Pro: Balmung has been an established RP spot since the game launched.
Con: Balmung has been an established RP spot since the game launched.
To echo what a lot of people have said already, Balmung's got RP in spades. With a pretty diverse population of EU and NA, and spread across many timelines therein, you can probably find roleplay somewhere in the world nearly around the clock.
...it also means that there are more than a handful of characters who have been roleplaying here for years. Balmung is a Legacy server, so not only do you have some people who've been RPing here since the relaunch in 2013, but there are some still roleplaying the same characters from the 1.0 release. There's a lot of history here; Friendships and rivalries, events and happening. Lots of longstanding stuff.
The comparison to high school is somewhat accurate, if only because starting here fresh is the equivalent to transferring into new classes mid-semester. It's not necessarily going to be comfortable, smooth or pretty.
Consider that we're all here for the same reason, though. People roleplaying in public are more often than not open to people joining them. If you're not so bold as to waltz into a scene, try asking in tells first. The many events on the calendar aren't listed there to show anyone what they're missing: Event hosts want people to attend! That's why they get hosted.
Don't feel too uncomfortable. Everyone was new once.
Con: Balmung has been an established RP spot since the game launched.
To echo what a lot of people have said already, Balmung's got RP in spades. With a pretty diverse population of EU and NA, and spread across many timelines therein, you can probably find roleplay somewhere in the world nearly around the clock.
...it also means that there are more than a handful of characters who have been roleplaying here for years. Balmung is a Legacy server, so not only do you have some people who've been RPing here since the relaunch in 2013, but there are some still roleplaying the same characters from the 1.0 release. There's a lot of history here; Friendships and rivalries, events and happening. Lots of longstanding stuff.
The comparison to high school is somewhat accurate, if only because starting here fresh is the equivalent to transferring into new classes mid-semester. It's not necessarily going to be comfortable, smooth or pretty.
Consider that we're all here for the same reason, though. People roleplaying in public are more often than not open to people joining them. If you're not so bold as to waltz into a scene, try asking in tells first. The many events on the calendar aren't listed there to show anyone what they're missing: Event hosts want people to attend! That's why they get hosted.
Don't feel too uncomfortable. Everyone was new once.
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