RP Confession Thread

[Delilah Scythewood]

Confession (sorta) 1: In the last year or so I've been fortunate to have a steady, consistent flow of RP. Similar to Kylin, though, there are a swarm of people I'd love to do more RP with. But it gets hard to space out my time from what I already have going on. Lili has long standing arcs and connections, one character is primarily in a Skype RP arc, another is supporting Lili's arcs (her daughters), etc etc etc...

 

My problem is rarely a lack of RP so much as a lack of time to broaden out with new things. Which tends to be a problem I don't see many people experiencing.

 

Confession 2: While I wouldn't say FF has made me jaded as a roleplayer, I have seen more OOC crap here then any other game. So I tend to just avoid OOC conversations altogether unless absolutely necessary. I've been told it's a little odd to be so curt to others but I don't try to be! I just would rather enjoy roleplaying without much fuss.

[Garalona]

Sometimes I intentionally get lore wrong IC to see how people react (Gara claiming she always thought the Fists of Rhalgr were the senseless ravings of drunks, then was mildly surprised to meet someone claiming to be of the order), and sometimes I genuinely forget because... eh, I don't really care all that much. It's not like it's holy writ that must be obeyed lest ye be struck down by the almighty hand of our lord and savior Yoshi-P, anyway.

 

I wasted too much time and mental energy in my younger days learning the lore of Vampire: the Masquerade front, back and sideways. It's totally useless now unless I want to get drunk and talk shop with other old timers, and it makes me wish I devoted all that time studying something at least relevant to the real world.

 

So with that in mind I don't really bother digging too deep into FFXIV lore unless it becomes relevant to my characters. Like, for instance, Roegadyn words are fun to know, but I'm not gonna be learning dragon speak any time soon.

[Nero]

I'm actually a little apprehensive in how my storylines or characters are received, despite the number of views the threads seem to get on the RPC. Mostly this is because I get little to no direct feedback or the feedback I hear is secondhand from people apparently less intimidating than me.

 

So I will spend absurd amounts of time editing something or go back to a post that happened months ago and change something because yeesh, I think about some random people reading a typo and thinking the whole post is ruined or something.

[Valde]

• I have massive anxiety about joining an FC after a few poor experiences, but I really want an FC with a good crew to settle into so I can share my character's story with others, and help others tell theirs. I want story telling without the people, but with people?
  

• I have a strong need for my PvE class I 'main' to match my RP and this has led to me altering RP concepts to suit my class more than once. Isaelt was originally envisioned as a dark themed BLM and has transitioned because I realized I just am not a fan of the class.
  

• I find myself wanting to change my character looks when I see a massive amount of people with similar appearance. I ditched the white hair on my character as soon as I saw so many had it, despite it being a tribute to a far older character.
  

[Aaron]

White hair was much rarer before DRK.

[Manari]

White hair was much rarer before DRK.

 

I would argue with that. White hair has always been pretty darn common from what I've seen. Not really on Hyur too much, but tons and tons of Miqo'te for certain and also a really large number of Elezen for some reason.

 

Even back in FFXI white hair was super common, but you had a lot fewer hair color choices back then, so it was more understandable to have the same as other people.

 

 

But anyway, I confess that I keep browsing these forums and talking to all my RP friends on Skype yet I haven't been playing the game at all lately. Mostly due to wanting to play other games like MGS5, but also because the actual gameplay element of FFXIV was really losing my interest.

[Val]

White hair was much rarer before DRK.

 

As Manari already pointed out, white hair is one of the more insanely common choices of hairstyle. Hell, in WoW you couldn't throw a stick without hitting a night elf with white hair.

[Olofantur]

White hair was much rarer before DRK.

large number of Elezen for some reason.

 

 

OH YEAH ALL 11 OF US.

 

I kid, I kid, but seriously, A lot of them have cropped up since ARR started, I took my queues from some of the NPC's I saw, and tried to explain it as him being a crotchety older fella but now i'm just one among the sea of many.

[Aaron]

White hair was much rarer before DRK.

 

As Manari already pointed out, white hair is one of the more insanely common choices of hairstyle. Hell, in WoW you couldn't throw a stick without hitting a night elf with white hair.

Considering i had white hair from day one. 

 

I shit you not until around HW getting close to release I saw about two other white haired people every other week.

[Kellach Woods]

I'm actually a little apprehensive in how my storylines or characters are received, despite the number of views the threads seem to get on the RPC. Mostly this is because I get little to no direct feedback or the feedback I hear is secondhand from people apparently less intimidating than me.

 

I've honestly thought about quitting posting anything RP related here because of that.

 

No sense in busting my ass if no one cares.

[Caspar]

The commendation text box is a bit insufficient to really say more than a few lines about why you liked an rp post. I don't mind ooc comments, but i think people don't want to interrupt or break the continuous writing stream.

[Teadrinker]

I'm actually a little apprehensive in how my storylines or characters are received, despite the number of views the threads seem to get on the RPC. Mostly this is because I get little to no direct feedback or the feedback I hear is secondhand from people apparently less intimidating than me.

