Ah Korin, I've been on both sides in the past. It's nerve wracking to approach someone, on one hand, and if you're busy RPing with someone else, it's difficult to tear yourself away. I do however go out of my way to respond to newcomers and have even stretched Rinh's character a bit (with the IC reason that her partner is always nagging her to be nicer) and had her approach the ones sitting by themselves, hoping someone will notice them.
I agree that sometimes you have to do things you wouldn't normally do in real life so people without OOC connections can join the RP. I'm not averse to arranging things beforehand and coming up with an IC reason for it. Maybe that's not hardcore, I don't know, but I've been left out in the cold myself in the past so I know there needs to be effort on both sides if we want new RPers to feel welcome. Besides, RPing solely with your circle of friends can get stale over time and new blood will spice things up!
I agree that sometimes you have to do things you wouldn't normally do in real life so people without OOC connections can join the RP. I'm not averse to arranging things beforehand and coming up with an IC reason for it. Maybe that's not hardcore, I don't know, but I've been left out in the cold myself in the past so I know there needs to be effort on both sides if we want new RPers to feel welcome. Besides, RPing solely with your circle of friends can get stale over time and new blood will spice things up!
