Hello there!
I am not new to MMO's or to the genre at all (all the way back to pen and paper).
Some MMO's that I have played include (but are not limited to) Everquest (1 and 2), DaoC, Anarchy Online, Asheron's Call (1 and 2), COH, COV, FFXI, GW, GW2, WoW, Rift, Secret World, Star Wars Old Replublic, and of course FFXIV...
I have hosted 4 guilds in 4 different games with EQ2 being the largest.
I have dabbled into the RP side off and on, and really like RP stories, but haven't ever really been serious about it.
Anyhow, I am interested in putting the RPG back into my MMORPG gaming (at least at some level).
All that being said, I think it is still safe to say that I am relatively new to the RP side of the gaming world, but I am eager to explore.
Some questions I have would be:
1) What are thoughts on RP'ing different roles, races, genders etc?? I like to play them all, but not sure if there is a unwritten rule about how OOC relates to IC in the way of race and gender etc...
2) How strict is everyone about names and stories? I have a character "Grianne Ohmsford" that I created on Gilgamesh. Yes that is the same character out of the Shannara series (from much later in the novels), but I really like the character and want to build on it. This isn't a requirement, I can role a different one, but was just interested in the thoughts.
3) Is it possible to just be casual about it? Like spend part of the time progressing (leveling) as well as role playing?
4) Being a little new to this side of the gaming, is there a Free Company or group that can adopt a couple of my characters and help me develope them?
So far my RP characters are on Gilgamesh, as that seems to be the new RP area.
Thanks in advance for the input
I am not new to MMO's or to the genre at all (all the way back to pen and paper).
Some MMO's that I have played include (but are not limited to) Everquest (1 and 2), DaoC, Anarchy Online, Asheron's Call (1 and 2), COH, COV, FFXI, GW, GW2, WoW, Rift, Secret World, Star Wars Old Replublic, and of course FFXIV...
I have hosted 4 guilds in 4 different games with EQ2 being the largest.
I have dabbled into the RP side off and on, and really like RP stories, but haven't ever really been serious about it.
Anyhow, I am interested in putting the RPG back into my MMORPG gaming (at least at some level).
All that being said, I think it is still safe to say that I am relatively new to the RP side of the gaming world, but I am eager to explore.
Some questions I have would be:
1) What are thoughts on RP'ing different roles, races, genders etc?? I like to play them all, but not sure if there is a unwritten rule about how OOC relates to IC in the way of race and gender etc...
2) How strict is everyone about names and stories? I have a character "Grianne Ohmsford" that I created on Gilgamesh. Yes that is the same character out of the Shannara series (from much later in the novels), but I really like the character and want to build on it. This isn't a requirement, I can role a different one, but was just interested in the thoughts.
3) Is it possible to just be casual about it? Like spend part of the time progressing (leveling) as well as role playing?
4) Being a little new to this side of the gaming, is there a Free Company or group that can adopt a couple of my characters and help me develope them?
So far my RP characters are on Gilgamesh, as that seems to be the new RP area.
Thanks in advance for the input
