Magellan

Great group of rpers, and all around nice folks. I encourage people to check them out

So, I am on a bit of an rp break of sorts, so am not always easy to catch for IC action. But Lunah Relanah is in need of contacts. Please feel free to look me up

Hit up my new character Lunah Relanah! I'm busy lvling her so will be on her quite a bit this weekend. Always looking to make new ic and ooc friends (though she's not quite rp ready yet)

Best video game soundtrack ever

In other forms of rp, I'm all for character death, even if I'm totaly happy with the character. If the story calls for it, if it seems like it'll make a strong contribution to the overall tale, then sure. In mmo, its a bit trickier, as there are countless pve hours to factor in. Do I *really* want to start from scratch again in leveling? If I'm fantasiaing a character (I'm one of those people who think this should definitely be an ooc mechanic) I ask myself: 'would it be completely arbitrary to kill my character off to make room for this new one, or would it make more sense to simply retire them' Then I act accordingly.

Lol but your post was so amazingly upbeat To OP, I've been hurt pretty bad in the mmo world, to the point I actually took a year off to lick my wounds. When I came back I was able to take things a little less seriously, and overall avoid people I consider toxic. I tend to try and talk things out if there is a misunderstanding, but if people don't respond to that, then at least I know I tried. As for addressing the actual hurt itself, I try to remember there are loads of folks who appreciate me for me, both in game and out, and try to spend some time doing fun things with them to bolster my spirits. Hope you're able to find some peace and resolution.

Sounds like you were engaged in some good natured trolling. I for one often find that stuff rather whimsical. I had someone run up to me during rps, slap me, slap the person I was rping with, slap their chocobo, then run off into a FATE. It was in the middle of Nowhere, Shroudsville, and tickled me so pink I had to call an ooc time out to get the snerks worked out of my system.

I've skipped all dungeon related cutscenes up to this point ^^

You and Flo are both so adorbs :love:

Claire likes someone a bit taller than her, who's strong, and has a tomboyish haircut. So basically, her SO.

I think I'll go with this. If I actually enjoyed the MSQ, I'm sure I'd be pretty gung-ho about rping along with it, but alas I do not. I've got one character who works for the Blades, and probably will not anymore, but the rest of my characters would be pretty unaffected/clueless anyway.

What a cool concept! Unfortunately. I do not have anybody who would fit the job description ^^;

It's not too tricky. Time between patches is 3 months, and the time to complete MSQ patch increments is measured in hours. That being said, I do believe that there should be a certain 'grace period' in public RP locations like the Quicksand where people are discretionary about plot reveals out in the open. It took me 2 years to reach lvl 50 I'm a bit of a 'special' case. (though not a special snowflake!) You also took a massive break from playing for a while, hon. Also, please don't take this the wrong way as I don't mean this as harshly as it might come off, but if you have so little time that you can't tackle the MSQ - is it really worth paying the monthly subscription? I've always felt that if the game itself doesn't interest you enough where you actually want to play it, it would be much cheaper to just find a chat/tumblr/skype/forum-based RP community to engage in as it would be way more flexible, easier to tailor to your needs, and also free. Nah, I don't take it harshly. It's a legitimate question, and the first time I played, I genuinely disliked the game, and was only here for rps (hence my ultra-slow leveling). So in that instance, you were probably 100% correct. This time around, I'm actually enjoying the game quite a lot. To the point that I find myself rping less and less. However, the MSQ thoroughly bores me, as does much of the lore. That isn't to say that I set out to make lore-breaking characters, on the contrary, I try to adhere to as much of it as possible. But it does mean during my game time I'm much more likely to run dungeons or do challenge log, and stay as many malms away from questing as possible because... they just aren't fun to me . I skip the cutscenes almost universally, and rush through them merely to progress my character and open up more content. So to see that the community is revolving around the MSQ I guess was a bit of a wake-up call, that my lack of interest in the MSQ and its associated lore will limit my rp opportunities.

It's not too tricky. Time between patches is 3 months, and the time to complete MSQ patch increments is measured in hours. That being said, I do believe that there should be a certain 'grace period' in public RP locations like the Quicksand where people are discretionary about plot reveals out in the open. It took me 2 years to reach lvl 50 I'm a bit of a 'special' case. (though not a special snowflake!)

