(01-28-2015, 04:29 PM)Graeham Ridgefield Wrote: I struggled to find consistent role-play before I signed up with a Free Company. I find that one of the biggest obstacles is that a lot of role-players on this site present themselves as being 'friendly and approachable' but then when an outsider tries to initiate contact they simply blow them off.
Not that they're obligated to role-play, mind you, but when they specifically post in an interest check thread it's disheartening when they're later not all that interested in getting involved with something after all.
It makes me worry that a lot of role-players who are not so bold in their attempts to find role-play end up being driven away as a result.
Yup. I agree with you, and I know there are going to be roleplayers who get discouraged and leave. But I mean, in part, that's life. Sometimes something happens, sometimes there's miscommunication, sometimes you just don't hear anything back and spend time wondering what happened. It's important, imo, to learn how to overcome the stumbles and keep trying. And it is doubly, doubly important to always check back with someone. My general rule is (assuming I don't decide to cast the line elsewhere after the first no go) if they either don't respond or blow me off three times, I move on to someone else. UNLESS it's someone I've rped with on numerous occasions; at that point I figure something is up and wait a week or two before trying again.
