So the main reason I poked into the forum is I've been wanting to get FF14 for awhile, but everyone I know says the RP community has went downhill and I don't like to play MMOs without a good RP to distract me :'D So Im mainly here to peek my head in and see how things are before I waste my money.
As a roleplayer I'm generally someone who makes fun characters for myself and just throws them at others though I tend to be shy about doing walkups. I admit fully to being shipper trash, and I can not turn it off :'D. I've no idea what character I plan to make just yet, since I don't even know if I will be playing but probably a Tomboy drunk character.. I'm terrible, shush.
I'm also a total artwhore I will probably get character art made all the time when it is clear I am staying x3
Welcome!
Hi! Welcome to the RPC!
If you're looking for a quick run through and just a small peek at the community, the RPC is for you! There's also a large tumblr group and a few other forums for specific servers.
You might enjoy perusing through the Linkshell Hall, Town Square and the wiki, to get an idea of what people use the RPC for. Do note that a significant portion of RPC users happen to be on the Balmung server, which is known for it's dense RP population and character creation locks. (We've got too many people there.) THe Gilgamesh server is usually second largest. Some users are here, others are elsewhere. From there, I usually see Jenova and Siren being the next to biggest communities, but a few of the others have some small groups too.
It's a little hard to judge a particular server wouldn't being on it, however.
FFXIV roleplaying went downhill??
*looks at the hundreds of people rping*
Well everyone you know must be stupid
But RP is very much alive and well In Balmung, and can be found in other servers.
(10-26-2015, 04:56 PM)SicketySix Wrote: [ -> ]FFXIV roleplaying went downhill??
*looks at the hundreds of people rping*
Well everyone you know must be stupid
But RP is very much alive and well In Balmung, and can be found in other servers.
What I think they meant was the community kind of went toxic. I've heard some things man
There's typically a bit of a lull in activity if it's been a while since a major update, which I find tends to be true of a lot of MMO RP communities, but the All Saint's Wake event has been a real shot in the arm where general activity is concerned. A lot of events are happening on top of the usual weekly fare, at least on Balmung, and 3.1 is probably going to bring a ton of people back as well.
I haven't even hit 60 myself, so it's all new content to me right now. All the breaks to RP probably aren't helping.
As for what constitutes good RP, well, that's up to you. I've found a little niche on Balmung I'm pretty happy in. You probably could too, since tomboy drunks tend to be popular archetypes with others. :b
(10-26-2015, 04:58 PM)Mintytea Wrote: [ -> ] (10-26-2015, 04:56 PM)SicketySix Wrote: [ -> ]FFXIV roleplaying went downhill??
*looks at the hundreds of people rping*
Well everyone you know must be stupid
But RP is very much alive and well In Balmung, and can be found in other servers.
What I think they meant was the community kind of went toxic. I've heard some things man
Honestly it's one of the best communities I've found when it comes to RP. Now sure, you will always have you share of jerks but hey, have you played any over videogame lately?
I would say go ahead and give us a try!
(10-26-2015, 04:58 PM)Mintytea Wrote: [ -> ] (10-26-2015, 04:56 PM)SicketySix Wrote: [ -> ]FFXIV roleplaying went downhill??
*looks at the hundreds of people rping*
Well everyone you know must be stupid
But RP is very much alive and well In Balmung, and can be found in other servers.
What I think they meant was the community kind of went toxic. I've heard some things man
Every community does, to an extent. If you're judging from tumblr, though, I wouldn't.
But like any MMO, there are ERP spots that are probably best avoided. Some of the starting cities had population shifts when the expansion hit and people migrated to expansion-only maps. It's still a very populated RP server, in my experience.
Speaking of toxic communities word on the street is you should watch out for that Oli guy.
He's horrible, I heard he eats babies.
(10-26-2015, 05:01 PM)SicketySix Wrote: [ -> ] (10-26-2015, 04:58 PM)Mintytea Wrote: [ -> ] (10-26-2015, 04:56 PM)SicketySix Wrote: [ -> ]FFXIV roleplaying went downhill??
*looks at the hundreds of people rping*
Well everyone you know must be stupid
But RP is very much alive and well In Balmung, and can be found in other servers.
What I think they meant was the community kind of went toxic. I've heard some things man
Honestly it's one of the best communities I've found when it comes to RP. Now sure, you will always have you share of jerks but hey, have you played any over videogame lately?
I would say go ahead and give us a try!
Yeah, but can't blame me for being cautious right? I don't wanna spend money, make a character, then have nothing to do RP wise because of Elitism or such
(10-26-2015, 05:02 PM)Unnamed Mercenary Wrote: [ -> ] (10-26-2015, 04:58 PM)Mintytea Wrote: [ -> ] (10-26-2015, 04:56 PM)SicketySix Wrote: [ -> ]FFXIV roleplaying went downhill??
*looks at the hundreds of people rping*
Well everyone you know must be stupid
But RP is very much alive and well In Balmung, and can be found in other servers.