I don't remember whether you've had a great deal of experience RPing in MMOs or not. Generally this is always a problem that happens in MMOs that have any sort of basic overarching story. For the most part, in many MMO RP communities, every time a new patch comes out, its contents are the 'update' for current events happening in the world. Otherwise the world would still be in its extremely stagnant 1.0 version or 2.0 relaunch version of itself for all of the RP community which would be very stale, would lock out new things like Doman roleplayers -- and would even prohibit everything in the upcoming expansion as all of the events in the MSQ lead up to what is coming next. Also, it would directly clash with small things SE does to the world itself to imply time has changed, such as Mor Dhona constantly being updated to show that as time progresses, it becomes a bigger and better place. While this isn't necessarily fair for newer RPers or people who are much slower to complete the MSQ - it would prove to be more of a detriment than an asset over time. Especially as SE continues to change/update the world and most of the RP community will have completed the story quests over those who have not. Yea, it's a fair point. It just raises a concern in me that mmo communities are no place for casuals. I feel like I'm breaking my back already trying to get caught up in PvE, let alone RP, and it's just extremely overwhelming at times. I think I've just got to accept that mmo rp is not the correct realm for me, and stick to my smaller groups. Thanks for the viewpoints on this all. Much appreciated <3

I do appreciate the amicable tone so far, and of course understand many of your points. However, as stated, some people haven't gotten through the storyline yet. And so... what is 'current events' to some, is not to others, even if their character legitimately should have experienced it due to their position/title. I understand using the MSQ to enhance your personal rp amongst smaller groups, but am confused as to trying to apply it to the broader community based setting. I mean... we are all on different timelines within the MSQ. My character resides in Ul'dah a lot, and would be very thoroughly confused if someone was rping that the sky was falling, when it very clearly is not to her.

I don't want this to be a blow-up thread, so please keep replies respectful. I just honestly want to know why people rp around elements based on the MSQ. There have bee a LOT of threads on this site recently about the events of 2.55, and how it affects their roleplay, and I guess it just never occurred to me to have your rp so closely linked to the MSQ, that the MSQ could affect it in any way. Thoughts? Opinions?

I find action/adventure, and combat to be the hardest kind of rp to pull off well in an mmo, and have been subjected to enough terribad forms of it that I generally avoid it, despite thoroughly enjoying the genre when it is pulled off well. And I do crave it it. Its just... I'm very shy about subjecting myself to it. I prefer a more realistic, Jason Bourne style action, and it can often feel like I'm surrounded by a sea of dbz fans.

Utilizing the excellent suggestions made by Tiergan in another thread, I shall endavor to be a bit more spefic about my 'rp with me! Offerings' I am available M-F 5-11pm US EST most of the time. Claire is an extremely friendly, talkative Seeker (neutral good) who loves to meet new people. I have a lot of pve goals I'm trying to reach before heavensward, so i may not always be available for rp, or for long sessions, but will always try to respond to ooc /tells, and attempt to setup rp at a time that works for us both. If the fact that ur EU means our schedules do not overlap, than I wish you the best of luck finding lots of fun rp! And if we do end up meeting, I look forward to it!

