(12-06-2017, 01:01 AM)ArmachiA Wrote:(12-05-2017, 12:40 PM)Zhavi Wrote: I would say if any FC feels their membership is suffering -- really try to reach out to players of exceptional characters oocly. I mean yeah, it's not ideal, but at this point the people savvy enough to find your fc and go for it are likely already there, leaving only the people whose efforts have (for whatever reason) failed. Or, maybe they got caught up in a friend's fc or this or that and just got lost along the way somewhere.I took down our recruitment while we readjust what we actually want to do, but for those recruiting you have to be -really- careful with that because it could look like your guild poaching, and the last thing you want is to look bad in another FCs eyes during this time.
Ah, forgive me, my intention in writing that was to address rpers who are in a friend's fc oocly, or who are in more of a pve fc that doesn't cater to rpers or have a story. Over time, I've seen a few people who had their characters plopped into a FC for this or that benefit, and still be looking for another FC with the blessing of current FC.
Sometimes you do things for your friends but not intend to stay or whatever, you know? In any case, if someone is looking for a RP FC but has a tag on, it might have inadvertently made it harder for them because people already in FCs would assume that's where they want to be. The point I intended to make was simply that you can approach someone with sensitivity to the fact that they might be in a FC (in a lot of ooc character posts, it doesn't say whether they are or not), and simply word it as a rp request or a 'not sure if you're already in a FC' sort of deal.
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(12-05-2017, 03:14 PM)Teadrinker Wrote:(12-05-2017, 12:40 PM)Zhavi Wrote: If this thread has shown me anything, it's that there's a lot of folks who feel like the barrier to entry is high enough to be discouraging. From the end of an established fc, it likely doesn't feel that way at all, but you know, not everyone is the same, and we've seen time and time again that shyer rpers have a wicked hard time making that initial approach.
This kinda boggles me. I've really yet to see an FC publicly open to recruitment with some ridiculous standards for entry. Not saying it's not out there! I just haven't seen it in a good long while. Yeah, maybe there's an app. And your character has to meet people ICly. But if that's all a little much then I'd question whether the person has found the right hobby.
Whether or not any single person feels it's right, the years and years of posts on this very forum have proven that there are a lot of rpers who wish to write but have a hard time overcoming the initial round of communication. Whether they are shy, or anxious, or simply going about things in ways that do not work: they exist, they want to rp, and they can't find their people.
RP and online interaction can be a way to overcome some of those social difficulties, but it also stands that sometimes giving people an outstretched hand can avail you a broader spectrum of people for rp. Do you have to reach out to such people? Of course not. But it remains that they are there, and they tend to be the ones currently transferring to Mateus because for whatever reason they haven't been able to find their jam here.
