(08-05-2013, 06:53 PM)Nel Celestine Wrote: I am going to try my best to not sound even remotely snobbish or elitist here. So please, read this in your minds as such. This post is not an attack or a prod, but an actual, honest question and opinion held solely by me from my experience.Â
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So, I'm of a similar mind. I can't understand the concept behind wishing to be on a non-legacy server, especially considering that, as others have said, Gilgamesh (Or whatever server) will be in a similar state as Balmung, within a few months. So then we have two RP servers in a similar state of existence.. Rather than one, where everyone can interact.
Now, I know the reasons people give - Some people don't want to join a server with an already established RP community. They want to develop that community themselves. They want to be someplace where there aren't established storylines, and characters, etc.
Other people want the experience of 'figuring out the game', rather then having people who already have figured out whatever it is those people are talking about. (One of the points I understand least, since they added -a lot- of content for ARR.. Even legacy people are, basically, new to the game.)
Some people have said they don't like the idea of joinign a server with high levels already in existence. They think it'll make finding groups for dungeons harder, and other such things because people are already past them. Again, with it being 2.0, there's a lot of new content and I know -most- of the legacy characters are going to be running through all the content from scratch anyways, to experience it all.
Knowing what people are saying, I don't understand where the feelings are coming from. I'm not saying they're -wrong-, I'm just saying it confuses me. But, ah well.
On to the topic at hand.
As far as griefing goes, it shouldn't matter if the RPers do what RPers are supposed to do in the face of griefing. Two options that are acceptable.
1. Go with the flow. Respond to the griefers in an IC method. I, personally, don't like this method. Feed the troll,a dn the troll will stay.
2. Ignore the griefers. If they don't get the attention they want, they will eventually go away. I've seen many events ruined by griefers, because people are unable to ignore them. If that one little hurdle can be overcome, then.. Again. Feed the troll, the troll will stay. Don't feed it, it will go find food somewhere else.
