This will most likely be the last thing I say on this thread since it feels like everything else has been said before.
In regards to Gilgamesh as a viable server, it will be exceedingly difficult for a number of reasons. Firstly you're joining a server that already contains a large community that are vehemently against RPers, this means that from day 1 you will be facing opposition, trolling, griefing, and any other number of disheartening behavior. These communities know you're going to be there, they've voiced loudly they don't want you there. Gilgamesh may face retention issues, in this thread alone I believe there are one or two folks saying they were reconsidering their decision not to join Balmung, and an entirely different thread spawning urging the community to vote for another server. This could easily lead to many of the Gilgamesh community members leaving for any of the other viable options based on their tastes. Combine these two things together and you have a very volatile situation; while some have shown to be stalwart in their decision to stay on Gilgamesh, others may lack their conviction, especially in the face of open opposition and prejudice. This assumes of course that things are as bad in game as they are on the internet. An example of this can be seen in the signature of Yeldir, though to be fair the beta forums tend to be open hostile in general. Most people will not want to RP in an environment where they have to fear persecution for enjoying their hobby and will simply move on, perhaps even to another game entirely which is even worse than someone moving on to another server.
As a message directly to the Gilgamesh players; many of you act defensively towards us Balmung players, many of you act somewhat entitled, or demonstrate the very behaviors you claim to be leaving our server to avoid. I see this as nothing more than a different version of the same arguments we see on the beta servers, the Legacy vs. Non-Legacy arguments that fill the General Discussion boards. The fact is you're here as a courtesy, the RPC was originally the BALMUNG RP Community, advocating RP on that server and until this whole Anti-Legacy schism started up everyone here was one big group who could all play together. Now we're not, and even if we can get along here on the forums, we'll never see each other in game, we'll never talk to each other outside of these forums, it stifles creativity because one member may post a thread asking for advice or feedback and other members may look at it and merely dismiss it because that member isn't part of their server. So in closing let me giving you an example of how many people on Balmung feel, and hopefully you can understand the level of irritation that is showing around the community.
Imagine if a friend of yours came to your house and asked if they could crash on your couch. You're both pretty close, so you tell them it's not a problem. At first everything is cool, you're getting along, having fun, doing stuff together but then something changes. Your friend starts eating all your food, using all your toiletries, and in a way they just sort of start taking over your home. The next thing you know your friend starts inviting some of their friends over to hang out as well, and you find you actually get along with some of his friends but you're told you're not aloud to hang out with them, because they're not your friends, they're his. You and your friend could easily share friends, do things together but for whatever reason he adamantly denies you, insisting that his friends remain his friends and nothing else. It leaves you feeling increasingly frustrated because all of these people are in your house, and even though you all could have got along and played together peacefully, your friend insists on keeping you and him segregated.
Anyways, that's about all I have to say on this topic. I wish people could get over their fears, intolerance, or whatever so that this small group of people could be whole again and we can all play together, but I don't see that happening unless the powers that be made a stand and no longer supported Gilgamesh directly. That's just my opinion however. I don't think anyone should be forced to join one server or another, but I don't think splitting everyone up like we have been is doing this community any good either.
In regards to Gilgamesh as a viable server, it will be exceedingly difficult for a number of reasons. Firstly you're joining a server that already contains a large community that are vehemently against RPers, this means that from day 1 you will be facing opposition, trolling, griefing, and any other number of disheartening behavior. These communities know you're going to be there, they've voiced loudly they don't want you there. Gilgamesh may face retention issues, in this thread alone I believe there are one or two folks saying they were reconsidering their decision not to join Balmung, and an entirely different thread spawning urging the community to vote for another server. This could easily lead to many of the Gilgamesh community members leaving for any of the other viable options based on their tastes. Combine these two things together and you have a very volatile situation; while some have shown to be stalwart in their decision to stay on Gilgamesh, others may lack their conviction, especially in the face of open opposition and prejudice. This assumes of course that things are as bad in game as they are on the internet. An example of this can be seen in the signature of Yeldir, though to be fair the beta forums tend to be open hostile in general. Most people will not want to RP in an environment where they have to fear persecution for enjoying their hobby and will simply move on, perhaps even to another game entirely which is even worse than someone moving on to another server.
As a message directly to the Gilgamesh players; many of you act defensively towards us Balmung players, many of you act somewhat entitled, or demonstrate the very behaviors you claim to be leaving our server to avoid. I see this as nothing more than a different version of the same arguments we see on the beta servers, the Legacy vs. Non-Legacy arguments that fill the General Discussion boards. The fact is you're here as a courtesy, the RPC was originally the BALMUNG RP Community, advocating RP on that server and until this whole Anti-Legacy schism started up everyone here was one big group who could all play together. Now we're not, and even if we can get along here on the forums, we'll never see each other in game, we'll never talk to each other outside of these forums, it stifles creativity because one member may post a thread asking for advice or feedback and other members may look at it and merely dismiss it because that member isn't part of their server. So in closing let me giving you an example of how many people on Balmung feel, and hopefully you can understand the level of irritation that is showing around the community.
Imagine if a friend of yours came to your house and asked if they could crash on your couch. You're both pretty close, so you tell them it's not a problem. At first everything is cool, you're getting along, having fun, doing stuff together but then something changes. Your friend starts eating all your food, using all your toiletries, and in a way they just sort of start taking over your home. The next thing you know your friend starts inviting some of their friends over to hang out as well, and you find you actually get along with some of his friends but you're told you're not aloud to hang out with them, because they're not your friends, they're his. You and your friend could easily share friends, do things together but for whatever reason he adamantly denies you, insisting that his friends remain his friends and nothing else. It leaves you feeling increasingly frustrated because all of these people are in your house, and even though you all could have got along and played together peacefully, your friend insists on keeping you and him segregated.
Anyways, that's about all I have to say on this topic. I wish people could get over their fears, intolerance, or whatever so that this small group of people could be whole again and we can all play together, but I don't see that happening unless the powers that be made a stand and no longer supported Gilgamesh directly. That's just my opinion however. I don't think anyone should be forced to join one server or another, but I don't think splitting everyone up like we have been is doing this community any good either.