 

I've honestly thought about quitting posting anything RP related here because of that.

 

No sense in busting my ass if no one cares.

 

Unless you prefer forum RP. Some people do.

[Ton]

Confession:

 

I am beginning to love my character more and the game more as I piece together my first RP. My entire attitude towards the game has changed. I'm looking for beautiful scenes to collect and doing research on everything from kabutos to white dye to travel routes and major landmarks. Drama, samurai-esque philosophy, miqote tribal issues, war, abandonment, everything.

 

I can't wait to piece together my first journal installment.

[Aldotsk]

My confession is that I've been quite busy with IRL due to graduate school, and I've tried to avoid some type of RPs that's been going on due to my insecurities about me being involved with them.

But really, I've been trying hard to get back as much as possible and I am kind of glad that my FC members are the first ones to encourage me back into the RP business.

 

I am very careful about what I've been doing these days since I don't check RPC wiki and update my own when I should be doing that.

[Dravus]

I go through phases where I want to role-play but end up getting distracted by other in-game goals. At the moment that would be the urge to complete my relic weapon before 3.1 launches..

[Branson Thorne]

I think my only apology I'd have to make would be to apologize for those I agree to look up in-game for RP, and then totally forget to do it.

 

Sadly it happens a lot, I think. I'm not sure how many times it's happened.

[Ashe]

Weird confession but...

Sometimes I intentionally avoid certain RP situations because I when I RP on Ashe sometimes I make him too confrontational. I don't want to accidentally flip that switch in him so I avoid certain situations, especially in my own FC, altogether >.< 

Then I'm afraid people think I'm ignoring their RP or something for some higher purpose but in reality, I'm just trying not to be an ass >.<

[Nebbs]

I think my only apology I'd have to make would be to apologize for those I agree to look up in-game for RP, and then totally forget to do it.

 

Sadly it happens a lot, I think. I'm not sure how many times it's happened.

 

No, you will be found.. you elusive creature and there will be RP

[Kellach Woods]

Honestly I find the downtime between RP to be far too much work for what little RP there is.

[Coatleque]

Not really an 'RP' confession but,

 

I sometimes look at my friends list, see someone sitting in queue as dps, and queue up tank to see if it throws us together randomly.

 

No luck so far

[GhostlyMaiden]

Since I haven't been able to expose myself to a lot of RP on ffxiv, I only have one confession at the moment.

 

 

1. I tend to make a spelling errors that could've been easily avoided. I just sit there and hope the person doesn't say anything, and doesn't mind.

[Dat Oni]

I often misinterpret statements or miss posts outright, leading my characters to make odd, or downright stupid remarks. This happens especially often when I'm tired.

 

Kopo is simple, but not stupid, so it especially hurts when this happens with him.

[kharnlol]

1. I can make the mistake of not taking RP situations too serious enough. Often times, I simply just don't get immersed to the mood of the current grimdark scene and Orange'll say something stupid/sarcastic/downright rude as far as timing and context goes, and I'll miss it because I just wasn't there in the first place. Sometimes I find it comedic. I apologize ahead of time for not being honest in my boredom or not paying attention.

 

2. I was once easily manipulated by an RP partner to blend IC/OOC and support their decisions even when I knew they were in the wrong. This lead to the downfall of an FC and me being forced to a retire a character that I loved dearly, so in the end, nobody got out alive RPwise. Sadly, I'm ashamed to admit that this is apart of the past of certain people that have posted in this thread. I just want to say that I'm sorry for not using my brain and breaking the 'bros before hoes' mentality or trying to play devil's advocate for everyone and becoming nothing but a bystander to the drama apocalypse. Sadly, this event has scarred me and made me more paranoid/bitter in terms of trusting other individuals, and I admit that I have a static amount of officers in my new FC because I'm afraid that I'm going to make a dumb decision. So I leave it up to our parliament to help me. 

 

Shit like this has made me take RP way less seriously and favor more lighter (comedic/mildly actiony) scenes than other plotlines. It's also very hard for me to enter my character into a romance because I've become a highly critical person OOCly and my first thoughts will go to, "How is this going to fail?" 

 

I guess I'm sorry to all of my bros that are with me in the present and all of the friends I lost in the past. I've made my poor decisions and have gone to such great lengths to ensure they wont ever happen again. But alas, that wont reverse how I've affected certain people.

[Kurt S.]

Even though I'm probably burnt on content, starving for rp and have like a fairly long friends list.

 

I am still so very nervous about sending a tell to someone asking if they wanna RP.

 

Okay so partly because some of em were Kurt's friends, some were Kat's.

 

And Kat=Kurt=/=Fran.

 

And I'm also too much of a chicken to poke someone, find out they're busy, and then apologize.

 

Eventually I end up in QS to cast a line with bait to fish for RP. Which is to say, self-emote and hope random-senpai notices me.