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So, at this point everything has been said, but I'm going to ramble on for a while anyway. 
First, I just want to confirm that exciting things are happening on Mateus. I'm just an outsider looking in right now, but I've already seen a lot of promise in that community. When there's a lull after SB's launch and I'm no longer frantically working on my Balmung characters, I intend to spend more time on my Mateus alt.
Having said that, the suggestion that all Balmung RPers should be jumping at the chance to uproot themselves and move to a new server shows a lack of understanding of the depth of our community and the dozens or even hundreds of ties many of us have on our server. I've been playing on Balmung since shortly after HW launched, so I'm not one of the server's old guard. Still, you can meet a lot of people and put down some pretty deep roots in two years. Three members of my immediate family have characters on Balmung. My girlfriend's characters are there. I'm part of the leadership of an RP FC, and I've put a lot of energy, creativity, and tears into it over the past 18 months. Since I don't have a large (or, let's face it, even moderate) network of local friends, my FC is my main social outlet. I log in every day, greet my friends, family, and girlfriend, and feel like I'm at home.Â
Leaving all that behind wouldn't be a quick or simple decision for me. It would feel a bit like deciding to pack up all my belongings and move across state lines. It would impact my life in some rather profound ways. I'm not going to make that decision just because someone thinks it's unfair that I could afford the transfer fee when I first started playing and was able to establish myself on this server.
Having said that, I know there are RPers currently on Balmung who are interested in transferring. There are people ready and willing to do the exact thing OP wants, so we should all be cheering them on instead of acting like they don't exist. From what I've seen and heard, the RP community on Balmung is already doing its part in various ways to support a second RP server. Let's stay positive and continue to assist in that effort instead of making unproductive complaints.
First, I just want to confirm that exciting things are happening on Mateus. I'm just an outsider looking in right now, but I've already seen a lot of promise in that community. When there's a lull after SB's launch and I'm no longer frantically working on my Balmung characters, I intend to spend more time on my Mateus alt.Having said that, the suggestion that all Balmung RPers should be jumping at the chance to uproot themselves and move to a new server shows a lack of understanding of the depth of our community and the dozens or even hundreds of ties many of us have on our server. I've been playing on Balmung since shortly after HW launched, so I'm not one of the server's old guard. Still, you can meet a lot of people and put down some pretty deep roots in two years. Three members of my immediate family have characters on Balmung. My girlfriend's characters are there. I'm part of the leadership of an RP FC, and I've put a lot of energy, creativity, and tears into it over the past 18 months. Since I don't have a large (or, let's face it, even moderate) network of local friends, my FC is my main social outlet. I log in every day, greet my friends, family, and girlfriend, and feel like I'm at home.Â
Leaving all that behind wouldn't be a quick or simple decision for me. It would feel a bit like deciding to pack up all my belongings and move across state lines. It would impact my life in some rather profound ways. I'm not going to make that decision just because someone thinks it's unfair that I could afford the transfer fee when I first started playing and was able to establish myself on this server.
Having said that, I know there are RPers currently on Balmung who are interested in transferring. There are people ready and willing to do the exact thing OP wants, so we should all be cheering them on instead of acting like they don't exist. From what I've seen and heard, the RP community on Balmung is already doing its part in various ways to support a second RP server. Let's stay positive and continue to assist in that effort instead of making unproductive complaints.
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