
Answers, in the order you asked questions in:
1) Balmung being "open" refers specifically to character creation. Logging in during peak period sometimes will land you in a log-in queue, but I've never had it last more than a minute to get online, even during the busy holiday season and on weekends.
2) It is very possible your friend would have some trouble landing on Balmung when he starts playing. Once his character is rolled, however, it should be smooth sailing barring the seldom queue thing mentioned above.
3) We're inclusive here! It just seems we're more weighted towards Balmungians and Gilgameshians. There's a lot of forum RP that happens and while we don't often get cross-world threads, it's plenty possible.
1) Balmung being "open" refers specifically to character creation. Logging in during peak period sometimes will land you in a log-in queue, but I've never had it last more than a minute to get online, even during the busy holiday season and on weekends.
2) It is very possible your friend would have some trouble landing on Balmung when he starts playing. Once his character is rolled, however, it should be smooth sailing barring the seldom queue thing mentioned above.
3) We're inclusive here! It just seems we're more weighted towards Balmungians and Gilgameshians. There's a lot of forum RP that happens and while we don't often get cross-world threads, it's plenty possible.