Warmode has plenty of chances to meet others but it tends to be above 60, since before then the desired levelling areas (for swift leveling that is) is quite a distance away but last night at level 80, I duked it out with another hunter on my alt! So it’s entirely possible.
Then we have the warmode raids people do at times in the high level zones.
Whatever you do; stay away from Goldshire. You don’t want to be there for anything really, not even Duels or PvP.
Aside from that; welcome to the server!
I’d suggest, if you plan on RPing a Night Elf, that perhaps you start your search on one of the many Kalimdor-based Night Elf guilds! But ofcourse you can always join one of the many Alliance-orientated guilds to!
But as stated before; get abit into it at first; do some walk up RP, get to know the way abit in RP and what you want your character to act like, maybe set some goals during the initial RP with your chars! And ofcourse if you need help the forums are a great way to go; but you can always PM RPers ingame to!
I will second all that Moridunum said above. And, I will agree with him about the PM of specific players.
If you ever feel nervous and want a hand, or RP with someone that won’t judge, feel free to toss me a message.
I’ll gladly do the steps slowly, thank you both for the highlight 
However, why should i avoid Goldshire ? What’s bad about it ?
It has become a den for lolers, trolls and other questionable stuff I’m not going to mention, not the best place to find yourself in, at least in WM off.
Lots of erotic role play.
Goldshire is the sordid detritus of the RP community. It is essentially a collective of individuals and OOC’ers using the server’s RP tag to act out habits not suited to the PEGI rating of the game.
If you ever see a youtube video purporting to give roleplayers a bad name - whether in the US, or the EU, it will always hone in on Goldshire. It’s not that these habits are confined to Goldshire (as some recent jade witchery attests) but it is particularly prevalent and visible.
A very bad place to get your start in RP my friend.
EDIT: I would offer further detail but that’s liable to get the thread locked eventually. Hopefully that gives you some indication.
Oh i see. Will definitely check it out due to the curiosity nature that is built in us humans i guess.
Just… don’t fall into the temptation….
Most people dont mind new players in rp
Goldshire is full of dudes wanting to be girls and alot of drama and trolling on the ppl that erp
First of all welcome to Argent dawn , like a whole a lot of people have pointed out Argent dawn got a wonderful night elven community.
I would like to pass on this amazing link created by dedicated role players.
I hope in all you will find a nice home and will enjoy your stay 
Well to put it this way…
A friend of mine who does not normally play on AD has been trying to RP for two days.
People /ignore, walk away, or straight out log off cause his character is not boring enough for them and they can not fathom up better ways to roleplay with someone who does not fit into the mold of “Billy Joe; The Peasant-warrior with a rude attitude, but he is a lovable guy if you get to know him”.
So unless you play something 100% common and played out - It’s harsh.
I’d say it’s not welcoming, RP wise, in the public areas.
We still have splashes of friendly faces around, they are just hard to find.
Edit addition;
I’m the annoyed one. He is still trying and hoping. I’ve just gone “cold” over the past fifteen years of seeing this become the norm…
So please, do not assume he is angry or in any shape, way or form dismissive to others - The anger is purely Me.
Where did he try to RP? Sounds like Stormwind to me 
Anyways to mean it just sounds like a streak of badluck, I’ve never, personally, seen anything like that happen! Even with more “uncommon” RP-concepts!
Sadly, my fifteen years here - trying to RP according to my normal standards (Aka; Tabletop); I’ve met the same.
Which has caused my own anger as you can tell.
I’m by no means hating everyone, I am just… tired and old.
I wish the norm was to be welcoming and open, to - Roleplay - and not go OOC-opinionated (If that makes sense).
He has tried in SW, and outside (Darkshore, Duskwoods).
I’ve tried… basically everywhere.
As I said, I find nice hearted people — they are just far more rare than I would wish…
I mean, sure if you keep bumping in that for so long I’d get angry and salty to! But I have to admit I can’t relate as most people I get in contact with during RP are open and welcoming! Sad to hear you have had it only rarely! 
We should really stop with this nonsense. Stormwind is the best place to begin forming a network as a new player, from there you can expand into other guilds and hubs. How do you even begin to get into RP if you avoid the most populated RP hub?
The only place that should be avoided is Goldshire, every other place is perfectly fine for RP, including Stormwind.
Welcome!
The point he is trying to make with “Avoid SW” is that people are rude and downgrading to anything outside of their cookie cutter-roles.
However, That point is true for -anywhere-.
I’d even argue Goldshire has good RP and good people, but there’s a multitude of not-so-good things going on in the open and that hinders the biggest potentials is has.
@ Moridunum
Yeah, sadly I have had this experience most of the time. I have gotten into it - on and off - and eventually I just get too tired of seing the poor attitudes that I quit RPing for months/years (in WoW).
Seeing my friend suffer the same, along with other people I speak to of the same mindset, causes me to believe it’s not just bad luck anymore.
Even if I am old, angry and tired; I don’t Fully give up, I eventually return, even if it’s in small doses and after going through a row of… not so pleasant encounters.
Glad to hear some has it welcoming, but I do think there is an actual issue around.
SW Rp should not be cold, for example, as it’s a nice city with possibilities:
And it’s a shame that “The Pillar”-attitude has taken over, where you’re only allowed to play within certain lines, rather than use the entire universe we are surrounded by.
Avoiding it won’t make the problem go away.
Set an example instead.
Yes, I agree. I’m just merely explaining “the why”.
I try set an example, it’s just hard to keep it up while being drowned out by shunning-rudeness.