(01-06-2015, 05:56 AM)Chicken Nugger Wrote: Okay so it's been eating me up inside and I know I've already gotten some answers for this question but somehow I really think that's it's just the optimism that I was reading. Granted I've never ran into those umm "answerers" well people who answered last time yet. But I still want to get more opinions on it.
 
Do I need to be level 50 before I can really RP?

Because well sometimes I'm hanging around the Quicksand, sometimes I'm in the Drowning Wench, sometimes I'm out in the ass end of Eorzea. Now I'm one to use the whole search comment thing and it's all got these "Walk up anytime" shit or things along those lines. Being as I am, I usually send a tell first before I approach someone. Now one of two things usually happen, I get ignored>they're actually afk/they really just ignore me. OR They make some sort of excuse only to RP with some other level 50 dude who just walked in a minute or so later. Even if I just take the plunge and go IC on them, it's like I'm non-existent. It is kinda sorta chipping away at my confidence.

Yes I am aware of people being in IC and OOC states and I keep that in mind before approaching someone. 

Okay so that was part curiosity and part me venting this shit out of my system. 

At this point, I'd be happy for someone to even just have a few short words with Kurt and then go send him off to Coerthas or some place far far away on a job or what have you, maybe even go out there with him and teach him (not necessarily correct) things. 

*venting complete*

(01-06-2015, 09:39 AM)Ha'uruh Nuhn Wrote: My tactic has always been to attend RP events.  I went to the Grindstone for the first time at level 20 I think, complete with noob tag, and that went well.

Your signature and it's tiny scroll bar drive me nuts, by the way. 

Quote:The only reason to get to 50 in regards to RP is for more clothing options. Seriously, that's it. And MAYBE some extra abilities to be a little more flashy at the Grindstone (Circle of Scorn downward stab, kapow!).

I was in all sorts of RP experiences from a lowly level 15-ish all the way to 50. The only time I felt out of place due to my level was when I RPed a one-shot NPC villain who was supposed to be robbing a caravan. I was using NIN and I only had the first two Mudras, and we had a straight little level 18-ish Lancer.

Graphically, the defenders put on a better light show than we did. 

There's nothing very visually threatening about a little Lala ninja-jumping into the middle of the group and doing the little rain of knives. Especially after emoting up how much of a showboat and badass you are. 

Every other time, level has never been an issue.

Quote:It's not a requirement for a good few people! Hell, I don't even look at someone's level when I'm roleplaying with them, unless we have to leave the city and go do something out in the world (and only so I can know if I have to escort them, etc). 

If I see you around I'll give you a poke! It's irritating to be ignored or ditched when seeking out random RP. Won't have it at all!

(01-06-2015, 09:55 AM)Kage Wrote: Yep the biggest reason people get to 50 is to reach a lot of the gear that is ONLY THEN AVAILABLE.

other things that come with being 50 are:
Grand Company Ranks - > Personal Rooms if you're in an FC that has a house

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(01-06-2015, 09:49 AM)Chicken Nugger Wrote:

Quote:The only reason to get to 50 in regards to RP is for more clothing options. Seriously, that's it. And MAYBE some extra abilities to be a little more flashy at the Grindstone (Circle of Scorn downward stab, kapow!).

I was in all sorts of RP experiences from a lowly level 15-ish all the way to 50. The only time I felt out of place due to my level was when I RPed a one-shot NPC villain who was supposed to be robbing a caravan. I was using NIN and I only had the first two Mudras, and we had a straight little level 18-ish Lancer.

Graphically, the defenders put on a better light show than we did. 

There's nothing very visually threatening about a little Lala ninja-jumping into the middle of the group and doing the little rain of knives. Especially after emoting up how much of a showboat and badass you are. 

Every other time, level has never been an issue.

So getting to 50 is a purely cosmetic thing then mainly for looking cool/badass/godlike then? I remember Kage saying something like that back when I asked the question out of pure curiosity. Though I admit, I like how the Ironworks armor looks like *drool*

(01-06-2015, 10:02 AM)Kage Wrote: Yeah unfortunately you do need to be level 50 and your grand company rank has to be the highest rank (2nd Lieutenant iirc) + 300k.

Used to keep urging an RPer to try to hit the rank and level so he could get the room asap since we had the funds to get him the room but he also had so much more RP that it wasn't really a thing.

It's up to you at that point whether or not your plot(s) or not will align with your interests in leveling, etc. But honestly as a tank, it won't take you long to get to 50 either.

(01-06-2015, 10:07 AM)Gegenji Wrote:

(01-06-2015, 09:49 AM)Chicken Nugger Wrote:

Quote:The only reason to get to 50 in regards to RP is for more clothing options. Seriously, that's it. And MAYBE some extra abilities to be a little more flashy at the Grindstone (Circle of Scorn downward stab, kapow!).

I was in all sorts of RP experiences from a lowly level 15-ish all the way to 50. The only time I felt out of place due to my level was when I RPed a one-shot NPC villain who was supposed to be robbing a caravan. I was using NIN and I only had the first two Mudras, and we had a straight little level 18-ish Lancer.

Graphically, the defenders put on a better light show than we did. 

There's nothing very visually threatening about a little Lala ninja-jumping into the middle of the group and doing the little rain of knives. Especially after emoting up how much of a showboat and badass you are. 

Every other time, level has never been an issue.

So getting to 50 is a purely cosmetic thing then mainly for looking cool/badass/godlike then? I remember Kage saying something like that back when I asked the question out of pure curiosity. Though I admit, I like how the Ironworks armor looks like *drool*

That's been my experience. Though, with the advent of more level 1 gear that's solely for RP and glamouring, that's becoming less and less necessary. I had at least three or four different sets of gear I could put Chachan in well before he hit 50.

Speaking of glamouring, which lets you make your gear like another piece of gear, I think that's another thing you need to be level 50 to unlock. Though, while it's nice if you want to go into dungeons IC and such... it's not so important when you're just hanging around the Quicksand or something. I don't think I've glamoured anything on Chachan yet!

(01-06-2015, 10:29 AM)Unnamed Mercenary Wrote: As the others have said, don't be discouraged by your level! Hitting 50 for RP really is pretty much for the clothes, since I've yet to see someone do some IC raid or anything. (Although I've seen RP go all the way to Dzemael Darkhold as a lv44 dungeon.)

In my experience, if a Free Company or Event is going to do some IC dungeon, and there are a lot of people, they'll have lower-level alternatives or other objectives if someone can't go into the main dungeon of choice. Like....investigating the Tam-tara Deepcroft lv15 version for signs of what was to come in the lv50 version.

The Making Connections board is also great for finding some more similarly-minded people, especially if there's an idea you have that you'd like to try. 

If there -is- a dungeon you'd like to do, whether IC or OOC to advance the main-story, you can always hit me up as well! I cannot guarantee being free, but if say, you're lv27 and will need to get to a certain lv28 dungeon or so, I can make sure I'm free during a part of the day, or reschedule banging my head at some content.  (Franz is also good at the whole 'swing the axe' thing. He was a combat mentor. Once.)

(01-06-2015, 10:57 AM)Chicken Nugger Wrote: Is there some sort of hoop I have to jump through for the glamouring? Aside from being 50 that is. A long assed fetch quest or a kill something quest?

(01-06-2015, 10:57 AM)Chicken Nugger Wrote: Thank you for the insight. I've seen people try to go IC in a dungeon(Sastasha) once, it took us like an hour or so to finish it. But that's beside the point. If he's good at the swing that axe thing then maybe if the two of them meet Kurt might get a few tricks with the axe from him after being a gopher or something of course. Well as it is I'm on the arduous road of 37-40.