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First off I think we all need to remember that we're in a pre-expansion lull right now; there isn't much to log into the game for beyond RP which can be a factor in people disappearing. It's a pretty common trend that I remember happening with HW and SB pre-expansion times as well, things go a bit more quiet and people vanish. I think there's always a tendency for people to fade though, and as sucky as it might be I really do need to tell you that this is a pretty common experience- at least from what I can tell. I tend to say that persistence pays off; it takes a long time to find and build up the relations that form friendships to last. My own tips, beyond what you are already doing would be; - Join a Free Company if you aren't in one already. Alternatively, if you're not finding RP where you are, you may need to consider moving- aim for an FC that is either a promising upstart or one that has been around for ~6months and has regular (from reading your post, I'd suggest weekly) events. Then attend everything that FC dishes up religiously. Be open and approaching in your engagement & avoid putting yourself in a corner. - Review your hooks. If people aren't coming back, in the event it does have something to do with your character, it may be because they don't quite know how to hook a second encounter. Assume that people aren't going to read your profiles; some will and they're great & definitely worth it, but sometimes you really need to slap the hook in people's face. Instead of asking if people would generally like to RP again, mention that you want to do something specific, and (gently) push for a day to do it on. - I know you mention you're going to events, but consider becoming a regular at a few core events. Pick a bar that you enjoyed and prioritize going there; you'll be more recognizeable to the event staff which may lead to additional RP. If you have the time and a character suitable, offer to volunteer at an event, it isn't always a high-pressure thing & can get you some good connections + you connect with people oocly about the purpose of making the event go smooth. But most importantly, don't give up. Shadowbringers is right around the corner, and the new content will bring about a wealth of new opportunities and a slew of new characters (Viera/Hrothgars) that are starting from scratch; needing exposure to RP and friends.

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Zalera is definitely the most up-and-coming of the bunch. They have a community discord here: https://discord.gg/7mBXW8h

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There's about 4-5 european guilds on Balmung to my knowledge, so I'd say there's still plenty opportunity. Also a lot of europeans hiding in NA guilds with bad sleeping patterns There's also a lot of NA players who likes to RP during the daytime.

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I was blown out of the water with hype for this. Like, I didn't really expect much to be revealed, but damn, it's like they're just trying to give us everything we ever wanted.

I don't think you are crazy per se, I think it's actually a really neat idea and I personally would love it. However, you are spot on with most people not really being in a position to get a P.O box- I got curious and checked my local prices, and promptly backflipped out of the page, it is very expensive. And I definitely would not want to give out my address unless I really, really trusted that the person isn't actually an axemurderer- and honestly now that I think about it, I guess I assume a lot of people have the potential to pick up axemurdering as a hobby. Maybe a middle-way would be to make the letters, but rather than sending them, take pictures? Camera's in phones these days are usually good enough for it, and it would still bring forth a warm fuzzy feeling of getting a letter + you get to make them and not have shipping costs.

Character creation on Balmung is only open during the EU afternoon, because of the high population at peak time. If you want to go onto the EU servers, you need to change the datacenter to the European one (Switching data centers will pull up a map for you.). There are still a big number of Europeans roleplaying on Balmung, and in addition to that, it really goes for all timezones. As a European I've logged in at 7am and managed to find RP for a few hours before headed to work. The bigger obstacles lie with events, which usually start at 2am Central European time unless they are specifically made EU-friendly. There are some european guilds around as well, such as Raven Heart and Winters Wake. You can check the guild listings and club listings here on the RPC for EU guilds on all servers.

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Mixes of Keepers and Seekers tends to be social outcasts- They're not rare, but there's still some ancestral feuds and stigma running through Miqo'te culture. As far as I remember, it has been noted that mixed children end up abandoned, sometimes adopted by other races. Your character might be able to go undected in a stranger tribe/clan, though they'd likely have to actively try and conceal the things that set them apart- and they'd probably have an easiest time where-ever their eyes match the rest (Keepers have round pupils, seekers have the more cat like slitted pupils). As for being given to a Nunh as a gift, it would be atypical, as Nunhs usually have to prove their worth to win over a female- It's not so much a position of power where they can demand or own a female, but that's not to say there couldn't be a tribe out there which has some different social norms. You would just have to remember to reflect that it is unusual and there may be raised eyebrows from fellow Miqo'tes. Most tribal Miqo'te roleplayers tend to "headcanon" their tribal family history so as not to affect other people who have decided to pick the same tribe.

