Adventure RP, though living in an Asian timezone and working full time IRL means the plots usually tend to progress just as much through Skype/Discord as they do ingame. I DM story arcs and character development scenes for friends, but they tend to gamehop just as much as I do, and we might move to Monster Hunter World as our main MMO once it comes out.
One thing I've found in DMing for both online and tabletop is that 3-4 is an ideal maximum size for a group to really get some emotional interaction and memorable moments in. Any larger than that tends to turn into a clusterfuck. Playing a tank also means I can escort someone stress-free through most overworld and unsynced content, which led to some great IC primal fights and IC dungeon exploration recently.
I have found that, at least on Balmung, a lot of guilds and IC groups don't even advertise here anymore on these forums. They're ingame and you can meet them through walkups or on their own Enjin/Shivtr forums and Discords, but the days of active recruitment for big membership numbers seem to be long gone. People are also more cautious now against the dramamongering Tumblr-tier gossipy types of players, so insularity has likewise gone up.
Probably still the best way to find the kind of RP you want is to read through a character's profile, read through their past IC writing / forum RP, and introduce yourself to them. Some of the best character development I've had recently was from people approaching or messaging me ingame for walkup RP and asking for assistance IC. Do things with others and see if your toons hit it off. XIV has a zillion different activities to have scenes in together, from the Gold Saucer to world exploration to PotD.
One thing I've found in DMing for both online and tabletop is that 3-4 is an ideal maximum size for a group to really get some emotional interaction and memorable moments in. Any larger than that tends to turn into a clusterfuck. Playing a tank also means I can escort someone stress-free through most overworld and unsynced content, which led to some great IC primal fights and IC dungeon exploration recently.
I have found that, at least on Balmung, a lot of guilds and IC groups don't even advertise here anymore on these forums. They're ingame and you can meet them through walkups or on their own Enjin/Shivtr forums and Discords, but the days of active recruitment for big membership numbers seem to be long gone. People are also more cautious now against the dramamongering Tumblr-tier gossipy types of players, so insularity has likewise gone up.
Probably still the best way to find the kind of RP you want is to read through a character's profile, read through their past IC writing / forum RP, and introduce yourself to them. Some of the best character development I've had recently was from people approaching or messaging me ingame for walkup RP and asking for assistance IC. Do things with others and see if your toons hit it off. XIV has a zillion different activities to have scenes in together, from the Gold Saucer to world exploration to PotD.
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