Aysun

It was announced in November 2012 actually..... http://www.polygon.com/2012/11/20/3671558/final-fantasy-14-a-realm-reborn-will-add-a-marriage-system-same-sex

Either way tbh Gilgamesh's economy will be the same as Balmung's within a month even without Legacy people transferring to it. People will have 50s within a week and relics within a month, especially with the EG/progression-obsession that Reddit users have.

For the record it was announced months ago.... Might want to update that if you're going to appeal to SE with this.

Here are a couple of threads on the subject: http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=3335 Server Decisions. http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=3355 Legacy vs. non-Legacy and what it means. Good luck with your choice!

..Did you happen to forget to un-minimize the client? xDD

I have to wonder... why not? When it's got lore behind it? Even if you think it's silly lore, it's still lore. Strikes me as a little snobby to not "accept" such an excuse. My personal preference, as I stated. People pick and choose which lore to acknowledge all the time, and often it's a lot bigger than a OOCly-needed item with flavor text, so I'm pretty sure I'm safe in my choice. If someone approaches Aysun, claiming to be x person who she knew before and used this potion, I will react ICly of course: write them off as freaking insane/stalker/wtfgoodbye.

I absolutely will not be accepting this as IC way of gender/race swapping. Own personal preference. Small changes are perfectly fine imo though.. but those sort of changes can be made at the barber shop.

Updated with the new information regarding server transfers.

*Squees at being on the list.*

+:love:

Please point out where on this website ANYWHERE on the front page that it says Balmung is the "primary" server. Please see the above poll when Gilgamesh was selected as the secondary server. As has been mentioned, we have since taken on the stance that neither server is to be labeled primary OR secondary. They are the legacy server, and the non-legacy server. Many, many people in Gilgamesh took offense to being labeled secondary, and rightfully so. It undermines what they are, and it is both unfair and completely unnecessary. There is absolutely no reason for it to be labeled secondary. None. This isn't "Balmung Roleplayers", it's Hydaelyn Roleplayers, and we have since taken on the stance of supporting Gilgamesh fully as the non-legacy server. No more distinction is needed between the two. Great. Thanks for clarifying that. Because it's totally okay to offend people on Balmung by bending over backwards to be neutral, after it was stated to all of us that when we decided that we'd support a secondary server that it would be called that, for the sake of our community.

Please point out where on this website ANYWHERE on the front page that it says Balmung is the "primary" server. Please see the above poll when Gilgamesh was selected as the secondary server.

As much as neutrality is desired, as Kylin stated in the original poll, Balmung is the primary server supported by this website, and Gilgamesh is the secondary. I'm sorry if that doesn't please everyone (I honestly wish it did), but it's not something should change.

You're incorrect. It has been the secondary server since the start. http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=2540&highlight=secondary+server+vote

Because the topic of discussion is directly related to the site layout itself (the message at the top of the site) and not the game. 'Kay.

Why'd this get moved to Off Topic?

Kudos. I agree with this. I have talked about the lack of clarity in the server choices and how it's negatively affecting our new RPers thus far at great lengths and haven't gotten much headway. I hope that someone other than me bringing it up will help.

Done! Thanks!

Those quickie sketches are so awesome. xDD

This is one of those things I've always chosen to gloss over/ignore in RP. Especially when I know MANY dragoons IC.. that sort of thing. Unfortunately, even for an MMO XIV loves to do the "you're a special snowflake, you're the only one" thing quite often! So I just kind of roll with what people choose to do call themselves rather than hold people to the lore in this instance!

The reasons behind Gilgamesh's formation are in each individual's choice to be there, and why people go there instead of Balmung wasn't really the focus of this. I wanted to clear up what all this Legacy nonsense means and doesn't mean, that's all. Thanks, for the feedback, though!

