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ZacharyVolfire · **11-15-2015, 06:02 AM**

When it happens i play it off with my character.

"Hello miss how are you doing today!"
*5 minutes passes*
"Ahem I'm sorry but can i get a moment of your time?
*10minutes passed*
"Sheesh i seen shiva give less colder shoulders ah well."

SicketySix · **11-15-2015, 12:35 PM**

Type at them in all caps and do not go sparingly on the exclamation points,.
60% of the time it works every time......

Kasumi · **11-15-2015, 12:41 PM**

I've missed responding to random /tell only once and it -still- bothers me that I didn't get to it in time.

Was pulled into a duty right as it came through and when I got out, they were offline. Felt horrid for a bit after that. haha.

As far as sending random tells... Most go unheeded, but I know lots of people have wider networks than I and do not have the time to answer every little message.

Volk · **11-15-2015, 07:26 PM**

(11-15-2015, 12:35 PM)SicketySix Wrote: Type at them in all caps and do not go sparingly on the exclamation points,.
60% of the time it works every time......

That seems right.

Big Grin

Seriously though i will send a msg and if no one replies i will either send in-game letter or PM here on RPC. If it takes someone days to get back to me or just do not get back to me I try not to take it personal and just move on. . .

(11-15-2015, 12:41 PM)Kasumi Wrote: As far as sending random tells... Most go unheeded, but I know lots of people have wider networks than I and do not have the time to answer every little message.

This makes me sad. Let's be friends - i will answer your tells in a timely manner because i can't imagine a scenario where i am so busy i cant be bothered to exchange pleasantries with a new acquaintance :>

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I mean come now, being friendly costs nothing. If someone attempts to message me and I missed it to afk or busy with something, I write their name down and do my best to say hello next time and apologise for not getting to them when they msg me. Least I can do, no ?

C'kayah Polaali · **11-16-2015, 02:42 PM**

I used to feel awkward if I didn't get a reply, but not anymore. I got in the habit, when I was bored, of sending /tells to anyone who looked like a RPer asking if they were, what sort of RP they liked, and if they'd like to RP with me. I'd say easily 50% of them wouldn't reply for various reasons (afk, shy, thought I was a crazy stalker, etc), so I got used to that pretty quick.

As an aside, I heartily recommend doing this, especially if you're the sort of RPer who normally stays quiet and wishes they had more RP going on. It gets you in the habit of talking to people you don't know, it gets you in the habit of asking people about the RP they want (and honestly, you're far more likely to get interest from someone if they think you're interested in what they want), and it gets you a big-ass friends list full of people to RP with.

Volk · **11-16-2015, 03:23 PM**

(11-16-2015, 02:42 PM)Setoh Aliapoh Wrote: I used to feel awkward if I didn't get a reply, but not anymore. I got in the habit, when I was bored, of sending /tells to anyone who looked like a RPer asking if they were, what sort of RP they liked, and if they'd like to RP with me. I'd say easily 50% of them wouldn't reply for various reasons (afk, shy, thought I was a crazy stalker, etc), so I got used to that pretty quick.

As an aside, I heartily recommend doing this, especially if you're the sort of RPer who normally stays quiet and wishes they had more RP going on. It gets you in the habit of talking to people you don't know, it gets you in the habit of asking people about the RP they want (and honestly, you're far more likely to get interest from someone if they think you're interested in what they want), and it gets you a big-ass friends list full of people to RP with.

I feel like this is very constructive advice. Cheers !

Kasumi · **11-16-2015, 03:53 PM**

(11-15-2015, 07:26 PM)Edelweiss Wrote:
(11-15-2015, 12:41 PM)Kasumi Wrote: As far as sending random tells... Most go unheeded, but I know lots of people have wider networks than I and do not have the time to answer every little message.

This makes me sad. Let's be friends - i will answer your tells in a timely manner because i can't imagine a scenario where i am so busy i cant be bothered to exchange pleasantries with a new acquaintance Â :>

Hello new friend! <3 I entirely forgot I posted in here. My apologies!

Meis Knifebearer · **11-16-2015, 04:17 PM**

(11-14-2015, 02:31 AM)Seriphyn Wrote: This is easily the most soul-crushingly embarrassing and awkward type of thing to happen to me in FFXIV; sending a tell to someone you intend to RP with (like with an innocuous "Hi!") only to not get a reply. Maybe you might even risk a second hello, only to look like a total creep or something. But perhaps they're busy, and your tell was missed in a wall of text?

It makes me feel like a beta af cringelord. Tell me I'm not the only one to feel this!

please post in my thread

I just assume someone's busy. If they don't respond, I just carry on. If I see them, I start role-playing. No one denies the power of some random role-play.

As'elena · **11-18-2015, 01:32 PM**

I don't have this so much with tells, but I do have this in /say and /emote during RP. That chat bug that sometimes doesn't send out your messages made me SO paranoid, because I never know whether I am just being impatient or whether my message just didn't go through or vice versa.

Swashbuckler · **11-18-2015, 01:35 PM**

(11-18-2015, 01:32 PM)Maariya Wrote: I don't have this so much with tells, but I do have this in /say and /emote during RP. That chat bug that sometimes doesn't send out your messages made me SO paranoid, because I never know whether I am just being impatient or whether my message just didn't go through or vice versa.

Yeah, and I'm usually the one being hit by that dumb chat bug. Whether the message doesn't show up on my screen or when my posts don't go through. It gets old and annoying and I wonder if SE can even do something about it.

But the being ignored is something I run into every now and then. If the random person I want to RP with doesn't respond, then I just move on to something else. It sucks, yeah. But I try not to let it bother me.

Shofie · **11-21-2015, 07:46 PM**

I afk frequently without any warning, and if someone sends me a tell that simply says, "Hi!" with no other information, I will often not reply. If you say, "Hi! I was wondering if you'd like to roleplay sometime?" I might be more inclined to answer.

But! I am also a very shy person and socially awkward, so I still might not reply. But that's not really a reflection of the person whispering me or anything--I'm just super shy.

Lost River · **11-21-2015, 08:19 PM**

It is either this or me being an attractive female Roegadyn in game I get all sorts of O///O questions asked of me. Haha.

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