I've never had an issue finding role-play on any of my characters, regardless of the MMO or whether or not they lean towards the morally grey side of things. A good story needs a solid antagonist just as much as it requires a decent protagonist. I like to shake things up a bit and design characters that are protagonists in a story whilst being antagonists in the eyes of many.
My Garlean is charismatic, friendly and generally a decent guy. Most people who encounter him don't even realise that he's part of the Garlean Empire's military - but he genuinely wishes to show Eorzea some tough love and save it by gathering information that can be used to aid in an eventual conquest.
I tend to take a lot of inspiration from the wonderful 'Game of Thrones' setting. In many cases, even the characters that behave horribly have their reasons for doing so. Cersei Lannister is often brushed aside as selfish, cruel and manipulative...and yet she isn't lacking in redeeming qualities and if you take the time to understand why she behaves in the manner that she does it isn't difficult to sympathise with her.
Of course, a lot of role-players are going to fall into the trap of brushing off anything even remotely morally grey as outright evil, but they tend to be the sort you'd want to avoid anyway.
My Garlean is charismatic, friendly and generally a decent guy. Most people who encounter him don't even realise that he's part of the Garlean Empire's military - but he genuinely wishes to show Eorzea some tough love and save it by gathering information that can be used to aid in an eventual conquest.
I tend to take a lot of inspiration from the wonderful 'Game of Thrones' setting. In many cases, even the characters that behave horribly have their reasons for doing so. Cersei Lannister is often brushed aside as selfish, cruel and manipulative...and yet she isn't lacking in redeeming qualities and if you take the time to understand why she behaves in the manner that she does it isn't difficult to sympathise with her.
Of course, a lot of role-players are going to fall into the trap of brushing off anything even remotely morally grey as outright evil, but they tend to be the sort you'd want to avoid anyway.
