Role Playing Characters

[Zebraoracle]

I agree with the idea that venue's aren't normally where you "RP" in the traditional sense. Most feel like just a place to hang out with friends or meet other people. Though I will say I have been to a few venues where there was a specific theme and it was encouraged that you RPed in relation to that theme and it was a blast. I have seen RP to the point where people go outside and have mock battles with each other using their abilities and emote chat which was entertaining. I also have a friend that was part of a Garlean RP group that would go around to different venues all dressed up and acting as you would expect Garleans to, down to treating each other with a military hierarchy which was really entertaining.

There really can be some good RP at venues if you are willing to work for it I guess.

I don't disagree with that by any means, but the thing is like you said, most aren't that and would likely give someone an unfair idea of what RP is/how it works and such. Plus, I personally don't have the interest in hunting down the venues that do when I can just grab some friends and go RP wherever whenever. :P