Hello all, and what a nice community you seem to have. Â I've been lightly playing FFXIV for a little bit now-I haven't had time to really sink my teeth in, but I'm liking it so far and have decided to make Balmung my home. Â I originally chose a random server, not knowing there was a roleplaying one, but soon found information about unofficial roleplay servers and the like, debated for a while, and decided to stick with Balmung. Â Woke up early one morning to make my first character on the server.
So far the game has been accessible and enjoyable-it has been over five years since I've played an MMO but at one point I was fairly active on the Antonia Bayle RP server in EverQuest 2, which is actually what drew me to Balmung. Â Antonia Bayle was one of the oldest EQ2 servers, the main RP server, and had an excellent, excellent community. Â I've read similar about Balmung, and the similar profile of the two lead me here.
I honestly don't RP a great deal anymore except in weekly tabletop sessions, but am somewhat interested in getting back into it, and I always find the environment of a roleplay server to be what I like-better naming conventions and nicer people. Â I'm big on naming conventions, and I like to feel at least somewhat immersed in the game world, and whether I'm actively roleplaying or not I try not to break the immersion of others.
One problem, of sorts, I've had is that I have had a very quiet time so far. Â I've soloed exclusively and have yet to really talk to anyone. Â I'm not very forward most of the time, anyhow, but I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong. Â I haven't yet left Limsa Lominsa, to be fair, and will soon be going to Ul'Dah to change my class to Gladiator because that is my play style-realized Arcanist wasn't my bag fairly early but didn't want to wake up in the small hours of the morning to re roll. Â
Given this, I'd love any beginner tips to help me get acquainted with Eorzea, Balmung, and FFXIV in general, though I imagine I will find my way. Â This isn't my first rodeo by a long shot. Â From what lurking I've done, though, I think I've found a fitting new world to hang out in.
I look forward to gradually getting to know some people and discovering more. Â I am quite a casual player, I don't always have a great deal of time to play and am notoriously slow at just about every MMO activity, I must warn you, but I am fairly competent and do love some good role play.
So far the game has been accessible and enjoyable-it has been over five years since I've played an MMO but at one point I was fairly active on the Antonia Bayle RP server in EverQuest 2, which is actually what drew me to Balmung. Â Antonia Bayle was one of the oldest EQ2 servers, the main RP server, and had an excellent, excellent community. Â I've read similar about Balmung, and the similar profile of the two lead me here.
I honestly don't RP a great deal anymore except in weekly tabletop sessions, but am somewhat interested in getting back into it, and I always find the environment of a roleplay server to be what I like-better naming conventions and nicer people. Â I'm big on naming conventions, and I like to feel at least somewhat immersed in the game world, and whether I'm actively roleplaying or not I try not to break the immersion of others.
One problem, of sorts, I've had is that I have had a very quiet time so far. Â I've soloed exclusively and have yet to really talk to anyone. Â I'm not very forward most of the time, anyhow, but I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong. Â I haven't yet left Limsa Lominsa, to be fair, and will soon be going to Ul'Dah to change my class to Gladiator because that is my play style-realized Arcanist wasn't my bag fairly early but didn't want to wake up in the small hours of the morning to re roll. Â
Given this, I'd love any beginner tips to help me get acquainted with Eorzea, Balmung, and FFXIV in general, though I imagine I will find my way. Â This isn't my first rodeo by a long shot. Â From what lurking I've done, though, I think I've found a fitting new world to hang out in.
I look forward to gradually getting to know some people and discovering more. Â I am quite a casual player, I don't always have a great deal of time to play and am notoriously slow at just about every MMO activity, I must warn you, but I am fairly competent and do love some good role play.
