Quote:If there are multiple RP servers, I have no doubt that guilds blissfully unaware of the RPC's existence will pop up after launch, and it would be nice to include them in what the RPC has to offer.At the risk of sounding "stereotypically" exclusionary, I dare ask: What would we offer to guilds on other servers? I think everything RPC has got to offer relies on the fact that every/most RP guild has to be on the same server. I mean, if they are all over we might as well have had an RPC in FFXI... but what would be the point of that?
I think this discussion, and the purpose of the RPC in general, should be focused on getting all of us on the same server. Once we pick a server we just have to advertise over and over again until it's common knowledge that 'server x' is where the RP community is at. If other guilds form in other places, we can just let them know about us. After that it's up to them.
Worst case scenarios:
More than one RP server: Pick one, advertise on the others to divert as many Role-Players our way as possible. Over time as our numbers grow we'll also pull RP'ers from other RP servers as well since we'll have a robust community.
Random servers: Keep re-rolling until you got the right one, get world-passes.
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Last minute split: Say there is a conflict/misunderstanding/confusion/etc and one or more guilds end up on different servers. What should be done?
RP-resistant server: For some reason we end up on a server which has a particularly negative bias against RPers. Grief is a regular ordeal. Stay or go?
Unknown Names: Names of servers unknown until launch. How do we pick one?
Mobilization agitation: lol I'm having fun with this now. Anyway, what if we fail to mobilize RP'ers to our server? Ads placed on other forums haven't been entirely effective, or at least weren't as welcome as we'd hoped. What if general Role-Players or people who are at least willing to try it end up all over the place?
Friend Trap: What if a significant amount of Role-Players decide on a server with their friends first, and move there to play with them. Should we all try to pick one server for everyone? Is that even possible? How can we get as many people on our server, along with their friends.
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