with low and high level people. I roleplayed with them both and joined/interacted with plenty of people and long established groups.
Why would this be any different then? You have a community that WANTS you people to join. Not because we demand it or out of this "elitism" but because we want to see new faces to interact with. I want to see new faces to interact with! My character has been in the game since release, but I barely roleplayed in it. I have 0 connections with anyone here. Except for having seen them around or talked to them on very rare occasions. Does this stop me from walking and talking to them? No. It didn't stop me in GW2 or FFXI and it won't stop me here. Heck, most people I've began to learn by talking to them on this forum.
Which bring me to another point. Something I read a long time ago on the GW2 rp forum. I'll mention short what it talked about. It mentioned that it is a roleplayers fault if he's not getting any roleplay or is being interacted with. The topic was there to encourage people to not stay in some corner and remain silent but try to be the one initiating a conversation. Obviously if you play a shy, nervous, silent type then you basically put yourself in a tough spot from the get-go.
Concerns about economy also seem over exagerated. Low level weapons and gear were always in demand in the previous version of FFXIV. This is one of the aspects where a FF online title outshines most mmorpgs. The fact that you can play multiple classes serves for this almost never ending cycle of the need of lower level weapons and armor.
Finally, people will mostly create additional characters. This is especially the case for the legacy players. Because we get the additional free slots. I know that I'll be creating a female roegadyn because I want to experience the game as well from the perspective of a new player. On another note. I'm not that rich either. I got plenty of crafts and classes that needs to be leveled. My fisher is even untouched...Well my signature speaks for itself.
However, I'll leave with these words. Everyone is free to do what they want. And I encourage it. Last thing I think anyone wants, is to ruin the game experience for the other. But the RPC is simply trying to ease everyone's worries while being excited to welcome the new influx of people. I'm surely not the only one that was happy to see the new faces pop up around here.
ps: There are way more roleplayers out there that haven't created a profile on here. I know plenty of names that I've never seen around here. Just fyi.
tl;dr We simply want and are excited to roleplay with everyone lol. New and old alike.
I honestly didn't want to add anything to this topic. Because it's like seeing(reading) a debate between two individuals that are shouting against each other while covering their ears with their hands. From what I see, the RPC is simply trying to ease people's worries and extend a warm welcoming hand. Which is rudely slapped away from the other party.
I'm reading a lot of understandeable concerns from the new players. While the two main ones that pop out are related to the fear of not being able to fit in/join the previous community. Or not liking the thought of being a low level on a server with people that have classes/jobs to 50.
Both those issues honestly make me scratch my head. None of those issues ever really striked me as major issues when playing a mmorpg. Much less when roleplaying. But then again, I've always joined mmorpg's much later in their game cycle. I joined FFXI when Chains of Promathia was released. Which was about 2 years if not more into the game. I joined GW2, 6 months after its release. In short, I always joined a gaming community when it was well established. Yet I made friends with low and high level people. I roleplayed with them both and joined/interacted with plenty of people and long established groups.
Why would this be any different then? You have a community that WANTS you people to join. Not because we demand it or out of this "elitism" but because we want to see new faces to interact with. I want to see new faces to interact with! My character has been in the game since release, but I barely roleplayed in it. I have 0 connections with anyone here. Except for having seen them around or talked to them on very rare occasions. Does this stop me from walking and talking to them? No. It didn't stop me in GW2 or FFXI and it won't stop me here. Heck, most people I've began to learn by talking to them on this forum.
Which bring me to another point. Something I read a long time ago on the GW2 rp forum. I'll mention short what it talked about. It mentioned that it is a roleplayers fault if he's not getting any roleplay or is being interacted with. The topic was there to encourage people to not stay in some corner and remain silent but try to be the one initiating a conversation. Obviously if you play a shy, nervous, silent type then you basically put yourself in a tough spot from the get-go.
Concerns about economy also seem over exagerated. Low level weapons and gear were always in demand in the previous version of FFXIV. This is one of the aspects where a FF online title outshines most mmorpgs. The fact that you can play multiple classes serves for this almost never ending cycle of the need of lower level weapons and armor.
Finally, people will mostly create additional characters. This is especially the case for the legacy players. Because we get the additional free slots. I know that I'll be creating a female roegadyn because I want to experience the game as well from the perspective of a new player. On another note. I'm not that rich either. I got plenty of crafts and classes that needs to be leveled. My fisher is even untouched...Well my signature speaks for itself.
However, I'll leave with these words. Everyone is free to do what they want. And I encourage it. Last thing I think anyone wants, is to ruin the game experience for the other. But the RPC is simply trying to ease everyone's worries while being excited to welcome the new influx of people. I'm surely not the only one that was happy to see the new faces pop up around here.
ps: There are way more roleplayers out there that haven't created a profile on here. I know plenty of names that I've never seen around here. Just fyi.