Omega is the home of most EU roleplayers. Your time-difference to them can be as much as like +10 hours, so it might be difficult, unless you find some of them that may RP in the mornings - Or alternatively if you happen to be able to RP at odd hours. There's some Australians on Balmung, but it's locked at the moment. I would guestimate that you might need to look at Mateus- it has a sizable community and I'm thinking you may have a greater chance of finding rpers there who RP at odd hours or maybe even other Australians. But it's probably still going to be a challenge! Good luck

Most EU roleplayers are on Omega, you can check out the fc/ls directories for anyone to reach out to. There are also a bunch of EU rp'ers on Balmung, but you'd not be able to get there at this point in time due to the lock. I'm unsure, but you may also be able to find some on Mateus? - Mateus' character creation is usually open in the afternoon EU time.

Magitek is powered by ceruleum, which is very explosive. My first thought on it is that even if that kind of magitek had reached it's way into Eorzea reliably, holding something to take a picture that could also malfunction and explode your arm wouldn't be very appealing. My other thought on it is that it is a "big deal" technology, meaning that as soon as it'd be in Eorzea, it would spread and be more notable/visible in the universe & we'd see examples of it in quests and similar descriptions- and less so examples of hand-painted or printing-press style stuff. Think about how big of a deal it was to the OOC world. It would likely also hit the public in stages- from researchers to the rich and then onwards - Ul'dah has a monopoly on the Eorzean production of ceruleum (see Northern Thanalan). So it's essentially a case of (as per how I see it) sure it might be technically possible but it's not where Eorzea is at yet, and with the upcoming expansion being (most likely) literally Garlemald I'd rather bide my time and wait to see how the lore-writers are going to incorporate a burst of magitek-influence into the Eorzean culture. They could go various ways, from destroying it, prohibiting it, burying it underground, repeat the whole "allagan" incident in real time.... And there's likely always going to be some resistence towards Magitek (as seen in Ala Mhigo-areas, I'm thinking about the people who wanted to blow that big tower thing up that the anarta prettied up instead) But I have seen various people use "picture boxes" and even display movies icly, so if that's what you wanna do for fun in your RP you totally could, I just would hesitate to think of it as canon lore and more your own twist/take on things. Give it some extra thought and write it well and you'll always have some people interested.

I'm in a linkshell called Redeye Roleplay that is full of people with odd-hours for availablity. PM me if you want a link! I think most people in it are from Balmung.

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Roll with what you feel inspired to! I would personally go for an entirely new character, since it sounds like you have to re-build your network entirely again. That may be easier when you don't have the kind of ballast a four-year old character can have of experiences that relate mostly to people who perhaps aren't around anymore. I'm generally not a fan of rerolling the same character- it means you may be prone to fall in the same issues over time, partly ruining the point of the reroll. As for if Miqo'te is popular still? I think for race popularity, perhaps save for lalafell and roegadyn, if you try to notice how popular any given race is, you're gonna notice a lot more of it and it'll skewer your view. If you're trying to give your character more of a unique edge, I would advise you not to let that unique edge be based on wheter or nor a lot of people play a certain race. I am not super into RDM lore, but the NPC who teaches it in-game is a Miqo'te from (very far away) and it makes sense for a Miqo'te to pick up that kinda ancient maybe a little bit banned in some places-magic since they're a race that have been described as travelling a lot / appear mostly anywhere in the world, as opposed to other races where not originating from in/around their "hub" already makes for an outlier story, as the exception to the rule. So maybe think in the context of what you want your character to be and relate that to the common lore of the races and places on the map instead.