I honestly become annoyed when I see roleplayers in public not roleplaying publically. Look, whether or not you want people to join in on the conversation is totally up to your character, but don't literally hide your voices from passers-by. Apart from looking bad, something you say could easily influence other people either directly(should they try and approach you) or indirectly(should they learn something useful or remember something as a result). Honestly I see it as rather unfair and selfish to hide RP if its not actually supposed to be whispered to each other. For the record though, if you want speak to someone in the form of a whisper for the whole conversation then don't stand in the middle of the streets of Ul'dah because people don't do that. They take themselves to the sides or find themselves a quieter spot.
Having said that, just because you see roleplayers doesn't mean they are openly inviting you to take part. I don't like the idea of people inviting themselves for the sake of inviting themselves when really their character has no business involving themselves. That is OOC influence and its not good. At least find some excuse to end up interacting with them or ask someone to create an excuse for you to become involved. This is what I often did when I tried RP'ing a waitress in the Quicksand. Often enough there were people sitting alone, obviously hoping for some roleplay but unable to involve themselves with the scenes around them. So instead, I approached them myself to break up their inactivity period and on a couple of occasions played a part in involving them with nearby groups. Try helping each other out in similar ways, it really makes for a more ideal and realistic cause for interaction than suddenly spilling your drink every time.
As for ideas, how about a 'Market Day' where people congregate in the three cities and serve as salesmen/women? If anyone is involved with that or crafting, fishing etc then you could create a small dynamic for yourself and others that way. Only problem is that I'd suggest against the actual markets. They are far too crowded in my opinion.
People could also organise regular trading caravan groups. I'd LOVE to see more RP in the outside world. It'd be really nice to encounter a group of people with some chocobo mules following them that are selling random wares and supplies. ANYONE can participate in that even if it is a small encounter. What can also happen from that are bandit raids and such. I have a bandit character that I would happily level up rather soon if I saw more events and outside RP going on.
Having said that, just because you see roleplayers doesn't mean they are openly inviting you to take part. I don't like the idea of people inviting themselves for the sake of inviting themselves when really their character has no business involving themselves. That is OOC influence and its not good. At least find some excuse to end up interacting with them or ask someone to create an excuse for you to become involved. This is what I often did when I tried RP'ing a waitress in the Quicksand. Often enough there were people sitting alone, obviously hoping for some roleplay but unable to involve themselves with the scenes around them. So instead, I approached them myself to break up their inactivity period and on a couple of occasions played a part in involving them with nearby groups. Try helping each other out in similar ways, it really makes for a more ideal and realistic cause for interaction than suddenly spilling your drink every time.
As for ideas, how about a 'Market Day' where people congregate in the three cities and serve as salesmen/women? If anyone is involved with that or crafting, fishing etc then you could create a small dynamic for yourself and others that way. Only problem is that I'd suggest against the actual markets. They are far too crowded in my opinion.
People could also organise regular trading caravan groups. I'd LOVE to see more RP in the outside world. It'd be really nice to encounter a group of people with some chocobo mules following them that are selling random wares and supplies. ANYONE can participate in that even if it is a small encounter. What can also happen from that are bandit raids and such. I have a bandit character that I would happily level up rather soon if I saw more events and outside RP going on.
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Characters: Andre Winter (Hy'ur) / K'nahli Yohko (Miqo'te)
