(03-12-2014, 06:38 PM)Gyr Wrote: Like many of you, I'm beginning to feel the drag of FFXIV, the game better known as Raiders' Paradise. I'm not blind to the game's merits, and I love the token gestures made on SE's part to their RP community - we can wave from a sitting position! Small, but good luck finding that in another MMO, or just something as simple as sitting on chairs (I'm looking at you, SWToR.)
Unlike many of you, the drag of FFXIV's end game is much worse for me. I run the game on a bargain rig from CostComp, on sale for $99.99, buy one get one free. (Not really, but close enough.) If you've ever seen my character, Sion Gyr, moving throughout the world, you know what I mean. While mounted on his faithful chickenhawk, he's still outrun by others out for a casual stroll. In other words, I had to be carried through Garuda HM, and anything beyond Titan HM is literally impossible for me to play due to system lag.
Now we come to my belated point - I get 99.9% of my fun in this game from RP. (That final 0.1% is reserved for ogling highlander women.) In the beginning, the RP was fresh and abundant, and no matter where I went, I was tackled by mobs of ravenous RPers looking to claim another body for their brood. These days, not so much. Now it seems like RP is all but non-existent outside Ul'dah, and the RP in Ul'dah is mired by a race of which FC dedicated to saving Eorzea can recruit the untagged characters faster.
Sadly, things have ground to a halt for me. I even caught myself considering trying SWToR again, and then I remembered I'd rather swallow a shot of ground glass. I tried putting together my own FC, and quickly learned that one ambitious writer does not a FC leader make. My character holds several large community LSs, but even they're slowing down.
So too many paragraphs later, I'm asking for help.
HELP!
I'm looking for RP and I can't find anything beyond slice of life tavern RP at the Quicksand. So if there's anyone, any FC, any LS, looking for people, I would be thrilled to hear from you. As stated in previous threads, I play a down-to-earth concept, with no superpowers. Sion Gyr is just a (very manly) man, and I would love to lend him to engaging RP.
Anyone out there?
Ok Gyr, I'm not going to slap you with an invite to my FC. But I do have a really, really, really, meaty RP starting man, and I need people. Me and my buddy, the other guy running it both feel that this will be the best rp we've been in a while. We had our start to it a few nights ago and it was outstanding. You may not remember but we RP'ed a bit back at launch, so I know you're good. I need good players man. Give it a try before you quit or something. This is definitely not a tavern RP.
PS, maybe we can do something about that Titan HM run.
Also, anyone who reads this and thinks "That seems interesting. I wonder what Erik has gotten into that he is so impressed over? I wonder if I can play?" The answer is yes, find me in game. We are taking the RP back from the taverns.
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