(01-22-2018, 10:54 PM)Erah Wrote: For some people knowing the other folks you're RPing with rather well outside of RP can make keeping the IC RP organic. Bleed through happens both ways. Â
For example, It's really hard for me to keep people out of their characters when responding to them. I'm more likely to be more lenient ICly with a friend or to steer RP towards stuff they enjoy more then let the character respond authentically. This is especially true when in situations that define relationships (not the romantic kind, but interpersonal. IE: an adversary is still a relationship between people). IC bonds get made easier when you're chatting with the person behind the scenes. It's easy to get caught up in possibilities and stories that way work out ways the characters can mesh even if it wouldn't otherwise organically happen.
Mind you, I do a lot of OOC chatting, just not much with those I'm currently ICly interacting with.  That said, it's been a while since I've done really serious RP like that. (read: years) I don't think there are enough living world style immersive RPers, even on Balmung to make it work.
Yeah, I can understand that, and I'm with you on how long it's been since I've dived deep in a RP. I see people here and there walking around ICly outside of the Quicksand so hopefully I find a group of them. I'm looking at a potential FC at the moment.
