Have most people been swept up into their FC RP?

[Seriphyn]

We're still building off of the release of Heavensward, I think. My issue is that I can't seem to get to roleplay with my old standbys anymore, as whenever I send them a /tell to ask what they're up to, if they aren't doing PvE content, they are RPing with their FC. Of course I'm not upset with them because no one is entitled to anything pretendy-times, but I do feel a little left out these days. Is anyone else having this issue?

[Virella]

Cannot say I have. In truth my FC is just an OOC FC. Or rather semi IC, but everything happens in the Linkshell regarding chatting, organising roleplay and all that.

 

However.

 

I have heard people expressing the same concerns what is a shame. That said I'm horrible at forgetting to simply roleplay with people D:

[Lilia Lia]

I think since a lot of people are still doing the 3.x content, and particularly doing the content with members of their FC, they also tend to find it easier to schedule RP events with one another since they naturally have the same breaks in things like raids.  Just speculating because I don't really do PVE myself unless you count crafting.

 

I've done some RP outside my FC but it has mostly been FC-centric lately, though a lot of that has also been for reasons of plot and character location.  I can't speak for everyone but that's how it is with me.

[Gegenji]

My FC RP actually more or less dried up once HW went live - something I'd assume happened with most others. A whole new expansion of content to see and take in, and then patches that added more interesting things like Alexander. Since HW dropped, I think the only real FC event we've had that I can recall off the top of my head is a beach party picnic that Jancis ran last weekend. Other than that, things have been rather quiet.

 

It looks like one is building to start up soon, though, so there's that. I've also heard that other FCs have a regular weekly RP event or something along those lines too. That could be the situation - people are finally getting to a comfortable position PvE-wise, and FCs are looking to re-establish their plots and solidarity.

 

Then again... with peoples' desires to cap their Esos, possibly grind their red scrips for better crafting/gathering gear, hunt for actual/glamour gear out of dungeons/raids, and possibly even go after the PvP gear... there's plenty of things that can take up people's time even before considering RP, FC or non.

 

Hopefully, though, things will continue to settle down as time goes on.

[Dravus]

I think it's just easy for a lot of role-players to get caught up in whatever it is that they're doing whilst not realising how they're cutting themselves off from a lot of potential contacts both new and old.

 

I've had mixed results so far. Sometimes I'll poke someone and they'll be readily available for role-play. Other times I'll poke someone and they'll be busy but we'll arrange something for a specific time. Then there's yet others who I'll seek to network with and either get no response or they'll say they're busy and then not get back to me at all.

[Val]

This is unfortunately the problem with housing in any community. Most people will stick to their homes and RP there because it's safe and they know the quality of the RP they can get VS the Quicksand or anywhere else. And as others have stated, a lot of people just get caught up and don't realize they've been skipping out on people. There's still the whole Heavensward thing too, with people trying to cap for the week before settling and RPing and so on and so forth.

 

As most, I get mixed results. Sometimes people are available, sometimes they aren't. I also just have absolutely horrid timing and most people seem to be busy whenever I poke them D=

[Berrod Armstrong]

It's been the opposite on my end; my members go out and RP with others -- and with each other in public places. We usually get together as a group to RP for the scheduled events. BUT, I'll keep an eye out for you, Kale! Random approachery is good stuff. 

 

Also Graeham I'll find you this weekend if it's the last thing I do lmao. Berrod's got a crate of ore for him!

[Rosekitten]

I tend to seek rp where ever I happen to be ic at. I obviously can't always be ic but if folks toss me a message and I'm afk or busy at the time I'll happily set up a sort of run in some other time. ^^

 

I've been slacking a bit due to my character being in recovery so she's not exactly up for walking from the Shroud to Uldah or anywhere of length really.

 

Now I will admit that I ended up being dragged into a FC that has rp but thus far I haven't really gotten too much into it (though more of that is tied with recovery and such and a bit of lack of free time on my half in rl). I personally rather enjoy random encounters and about the taverns or just various spots in the world. It keeps you on your toes a bit and you may just stumble on one of the best rp's you've ever had. ^-^ In my past some of the most enjoyable rp's I've encountered were from walk ups or just things I stumbled into.

[-no longer matters-]

I know a lot of people that are being swept up by FC RP atm. Just the new expansion story surge. It'll regulate in a few months.

