(08-14-2013, 03:01 PM)Selsix Wrote:So what?(08-14-2013, 02:54 PM)Fenrir Wrote: I don't care where we land, as long as it isn't Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh will apparently be the home of: Something Awful, BlueGartr, Reddit, and us roleplayers. Having just one of those communities with us wouldn't be so bad, two would be pushing it, but all three? It doesn't sound fun.
Okay? So what? Not everyone from those communities are bad. A LOT of redditers actually want to RP. Hell, I found this site on 4chan and I'm certainly not looking to be toxic in any way.
If it seriously bothers you that much, roll on Balmung. But honestly you are blowing it way out of proportion. You will meet griefers no matter what realm you go to.
So there might be an overpopulation issue.
So there will be a larger pool of roleplayers to meet if the only high profile community on the server is roleplayers.
So not everyone is up to date on these communities and will just hear "oh this is that communities server? Guess I'll roll there." The vocal part, bad or good, is not the majority.
And where did I mention griefers? Maybe you shouldn't be so quick to assume that's my chief worry, and maybe you shouldn't start off so defensive because you believe I'm smacktalking a community that you now have me assuming you belong to because of your kneejerk reaction.
(08-14-2013, 03:04 PM)Yeldir Melfusor Wrote: Something Awful isn't coming to Gilgamesh. Â They're set on Excalibur. Â (Personally, I think the goons are a riot. Â Following their antics in various games has something I've always enjoyed.)
Reddit, on the other hand - well, those of us who consider ourselves the leaders of the Gilgamesh Or Bust movement, we've been making a special effort to recruit from Reddit, and it's paying off already. Â Look at the Gilgamesh directory. Â I'd estimate that 1 in 4 of the recent entries are from Reddit'rs. Â There's no war between Reddit and Gilgamesh RPC, and from the looks of things, there never will be one, unless people on our end provoke it. Â If you don't believe me, have a look at Reddit's FFXIV subreddits. Â Some of them are genuinely interested in roleplaying with us. Â We'll be giving them the VIP treatment. Â They'll be welcome at the beach party, and at any of the other major public events in, or out of character.
The us vs them mentality is going out of style. Â I don't identify with the things you're saying here, and I don't want new people from Reddit identifying what you're saying with us. Â That isn't how I roll, and to be perfectly frank, the majority of the people moving to Gilgamesh don't roll that way, either.
Blue Gartr? Â I sincerely doubt most of them will even care what we're doing. Â I may even raid with them, as they run pretty good progression groups. Â A lot the friends I've made out of this fledgling Gilgamesh crew feel the same way. Â We think Reddit and Blue Gartr alike should be welcomed to our events, and tolerated with good humor if they make a mess.
If you don't want to play with, recruit from, and mingle with these communities, perhaps you should reconsider your server choice.
Refer to above. There are legitimate reasons beyond "oh noes I will get trolled by the big bad internets" that people would want a different server.
Chief amongst them, as mentioned, are that at least two of three of those communities are massive, and as anyone who's suffered ridiculous queue times know, they're not fun.
