2. If you ask a question, please wait for an answer before walking away. 
Many answers go beyond "yes" and "no" and you probably want to hear them. so, typing them takes a bit... wait please. leaving a conversation before the other person has a chance to talk back is also rude. yes, some players may ignore you but sometimes, there's a reason for that (they might be afk, rping something or their characters are just not the helping kind and they rp as that). when you talk to strangers, check their description and check if they are alone or in the middle of something (it's pretty easy to tell).
Heh, interesting point. But, if you put yourself in the newbs boots you can understand why they run off so often. I'll be sure to start answering those who ask me for help with a quick response ("((Just give me a second to type it out))" or something like that) from now on.
yeah, i've been doing that lately, and if my character is not possessed by evil (as she is now
which has me helping [ooc] when necessary) i normally explain ic that there's a lot to learn and that they should be patient. sometimes, tho, there's always someone saying "ok. i don't care".
You know, I made a character once (forget the name) who was going to be a pack-leader for a certain group of Enkidukai IC. He asked in Hydlaa (ICly) how he could become stronger, since pack-leaders were only chosen by strength alone according to Enkidukai customs. I know how to gain strength, of course, but my character himself didn't. You know what he said? "Fight rats and get progression points, then go to Percival for sword levels."
I have nothing more to say about that.
yeah, i agree that if we all expect roleplay from noobs we shouldn't just give the quick answer to brush them off OOC. but, even if they don't speak IC, just being polite makes a huge difference. otherwise, as Indygo once put it: it makes you want to give the DR quest... and you know what? if you can spare a couple of k's or equipment i suggest you try to give simple quests that can help noobs get experience or improve their rp. i once asked a new comer to tell me his personal history. i was at kada's then and it seemed natural to ask for a good story. when he finished i rolled 1d6 to see how much i liked it. he got a 6 so i rewarded his effort with a /4 sword. we both had a good time and that's what this is about.
oh! and thank you for the kudos
zhai
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