I actually had this conversation with my sister last night while working on my wiki. She is a much more 'progression is what matters' type, though I still giggle at her about it. (She got into MMOs later than I did and I was a 'hardcore/server first' raider back in DAoC/Vanilla-WoW days, so her 'raider mentality' is very... "cute" to me, as I retired from that for relaxing and RP focused game-play.)
Her issues are addressed in this video... the Economy and people having max levels and getting to do End Game stuff right off the bat. I told her the entire reason for joining Balmung was the RP community that I have been observing for awhile now. (Staaaaaaaalker....) With no 'official' RP server, I'd rather go to a server that already has an established community and is known for it. The people here are friendly enough that I don't feel concerned, as I did originally, by the Legacy aspect of it. (Jealous? Yes... but I'm a 'collector' at heart and knowing I won't be able to ever get some of those goodies galls me just enough that I sulk every now and then. But it's all in good fun, I also will viciously fight for/defend Legacy for their support of the game.)
For me, the biggest reason I decided to talk my friends out of Gilgamesh were the large 'other communities' that have declared their intent to go, such as Reddit and, I've heard, 4chan. (Not sure about 4chan?) It's just a personal thing but... I'm just not keen on that. Again, just me.
Granted, I'm still 'nervous' about the economy, but at the same time, I'm not. I can only hope that prices aren't obscene for new players and knowing there will be crafters ready and able to make a massive range of gear for people who level fast or slow is great. They can also help newer players learn how to do the crafting classes well.
In the end, I think my sister was dragged off to a totally different server choice, I think Behemoth. But that's her call and what her friends are most comfortable with. While I don't want the niche community split up, I also want people to play the game the way they are the most comfortable and can have the most fun. Some things matter more to some than others and respecting that will let everyone have fun.
(My only concern is a population cap with the server being full since it is Legacy. I hope my friends don't have problems getting onto the server. >_>)
Her issues are addressed in this video... the Economy and people having max levels and getting to do End Game stuff right off the bat. I told her the entire reason for joining Balmung was the RP community that I have been observing for awhile now. (Staaaaaaaalker....) With no 'official' RP server, I'd rather go to a server that already has an established community and is known for it. The people here are friendly enough that I don't feel concerned, as I did originally, by the Legacy aspect of it. (Jealous? Yes... but I'm a 'collector' at heart and knowing I won't be able to ever get some of those goodies galls me just enough that I sulk every now and then. But it's all in good fun, I also will viciously fight for/defend Legacy for their support of the game.)
For me, the biggest reason I decided to talk my friends out of Gilgamesh were the large 'other communities' that have declared their intent to go, such as Reddit and, I've heard, 4chan. (Not sure about 4chan?) It's just a personal thing but... I'm just not keen on that. Again, just me.
Granted, I'm still 'nervous' about the economy, but at the same time, I'm not. I can only hope that prices aren't obscene for new players and knowing there will be crafters ready and able to make a massive range of gear for people who level fast or slow is great. They can also help newer players learn how to do the crafting classes well.
In the end, I think my sister was dragged off to a totally different server choice, I think Behemoth. But that's her call and what her friends are most comfortable with. While I don't want the niche community split up, I also want people to play the game the way they are the most comfortable and can have the most fun. Some things matter more to some than others and respecting that will let everyone have fun.
(My only concern is a population cap with the server being full since it is Legacy. I hope my friends don't have problems getting onto the server. >_>)
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T'salmaveth Sadi'a - WIKI / Balmung RP Directory
T'salmaveth Sadi'a - WIKI / Balmung RP Directory
