Thread Closed
(07-10-2013, 06:12 PM)Xenedra Wrote:(07-10-2013, 05:14 PM)Aysun Wrote:(07-10-2013, 06:09 AM)Miss Marigold Wrote: I just really hope this site continues to emphasize that Balmung is the primary RP server and that Gilgamesh is the secondary RP server.
As someone coming over fresh from GW2, the recent front page post definitely does not give that impression. If I were to look at that without having previously read the forums here, I would presume that Gilgamesh is where I should be creating my character because I'm not legacy.
That's just plain not smart. The RP community is small enough as it is, and a strong effort to pull new roleplayers to Balmung despite the legacy stigma should be made and made repeatedly. Even googling "what is the unofficial ffxiv rp server" gives no clear answers to a new, non-legacy players. This is really an appalling state of affairs in my opinion and every attempt should be made to remedy it.
Thank you.
They are NOT Legacy and non-Legacy RP servers. That was NOT the intent.
The intent was to label a non-Legacy server for people who did not want to join Balmung due to it being Legacy. Balmung is the unofficial RP server of the RPC. We encourage new people to join Balmung. Gilgamesh is where those who do not want to join a Legacy server due to whatever reason can congregate for RP.
Unfortunately the Welcome posts in my opinion (which has been noted and promptly disregarded) have created an unnecessary amount of confusion by not spelling the above out clearly for new RPers.
This is what the welcome message says. Sentences like:
Quote:That doesn't mean that you can't start something new there too! Fresh RP is always welcomed here as well...ARE in the Balmung section of the welcome thread. Perhaps the issue is people's different definition of "Legacy" versus "Non-Legacy." Perhaps the words should be changed. or further explained out so that others' definition matches our intended one.
The welcome thread is not clear enough. Period. It has caused a lot of confusion with a lot of players.
Kossori Wrote:Yes. One Roleplay community. I understand all that, and as noble as that sounds the ways you seem to try to go about this is by:
Making the opposition to your single server look as unattractive as possible and hope that it just disappears under the weight of obscurity. That way everyone hops ship to Balmung for Roleplay, right?
I may sound overly pessimistic, but to a good number of people putting A LOT of effort into advertising the RPC to bring new members in, while trying to help Gilgamesh grow into the strong, community backed server Balmung is... it's how it seems.
All we want is to be seen as equals. That's all.
That wasn't the purpose of the secondary server though. Most of us know that in order to keep the RP community strong, diluting it throughout multiple servers won't help. So promoting both servers equally is totally counterproductive to that. I'm not making Gilgamesh look unattractive, I would never slander it or spread lies about it, but it should only attract the people for which it was labeled the secondary server: those who are unwilling to join Balmung due to it being Legacy.