I've been playing for about two months now, and roleplaying for a portion of that time. But to be honest, almost all of my RP has been with members of my Free Company (who are primarily individuals I knew prior to starting FFXIV). I love them, and I love RPing with them, but we tend to only really RP as a group/in our storyline once a week, and sometimes I get the urge to interact with others when they're offline/busy with other things, and I really don't want to pester them when they've got other plans.
The obvious solution would be seeking out players beyond my (currently fairly small) FC, but it hasn't been so easy. Gilgamesh is far from an exclusively or even primarily RP server, so I can't assume anything about who is and is not an RPer in the first place, and perhaps more crucial is the fact that I'm terrible at approaching others. It's hard enough for me to ask members of my own FC for RP interaction outside of our weekly meetings, let alone strangers. I have trouble enough talking to people OOC in MMORPGs! And I'm still getting used to posting on/making use of forums like this one! I just straight-up don't know how to go about looking or asking for RP without annoying anybody (and kind of worry that nobody would want to RP with me in the first place, since I don't seem to fit the mold of a lot of the individuals I've seen outside of my FC.)
So I guess this is me asking "what should I do?" in addition to "who the hell is out there?" I do really want to branch out and interact with others, it's just proven to be fairly daunting.
The obvious solution would be seeking out players beyond my (currently fairly small) FC, but it hasn't been so easy. Gilgamesh is far from an exclusively or even primarily RP server, so I can't assume anything about who is and is not an RPer in the first place, and perhaps more crucial is the fact that I'm terrible at approaching others. It's hard enough for me to ask members of my own FC for RP interaction outside of our weekly meetings, let alone strangers. I have trouble enough talking to people OOC in MMORPGs! And I'm still getting used to posting on/making use of forums like this one! I just straight-up don't know how to go about looking or asking for RP without annoying anybody (and kind of worry that nobody would want to RP with me in the first place, since I don't seem to fit the mold of a lot of the individuals I've seen outside of my FC.)
So I guess this is me asking "what should I do?" in addition to "who the hell is out there?" I do really want to branch out and interact with others, it's just proven to be fairly daunting.
