Kyzal

I am coming back to FFXIV after about a two year break. Before when I left, I wasn't much of a role player in this game. Now coming back, my biggest obstacle is the lore. I don't remember a lick of the main story, and I am feeling a bit overwhelmed with where to start. Where should I begin in order to have a good enough grasp on the roleplay in the game? Thanks

Anyone mind linking me to some good sources of lore and material for forming my character? Appreciate it...

I am a new FFXIV player, and new to the roleplay scene here. Though, if anyone gives a damn... I have been roleplaying on MMOs since SWG back in 04. Have run roleplay guilds on SWG Starsider, Vanguard, EverQuest 2, and Age of Conan. I haven't roleplayed on an MMO in probably about five years, so I am happy to come here and start anew. I very much look forward to roleplaying with you all, and meeting the characters you've created. Thanks a lot.

Well I rolled my character on Gilgamesh, created him and everything but there was a que to get in. So I cancelled the que. didnt see him on my select screen, so I went to remake him on same server. Same name. Said I can't make a character with that name. But when I go to character select screen, I don't see him there.

Gilgamesh or Balmung? One would assume Balmung because of population right? You guys tell me preferences.

How hard is it to actually roll on one of the rp servers? I just bought the game but they are both locked. Wtf lol. Do they open up periodically? Do I need to just sit and constantly refresh?

Well I just got the game and I'm pretty stoked.

What kind of PS3 is your wife running? A slim or the older models? I too don't think I'd have much trouble multi tasking the controller and typing, that isn't so much of a concern. Besides, don't we all just sit around inns and drink anyway? Kidding But yeah, thanks for your response friend.

Thank you for your response. Hm, that frusturated eh? Disappointing to here. I know my PC is in no shape for it. But I wonder if I could stick it out for now until PS4 version comes out. I am certain that will be less of an issue there.

Hello there, I am extremely interested in joining the RP community of FFXIV, but first I have to get the game, lol. To introduce myself, I have been roleplaying in MMOs since EQ1, and though I've taken a break due to my jadedness at the MMO genre, FFXIV looks amazing and I think it is finally a game I could return to and truly immerse myself in. Couple of things, and maybe you guys can help me figure it out. My PC sucks now. It hasn't been upgraded since Age of Conan, so I seriously doubt I could run this on my PC at any decent level. However, I do have a Playstation 3. Is it viable that I would be able to play and roleplay on my PS3? Anyone here playing on their PS3? I've never played an MMO on my PS3 before, so maybe you guys could help me with something. If I plug my keyboard into my PS3, would that suffice as my means of communications with other players or am I restricted only to headset or something, which in that case, roleplay is out lol. Also, can anyone vouch for how well it runs on PS3? I am using one of the old fat PS3's, the ones that are backwards compatible with PS2 games. Is the performance THAT bad? I can deal with some lag here and there, but if it's beyond belief, then I wouldn't wanna waste my time getting excited any further. Long story short, I am a roleplayer who wants to RP on FFXIV. I am restricted to playing on my PS3. Is that a problem? And by the way, hearing about all the login issues, has that mostly been fixed now? And is there still room to join the RP servers? If so, which one should I join? I apologize for the mess of a message here, lol. Been out of the scene for a while. Anyway, any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

Moved this to General Discussion, accidently posted it here. Sorry.