Korin

You need to finally update the original post and promote some active new leaders as I left the linkshell a few weeks ago. I can't invite anyone anymore so please don't contact Korin/Raeth for an invite guys c:

It really depends on the dungeons themselves. It's possible and preferrable in the super-lower ones, but Halatali's a bit rougher due to AoE and TP limits on classes. Toto-Rak and Haukke are both okay due to gating, but Brayflox and Stone Vigil get rough again. Cutter's Cry gates itself off really well, too. If I had a nickel for every time I was told to "pull big" and then died ten seconds after settling, I'd have probably a lot of nickels. Also, being the Tank means never having to take crap from the rest of the party, in a dungeon. They don't like it? Let 'em drop. You're the tank. You'll have your party rebuilt while they're sitting in the re-queue. If they insist on pulling everything and bringing it to you at their pace, not yours, let 'em die, and tell them you're doing so. If they don't like it, you got a bad party, so why tolerate it? Yeah...Sadly in this case it was only Copperbell, so they could have easily just dropped me and carried on. The thing is, we had a lancer and a rogue DPS anyway so it didn't actually make the dungeon go any faster. The healer just had to heal me more than usual - Kind of a waste really?

Until today, I wasn't aware that harassing your tank into mass pulling in low level dungeons was a thing.

OAKIE YESSSSSS.

I tend to panic and flail about for between 15-30 minutes before finally deciding whether I can actually make a worthwhile contribution to the RP or not ;; ...Otherwise, music! It doesn't even have to fit the scene, I just rarely find myself writing (or drawing, or that matter) without it.

Just echoing here but it's either the surprised/shocked emote...For female miqo'te. I'm 99% certain the males don't get to use the animation you described outside of cutscenes, sadly ;; For male miqo'te /shocked is more of a panicked crouch backwards, /surprised is some bizarre half-assed crotch thrust... But on the ladies one of them is that 'paws up, jumping back' animation for sure.

Had so much fun with this! I was absolutely terrified of meeting someone new but it worked out great. Glad I signed up! Thank you for organising this again!

From an event last year, I think...? Given how Korin is IC, his reaction in this gave me a few laughs. Spoilertagged them just in case I almost accidentally fill the page with screenshots because I probably did it wrong somehow ;; Not sure if he's terrified, or finally prepared to become a man? And then he remembered he was spoken for. Whoops... It's...Very hard to decide which one I like better! He's usually just a resting derp face in every other cutscene, or busy trying to look heroic...Which he isn't.

I absolutely love the A4 music, but aside from that? I do like both phases of Leviathan's fight, though I don't actually know the track names :c So pleased when I finally got that pony, though ;;

I'm a little disappointed - None of the styles really leapt out at me in the "I NEED THIS TAKE ALL OF MY LIKES" way that I was hoping for. I wouldn't really like to see #9 to win the male vote because I'd rather they just cross over that male Au Ra ponytail in the future - I've heard a few folks complaining that they wanted that style on X race, after all. I just think it'd be better to use this opportunity to actually give us all a new style instead. But that's just my opinion, I worry that a few of the popular styles won't actually look that good ingame. So much clipping! I suppose we'll just have to wait and see, though...

I'm starting to suspect some pugtanks have a mindset of "If I use defiance/grit/shield oath, I can spam my DPS combo" these days. It's terrifying... First Vault, then Ravana..our main tank struggled to hold threat focus on a boss with no adds against a Dragoon! Perhaps you're a better dragoon than you're giving yourself credit for, and the tanks just can't handle it no matter how hard they try!

I'm starting to suspect some pugtanks have a mindset of "If I use defiance/grit/shield oath, I can spam my DPS combo" these days. It's terrifying...

I really do see where you're coming from with this - I put a lot of preparation into Raeth pre-heavensward, and he overtook Korin as my main a little while before HW was actually released. I'd hate for him to get stuck in the same rut Korin did - And I really hope that won't happen again. It's never a nice thing to put in so much time and effort to a character you end up disliking, and in some cases...It's hard to settle once you get into the habit of fantasia/namechange to try something new. Finding RP outside of FCs is a lot of effort in itself, it seems - I suppose people are settled in their groups, and those looking for random RP only really RP in the larger cities? I usually end up wandering with people after we've established RP, but we've never been approached by people out in the field! I've only really started actively posting here just recently, so I might've missed the connection posts Timezones are usually an issue in my case since I'm in the UK, and not much of a night owl. It's quite the dilemma! I'm curious to see what this personality fix might be, though. Hopefully it'll work out for the best?

