shinobikaikyo

squeenix already made server and ping improvements with the west coast move. their software isn't magically going to raise its population limits just by adding more processor cores or ram, they'll simply open up new shards and keep incentivizing transfers. besides which, it's pretty myopic and dismissive to claim "no one else can rival what balmung has." people are active with whatever rp environment they move to, ingame or otherwise. pve is a non-issue thanks to df. everyone and their mum is an omnicrafter on balmung so market board prices are delightful. if balmung stays locked forever while other rp server economies similarly mature, then that'd definitely be another good reason to move Mateus had the best chance of rivaling Balmung in population with the huge move and sudden influx of RP'ers, but yet still ended up having many of the people regret their decision. If Mateus couldnt' do it then, with that much radical intervention by Square; it most certainly won't just happen randomly. Balmung is what it is, and always will be; the sooner Square makes decisions with Balmung staying as a concentrated community, the more progress will be made, because it doesn't seem people are satisfied with the exodus that occurred.

The lock can suck but the only real solution I see is increased server capabilities on SE's part. The fact of the matter is that RP communities only really work and prosper when they're on one dedicated server, or we see what happened with the mateus/balmung. There is no way to get people to leave Balmung, and that isn't a bad thing--It's important for the RP community to be away from PvP/PvE majority servers otherwise they'll be bullied and harassed (which is already an occurrence on balmung sometimes.) SE simply has to improve server capabilities as their game grows more popular and more played. Because you aren't going to get people to leave their communities and friends, you aren't going to get them to leave their house plots, and no new RP community will rival what Balmung has already.

I'll go! Xayah Xhavave for the 26th!

My Roe would be interested, she's a rather large warrior who happens to enjoy cute little non-cutesy lalas. Do you have a discord for better communication?

I would love to RP! While Miyako is quite trained and more in search of a charge or someone to work for rather than a teacher, I'm sure the two could learn even more together!

Hello! I've recently made a Raen Shinobi, and I'd love to find Far Eastern connections for her, as well as a possible Master or charge for her to serve and protect! She's quite young, and has a soft voice of which she rarely uses, she's kind though seems to have a dark side about her when pushed towards certain places! I'd love to hear from anyone interested, let me know! ♥