[Flickering Ember]

I admit I am part of the problem. I like random walk up RP but I usually don't go looking for it. I enjoy stuff with established contacts more because it continues an already established story I am emotionally invested in. I like meeting new people and getting new rp contacts but prefer meeting them in events or odd, out of the way places than at Quicksand. 

 

What I mean is, I prefer keeping up with fewer characters for RP. I've already built up my contact list so I already get a good amount of RP. 

 

So yeah I am a part of the problem but I don't know what else I can do.

[Seriphyn]

Thanks for your replies. Let me rephrase a question then; has anyone had recent difficulty in being able to roleplay with non-FC friends/acquaintances they used to on at least a semi-frequent basis before the expansion?

[Sigil.9054]

I'm guilty of being holed up in my FC house most of the time. (Can you blame me? It's an awesome house. Cafe and beaches, yissssss)

 

Though, I'm always happy to change venues. I just need to be called away, y'know?

[Verad]

Thanks for your replies. Let me rephrase a question then; has anyone had recent difficulty in being able to roleplay with non-FC friends/acquaintances they used to on at least a semi-frequent basis before the expansion?

 

Nope!

[Marisa]

My couple of go-to RP buddies have mysteriously vanished without a trace, so I'm also struggling to find anyone to put up with my nonsense these days. Honestly I find myself wondering how people even get in to these really close-knit RP communities in the first place. I'm going close to a year now on Balmung and I've got basically nothing going on RP-wise right now.

[Dravus]

Thanks for your replies. Let me rephrase a question then; has anyone had recent difficulty in being able to roleplay with non-FC friends/acquaintances they used to on at least a semi-frequent basis before the expansion?

 

Sort of, though little has changed in that regard. There's a lot of people I would love to interact with more frequently but they're so rarely available in-game for stuff that isn't necessarily planned out that I don't really bother probing them as frequently as I could.

 

I often feel like a lot of role-players wait around for someone to come to them, or they'll role-play with someone, add them to their friends list and then never get around to interacting with them again. In some cases there's a good reason for this - such as real life getting the way or timezone differences. In other cases, though? It feels very much like people are just focusing almost exclusively upon their immediate circle of contacts and not really branching out beyond that.

 

Many will manage to show up to popular events, of course, but they're often very busy and there usually isn't any time to get involved with a proper reunion. On the plus side, though, there's people I can role-play with after months of no contact and our characters hit it off as though little had changed. I wish I could see more of that.

[Flickering Ember]

My FC RP actually more or less dried up once HW went live - something I'd assume happened with most others. A whole new expansion of content to see and take in, and then patches that added more interesting things like Alexander. Since HW dropped, I think the only real FC event we've had that I can recall off the top of my head is a beach party picnic that Jancis ran last weekend. Other than that, things have been rather quiet.

 

It looks like one is building to start up soon, though, so there's that. I've also heard that other FCs have a regular weekly RP event or something along those lines too. That could be the situation - people are finally getting to a comfortable position PvE-wise, and FCs are looking to re-establish their plots and solidarity.

 

Then again... with peoples' desires to cap their Esos, possibly grind their red scrips for better crafting/gathering gear, hunt for actual/glamour gear out of dungeons/raids, and possibly even go after the PvP gear... there's plenty of things that can take up people's time even before considering RP, FC or non.

 

Hopefully, though, things will continue to settle down as time goes on.

 

It does feel like RP is still recovering. I know Aeon has been going through the same thing, though RP's been picking up a little bit and we are starting to have RP events again. 

I'm not surprised it's taken a while for RP to recover, considering that this has happened eith every expansion I got to participate in with WoW.

 

 

Thanks for your replies. Let me rephrase a question then; has anyone had recent difficulty in being able to roleplay with non-FC friends/acquaintances they used to on at least a semi-frequent basis before the expansion?

 

 

I can really say that if the question is in regards to non-FC friends, I don't favor my FC over non-FC friends. However, I may RP with certain people more during a specific time period due to schedules meshing up more or the current storyline of RP encouraging it. 

I know for me if I haven't talked to someone in a while, I get shy and awkward, and it gets harder to start something up again because I'm a derp.

[Korin]

I know for me if I haven't talked to someone in a while, I get shy and awkward, and it gets harder to start something up again because I'm a derp.

