Welcome to the RPC! While I'm not new to FFXIV itself, I'm new to the roleplaying community; so I hope my perspective on things can also help- though Lamia basically covered it all pretty well!
1. People here are fairly open to new players, from what I've experienced so far! There's also a lot of other people who just got to Balmung, are starting new characters, or something similar. As long as you put yourself out there, people here are willing to help you and arrange interactions!
2. I did it only a few days ago, and it took only a few minutes for the transfer to go through. A bit expensive if you're only doing one character (like I did, but I'm still on an entry-level subscription after.... over a year). If you think you may ever want an alt, I'd make them all now and let them sit. Balmung is never open. except to my sister, who was able to make a character by just waiting during DAYLIGHT HOURS. and then she deleted it later......
3. I haven't really met anyone so far who has gotten super upset about it but I haven't been here for very long myself. I think as long as you have a name that fits the character & their backstory, nobody will bug ya too much about it; their characters will ask about it at worst.
4. It depends on your character! Obviously if your character is a historian or something, that might not work out very well... But say someone was submerged with work their whole life, was a slave of some kind, etc etc... Them not knowing much would make sense. Plus like what Lamia said, you'll learn a lot especially in the first part of the MSQ. There's even a timeline on the wiki and plenty of people willing to help you out with it! (Hell, I've learned more about the lore myself through other people's characters.)
1. People here are fairly open to new players, from what I've experienced so far! There's also a lot of other people who just got to Balmung, are starting new characters, or something similar. As long as you put yourself out there, people here are willing to help you and arrange interactions!
2. I did it only a few days ago, and it took only a few minutes for the transfer to go through. A bit expensive if you're only doing one character (like I did, but I'm still on an entry-level subscription after.... over a year). If you think you may ever want an alt, I'd make them all now and let them sit. Balmung is never open. except to my sister, who was able to make a character by just waiting during DAYLIGHT HOURS. and then she deleted it later......
3. I haven't really met anyone so far who has gotten super upset about it but I haven't been here for very long myself. I think as long as you have a name that fits the character & their backstory, nobody will bug ya too much about it; their characters will ask about it at worst.
4. It depends on your character! Obviously if your character is a historian or something, that might not work out very well... But say someone was submerged with work their whole life, was a slave of some kind, etc etc... Them not knowing much would make sense. Plus like what Lamia said, you'll learn a lot especially in the first part of the MSQ. There's even a timeline on the wiki and plenty of people willing to help you out with it! (Hell, I've learned more about the lore myself through other people's characters.)
