FFXIVRP

Aside from Tonberry, are there any known unofficial RP servers for the Japanese community/data centers? I'm not sure if Tonberry has much of an RP community or not but I do know that it is a highly populated server and probably has a bit of everything as a result.

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Just curious if there is any guide or something similar that anyone has posted for how to add a character profile page to the RPC wiki? For those that don't have any wiki editing experience.

So basically... I'm wasting my time checking it in the middle of the night? The system will never "auto" unlock Balmung when the currently logged-in server pop decreases below a certain amount as some people seem to believe? The only time Balmung will ever be unlocked is when they would make an official announcement about it? Would this announcement always appear on the patcher or do you have to go looking for it on their website somewhere? I guess the reason I believed that Balmung has an "auto" lock that gets auto-released when certain conditions are met is because that seems to be the case for all the other "congested" servers. Gilgamesh and Cactuar, for example, are two other servers I've noticed are locked often, but their locks appear to always "auto release" at times of decreased activity, like the early morning or right after server down time. But Balmung has been made a very special case and its lock never auto-releases then? Is it possibly the only FF14 server that seems to have this special case of "never auto-releases lock regardless of currently logged in players"? I mean, the fact that it was still locked out less than 5 minutes after servers being brought up from maintenance certainly seems to support that conclusion so I'm not trying to disagree or anything, I'm just a bit astonished I guess and I do find all of this interesting. At this point it sounds like its very unlikely it will be unlocked at all other than during a major decline in player activity, maybe some months before 5.0 or something like that. Thanks for the answers and sorry for all the questions, just trying to understand how their system works and what my options are if any.

Just wondering if anyone here can share any tips for making alt characters on Balmung? I can't believe how lucky I was to make a couple characters on Balmung some weeks back. If I had understood how rare of an opportunity that was, I would've just filled up all 8 slots and edited the characters later whenever I felt like making a new character. The server hasn't unlocked since as far as I've seen and I've checked it often, from 2am-7am EST on all days of the week. This morning, I logged into the FF14 client within 5 minutes of the servers going back up after maintenance... and Balmung was still locked. Is Balmung always locked down this tightly or is it because of Eureka? I know a lot of people used server transfers to get characters on Balmung in the past but I read that SE supposedly issued some permanent bans over that so I'm hesitant to try it. Also, can anyone explain to me why SE doesn't allow you to make alt characters on Balmung if you already have a character on Balmung? I mean, once you're on the server, you're never going to take up more space than you already are... right? I'm no server tech expert but it doesn't make much sense to me, as far as I understand how that stuff works. Only one character per account can be logged in at once. Offline characters are, I assume, stored in a text file or something like that elsewhere and shouldn't contribute to server congestion at all. Each FF14 account should also already have a certain amount of data allowance reserved for it, as each account allows for something like 40 or 50 characters in total. So, logically, that should mean that whether your account has 1 character or 8 characters registered for Balmung, it should equate to the same thing. Right?

What is the best approach for this? I haven't been able to find much information at all on google for naming conventions for Ishgardians. Are the only noble houses in Ishgard the four noble houses? Would a Ishgard noble's surname always be their house name? Thanks!

Thank you both for the very detailed info! It was quite helpful and interesting to read.

Does anyone know of any good resources for lore info on Hingashi? I haven't been able to find out much about it through google searches and I'm assuming SE has not released much official canon info about it yet. The only info I have been able to find essentially states that Hingashi is an island nation near Othard. It follows an isolationist policy and Kugane/Shirogane are the only places within its borders open to foreigners. After a time period known as the age of blood which involved a lot of internal warfare it came to be ruled by an organization/a form of military government called "Bakufu". The capitol city of Hingashi is called "Bukyo" and is the only other currently known city in the country. The names of the Hingashi islands are Shishu and Koshu. Can anyone add any info to this please? Specifically, I'm interested in knowing a bit more about its government and if it had/has a class system or not etc. What is the Bakufu exactly? When in doubt I'm assuming its probably okay to just fill in the blanks with traditional Japanese culture to some extent at least since Hingashi seems to be based on Japan. I'm wondering if it could fit in with the lore well enough to have an exiled Hingashi noble or something similar end up in Eorzea?

