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RE: The RPC and the RP Server - Matthias - 06-17-2013
Hello there.
I saw this thread on the official forums and I'm happy I did. I've heard of the RPC since back in 1.0 Beta. I was one of the players who can remember back when Besaid was first picked as the unofficial RP server and it was a good time for the short period I was able to play 1.0.
To voice my own thing though... I have a decent sized group of really fantastic role players who are all coming with me from another popular MMO (No names will be mentioned) and every one of us except myself are buying this game fresh in 2.0.
We've been looking for a fresh start, something new but also something we can really get into and immerse ourselves in. Which, of course, has me drawn to the RPC and Balmung. But with about a dozen greenhorns to the game, a Non-Legacy server is more attractive so we're not having to play catch-up when it comes to leveling and gil and the like.
Support goes either way for me personally. I remember Besaid having the best community I've seen on an MMO and I'd love to be a part of it again. But as Fire has stated as well, and I support as well, concerns are concerns.
Thank you all for bringing such a community to a fantastic game, all in all.
This is Matthias Silverstar of Black Sun Trading. New Free Company coming to an RP server near you come August. See you in Beta. :3
RE: The RPC and the RP Server - Aldeus - 06-17-2013
I'm a legacy player but I'll probably be rerolling my main because I found a new hairstyle I like more... I'll still be on Balmung.
RE: The RPC and the RP Server - Iseia - 06-17-2013
(06-17-2013, 01:29 PM)Aldeus Wrote: I'm a legacy player but I'll probably be rerolling my main because I found a new hairstyle I like more... I'll still be on Balmung.there should be barber shops coming out so you can change your characters hair anytime you want though
RE: The RPC and the RP Server - Blade - 06-17-2013
(06-17-2013, 01:37 PM)Iseia Wrote:(06-17-2013, 01:29 PM)Aldeus Wrote: I'm a legacy player but I'll probably be rerolling my main because I found a new hairstyle I like more... I'll still be on Balmung.there should be barber shops coming out so you can change your characters hair anytime you want though
Aside from that, all characters get a one-time character redesign when the game comes back up! You can change your 1.0 character's name, their race, their gender, the works... and keep all your levels and gear from 1.0. ^^
RE: The RPC and the RP Server - Torn Sky - 06-17-2013
I'm a 1.0 player on Balmung, but I only have a handful of jobs in the 20s and my highest at 26 is a crafter. I'm not very outgoing and don't have friends on the server OOC or IC, but I made enough progress back then that I still want to give a shot.
I'll probably make an alt as well if things go alright. I did manage to lurk about during some RP events back then and enjoyed the general atmosphere of them. That's also a thing. Haha.
RE: The RPC and the RP Server - ArmachiA - 06-17-2013
Most of my guild is starting fresh (I think we only have 2 legacy people in our guild total lol) and we'll be rolling on Balmung. Hopefully there will be noobs there with us!
RE: The RPC and the RP Server - Taelia - 06-17-2013
Well, I am kind of going to switch servers to Ragnarok. It was really painful for us EU guys to get any proper endgame done, which to me is also an important aspect.
I will, of course, make a copy of good ol' Taelia and put her on Balmung. If I want to RP, I'm sure there's enough people to find! Heck, and being level 1 and frail kind of fits her.
RE: The RPC and the RP Server - Gideon Aryeh - 06-17-2013
(06-17-2013, 07:10 PM)Taelia Wrote: Well, I am kind of going to switch servers to Ragnarok. It was really painful for us EU guys to get any proper endgame done, which to me is also an important aspect.Moogle will have a small rp community and its EU
I will, of course, make a copy of good ol' Taelia and put her on Balmung. If I want to RP, I'm sure there's enough people to find! Heck, and being level 1 and frail kind of fits her.
RE: The RPC and the RP Server - FreelanceWizard - 06-17-2013
I've got two other people coming with me and we're all starting fresh (most of us got a job to about level 10 before 1.0's issues led us to quit). We'll go wherever the majority of RPers are, really, and that probably means Balmung.
To be honest, I think the issues with legacy servers won't be that bad. 1.0 had a tiny population that dropped off quickly after launch, then again after subscriptions were implemented. I fully expect that new characters will outnumber old ones for this reason, and because a lot of people will want to see the new storylines.
