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I really have to say that this topic has been beat to death by so many "what if" scenarios, some of you folks are actually talking yourselves out of something with absolutely no help from this community.
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"Many people here say that old players will be more than happy to help new players, but that's generally never the case."
'Generally', have you seen this NOT be the case with the Hydaelyn Roleplayers Coalition? With the implementation of a mentors program and numerous postings from members offering assistance to new players, this generalization is unfounded.
"Sure, there are a few good souls, but if its your first time in an instance, most of the time if you do something wrong, you get, "OMG, wtf noob??" instead of helpful criticism or instruction."
The few good souls make up this entire community. There have been some noted differences of opinion between the people here, but I have yet to see one of them chastising or criticizing another for their choice of role playing style. Anyone who thinks role playing is done via a standardized cookie cutter style sheet is delusional.
"I can say, as someone already mentioned, but it seems like with all the old established RP characters, cliche are already formed, and it wonder if it will be hard for new players to get into the RP."
Groups are already formed because people have history with each other. Noting back to one of my prior statements, these groups have done nothing but make it easy to get into RP by openly inviting new players to join them in their role playing activities. Look for them and take advantage.
"I joined in on Tera rather late, and its been near impossible for me to find RP there, because everyone has their groups already."
It is neither fair nor right to compare this community to any other community in any other game as this community is the FFXIV Hydaelyn Roleplayers Coalition; not the TERA community, not the WoW community, not the EQ2 community. This community is unique in it's own right with people who have a great deal of pride in stating they have one of the best RPing communities in any MMO out there right now.
"Let's say that I go to Balmung, and there are no Linkshells that will welcome me since all the senior communities want only the "old members" that they RPed with. Then what? Where would I belong in the community? Would I make a new Linkshell and have people join mine? Then what if these people who joined my Linkshell go off and say "I want to join the senior Linkshell community because they seem to have fun more than this and also their community is well built since 1.0"?
(1) Name a linkshell that refuses to welcome you based on your lack of time in game. (2) YOU have to make a concerted effort to WANT to belong. The offers are out there. People are constantly saying "we welcome you regardless". Some many take the angle of approaching you. Some might prefer members approach them. Either way, are they saying no? (3) Someone leaving your linkshell based on the fact that another linkshell is more senior to yours is shallow. If they're leaving because they're bored, then you might consider engaging your members to find out what you can do to make your linkshell more enjoyable or content rich to keep their attention.
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The point to all this is dig into the culture of this community and do your homework on certain things before you decide to toss out a bunch of generalized assumptions you think this community will fall prey to. There's nothing worse than a nay-sayer that's ignorant of the facts.
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"Many people here say that old players will be more than happy to help new players, but that's generally never the case."
'Generally', have you seen this NOT be the case with the Hydaelyn Roleplayers Coalition? With the implementation of a mentors program and numerous postings from members offering assistance to new players, this generalization is unfounded.
"Sure, there are a few good souls, but if its your first time in an instance, most of the time if you do something wrong, you get, "OMG, wtf noob??" instead of helpful criticism or instruction."
The few good souls make up this entire community. There have been some noted differences of opinion between the people here, but I have yet to see one of them chastising or criticizing another for their choice of role playing style. Anyone who thinks role playing is done via a standardized cookie cutter style sheet is delusional.
"I can say, as someone already mentioned, but it seems like with all the old established RP characters, cliche are already formed, and it wonder if it will be hard for new players to get into the RP."
Groups are already formed because people have history with each other. Noting back to one of my prior statements, these groups have done nothing but make it easy to get into RP by openly inviting new players to join them in their role playing activities. Look for them and take advantage.
"I joined in on Tera rather late, and its been near impossible for me to find RP there, because everyone has their groups already."
It is neither fair nor right to compare this community to any other community in any other game as this community is the FFXIV Hydaelyn Roleplayers Coalition; not the TERA community, not the WoW community, not the EQ2 community. This community is unique in it's own right with people who have a great deal of pride in stating they have one of the best RPing communities in any MMO out there right now.
"Let's say that I go to Balmung, and there are no Linkshells that will welcome me since all the senior communities want only the "old members" that they RPed with. Then what? Where would I belong in the community? Would I make a new Linkshell and have people join mine? Then what if these people who joined my Linkshell go off and say "I want to join the senior Linkshell community because they seem to have fun more than this and also their community is well built since 1.0"?
(1) Name a linkshell that refuses to welcome you based on your lack of time in game. (2) YOU have to make a concerted effort to WANT to belong. The offers are out there. People are constantly saying "we welcome you regardless". Some many take the angle of approaching you. Some might prefer members approach them. Either way, are they saying no? (3) Someone leaving your linkshell based on the fact that another linkshell is more senior to yours is shallow. If they're leaving because they're bored, then you might consider engaging your members to find out what you can do to make your linkshell more enjoyable or content rich to keep their attention.
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The point to all this is dig into the culture of this community and do your homework on certain things before you decide to toss out a bunch of generalized assumptions you think this community will fall prey to. There's nothing worse than a nay-sayer that's ignorant of the facts.
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