I wanted to ask about this and see if anyone more familiar with the lore than me (I'm not very familiar) can give some answers about this. if a character was taken in and "adopted" of sorts at an early age by traders/travelers from Doma or Kugane and named by them... would a traditional Japanese name work for this? I'm also using this as a hopefully creative way of getting around the more restrictive naming conventions for seekers of the sun. Feedback and suggestions are welcome, thanks!

Thread title should give the basic idea of what I'm looking for/what I can offer. However, there are some more details I would like to add as well. 1. I prefer other miqo/cat boys (no "older" faces please). Hyur midlander boys may be fine too. A short, cute elezen guy might work as well. Not interested in roes, lala's or Au Ra. I'm not interested in roleplaying with female characters. 2. I have some low level (cat boy) characters on Balmung. I may be willing to make a character on your server/another server of your choice if requested. I can definitely come up with backgrounds for my characters if anyone is interested or help you with your character's background if you like. 3. Very "weird" looking characters aren't really my thing. For example, characters with green/purple/blue hair with pink highlights covered in purple face paint, tattoos, scars etc. sorry, but no thanks. Basically, if your character looks like something the random generator came up with, I probably won't be interested. I'm pretty minimalist when it comes to character design. A "little" weirdness might be fine though. 4. I can be flexible with play times. I do have discord. I do not use Skype. 5. I am interested in potential Erp partners/romantic interests in RP. Short or Long term RP may work for me depending on the details. I would prefer to start with something very casual and basic. Not interested in public channel or forum RP. Please read below for more details on this. I would say I'm a reasonably casual person in general. I don't have any desire to get hardcore about gaming/raiding or RPing. I like to pursue things at a relaxed and calm pace. No pressure. No drama. No rushing. I will say up front that I do not have much experience RPing in MMO's and what experience I do have with RPers in MMO's hasn't been the best. In my past experience, RPers in MMO's tend to expect instant RP on demand/command and expect it to instantly meet their standards and if these expectations aren't immediately met, they quickly drop you. I'm definitely not looking for any of this hardcore/elitist mentality. I'm looking for friends, not people to service. All that being said, I will also add that I do have experience with RPing outside of MMO's, mostly on instant messengers. I'm also a fiction writer, so I do know a thing or two about writing/developing stories, settings and characters. I haven't done any real RPing in years though, so I know I will be quite rusty. So, yeah... if you're looking for instant gratification, I'm probably not the best choice. I have social anxiety in real life. I tend to be shy and keep to myself in FF14, though I'm not really antisocial at all, I love interacting with friendly people, hanging out, doing things together in game etc. once I've got to know the person a bit and grown comfortable with them I open up more. I'm just bad at going up to people in game and starting conversations. As a result, I'm terrible at instant RP on approach. I freeze up, much like a shy person would and don't know how to respond and tend to just pretend I'm afk or didn't see the message. If you really want to RP with me, you will probably need to invest some time into just hanging out a bit at first in game. I will need to get to know you a bit, get a feel for you and your character and what you're looking for and see if we click. If I had to give an example of what I wish I could find, it would be another miqo boy that just wants to hang out, run around and do some fates/quests, have fun together and see where things lead. No pressure, no serious expectations, no strings. if we end up RPing/Erping, thats awesome. If we end up just hanging out and doing fates/having fun playing the game together, then thats awesome too. I think one of the most important things for me is: if the RP/Erp is going to happen, it needs to develop naturally and not just be some instant hookup. We need to hang out for a bit as acquaintances/friends, wait and see if that evolves into casual flirting/joking around/foreplay etc. then let it flow naturally into the mood for an Erp. Very casual RP, in and out of character as we feel like it may be the best approach, at least, in the beginning. Coming up with a casual story canon for our characters as we hang out is fine with me, for example if we just run around and do fates for a while we can pretend our characters just met up and are having an adventure together. Constant in-character dialogue is not necessary and I prefer not to have to type brackets around every single OOC thing I say. Anyway, I think that about covers all that needs to be said for now. Please post a reply or questions in the thread if you're interested at all. More personal details/questions can be PM'd to me. Linkshell/FC suggestions are welcome if you think they apply to what I'm looking for.