(09-14-2015, 03:10 PM)Aya Wrote: I think that it is always a very personal struggle to overcome anxiety and the fear of the unknown that is inherent in walking up to someone you don't know and trying to strike up a conversation. I know that what I always try to do is:
1)Â Remind people that the server is full of people just like them who are really hoping to meet others to RP with.Â
2) To encourage perseverance in the face of adversity (this is really the hardest thing I think, since sometimes first efforts don't go well no matter how much you want them to).
3) To always try to be welcoming and to make extra efforts to approach people who seem new.
The last is something that we can all do, really all the time. The last piece is just to be patient and gentle with new RPers, welcoming ad open rather than hostile and closed off.
I don't think there is much outside of individual efforts than can really accomplish much :-X
A lot of this actually.Â
At least this last weekend I had so much shit going on ICly and OOCly that even when I wasn't doing anything and was just in the Quicksand I didn't want to start an RP out of fear I'd bail half way through or I wouldn't be 100% focused on it.Â
Last night though I ended up in an RP fight with a new RPer, rather than quit I'd just give him some pointers on how things were usually done and what /random was/is. New RPers are fun, you'll never know what you're gonna get.
"Don't be scared homie."
