My rp character got chased by guards the other day for urinating on one of the flowers outside of the tavern.....Trust me, their still around x). The NPC's are just there to further amplify the fact that the city is guarded by the Regalian guard. It would be extremely difficult to have guards constantly on due to the difference in time zones and such. Would you prefer we had no NPC guards to fill certain empty areas? Almost every crime I see happening in Regalia usually has a guard on the case within 5 minutes and if not the crime is brought to their attention almost right afterwards...Where have you been RP'ing lately ?