(03-18-2016, 03:31 AM)Calliope Cloverbloom Wrote: Supposedly there's RP on Gilgamesh, as well as pockets of RP on other servers, though I can personally neither confirm nor deny these claims. One person will say it's plentiful, alive and well, etc, and another says they can't find any or it's "imploded" or "full of drama" or any of a number of comments which may or may not be A) factual, or B) subject solely to individual perspective. 

I can, however, say with certainty that RP on Balmung is widespread and active.

I can also assure you that it would be far simpler to pay the $18 for a server transfer than to level an alt, considering the rare opportunities to create a new alt on Balmung coupled with the very nice value of the transfer in that you can transfer up to 8 characters at once (in other words, an entire server roster), provided the characters have the same origin server and all of them meet the general transfer requirements noted on the official website's server transfer data page.

(03-18-2016, 03:29 AM)Misharu Wrote: There is RP on Gilgamesh, actually = D There's a big roleplay linkshell called "Roleplay Gilgamesh", and you can use it to find the RP there. It's very community based and there isn't as much open world RP as there is on Balmung, but it IS there.

(03-18-2016, 03:38 AM)Nightmare_Work Wrote:

(03-18-2016, 03:31 AM)Calliope Cloverbloom Wrote: Supposedly there's RP on Gilgamesh, as well as pockets of RP on other servers, though I can personally neither confirm nor deny these claims. One person will say it's plentiful, alive and well, etc, and another says they can't find any or it's "imploded" or "full of drama" or any of a number of comments which may or may not be A) factual, or B) subject solely to individual perspective. 

I can, however, say with certainty that RP on Balmung is widespread and active.

I can also assure you that it would be far simpler to pay the $18 for a server transfer than to level an alt, considering the rare opportunities to create a new alt on Balmung coupled with the very nice value of the transfer in that you can transfer up to 8 characters at once (in other words, an entire server roster), provided the characters have the same origin server and all of them meet the general transfer requirements noted on the official website's server transfer data page.

See, my twofold problem with hopping to Balmung with my character is 1) I'd be ditching a full free company of friends I play with almost weekly and 2) I am to goddamn cheap to shell out 20 bucks extra for a transfer > 3>

But given the other replies in this thread, I may as well dig deep and see who I can't turn up!

(03-18-2016, 04:57 AM)Juromaro Wrote: Well as someone from Gilgamesh who transferred to Balmung because I couldn't find any RP here is my assessment from the last month of being on Balmung.


Pros: RP at all hours in Uldah, well any of the main cities. Random RP fate events. Always a PvE group looking to do something. Lots of people, doesn't feel empty.

Cons: Haven't found an LS/FC yet, I have made 3 friends so far but we don't talk much. I did get 2 offers for an FC after posting on these forums but unsure of where I want my character to be. Tried to insert myself into some RP in Quicksand....failed horribly either due to my being a nub RP'er, or the fact that it felt like intruding on established stories/characters idk.

Conclusion: It was worth the 18$ for me since I had no one on Gilga to play with, but on the flip side I don't have anyone to play with on Balmung, I get to observe a ton of World RP, but most of the time I feel left out, either due to my own failings as a RP'er or with Balmung community already being established, idk only time will tell. While there are some folks on these forums that say Balmung is friendly and inviting I don't really get that vibe as a whole. Just my experience, you might experience something entirely different if you are more outgoing than I.