Hey there Sapphire!
I found myself puzzled by why I hadn't previously greeted you and invited you to RP, and a quick check led me to why... your initial introductory post here at the RPC had said you were playing on Zalera, which would have meant that as a Balmung resident, I wouldn't have been able to RP with you anyway. A lot of people here on the RPC gloss over "new player" type posts from players who aren't on the same server, since for all intents and purposes they simply can't interact with that player anyway in-game and it's efficient to leave their post uncluttered so that any responses from those who are on the same server can be easily seen.
So! One bit of advice I can offer is that it may be useful for you to edit your introduction post, followed by a reply to it (to bump it) in which you clarify that you're now on Balmung and looking to meet Balmung roleplayers rather than Zalera roleplayers. That might get you a couple of bites.
That said, you're getting a few bites on this message too. I do agree with the others's points, which were in summary:
1. People claim they want walk-up RP, but usually don't really. Claiming one wants it is like a weird standard that people think they have to do, but then they'll be AFK, or maybe what they're really looking for is "walk up RP from a female Roe" or something. Who knows.
2. Patience and perseverance are the key. It does definitely take time for others to form a bond, and especially if they are already fairly busy with RP it may be awhile before they're comfortable enough with you to really "let you in". That's not about you, though.
Have you tried going to public events hosted by RP FCs? There are some serverwide events like the Grindstone where players congregate, and several FCs host public tavern nights on a recurring basis - including my FC, though our leader is away on his honeymoon IRL and our next tavern night won't be until he's back. However, we do generally have some public-welcome RP around our FC house just about every night, and you're welcome to swing by and make a few new contacts. Our FC house is located in the Goblet, Ward 6, Plot 58 (Southwest Subdivision). If you want to check and see if there's RP going on prior to making the trek, just shoot me a message in-game and I can let you know (if I'm on, of course).
If it helps any, I was a bit of a fish-out-of-water myself for quite awhile in FF14, but I pressed on through it and now I feel like I'm pretty content and well-known (even though on a server this size, I know darned good and well that I'm known by hardly anybody, and I'm constantly coming across other roleplayers that I've never even seen before - just last night during a hunting trip scene I encountered an FC doing their own scene nearby, about a dozen players, and I'd never seen even one of them).
I found myself puzzled by why I hadn't previously greeted you and invited you to RP, and a quick check led me to why... your initial introductory post here at the RPC had said you were playing on Zalera, which would have meant that as a Balmung resident, I wouldn't have been able to RP with you anyway. A lot of people here on the RPC gloss over "new player" type posts from players who aren't on the same server, since for all intents and purposes they simply can't interact with that player anyway in-game and it's efficient to leave their post uncluttered so that any responses from those who are on the same server can be easily seen.
So! One bit of advice I can offer is that it may be useful for you to edit your introduction post, followed by a reply to it (to bump it) in which you clarify that you're now on Balmung and looking to meet Balmung roleplayers rather than Zalera roleplayers. That might get you a couple of bites.
That said, you're getting a few bites on this message too. I do agree with the others's points, which were in summary:
1. People claim they want walk-up RP, but usually don't really. Claiming one wants it is like a weird standard that people think they have to do, but then they'll be AFK, or maybe what they're really looking for is "walk up RP from a female Roe" or something. Who knows.
2. Patience and perseverance are the key. It does definitely take time for others to form a bond, and especially if they are already fairly busy with RP it may be awhile before they're comfortable enough with you to really "let you in". That's not about you, though.
Have you tried going to public events hosted by RP FCs? There are some serverwide events like the Grindstone where players congregate, and several FCs host public tavern nights on a recurring basis - including my FC, though our leader is away on his honeymoon IRL and our next tavern night won't be until he's back. However, we do generally have some public-welcome RP around our FC house just about every night, and you're welcome to swing by and make a few new contacts. Our FC house is located in the Goblet, Ward 6, Plot 58 (Southwest Subdivision). If you want to check and see if there's RP going on prior to making the trek, just shoot me a message in-game and I can let you know (if I'm on, of course).
If it helps any, I was a bit of a fish-out-of-water myself for quite awhile in FF14, but I pressed on through it and now I feel like I'm pretty content and well-known (even though on a server this size, I know darned good and well that I'm known by hardly anybody, and I'm constantly coming across other roleplayers that I've never even seen before - just last night during a hunting trip scene I encountered an FC doing their own scene nearby, about a dozen players, and I'd never seen even one of them).
Lydia Lightfoot ~ The Reliquarian's Guild «Relic» ~ Lavender Beds, Ward 12, #41
This player has a sense of humor. If the content of the post suggests otherwise, please err on the side of amusement and friendship, because that's almost certainly the intent. We're all on the same team: Team Roleplayer! Have a smile, have a chuckle, and have a slice of pie. Isn't pie great?
This player has a sense of humor. If the content of the post suggests otherwise, please err on the side of amusement and friendship, because that's almost certainly the intent. We're all on the same team: Team Roleplayer! Have a smile, have a chuckle, and have a slice of pie. Isn't pie great?
