As far as picking a server goes, Balmung is really were it's at as far as open world Rp. While there are certainly hub areas that you will find more, generally you can strike up Rp with folks out in the field if you are ambitious enough.
In my experience other servers tend to have their Rp more centralized to the housing districts...and since i play on a lot of the servers, I will say that there is a lonely feeling in how empty a lot of the other servers seem to be in comparison.
That said, I'm positive there are great groups on other ones if you search them out.
So really it's probably a matter of what you are looking for.
Also we don't have gil spammers..so that's a thing. o.o;
In my experience other servers tend to have their Rp more centralized to the housing districts...and since i play on a lot of the servers, I will say that there is a lonely feeling in how empty a lot of the other servers seem to be in comparison.
That said, I'm positive there are great groups on other ones if you search them out.
So really it's probably a matter of what you are looking for.
Also we don't have gil spammers..so that's a thing. o.o;