Sometimes the hardest part of being a roleplayer, or doing any kind of collaborative work, is getting your foot in the door and making connections to other people. Believe it or not, it's not as tough as you might think.
Here's a few starting points you might think about when you're trying to get your toon involved with other people.
Look for the similarities between your character and another
I recently got one of my more antisocial characters involved with another (sort of antisocial) character, simply because they're two sin'dorei who share a dislike for their race and its culture. Finding similarities between characters is often a good way to get started when you want to break the ice.
Maybe you read a story on someone's journal, or on the O-boards, or you just rolled a shaman and want to connect your toon's backstory with Rongar's. Send the player you're interested in getting involved with a note and let him or her know something about your character.
(You may get lots of RP personals now, Rongar. If so, I apologize in advance. >.>)
Think about how your character's profession shapes his or her interactions
Does your character have a hobby or a profession, something they'd practice out in the world? This ties in to the street fair idea we've been throwing around. You could be a traveling dragonhawk vendor. A trollish fortuneteller (and yes, we have at least one of those on SoE). Remember, WoW's as rich as the real world, and there are professions of just about every shape and size.
You could also RP a simple city guard, patrolling the streets, as long as you're reasonable about "correcting" other RPers.
In the end, just do it
The best way to break the ice and get involved is just to get out there and RP. It takes guts, but you'll often find that people will surprise you when it comes to responsiveness.
And once you do make connections, keep finding ways to keep them going strong. Keep RPing with people, learning about their toons, and finding ties between your characters. Pretty soon you'll have a friends list or guild roster full of people to whom you can say, "Hey, my troll shaman's heading down to the Echo Isles to investigate the corrupted raptors down there. Anyone else who might be in the area want to RP?"
Here's a few starting points you might think about when you're trying to get your toon involved with other people.
Look for the similarities between your character and another
I recently got one of my more antisocial characters involved with another (sort of antisocial) character, simply because they're two sin'dorei who share a dislike for their race and its culture. Finding similarities between characters is often a good way to get started when you want to break the ice.
Maybe you read a story on someone's journal, or on the O-boards, or you just rolled a shaman and want to connect your toon's backstory with Rongar's. Send the player you're interested in getting involved with a note and let him or her know something about your character.
(You may get lots of RP personals now, Rongar. If so, I apologize in advance. >.>)
Think about how your character's profession shapes his or her interactions
Does your character have a hobby or a profession, something they'd practice out in the world? This ties in to the street fair idea we've been throwing around. You could be a traveling dragonhawk vendor. A trollish fortuneteller (and yes, we have at least one of those on SoE). Remember, WoW's as rich as the real world, and there are professions of just about every shape and size.
You could also RP a simple city guard, patrolling the streets, as long as you're reasonable about "correcting" other RPers.
In the end, just do it
The best way to break the ice and get involved is just to get out there and RP. It takes guts, but you'll often find that people will surprise you when it comes to responsiveness.
And once you do make connections, keep finding ways to keep them going strong. Keep RPing with people, learning about their toons, and finding ties between your characters. Pretty soon you'll have a friends list or guild roster full of people to whom you can say, "Hey, my troll shaman's heading down to the Echo Isles to investigate the corrupted raptors down there. Anyone else who might be in the area want to RP?"
