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RE: Ohai! New to FF! - Mintytea - 10-26-2015
(10-26-2015, 05:53 PM)Garalona Wrote: Fair warning if you do make a trial account, you probably won't be able to easily find an open window to create a character on Balmung. Gilgamesh is more likely to be open, but there's less open world and tavern RP than Balmung. You can always try making a character on whatever server sounds good and transfer later, but that's $18.
I've known more than a few people who hate hate HATE (yes they hate it that much) the game's global cooldown and refuse to ever play, so it pays to see if that sort of thing in and of itself is a turnoff to you.
Its global cooldown?
RE: Ohai! New to FF! - Roe Dad - 10-26-2015
Welcome
RE: Ohai! New to FF! - Unnamed Mercenary - 10-26-2015
(10-26-2015, 06:00 PM)Mintytea Wrote:(10-26-2015, 05:53 PM)Garalona Wrote: Fair warning if you do make a trial account, you probably won't be able to easily find an open window to create a character on Balmung. Gilgamesh is more likely to be open, but there's less open world and tavern RP than Balmung. You can always try making a character on whatever server sounds good and transfer later, but that's $18.
I've known more than a few people who hate hate HATE (yes they hate it that much) the game's global cooldown and refuse to ever play, so it pays to see if that sort of thing in and of itself is a turnoff to you.
Its global cooldown?
Yes, it uses a global cooldown system for skills, with some off-GCD skills for each class.
Here's what some of the gameplay looks like using the controller controls.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V2UJp8VHo8
You'll see that when one skill is used, a bunch of other ones refresh as well.
RE: Ohai! New to FF! - Alexandr Nocturne - 10-26-2015
Welcome. Â Every community is toxic according to some people. Â I came from GW2 which has it's own toxic RP element. Â Just typical mmo fare. Â Quick note though, there is no rush to get Heavensward. Â To access anything in it, aside from the new race, you will have to get to level 50, beat the entire Realm Reborn main story, as well as all the main story patched in up until the expansion. Â That...can take awhile.
RE: Ohai! New to FF! - Edgar - 10-26-2015
Treat this place like you would High School, and you should be fine.
RE: Ohai! New to FF! - Warren Castille - 10-26-2015
It's a roleplaying community, so there's going to be lots of extremes when it comes to "fitting in" with the world. Some people play The Heroes and some people play NPCs. Some people believe you can play anything you want regardless of feasibility and some people believe you should step lightly around the lore. Some people want to jump right in and invest themselves in the big stuff and some want to write quietly in the background of the world.
For the most part the drama's pretty low. There's cliques, because there's always cliques, and there's rumors and misconceptions and biases and all the normal human stuff, but there's also a big wide world full of roleplayers virtually around the clock. You'll hopefully be able to find some folks who share your values and philosophies when it comes to playing pretendy time and you'll have fun. Or, you won't, and you can just chalk your experiences up to bullies and conspiracies and be miserable. That's a lot less fun, though, in my experience.
If you wanted to workshop some characters or feel out some ideas, there's a board for that too, and so long as you speak what you mean (which means having an open mind about critiques instead of just wanting your head patted) a lot of folks are more than happy to give you the lay of the land.
If all else fails, attach to someone powerful politically and collect all the sweet, sweet RP Tax as it funnels through the system.
RE: Ohai! New to FF! - Kawaiimalz - 10-27-2015
(10-26-2015, 10:18 PM)Warren Castille Wrote: If all else fails, attach to someone powerful politically and collect all the sweet, sweet RP Tax as it funnels through the system.Is this option avaliable to everyone ;D.... *Crickets*
RE: Ohai! New to FF! - SicketySix - 10-27-2015
(10-27-2015, 12:12 AM)Kawaiimalz Wrote:You must have a post count of 100 to apply, as well as a donation of 100,000 gil.(10-26-2015, 10:18 PM)Warren Castille Wrote: If all else fails, attach to someone powerful politically and collect all the sweet, sweet RP Tax as it funnels through the system.Is this option avaliable to everyone ;D.... *Crickets*