1. Edit your player search info, set the comment to say "Roleplayer. Walk-up friendly. /tell friendly". If you're tell friendly, that is.Â
2. Renata, one of my chars, only briefly interacted with Warren last night at the Grindstone, and let me tell you, I was oocly nervous about approaching him! I get nervous approaching ANYONE off of here...but what works for me is I usually just send a /tell saying "Just saying hi from the RPC!" It might not get an rp out of it, but it's just letting people know "Hi! I'm here!"
3. I have many of the same social reservations as you, and have been on Balmung about as long as you as well. Biggest lesson I learned in the first week? No one is really going to jump all over your arse (can I say arse?) just for sending a tell saying "Hi!"
4. I can't even count the number of people on my friends list thanks to another favorite OOC pastime of mine....complimenting people. Yes, that's right. I'm sure a few of the fine people on here can tell you that they've gotten a tell from me just saying something "That armor is awesome" or "Ooo a shiny weapon!".Â
5. Even if the rp is only a few sentences in length, it can still leave a lasting impression. On my first day on Balmung, Eorla was warned by Gwannes that she shouldn't trust someone with a feather in his hat. About a week later Reddard asked her to fart (no joke) near Edda and Gwannes to cause a distraction (she declined, aghast). So now, Gwannes and Reddard have both made a lasting impression on my char. They might not remember Eorla, but Eorla remembers them, and that can be a lead-in to a future encounter. They were peculiar enough as to not be forgotten.
6. You don't like to plan. You need to get over that or you will only ever have short, fleeting moments of RP.
2. Renata, one of my chars, only briefly interacted with Warren last night at the Grindstone, and let me tell you, I was oocly nervous about approaching him! I get nervous approaching ANYONE off of here...but what works for me is I usually just send a /tell saying "Just saying hi from the RPC!" It might not get an rp out of it, but it's just letting people know "Hi! I'm here!"
3. I have many of the same social reservations as you, and have been on Balmung about as long as you as well. Biggest lesson I learned in the first week? No one is really going to jump all over your arse (can I say arse?) just for sending a tell saying "Hi!"
4. I can't even count the number of people on my friends list thanks to another favorite OOC pastime of mine....complimenting people. Yes, that's right. I'm sure a few of the fine people on here can tell you that they've gotten a tell from me just saying something "That armor is awesome" or "Ooo a shiny weapon!".Â
5. Even if the rp is only a few sentences in length, it can still leave a lasting impression. On my first day on Balmung, Eorla was warned by Gwannes that she shouldn't trust someone with a feather in his hat. About a week later Reddard asked her to fart (no joke) near Edda and Gwannes to cause a distraction (she declined, aghast). So now, Gwannes and Reddard have both made a lasting impression on my char. They might not remember Eorla, but Eorla remembers them, and that can be a lead-in to a future encounter. They were peculiar enough as to not be forgotten.
6. You don't like to plan. You need to get over that or you will only ever have short, fleeting moments of RP.
"You...make me believe I am all those things you say I am. You make me believe good things about myself..."
