You aren't the only one who feels this way. I do, but for the opposite reason. My emotes tend not to be super detailed (I'm working on expanding them but old habits die hard) and seeing long ones really intimidates me! I think to myself, gosh, they must be an amazing RPer, I'd just be wasting their time. Also, in GW2, the folks with long, descriptive emotes and story driven RP seemed to avoid me and others in my guild who kept emotes shorter and tended towards spontaneous RP. I don't know if that was just a coincidence but it has made me feel even more anxious about approaching people with that RP style.
What I do now is usually ask around in my linkshell to see if anyone's RPing and respond to strangers if they approach me. I'm still working up the nerve to approach others myself. So far RPers in this game have been quite friendly and open to outsiders but, like I said, I've been burnt before. Don't assume I don't want to RP with you if you RP around me but don't actually approach me; I'm most likely just too nervous to be the one that breaks the ice!
What I do now is usually ask around in my linkshell to see if anyone's RPing and respond to strangers if they approach me. I'm still working up the nerve to approach others myself. So far RPers in this game have been quite friendly and open to outsiders but, like I said, I've been burnt before. Don't assume I don't want to RP with you if you RP around me but don't actually approach me; I'm most likely just too nervous to be the one that breaks the ice!