 

^ This. So much this. ;; I've been back in the game a quite a while now, but outside of speaking with my FC I'm just too busy panicking and flailing to make contact with anyone. Lots of silly antisocial thoughts I won't elaborate on here because I don't need to, but you probably get the idea.

I have a lot of people on my friendslist that I feel like I want to speak to - Old TTG members, and such! But...Nope. Can't bring myself to do it, for this exact reason.

 

Thanks for your replies. Let me rephrase a question then; has anyone had recent difficulty in being able to roleplay with non-FC friends/acquaintances they used to on at least a semi-frequent basis before the expansion?

 

 

Perhaps people are still a little swept up in the "ooh shiny new expansion content" feeling and RP has fallen down the list of priorities? I know in my case it's more a matter of "I'm a wuss and the only difficulty here is me", but I've noticed a lot less RP being called out in the linkshell side of things, too.

[Miss Gaz]

I seldom rp with my fc. I have rpd with people and brought them into the fc but that's it.

[Martiallais]

I seldom rp with my fc. I have rpd with people and brought them into the fc but that's it.

 

Funny enough this is actually the kind of situation I'm in. Martiallais has, admittedly, become more of my main but he's actually not an IC part of the FC I'm in. Literally all the RP I do with him comes from friends and people outside the FC (with the exception of one or two people). So while there was definitely something of a brief lull in RP, I can see it coming back and it's definitely picking up. I can honestly say there are still people I'd like to RP with eventually but the timing just hasn't fallen into place yet.

 

With Aedan and Zarek however, it's been much slower meeting and making new contacts but again, definitely starting to happen. Thankfully I have the FC and friends to lean on there.

[Kage]

Most of the people in my FC are halfway across the world. I can't actually RP with them more than I would with others. I RP with all sorts of people, FC-less and even groups of people who come from all different sorts of FCs. I get more RP out of my FC than I do in it, to no one's fault there because I generally plot outside of it and well... only RPing with them on the weekends.

[Miss Gaz]

I seldom rp with my fc. I have rpd with people and brought them into the fc but that's it.

 

Funny enough this is actually the kind of situation I'm in. Martiallais has, admittedly, become more of my main but he's actually not an IC part of the FC I'm in. Literally all the RP I do with him comes from friends and people outside the FC (with the exception of one or two people). So while there was definitely something of a brief lull in RP, I can see it coming back and it's definitely picking up. I can honestly say there are still people I'd like to RP with eventually but the timing just hasn't fallen into place yet.

 

With Aedan and Zarek however, it's been much slower meeting and making new contacts but again, definitely starting to happen. Thankfully I have the FC and friends to lean on there.

I know the feeling I have two other characters who don't have any real contacts yet for RP where as Okhi always does.

[Lydia Lightfoot]

Whenever somebody feels like their FC or their "usual suspects" aren't around for RP, there's always a whole forum on here of people (like meeeee) who are new to the game/server and can probably be found loitering around somewhere looking for RP.

[ɴᴘᴄ]

As a newcomer to Balmung, I cannot speak to the RP going on behind FC doors, but I am happy to see public RP going on both in town and in the field. My preference is for that sort of interaction, so it is nice to eavesdrop for a moment or two, just to get a snapshot that makes Eorzea seem that much more vibrant. While I would not interrupt, it definitely gives me an idea of who I might whisper later, if only for leads on potential avenues for future RP.

[Maril]

Personally very guilty of spending a big chunk of my time rping with my FC, which to a good extend comes from the fact that my main leads it, and it takes a lot of time to get around to everyone. But I do RP with people outside of my fc, especially on my alts which are not so bogged down if you would. I do come with the downside that I am horrible at asking people for RP, and I am also not good at picking up on vague requests, so a lot of the times it's because people requested it - which I always follow up on, even if I am super busy at times. And I am always up for getting to know new people

[Roen]

Most of my RP throughout my history in FF, have been outside of the FC. Even though every FC I've been a member of have always been RP-oriented.

 

I look to RPC more than my FC to find people to roleplay with, honestly.

 

Not that the people in my FC weren't lovely. I just found more than enough outside of the FC to occupy my time.

 

But I am hoping to change that with my current FC... at least soon.