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I wouldn't be too concerned. The in-game "community" is much more active than these forums are. Though a lot of shells tend to keep to themselves these days, and the community itself is rather small due to the state of the game. Suffice it to say, plenty of roleplay does go on in-game.
People are slowly trickling back, but I don't think the RP community will make a full recovery until the PS3 launch. That's just my own personal opinion, though.
You can actually check out some of the active shells here.
There's also an OOC linkshell on Besaid strictly for roleplayers, which is used for just general socializing and organizing RP. It's also a nice stepping stone for newcomers to get integrated into the community by meeting members of the various shells on the server. It isn't as active as it used to be, but it still exists. You can find a link to that in my signature.
I wouldn't be too concerned. The in-game "community" is much more active than these forums are. Though a lot of shells tend to keep to themselves these days, and the community itself is rather small due to the state of the game. Suffice it to say, plenty of roleplay does go on in-game.
People are slowly trickling back, but I don't think the RP community will make a full recovery until the PS3 launch. That's just my own personal opinion, though.
You can actually check out some of the active shells here.
There's also an OOC linkshell on Besaid strictly for roleplayers, which is used for just general socializing and organizing RP. It's also a nice stepping stone for newcomers to get integrated into the community by meeting members of the various shells on the server. It isn't as active as it used to be, but it still exists. You can find a link to that in my signature.