(05-26-2017, 12:22 PM)Aya Wrote:I wasn't saying actual walking RP XD meant how you can walk down say a path in thanalan or down the main path of Ul'dah and on your right you'll see a group of armored adventurers talking, then a lil further on your left you'll see a group of scholars talking, then go a lil further into another area you'll see a group of randoms just conversing. Rather than it all being so condensed around a huge population around the quicksand.(05-26-2017, 01:29 AM)Zhavi Wrote: You know how the Quicksand got so busy? Â Because people were there. Â Aya waitressed. Â Warren and Crofte stood at their pillars.
♥ Zhavi! ♥
I actually don't feel like Balmung has only one "hub" and that hub is around the Quick Sand. Â There was a time that was true. Â When you could sit in Gridania all day and never observe any RP occurring in public.
There is simply so much RP these days that you can find in anywhere if you're looking. Â There are also settings all over the world, and an unbelievable variety created by player housing.
Its the last part I think that is actually the greatest obstacle to creating another outer-world hub as busy as Ul'dah. Â People like having control over their RP environment and housing allows that. Â So instead of having dozens of RPers crowding the area around the Wench in Limsa, they're more likely gathered around a more dispersed group of locations in player housing areas.
Nonetheless, what Zhavi's said is true. Â What creates hubs is the expectation that if you go to a place there will be RP there. Â That only takes player effort to create.
On the idea of "road" based RP. Â Walking RP is sadly very difficult to do in this game. Â Some sort of auto-group walk feature would be really handy for that.
As for auto walking RP though... (not that I meant that as a subject >~>) I've done it a couple times, either someone follows to lead the way somewhere or I'll just auto walk along side them but ping varies so sometimes I slow down lmao. It's weird XD
Also I know Zavhi's right, I think 3 people have emphasized that post now XD The real issue is group interest, I can't be the only one who'd like to make something like this happen/work. I'd just like to know what else people would love to see it at or make as more of a hub.