Quote:Presently I know there are RP communities on;
Jenova 
Coeurl 
Lamia 
Mateus
Cerberus 
Cactuar 
Ultros 
Leviathan 
Hyperion
Midgardsomr 
Gilgamesh
Famfrit

These are either organised in linkshells or guilds. Not all of them have websites. Size wise, a lot of them seem equal. 
I do not think that having a mentality of "Bigger is better" is going to be very helpful when looking for RP outside of Balmung. 
http://jenovacasualcorner.tumblr.com/ - Jenova 
http://rec-u.enjin.com/ - Jenova 
http://koto-ffxiv.shivtr.com/ - Jenova 
http://www.gilgamesh-rp.com/ - Gilgamesh 

Awoken Wanderers <WAKE> on Leviathan, Arche Koeln <Codex> on Lamia, Tantalus Threatre LS on Lamia, The Hearth LS on Leviathan.. And more to come. We will eventually get the names and links of everywhere. I hope you can use some of this info for your list.

(05-17-2017, 08:40 PM)Sig Wrote: I fundamentally oppose designating another RP server and encourage all RPers to concentrate RP on Balmung.  The only reason why a person should not RP on Balmung is if they are new player to the game and therefore physically cannot access the server at the present time.

The greatest threat to the long-term health of the RP community in FFXIV is disorganization and fragmentation across numerous servers.  Server choice should not be an artificial limitation that constricts who and how you can roleplay.  Unfortunately, on smaller servers, RPers do not enjoy the same breadth of choice in terms of in-character content and styles of roleplay.

It is critical that RPers stick together and form as large of a community as possible.  This creates greater RP opportunities and a more meaningful community.

(05-17-2017, 08:40 PM)Sig Wrote: I fundamentally oppose designating another RP server and encourage all RPers to concentrate RP on Balmung.  The only reason why a person should not RP on Balmung is if they are new player to the game and therefore physically cannot access the server at the present time.

The greatest threat to the long-term health of the RP community in FFXIV is disorganization and fragmentation across numerous servers.  Server choice should not be an artificial limitation that constricts who and how you can roleplay.  Unfortunately, on smaller servers, RPers do not enjoy the same breadth of choice in terms of in-character content and styles of roleplay.

It is critical that RPers stick together and form as large of a community as possible.  This creates greater RP opportunities and a more meaningful community.

(05-17-2017, 08:50 PM)Etadhara Rhel Wrote: Personally, I think I will answer the Ban for new Roleplayers with the simpliest solution:
Fuck you Square, I'm giving my money to Blizzard again. They are absolute unable to write a semi-engaging story, but at least they are able to assigne roleplay servers right from the beginning and don't take 18$ for a by now worthless servertransfer.

(05-17-2017, 09:00 PM)Kilieit Wrote:

(05-17-2017, 08:50 PM)E Wrote: Personally, I think I will answer the Ban for new Roleplayers with the simpliest solution:
Fuck you Square, I'm giving my money to Blizzard again. They are absolute unable to write a semi-engaging story, but at least they are able to assigne roleplay servers right from the beginning and don't take 18$ for a by now worthless servertransfer.

That's your choice, but I don't know if it's a helpful contribution to this particular thread. It's important to remember that it was never intended by Square Enix as a "ban for roleplayers" - in fact, the restrictions apply to 5 other servers, as well. It is - as far as I can discern - an emergency measure designed to ease the login queues and server stability problems that tend to surround a new expansion release, such as the upcoming Stormblood release.

Balmung's predicament is, essentially, a problem at least partially of the RP community's own making. And I think it's one we should - and can - work together to equally partially solve, by creating and/or encouraging the creation of a viable alternative for people who aren't on Balmung already. Going forward, if this alternative attains the value I think we should be hoping for from it, it will remain a valid option for new roleplayers, and a valid alternative for existing roleplayers - whatever their reasons for desiring one.

I understood discussing the nature of that alternative as the point of this thread.

(05-17-2017, 09:24 PM)E Wrote:

(05-17-2017, 09:00 PM)Kilieit Wrote:

(05-17-2017, 08:50 PM)E Wrote: Personally, I think I will answer the Ban for new Roleplayers with the simpliest solution:
Fuck you Square, I'm giving my money to Blizzard again. They are absolute unable to write a semi-engaging story, but at least they are able to assigne roleplay servers right from the beginning and don't take 18$ for a by now worthless servertransfer.

That's your choice, but I don't know if it's a helpful contribution to this particular thread. It's important to remember that it was never intended by Square Enix as a "ban for roleplayers" - in fact, the restrictions apply to 5 other servers, as well. It is - as far as I can discern - an emergency measure designed to ease the login queues and server stability problems that tend to surround a new expansion release, such as the upcoming Stormblood release.

Balmung's predicament is, essentially, a problem at least partially of the RP community's own making. And I think it's one we should - and can - work together to equally partially solve, by creating and/or encouraging the creation of a viable alternative for people who aren't on Balmung already. Going forward, if this alternative attains the value I think we should be hoping for from it, it will remain a valid option for new roleplayers, and a valid alternative for existing roleplayers - whatever their reasons for desiring one.

I understood discussing the nature of that alternative as the point of this thread.

I personally think that voting with my wallet is another good way to tackle the problem. If square doesn't wants my money from monthly subscription and server transfer, I simply give it to more RP friendly companies. If square has any grasp on the RP Community, they knew what they were doing and I think the best way to answer this would be to buy other protects or try out some MMOs we left behind before. I think the best roleplayers could do to support newer roleplayers is to not support squares product anymore and recommed other, RP friendly MMOs to them.