Back On the Wagon! - A Returning Player

[Gwenneth]

Hello, everyone!

 

I'm Reima, and I'm happy to be consistently back to Final Fantasy XIV after some Real Life distractions.  We all know how pesky those are!

 

Despite having over a decade of "heavy"-style roleplaying experience under my belt between tabletop and a long stint on Neverwinter Nights, I've always had a really hard time breaking into the RP community in the MMO scene.  I can't quite say why, but I end up feeling too timid or overwhelmed. 

 

It's something that I'm really hoping to change, as Balmung is full of wonderful, creative people, and after supporting the game (off and on due to Real Life) since the V1.0 Alpha, it's about time I got over my awkward hurdles, eh?  Eorzea makes me feel so happy and nostalgic, and exploring that world is something that's much better done with others!

 

In the real world, I'm a twenty-something business lady with her head in the clouds. I love to read--especially fantasy and science-fiction--and have a general addiction to the arts.  I'm also a big fan of the Final Fantasy franchise who fancies its older titles (yay S/NES!), though my supreme favorites are IX, VI, XI, and whichever incarnation of Ivalice you prefer. Maybe that's why this game delights me so much.

 

I'm always up for off-the-cuff, casual roleplaying (as I don't have a Linkshell or Free Company at the moment), so if you see Reima wandering around somewhere, feel free to say hello!

[Cliodhna Eoghan]

well welcome back after some issues, glad you were able to get them taken care of! i love chatting with people in general so if you see me running around; feel free to send me a poke and say hi. :3

[Ligardian Dreamer]

Hello and welcome back!

I know that feeling about being intimidated entering the rp scene... I mean I may not have been in many MMOs to really claim this but I can understand the feeling nonetheless ><; Either way, I'm sure that with such a supportive community, you'll be just fine breaking into the RP scene =)

 

 

 

"May the path in the light of the crystal" be filled with many memories and experiences!

[V'aleera]

I know exactly what you mean about being timid and overwhelmed. It's pretty scary/intimidating being all by yourself in a massive sea of RPers. I won't speak for you personally, but for me there was a period where I was too shy to reach out, and because I didn't reach out I didn't make any friends, and without any friends felt even more shy and outsidery.

 

Eventually I just took the plunge and started forcing myself to start posting on Welcome threads (like this one!), introducing myself to other people in the Making Connections area, and signing up/joining some of the events posted on the site. And it's worked out great!

 

So yeah, my advice is to just jump right in and start doing things! And if you ever need someone to do things with you're more than welcome to send a tell or friend request to V'aleera.

[DeletedUser]

Welcome back! Seems there's a lot of people returning lately, which is wonderful.

[Gwenneth]

Thanks so much everyone!

 

I hear you about the hole you can dig from being shy, Intaki. Thank you for the extra nudge to just get out there and join in.  I think I've been a touch nitpicky about how developed my character idea is and how much knowledge of the lore I have under my belt, but I know it really doesn't matter.  I'm such a stickler for detail, but if it keeps holding me back I'm going to go crazy.  DEEP BREATHS! 

[V'aleera]

I think I've been a touch nitpicky about how developed my character idea is and how much knowledge of the lore I have under my belt

This exact thing kept me from posting on these forums for over three months after finding them.

 

Stahp. Just stahp. Meet people, do RP, and have fun!