A lot of people need to keep in mind that most other games HAVE multiple RP servers or groups save for those MMOs who aren't large enough to have more than one. WoW, for example, has MG and WrA as their primary RP server and both have beneficial communities that meet the needs of different people.
Balmung, as it stands, is FF14's only 'main' RP server and it's a game that's been growing so much that it needs at least a second or even a third server that is consistent. Gilgamesh is somewhat of a runner-up but even then I see more people going to much smaller servers such as Mateus or Exodus.Â
The numbers alone show that SE is doing this because it is a necessity. Yes, people are going to whine and complain about it and yes it does suck royal donkey balls. But it's obviously overtaxed and overworked as a server so something has to give.Â
To those who are saying how utterly unfair it is: rather than drag your heels, try being a positive contributor towards making those smaller communities more vibrant. Make an alt to play with friends on lower pop servers where you don't have to wait forever or pay for a transfer just to make a character. If you're tired of Balmung? Grab some friends who are sick of the same, find a place, and go for it.
Yes, Balmung has the benefit of being more solidified in terms of community. But you know how it got that way? People deciding on a place to go and then working at turning that place into a locale for RPers and PvErs. It requires work. It requires patience. Will it be easy? No.
But nothing will happen if people don't stop wailing enough in their self-entitledness to take that much needed first step.
Balmung, as it stands, is FF14's only 'main' RP server and it's a game that's been growing so much that it needs at least a second or even a third server that is consistent. Gilgamesh is somewhat of a runner-up but even then I see more people going to much smaller servers such as Mateus or Exodus.Â
The numbers alone show that SE is doing this because it is a necessity. Yes, people are going to whine and complain about it and yes it does suck royal donkey balls. But it's obviously overtaxed and overworked as a server so something has to give.Â
To those who are saying how utterly unfair it is: rather than drag your heels, try being a positive contributor towards making those smaller communities more vibrant. Make an alt to play with friends on lower pop servers where you don't have to wait forever or pay for a transfer just to make a character. If you're tired of Balmung? Grab some friends who are sick of the same, find a place, and go for it.
Yes, Balmung has the benefit of being more solidified in terms of community. But you know how it got that way? People deciding on a place to go and then working at turning that place into a locale for RPers and PvErs. It requires work. It requires patience. Will it be easy? No.
But nothing will happen if people don't stop wailing enough in their self-entitledness to take that much needed first step.
