Hey there, been roleplaying for over a decade and a half now and finally decided to get with the times and go digital! Well, more digital than forums and chat programs, anyway.
I've done play by post, real life roleplaying, online voice roleplaying, and instant messenger roleplaying, so I've got experience with a lot of mediums. My preference would be voice chat, as I have a nice microphone and a headset. My internet connection is very slow though, so I can't do video. Just not enough bandwidth. I have a Discord and am fine with playing and chatting via that.
I've played in D&D (3.5 and Pathfinder, not a fan), Exalted 2E, Shadowrun 4E and 5E, and the WH40K roleplaying game. Not to mention homebrew systems (of my own or others' creation) and freeform games with no system. I've also read up on other game systems I've never played, such as Fate, Golden Sky Stories, and Blades in the Dark (though I'm not much of a fan of PbtA games just from having read them. I'm open to trying though).
My preference when it comes to roleplaying games is firmly on the 'roleplaying' side. The collaborative story telling, the character interactions and development of personal stories. I become bored to tears by games that are solely focused around rolling dice and meaningless combat encounters. If I wanted to play a fun combat game with no story I'd play Chess. I roleplay so as to roleplay, not roll dice for the sake of it.
That being said I certainly do like combat, both tactical decisions and strategic considerations. I just don't want that to be the primary activity, or even the main focus. Which is why D&D fails for me. I'm not completely opposed to playing it, but it'll take a very specific mindset of the DM and other players before I agree.
That being said, I'm open to quite a few settings and genres! Dark medieval fantasy, cyberpunk, alternate history/historical fantasy, sci-fi/space opera, etc. I like post-apocalyptic settings, zombie games or plague settings or Mad Max style wastelands. I enjoy quite a lot more too, so don't hesitate to ask if you've got an idea that's a bit out of the ordinary!