I've always been open to RP with just about anyone, especially since I'm relatively new to the community. That's a bit of a double-edged sword in itself though...because I'm new, I feel nervous about RPing with people that already have histories with each other, or who are more involved with larger groups that I have no access to. All I have is the OoC linkshell (which I don't even have on Tiv anymore until the regroup) and while that greatly facilitates RP, I often find myself to be under obligations to parties or friends or real life on the increasingly rare occurrences that people actually *want* to RP.
Now you can say "that just means you have to start it yourself!" but the problem is twofold for that one: number one, I am shy and very self-conscious. I don't like to start things, and I certainly don't like to start things with total strangers who may *le gasp!* not like the way I play my characters or how they are involved (or not involved) in Eorzea's recent troubles, which brings me to point number two: it's easy to be accepted in this community as a player, but it is very hard to feel accepted as a character. This mostly has to do with the aforementioned varying mindsets: I've seen players that have the most absurd characters that it takes all of the fun out of playing, and others who are so studious of FFXIV's lore (which is often conflicting, making it even harder to play with them) that anyone who says something even slightly off gets the immediate rhetorical "boot." I like to think that I'm somewhere in the middle, but that could also mean that I'm forced to stick with other people who are "just in the middle." The absurdists will get on my nerves, and the purists won't want to play with me.
I do want to RP more, but as it is I don't feel comfortable enough to just start something up. Also a lot of the events seem to happen while I'm knee-deep in homework or real world obligations...not that anyone is really at fault for that. >>;
Now you can say "that just means you have to start it yourself!" but the problem is twofold for that one: number one, I am shy and very self-conscious. I don't like to start things, and I certainly don't like to start things with total strangers who may *le gasp!* not like the way I play my characters or how they are involved (or not involved) in Eorzea's recent troubles, which brings me to point number two: it's easy to be accepted in this community as a player, but it is very hard to feel accepted as a character. This mostly has to do with the aforementioned varying mindsets: I've seen players that have the most absurd characters that it takes all of the fun out of playing, and others who are so studious of FFXIV's lore (which is often conflicting, making it even harder to play with them) that anyone who says something even slightly off gets the immediate rhetorical "boot." I like to think that I'm somewhere in the middle, but that could also mean that I'm forced to stick with other people who are "just in the middle." The absurdists will get on my nerves, and the purists won't want to play with me.
I do want to RP more, but as it is I don't feel comfortable enough to just start something up. Also a lot of the events seem to happen while I'm knee-deep in homework or real world obligations...not that anyone is really at fault for that. >>;