I don't blame you. It's awful, even after the extra loot was added - Just reminds you how unlucky your rolls can be...I'm pretty sure my first win, though, was a complete and utter joke - I rolled a 7, and...four other people rolled lower than that. Levelling classes for fancy RP gear is an awful thing...It's why I end up blasting out so much gil onto my alts. Those crafting sets are adorable and they need them! They do! ...Honest! ;;

Sounds good! It does sound like a hard situation to pull yourself out of - I struggled with a similar issue on Korin, but I managed to haul him out of that hole, as well. It took a lot of effort, and on occasion I did feel like I was wasting everyone's time when I DID RP him, since the time I had to RP was quite limited. If you can't think of a way to pull her out of that hole, perhaps it's worth considering adjusting the character somewhat? Maybe even retcon something that made you dislike the character, if you're not opposed to it? If you can pinpoint just where you feel like her RP started to get to that "I'm not really enjoying this character" point, maybe that's a good place to start fixing things. If not, maybe reworking the entire character concept into one you think you'll enjoy is a good idea - I don't really like to suggest that, though, since you've clearly put a fair bit of time into the character already.

Can "Alex Normal" just be a thing in general haha? Trust me, it's bad for DPS who do know what their doing and then it's those one or two people who don't and then just conveniently don't say anything like "oh, it'll work out" that screw over the ones who do and then everyone gets mad and then it all goes to hell then vote abandon and then.../lies down I have to admit...I've never really encountered any problems aside from my awful rolls in the rest of Alexander. I lost count of how many gordian shaft rolls I failed to win this week before I finally rolled a 99 and managed to win one! Hooray! At least it'll save me a daily EX or two, I suppose! *twitch* But I CAN understand the DPS feeling. I play MCH on Korin (don't hate meee) and it's just cringey to see your fellow DPS failing to pick up mechanics. In one of my A4 runs I had the most vile bard...Who kept dancing around while the lasers were targetting him, getting himself killed, complaining that no one helped him, and then proceeding to whine at me for promoting my bishop instead of my rook because he needed TP - And shouting at the healers for running out of MP too fast...

It's always unfortunate when people give up on a character. I don't know how much RP you'd had with the Xaela player, but I'm not sure how to describe it...It's kinda like there's a void in your RP? Especially if the character just vanishes without any real explanation - Not that I'm saying that happened, but that's just my opinion on it. As a side note, if timezones don't conflict too badly, you're welcome to give me a poke for RP. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, right? As for the lore wall...It sounds like it should relate more to how your character is, rather than...How she, as a Xaela, would react? I'm sorry, I don't really get what you mean - She was kicked out of her tribe, wasn't she? (correct me if i'm wrong, thread review won't let me check back far enough!) So that could be more than enough of a reason for her to shift away from the "Warring tribe, let's enslave everyone!" expectation. I suppose I'm not much help there, though. Sorry I can't be much more assistance in breaking down that lore wall...It's an issue I never really encountered. I can't comment on the "Hey, let's be friends!" sort - I haven't encountered any yet - but personally I've always RPed Raeth as being wary of everyone and anyone, be they fellow Xaela or not. Unfortunately I haven't had the pleasure of RPing directly with other Xaela clans, yet.

Alex Normal when you're tanking and the DPS aren't doing their job, but all you can do is watch them flail about and kill all four alarums in the wrong places. You'd think the first part would be the easiest, wouldn't you...? *sobs*

Add low self-esteem to the list of reasons why people rarely get back into contact and it's almost perfect. I have a fair few people on my friendslist who I'd love to RP with again, but...I usually convince myself "eh, they probably have much more interesting plots and better things to do than RP with me" - Hence why I never, ever end up asking people for RP again... And, like you said, just stick to interacting with FC members, because it's just that much easier. I definitely agree it's exhausting to expand that network of contacts - However, I do feel like that networking is what makes Xaela RP fun. I initially thought "Eh, my Au Ra is probably just going to be another RP alt that'll get pulled out once in a blue moon..." But I actually find myself asking people (in my FC, again, because I'm an anxious panicky brick wall who struggles to speak to people specifically) for RP which I didn't really do all that much before. Sadly that's why I'm a little shy of RPing with people, again - Constant worry that I'll have my Au Ra judged for not fitting in to a particular stereotype. Sometimes going "Hyur with scales and horns" is the safest thing to do, because apparently swaying from the norm is a bad idea. But where's the fun in that? Back on topic, though: ^ This, so much. In my old WoW guild, there was a LOT of bitching about people straying from the lore, be it accidental or not. It led to me fussing so much over my character's background to the point where I just gave up and didn't RP them at all, whether there were lore mistakes or not. There usually weren't mistakes...Because I was too afraid to think outside the box. It's not a nice feeling. At the OP, though: What kind of wall do you mean? When you said later in that post "I guess it's easy if you ignore the lore" - What do you mean, specifically? What lore are Xaela players ignoring? I realise I asked a similar thing earlier, but I was reading the thread again and realised I missed that post >.> I worry I might've gone a little off-topic at first there, so sorry if I started rambling ;;

I don't know if I managed to skip a response that answers my question, so I'll just ask anyway - but what walls are you hitting with her? Do you have any player connections in her background, or is she completely free? But I can relate, somewhat, when you say you're trying to RP, and finding it bland...But less so with my Xaela, and more with a couple of other non-Au Ra characters of mine. I don't like to admit it, since they HAVE made connections that I don't want to just cut off... Sometimes I find that I'll sit there and fuss over lore and background details and "oh no what if this isn't lore-friendly, if it isn't perfect people are going to judge me" and then I'm just horribly tense when it comes to RPing that character that it sucks all of the fun out of it. But that's just how I am - I know most people actually enjoy that process, so...