IMO, it's interesting to see what will happen when the high levels are vastly outnumbered by the low level characters on an existing, established server. That's something one typically doesn't see in MMOs.
RE: The RPC and the RP Server - Grehn - 06-17-2013
I had a 33 Elezen dragoon on Balmung, but I'm going to be discarding him for now and starting fresh with Grehn. I'm just really looking forward seeing the new ARR fresh from the start. Balmung will be my server of choice, given there is no legacy RP server. Its easier to catch up in game possession wise then it is to find such an amazing community.
RE: The RPC and the RP Server - Ashren Dotharl - 06-17-2013
I have a level 1 Elezen THM on Balmung from when the game first came out. I managed to get into the game and make it through character creation, but at the time my computer just couldn't handle it. Several years later and a very large investment in a new pc I'm happy to say I'll finally get a chance to play that THM again, though he'll probably be a Manqo'te this time.
Given that I'm the only person of my guild that was able to get into beta, I've been looking around to try and find where to make our home. So far it seems like you guys will be seeing the Black Sun Alliance cropping up in your community come launch! Hope to play with you all soon.
RE: The RPC and the RP Server - Elisea Renyven - 06-18-2013
Greetings. I'm Ryaadi, I played a bit during the 1.0 before it went back to subscription. I remember the fun times I had on Besaid. Anyway, I come from a group of mixed heavy roleplayers and raiding folks that are looking at making their way to FF14, which when I did my first beta last weekend, I was in absolute awe at all the changes. Absolutely in love with the game.
Anyway, during this time I met some fellow rpers and also consulted with some of my folks. The concern seemed to be over wanting to start an entirely fresh server. While I do not care either way, to start on a Legacy or not - I'm sort of willing to toss my old char in the wind to start over either way. I'm glad to see RPC is willing to support a second non-legacy RP server. I just hope, that many of the folks I bumped into take a look here at this site. That always seems to be the difficulty is getting folks to bump into sites. Either way, I hope to meet some of you and meet some old friends again.
RE: The RPC and the RP Server - Uriah_Nool - 06-18-2013
I'll be sticking with Balmung - especially now that I see it will be an NA/EU server. I've met all of you on there, and I also have many friends over the years who were not in my LS that i would party up with and talk to over my time in FFXIV.Â
Just wanted to mention I will probably start my own new character on the Legacy server to help out, and I would encourage new players to also join us on Balmung. Even though the idea of joining all new players on an all new server sounds appealing, I'm sure after the first few weeks there will be many players who reach level cap and doing end-game content and knowing a lot about the game who will be on-par with any legacy players you'd meet on Balmung.
RE: The RPC and the RP Server - blackdrakon - 06-19-2013
I'm not quite sure I understand why some folks would opt to start on a non-Legacy versus Balmung once the game goes live. I think starting on a Legacy server would be more beneficial for a number of reasons. Maybe someone can argue against it and help me to see the benefit of the other side of this.
(1) The hunting areas surrounding the city you start in would be less congested in comparison. When I started out in beta P3 last weekend, the areas around Gridania were brutal. The shrouds around the city looked something akin to a scene out of 300 with most everyone in the surrounding area flying around like little frenzy-stricken blade-equipped whirligigs annihilating anything that came within 25 yards of them even if it was already engaged. If it weren't for the fact you got credit for a kill even if you managed to only smack it once to do enough damage to register as an assist, I think some may have felt more than a little robbed of their time and effort. Fates were another interesting phenomena in which I swear some people inherited the ability of burrowing. You're walking along, a Fate pops up on you, and 30 people pop in out of no where like a horde of mole people. Who needs 15 minutes? It was usually completed in less than 2.
(2) Those that are worried about playing catch up with material possession, having older toons on the server with established crafting practices could better help you with that.
(3) As has already been said, level sync does a pretty good job of taking care of any gap between new and old toons so you still have some way of playing together and having both parties feeling as though they're getting something out of it. Though personally, gear is important, but not as important as the quality of the role playing I get out of the encounter.
Just my opinions though.
RE: The RPC and the RP Server - Aldeus - 06-19-2013
Black Dragon is right, I'd much rather be born in a modern day city than the wild west. High level characters will most likely be willing to help lowbies who have questions or are stuck on a quest. I remember I had someone strong help me with my paladin quest. Made the whole thing much much easier.