What I think they meant was the community kind of went toxic. I've heard some things man
Every community does, to an extent. If you're judging from tumblr, though, I wouldn't.
But like any MMO, there are ERP spots that are probably best avoided. Some of the starting cities had population shifts when the expansion hit and people migrated to expansion-only maps. It's still a very populated RP server, in my experience.
Maybe I like the ERP SPO-.. *Shot*
I figured, unsure when I'll get the expansion yet either since I first want to make sure I'll even have RP to do when I do set up my stuff. *Stares at the Mogstation tab they have open*
(10-26-2015, 05:02 PM)Unnamed Mercenary Wrote: [ -> ] (10-26-2015, 04:58 PM)Mintytea Wrote: [ -> ] (10-26-2015, 04:56 PM)SicketySix Wrote: [ -> ]FFXIV roleplaying went downhill??
*looks at the hundreds of people rping*
Well everyone you know must be stupid
But RP is very much alive and well In Balmung, and can be found in other servers.
What I think they meant was the community kind of went toxic. I've heard some things man
Every community does, to an extent. If you're judging from tumblr, though, I wouldn't.
there are ERP spots that are probably best avoided.
*ahemm*, Ummm where are these located?
You know, so I umm, know where to go, I mean not to go....
(10-26-2015, 05:05 PM)Mintytea Wrote: [ -> ]Maybe I like the ERP SPO-.. *Shot*
We almost become best friends.
(10-26-2015, 05:04 PM)Oli! Wrote: [ -> ]Speaking of toxic communities word on the street is you should watch out for that Oli guy.
He's horrible, I heard he eats babies.
WoW did it first. WoW did everything first. Before there were even MMOs, there was WoW.
(10-26-2015, 05:05 PM)Mintytea Wrote: [ -> ]
Show Content
shrinking the quote chain
(10-26-2015, 05:01 PM)SicketySix Wrote: [ -> ] (10-26-2015, 04:58 PM)Mintytea Wrote: [ -> ] (10-26-2015, 04:56 PM)SicketySix Wrote: [ -> ]FFXIV roleplaying went downhill??
*looks at the hundreds of people rping*
Well everyone you know must be stupid
But RP is very much alive and well In Balmung, and can be found in other servers.
What I think they meant was the community kind of went toxic. I've heard some things man
Honestly it's one of the best communities I've found when it comes to RP. Now sure, you will always have you share of jerks but hey, have you played any over videogame lately?
I would say go ahead and give us a try!
Yeah, but can't blame me for being cautious right? I don't wanna spend money, make a character, then have nothing to do RP wise because of Elitism or such
(10-26-2015, 05:02 PM)Unnamed Mercenary Wrote: [ -> ] (10-26-2015, 04:58 PM)Mintytea Wrote: [ -> ] (10-26-2015, 04:56 PM)SicketySix Wrote: [ -> ]FFXIV roleplaying went downhill??
*looks at the hundreds of people rping*
Well everyone you know must be stupid
But RP is very much alive and well In Balmung, and can be found in other servers.
What I think they meant was the community kind of went toxic. I've heard some things man
Every community does, to an extent. If you're judging from tumblr, though, I wouldn't.
But like any MMO, there are ERP spots that are probably best avoided. Some of the starting cities had population shifts when the expansion hit and people migrated to expansion-only maps. It's still a very populated RP server, in my experience.
Maybe I like the ERP SPO-.. *Shot*
I figured, unsure when I'll get the expansion yet either since I first want to make sure I'll even have RP to do when I do set up my stuff. *Stares at the Mogstation tab they have open*
If you haven't already, I'd recommend getting the trial of FFXIV first, to at least get a feel for the gameplay. No point in buying a and trying to level up in a game if the game itself isn't even fun to play for you. Square Enix has done a pretty good job in my opinion on the content. FFXIV is what's called a "theme park? MMO, where there will be more things to do than available time. You can however, choose to do whatever you want (once the Main Scenerio Quests are done).
(10-26-2015, 05:07 PM)SicketySix Wrote: [ -> ]
Show Content
shrinking the text chain
(10-26-2015, 05:02 PM)Unnamed Mercenary Wrote: [ -> ] (10-26-2015, 04:58 PM)Mintytea Wrote: [ -> ] (10-26-2015, 04:56 PM)SicketySix Wrote: [ -> ]FFXIV roleplaying went downhill??
*looks at the hundreds of people rping*
Well everyone you know must be stupid
But RP is very much alive and well In Balmung, and can be found in other servers.
What I think they meant was the community kind of went toxic. I've heard some things man
Every community does, to an extent. If you're judging from tumblr, though, I wouldn't.
there are ERP spots that are probably best avoided.
*ahemm*, Ummm where are these located?
You know, so I umm, know where to go, I mean not to go....
Lucky for you, it's at the central hubs! You should both go to AND avoid the Quicksand! Unfortunately, I hear the ERPers disabled /say and /em because it fills their chatboxes with "serious RP spam".
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.