Hiya there!
Welcome to the RPC. I'll see if I can get through some of these, at least answered through my own experiences.
In my experiences, people will do both. It's hard to justify leaving friends on one server to experiment on another. I'd definitely start off with making an alt just to get a look around, see if the player environment holds up to expectations, etc. From what I've seen, a lot of RP and public events still take place in 2.0 launch areas, at least on Balmung. A level 1 character can technically get to all of them with some careful walking.
Both occur. I know for me, it'd come down to glamor use, but before that system was ever implemented, people just equipped the gear directly, so it's a moot point. If the bulk of the RP you're interested it is going to take place in towns/settlements/non-monster-infested areas and you've got whatever RP/in-character outfits you like already set up, that's leveled up enough for many people. I've seen people worried that a lv1 character will be ignored simply for being a low level, but it's often untrue. (Now, there is a worry that with a low level character, someone may not be very invested in them, which can lead to things, but a simple "my main's on a different server" would likely suffice there.) If you find yourself playing more of the game/needing certain gear/zones available for RP, then that's a better indicator of when it might be good to transfer a fully leveled up character or to level the current one up.
I don't tend to find too many 2.0-style Warrior of Light characters (there's a difference with the 1.0-style ones, who got the timeskip/population memory wipe/etc) who RP those plots out in the open. Usually, it comes down to letting people know OOC and then making adjustments, or keeping the WoL plots bubbled within a pre-set group's RP so that others won't break your immersion and you won't break theirs. Some people could technically just play it off as "___ is crazy because -I- am the true hero," but that might get old rather quickly.
For the general RP population I've interacted with, most people tend to play at unnamed NPC levels of fantasy/power/importance, and let their interactions and storylines do the rest of the work. It's key to remember that just because your backstory might say you're important/powerful/etc, it's still up to other people's perception and perspective to respect that.
Mostly in-game from what I've seen. The RPC does have an in-character posting section for forum RP and a general use "newsboard" section for IC documents like newspapers and various other posters and publications. Occasionally RP might also take place over skype, discord, or other various media, depending on who you're interacting with. But in general, it's all in-game, whether preplanned and coordinated, or purely walk-up.
There is a new-ish roleplayer status icon in-game as well. Some people choose to use it, which can help find other like-minded individuals. Search info is also handy!
Welcome to the RPC. I'll see if I can get through some of these, at least answered through my own experiences.
(01-09-2018, 02:16 PM)cailee Wrote: [*]Do people typically create new characters or is it ok to move a level 70 character over from another server? I’m very attached to my current char, but I suppose I could clone her on a RP server and re-level?Â
In my experiences, people will do both. It's hard to justify leaving friends on one server to experiment on another. I'd definitely start off with making an alt just to get a look around, see if the player environment holds up to expectations, etc. From what I've seen, a lot of RP and public events still take place in 2.0 launch areas, at least on Balmung. A level 1 character can technically get to all of them with some careful walking.
(01-09-2018, 02:16 PM)cailee Wrote: [*]Speaking of leveling – do people play the game and advance or generally just RP level 1 chars? (I’ve played in both types of environments.)
Both occur. I know for me, it'd come down to glamor use, but before that system was ever implemented, people just equipped the gear directly, so it's a moot point. If the bulk of the RP you're interested it is going to take place in towns/settlements/non-monster-infested areas and you've got whatever RP/in-character outfits you like already set up, that's leveled up enough for many people. I've seen people worried that a lv1 character will be ignored simply for being a low level, but it's often untrue. (Now, there is a worry that with a low level character, someone may not be very invested in them, which can lead to things, but a simple "my main's on a different server" would likely suffice there.) If you find yourself playing more of the game/needing certain gear/zones available for RP, then that's a better indicator of when it might be good to transfer a fully leveled up character or to level the current one up.
(01-09-2018, 02:16 PM)cailee Wrote: [*]Assuming people do follow the story, how do you handle the “everyone is the Warrior of Light†issue?
I don't tend to find too many 2.0-style Warrior of Light characters (there's a difference with the 1.0-style ones, who got the timeskip/population memory wipe/etc) who RP those plots out in the open. Usually, it comes down to letting people know OOC and then making adjustments, or keeping the WoL plots bubbled within a pre-set group's RP so that others won't break your immersion and you won't break theirs. Some people could technically just play it off as "___ is crazy because -I- am the true hero," but that might get old rather quickly.
For the general RP population I've interacted with, most people tend to play at unnamed NPC levels of fantasy/power/importance, and let their interactions and storylines do the rest of the work. It's key to remember that just because your backstory might say you're important/powerful/etc, it's still up to other people's perception and perspective to respect that.
(01-09-2018, 02:16 PM)cailee Wrote: [*]Is most RP done in-game, on forums, or a combination?Â
Mostly in-game from what I've seen. The RPC does have an in-character posting section for forum RP and a general use "newsboard" section for IC documents like newspapers and various other posters and publications. Occasionally RP might also take place over skype, discord, or other various media, depending on who you're interacting with. But in general, it's all in-game, whether preplanned and coordinated, or purely walk-up.
There is a new-ish roleplayer status icon in-game as well. Some people choose to use it, which can help find other like-minded individuals. Search info is also handy!