I'm gonna take everyone's side, and echo what a lot of others have already said, because I honestly believe everyone is right (as contradicting as that may be) Being a New Rper is hard: Being a new rper is VERY hard. You get a taste of how glorious rp can be, you want more, you see everyone else enjoying rp, and you try to get more involved yourself, only there is a toolset and a subtle skill to getting involved, and no one is taking the time to show you how to do it. So you start to feel lost, frustrated, and yes, hurt. Like any hobby or job... it is possible to learn on your own, but it becomes so much easier if you have a mentor or tutor to learn off of. Unfortunately, those can be hard to come by. Cliques exist/cliques are bad: Cliques do exist, and cliques are bad. Why? They damage the growth of other rpers. I am reminded of a guild I was an officer in. Whenever I am an officer, I seem to fall into 'official welcoming/intro rp' person. Which is fine. It's something I enjoy doing, and I strongly feel if you are going to invite someone into your guild story, then why aren't you taking the time to make sure they know how to apply themselves? I've never understand the rather blase attitude of 'figure it out yourself' or 'I'm not here to hold hands'. Anywho, as said officer, I got a group of 5 or 6 people to welcome a new recruit, and run a scene that had the recruit so excited, so incredibly OOC grateful, that they talked about it all night! Mission accomplished, right? Well, when I tried to run a similar scene for a new recruit a week later, and asked others to join in, that very same person asked; 'Why?' Many rpers, sadly... tend to be less than welcoming once they have found their 'clique'. Cliques exist/cliques are good: I told you I was going to be contradictory Cliques do exist, and cliques are good. Be honest. You're a new rper. What do you want more than anything? A group to call your own, right? And when you find said group, I'm willing to bet you'll be hard pressed to include everyone into your roleplay, due to the simple fact of real life time constraints. Doesn't make you a bad person if you 'forget your roots'. You aren't a bad person if you are 'popular'. It simply means you are human, and can only accomplish so much in the twenty-four hours of the day alloted to us. You'd be surprised how many people do care about helping others... but often find themselves short on time. Character Matters: As others have noted.... your character matters! A lot of rpers come from small dnd groups, where no matter WHO your character is, the other party members are forced to rp with them. This is not the case in MMO rp. If my character doesn't like yours, they don't have to hang out with you at all! They have CHOICE. And as others have stated... the popular characters tend to be the ones who can handle a variety of different social situations; they are outgoing, charismatic, like strangers, like people and conversation, like to have fun! In MMO these characters work, because you, the individual are responsible for finding your own rp, you are not going to be led along by a DM. So if your character is shy, or socially awkward, they are going to have a harder go of it. They are going to find conversations with people, then never meet again. Generally, I try to play a socially outgoing character initially, and once I have formed some friendships, experiment more on my alts, as I can then more easier set up rp based on the OOC connections I've made. Even so, I still have alts I struggle to find rp on, due to their innate nature. If you do plan to play someone shyer, I suggest trying to find an FC or active LS quickly. But it'll still require a little bit more work on your part OOCly to get your character established. New Rpers tend to blur IC/OOC: Frankly, so do older rpers from time to time. But part of the process of learning to RP is learning to clearly delineate those lines. There's a thought process I see many new rpers go through, which goes something like this: 'I am disliked/ignored ICly, that must mean I am disliked/ignored OOCly.' As the example used in my Bad Cliques, this is actually sometimes the case. And it sucks. It happens in a fantasy rp world, just as it happens in real life. Just because we all share the same hobby, doesn't mean everyone is nice and inclusive about it But sometimes, it is not the case at all! I have joined a few FC's and LS's, where I absolutely loved the people, but just did not feel I fit in an IC sense. I could not find RP for my character, and they were universally passed over by people in favor of other, more established friends. Yet we still got along just fine OOCly. You cannot, as a creator, writer, and rper, take it personally if your character feels flawed or failed. Use it as a learning tool for when you make the next character. Or reinvent them. Or, keep them just as they are and dig deeper into the community to find the place that feels like home for you. It's not always easy. Which brings me back to: Being a new RPer is hard: Seriously. There is so much subtle nuance to learn, and oftentimes feels as if the community doesn't care. I've been there. But there are those amongst us who do care, would like to try to help, but we need to know how to help before we can properly direct you. I also wonder, sometimes, if the people in Making Connections ever seek each other out? So many times I'll see someone post a thread, then another person post a thread right above them, and their character descriptions seem made for each other, yet a week later, they bump, still looking for rp, still frustrated. There are people in Making Connections just like you, there SPECIFICALLY to find new rpers to rp with, so do your due diligence and reach out to them. It's not guaranteed to always work, but it's a foot in the door. Don't feel bad if you feel the 'popular crowd' doesn't have time for you, instead, go out and make a popular crowd of your own. In summation, my character Claire is specifically tailored for meeting and greeting new folks, and I've tried to reach out to several on these forums, and would be more than happy to arrange a time to ICly meet if you reach out to me. tl;dr: persevere! Rp can be very rewarding!

Yea I do a similar thing, and have learned to 'nope' the seven hells out, even if it doesn't technically make sense for my character. I've had a very beloved character get broken by 'going along for the ride' so now I play it a lot more safe. I also had someone try to eat one of my characters before. Had to put the kabosh on that real quick ._.

It's a two way street. I keep a pretty well booked pve & rp schedule, but I AM very interested in meeting new people and trying to help them break into the community. I've rp'd with several from making connections.... reached several by /tells only to have nothing come of it.... left several comments to please send me a tell to set things up! and haven't heard back. It's okay if they've found rp and therefore are all set! That's great! But if they are still very hungry for rp, some of the onus is on people to reach out, to trust us that we ARE happy to hear from them, and equally happy to assist as time allows. I hope I project that image to the people I've gotten in touch with, but I can only build so much of the bridge myself.

That might've been me! The Coffer & Coffin is the favorite watering hole of one of my characters I remember a pair of miqo's strolling in on me one day. Even if it wasn't you.... .... while I did not join in directly with their rp, we emoted with each other on the fringes, which was a great & fun world-building feeling.

Hello and welcome! Don't be shy, folks around here are rather nice, and tend not to bite before midnight. As I see you have Gilgamesh listed as your server, you may also want to check out here: http://www.gilgamesh-rp.com/forum/m/25411066/viewforum/4733025

My idea? And I've thought about starting it already, but truth be told I have my hands in so many pots already... Start a 'Making Connections' Linkshell. It'd be people GENUINELY interested in helping new or shy rpers link up.... and then said new or shy rpers. It'd be an OOC LS, where people could look out for each other; answer questions about rp, try to help people get established, and find each other based off of shared interests n such.