(12-21-2016, 03:05 PM)douhneill Wrote:I think I might have misunderstood then. I am glad to see that you still found it helpful. There is a lot to consider when designing your character, but it seems like you are asking the right kinds of questions. You can always post in the character workshop for working out those details as well.(12-21-2016, 01:35 PM)Deahfel Wrote: One thing you mentioned in your post caught my attention...You mentioned you are really looking for something to progress with. I would really try to narrow down how you are looking for your character to progress and what goals you have for them so that you can tailor your RP to that. As it sounds like you are coming back after getting burnt out on FF14 in the past. I think that would help keep you engaged more and give you more of that feeling of being connected with your character like you had mentioned.That's not exactly what I'd meant - when I started FFXIV, I'd played the game as, well, a game. Leveling up classes, spending hours a day crafting or gathering, those were (and still are) enjoyable ways to wind down, and that's what I used the game for, but the more I played the more I got into the head of what I imagined my character to be like, but unfortunately I really never actually put any effort into making the roleplaying side of the game a focus. When I did end up dropping the game, it was mainly because I couldn't afford it at the time, and I didn't pick it back up because I got hooked on other games in the meantime. In fact, I feel like the fact that I never put in the effort to try to roleplay more often is what's really getting me to want to play the game again, starting from a fresh character if need be.
Hopefully that makes senseÂ. If not feel free to ask any questions you might have.
That being said, that is some good advice, and I'm still debating exactly what I want to do from a roleplaying standpoint, at least "mechanically". At the core, I want to be able to live life in the game as my character, rather than do what I'd been doing where I basically roleplay as though my character is the one playing the video game, if that makes any sense. The best example was one time when my friends were having an engagement party for two characters on one of their FCs, and my character got a huge crush on another character, to the point where I was getting flustered over it outside of the game. Everything else is more about the hows rather than the whys, but they're still important, and the more I look at things, the more I'm realizing there's a lot to consider.
Do I want to start a new in-game character and experience the story of a fresh adventurer trying to find her place in the world she recently thrust herself into? Or do I want to stay as my currently established character, already a fairly seasoned adventurer, and have her story start when she finds a new guild? How much of the game story do I want to have incorporated into my character's story? Do I want to rename her so that her name fits proper Lalafell naming conventions? A lot of little questions like that are springing up at the moment and while I wish I could just make an alt on another server real quick to test the waters and see what I like, the wait for a good time to make an alt or the 18 dollar transfer fee is really making me need to try to establish what I want from a roleplaying perspective before I start sinking too much time or effort in the wrong direction.
I might try doing some roleplaying here on the forums first to get more of a feel of where I stand, at least for how canon the game story is to my character. I'm not sure where I'd post a basic character bio or if I could just start a non-canon IC thread in the Town Square or something, but thanks for all the kind words and support so far! I'm definitely looking forward to diving straight into whatever it is I do decide upon.
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