(08-05-2013, 09:37 PM)Kaln Wrote:(08-05-2013, 08:50 PM)Aysun Wrote:(08-05-2013, 08:38 PM)Xerek Wrote: All I was looking to do was raise a concern and open up discussion. I hate a last minute shift like this. It's a pain we don't need. But I have been talking to people, a significant number of people, that are bailing on Gilgamesh because of Reddit and 4Chan, be it the communities or the threat of potential server lock.
The Gilgamesh RP community is small as-is, and we're bleeding people here. Now I know some people on Balmung see this as a good thing because they're catching the people we're losing. We could be dying out before we even get a chance to begin. I am committed to this community. Heck, our guild banner has Gilgamesh himself imposed on it.
This was all to simply spark discussion on the matter. Nothing more, nothing less.
The Balmung RP community is small as-is, and we're bleeding people here. Now I know some people on Gilgamesh see this as a good thing because they're catching the people we're losing.
I'm going to go ahead and say what Aysun didn't, though she alluded to by the quote. Itallicized for emphasis, too.
Balmung players do -not- see this as a good thing. We do not want the Gilgamesh(Or whatever server) community to fail. If people don't want to play on Balmung, if they want to be on another server as a community, us on Balmung, generally speaking, want them to do well. In no way is the 'bleeding of players' a good thing, rather it be from us who're catching the lost ones, or the Gil-community who is losing them.Â
I think, all the Balmung players are saying is that all of the issues with the Gil server won't be an issue on Balmung, and that the Balmung players have always, and will always, welcome those from the other servers with open arms. Strength in numbers, as others have said. A community united, is a community strong.. A community split, is not.
This isn't some sort of.. Competition though. Balmung isn't trying to compete with the other servers to get more RPers.. Five or five hundred, we'll be on Balmung regardless. Â Now, I'm not attempting to derail the conversation further - Though it may be seen as that. All I'm attempting to do is to stop the idea that Balmung has some sort of dislike towards those not playing on its server. No more perpetuation of that concept.
Edit: Ha. Just noted Aysun's alteration of words. Sly woman, you. My point still stands.
I may or may not have stolen the idea.