I don't say hello back, I'm not really in duty finder to make friends. I mean If I know you and recognize you I'll say "what's up" but otherwise nah. I can understand people being in autopilot mode or whatever, but still...It can't hurt for some people to type...what, two letters? I don't get at them for it, because like I said - It's just a pet peeve! But when you're stood around in the entrance waiting for someone to load in/finish watching/skipping the opening cutscene/casting protect and whatnot...Eeeh. It doesn't take that much effort, right? I suppose it just makes me feel a little sad. Most pug groups do bother to respond, so I guess I notice it more if I'm doing the entire dungeon in silence...Which isn't a problem in itself - Until people decide to vocalise, at last, when something hasn't gone their way. I find a little bit disappointing when people only really have bad things to contribute in that kind of situation. Whether people speak in party or not doesn't make much of a difference to me in the end, I'll just keep stubbornly throwing my greetings at them regardless. I just feel like it makes it a bit easier to communicate later on - especially in a lowbie roulette - If something is going wrong. For me, at least!

I've been there, and it's one of the reasons I don't like to pug as a healer. To be honest your entire post shouted out as a "hnngh I hear you loud and clear, this is EXACTLY why I don't like to pug". I levelled WHM on Raeth for a little while, for stoneskin (he kinda hit 30 and then stopped, though...) but occasionally my desire to at least do that daily roulette on those classes tends to drop and I just stop doing it. Queueing as a DPS just to get...say, Cutter's Cry, and then everyone immediately leaves? Not all that pleasant. I just wish I could underman content and still get exp. :v I don't want to hassle people for boosts, I just want to be able to slowly haul my poor healer friend through dungeons while I level my tank...Without having to worry about getting some of the worst, most ungrateful DPS players of the duty finder. On the subject of people subtly marking things for you, though...I queued Levelling Roulette: Qarn on my warrior - I was feeling pretty good, I was confident that I could tank a roulette! On very rare occasions, these things happen! And since it was an easy enough dungeon, I had no enmity issues, and didn't bother marking the mobs. Usually I'd mark at least one, to make my life easier, but today I didn't need it! Fortunately, the DPS did focus down my target, for the most part. One of them didn't really bother, but it didn't matter - FOR I AM WARRIOR, HEAR ME ROAR. I felt very optimistic! Later on in the dungeon, however, someone started marking a kill order. Not just an "I am attacking this target" mark - They were marking the entire pulls! I hadn't lost enmity once through the entire dungeon, it was an extremely smooth run, but...For whatever reason, they started marking mobs. Naturally, the other DPS...Completely ignored these marks anyway. No one questioned it. I was a little confused, because...Well, surely mob marking is what I should be doing, right? If I'm struggling to hold enmity, i'd like people to focus X target so I have an easier time, right? Whatever reason they had for marking them, it didn't really serve any purpose. And eventually I pulled that "asshole pugtank" card and started de-marking them for my own pleasure, giggling to myself behind the screen. :c I'm probably no better...I'll just go and sit in the corner now. But as a side note, one of my pet peeves is when people don't say hello when I greet them. ;; It's not that hard to say hi, is it? You're going to be spending the next 30 mins or so stuck in this dungeon with me! Say something, at least! *sobs*

If I can't grab you for an invite before the LS fills up, pop me on the waiting list please <3

Main Character's Name: Korin Relanah Brief description/Link to Wiki: Wiki! Usually online: Most of the day after 14:00 or so, up until midnight in the UK! Intensity: Light/Medium. I'm a little shy but I don't bite!

^ This. So much this. ;; I've been back in the game a quite a while now, but outside of speaking with my FC I'm just too busy panicking and flailing to make contact with anyone. Lots of silly antisocial thoughts I won't elaborate on here because I don't need to, but you probably get the idea. I have a lot of people on my friendslist that I feel like I want to speak to - Old TTG members, and such! But...Nope. Can't bring myself to do it, for this exact reason. Perhaps people are still a little swept up in the "ooh shiny new expansion content" feeling and RP has fallen down the list of priorities? I know in my case it's more a matter of "I'm a wuss and the only difficulty here is me", but I've noticed a lot less RP being called out in the linkshell side of things, too.