I agree with what Macey said. You have to let people know your character is still involved with the scene. Every once in a while do something like 'Myxie listens intently to the conversation but refrains from speaking.' Otherwise it can be hard to tell if your character is in the scene, or if you're distracted by the television, taking the dog out, or otherwise disengaged.
You may get some helpful information from the Wikipedia page on body language.
As far as depth of description showing that you're a better roleplayer, I agree to a point, and I think that point differs for different players. As an example:
1) Myxie glanced over her shoulder as she crashed through the underbrush of the Shroud, looking for any sign of her pursuer. She tripped over a fallen branch, crying out in pain as she landed on her wrist with a sharp, cracking sound.
2) Myxie's feet pounded the sodden ground as a light mist dissipated from the Twelveswood around her, a product of the early morning shower. A dappling of sunlight through the foliage mixed with the cryptic coloration of her coerlskin jacket to grant her a distinct advantage in terms of camouflage, but the clamour of her reckless retreat left no doubt as to the direction in which she fled.....
[continued through three to five emotes of flowery text to reach the same conclusion of a broken arm].
There's been threads on this forum and others about which is the 'better,' 'more experienced,' 'elitist,' etc. way to roleplay. Either is fine, so long as it enhances the roleplaying experience for all involved.
You may get some helpful information from the Wikipedia page on body language.
As far as depth of description showing that you're a better roleplayer, I agree to a point, and I think that point differs for different players. As an example:
1) Myxie glanced over her shoulder as she crashed through the underbrush of the Shroud, looking for any sign of her pursuer. She tripped over a fallen branch, crying out in pain as she landed on her wrist with a sharp, cracking sound.
2) Myxie's feet pounded the sodden ground as a light mist dissipated from the Twelveswood around her, a product of the early morning shower. A dappling of sunlight through the foliage mixed with the cryptic coloration of her coerlskin jacket to grant her a distinct advantage in terms of camouflage, but the clamour of her reckless retreat left no doubt as to the direction in which she fled.....
[continued through three to five emotes of flowery text to reach the same conclusion of a broken arm].
There's been threads on this forum and others about which is the 'better,' 'more experienced,' 'elitist,' etc. way to roleplay. Either is fine, so long as it enhances the roleplaying experience for all involved.
I'm a tinker! Tinkerer? Hrm.... I'm an artificer! - Myxie Tryxle | Impressions and Memories
