This isn't exactly a new one, but it's a difficult one to face. Often when people do form tight ic connections you run the risk of your character in limbo because either these same players lost interest, needed to take a break for personal reasons or otherwise went on hiatus. If you have been playing almost exclusively in this group(which invariably happens), it can become even more difficult to set your character apart and move forward again. Often if it's something everyone knows is coming there will be plans made to give still active players a way out or an ic reason for an absence and this is really the best option because it prevents you from being forced to relegate other people's characters to NPC status and attempt to judge off screen interactions based on what you know of them, unfortunately this doesn't always happen.
In my personal opinion I don't think it's fair to hold your character in this limbo based on the possibility of "We might come back"Â If you're not interested in playing at all without them than that's fine but to me it really sounds like you've been stuck in a hiatus by default because of this situation.
My best suggestion since you are still in contact with these people is talk to them and try to work something out where you can have a reason why they are not interacting lately that won't force you to have to treat them like NPCs while you play your own story. You should be able to work in a situation where in you can move your character forward while still having a way back in case they return and they are likely to even have some ideas to help you.
In my personal opinion I don't think it's fair to hold your character in this limbo based on the possibility of "We might come back"Â If you're not interested in playing at all without them than that's fine but to me it really sounds like you've been stuck in a hiatus by default because of this situation.
My best suggestion since you are still in contact with these people is talk to them and try to work something out where you can have a reason why they are not interacting lately that won't force you to have to treat them like NPCs while you play your own story. You should be able to work in a situation where in you can move your character forward while still having a way back in case they return and they are likely to even have some ideas to help you.