With all the confusion and misconception floating around about "Legacy" and "non-Legacy" I figured I'd make a post explaining what these things mean, and what it means to the servers to be labeled as such. Updated 1/2022. There are NO spoilers other than 2.0/ARR revelations about the Warriors of Light in this post. Full disclosure: I am a Balmung player. I have played XIV since open beta of 1.0 continuously and don't venture into other MMOs. I have no life. What's the difference between Legacy and non-Legacy servers? Balmung is a "Legacy" server. All it means is that when version 1.0 of the game was discontinued, all characters that were created during 1.0 were saved and then transferred to A Realm Reborn on that server. In 1.0 at one time, Balmung was known as Besaid (it was merged with another server during 1.0 to bolster population). What is the difference between a Legacy server, Legacy character, 1.0 character, the Warriors of Light, and THE Warrior of Light? What are the perks? A Legacy server is one that was around during 1.0. These include the JP (Aegis, Durandal, Gungnir, Masamune, Ridill) and NA/EU (Balmung, Excalibur, Hyperion, Ragnarok, Sargatanas) tagged servers. A Legacy character is a character that is on an account of someone who paid for a 3-month subscription during a period of time in 1.0. They have a special Legacy mark on their character (aka the "Mark of the Twelve" in canon), receive discounted monthly fees, a special chocobo mount, and extra character slots at no charge. There are slight changes to the 2.x storyline for these characters, as they are recognized to have completed certain quests in 1.0. There is no longer a way to get this status. A 1.0 character is a character that was created during 1.0 on an account that does not have legacy status. They have the Legacy mark, but do not receive other perks. "Warriors of Light" are characters who attended the Battle of Carteneau and represent all 1.0 characters. Therefore, all 1.0 characters are Warriors of Light OOCly (which is why we all have the Mark), however ICly most 1.0 RPers are not Warriors of Light due to their own preferences. Luckily, the Mark is toggle-able on/off, so those who don't have it IC can easily turn it off to avoid confusion. More on this later. THE Warrior of Light - that is the Player Character who may or may not have gone to Carteneau depending on your own journey with the game (if you played in up through a certain quest in 1.0 or not), but comes to be called THE Warrior of Light due to his or her actions in the main scenario quests reminding NPCs of the original Warriors of Light at Carteneau. Can new characters be created on Legacy servers? Absolutely! During the first week of Legacy server testing in phase 3 of beta, SquareEnix limited new character creation on Legacy servers to test the stability of the transferring characters' data. Since then, new character creation has been allowed and encouraged on Legacy servers. However, Balmung and other high-population servers are often restricted from character creation and transfer due to being congested. What about the economy on Legacy servers? High-population servers have very active, competitive markets. Things are expensive. Other times things are undercut into oblivion. The biggest hindrance to players on high-population servers seems to be running out of housing plots. There was a lot of concern about the gil coming from 1.0 messing with the markers during 2.0 launch, but this has long since not been an issue. What about the Warriors of Light again? The Warriors of Light are a unique aspect to Legacy servers and will add a different sort of flavor to the RP there at times. OOC, all 1.0 characters are Warriors of Light and have the Legacy Mark (Mark of the Twelve) to show it. IC, however, most characters did not go to the Battle of Carteneau and thus will not be Warriors of Light (and thus not have the mark) ICly. The Warriors of Light were those characters that were at the Battle of Carteneau, as seen in the ARR trailer. They witnessed Bahamut's release from Dalamud and were saved by Louisoux by being "teleported" five years, to the release of ARR, untouched by the passage of time. In the blink of an eye, a Warrior of Light went from the battle field to the new realm, and walked back to the cities. They are unrecognized by people who knew them in 1.0 due to a "fuzzy memory" effect from the Calamity. Those who knew them before the Calamity and have the Echo are able to recognize them, however. This is only really a concern for those of us who RP'd in 1.0 and need to figure out who from 1.0 will remember us and who won't. It also appears that with time, those who knew them can come to remember even without the Echo. What does having to interact with the Warriors of Light mean to a new character? Nothing, really, unless you want it to mean something! As you are a new character, you have not met them prior to the Calamity, and therefore you don't have to worry about recognizing or not recognizing them! No player of a Warrior of Light that I know will expect any special treatment or recognition from ANY new player because of their "status." Can I be a Warrior of Light as a new character? Nothing is stopping you! We're not going to be upset if you decide to write your history to include having gone to the Battle of Carteneau. It is a unique experience and I don't blame anyone for wanting to utilize it in their stories. Just remember to say that you have the mark if you ever are in a situation where it could be seen, so that we know. And who is THE Warrior of Light, then? The storyline refers the Player Character as being the Warrior of Light as well. The 1.0 characters who went through the Battle of Carteneau are some sort of 'old heroes' type thing known by commoners as the Warriors of Light, and THE Warrior of Light refers to the Player Character as they continue through the storyline. What's this I hear about special cutscenes for Legacy characters in game? Characters that are Legacy (and reached a certain point in the 1.0 storyline) receive altered/additional cutscenes at certain points in the storyline. That is because our characters went through the story in 1.0, and therefore know key NPCs in ARR as well. The changes are minor and do not alter the overall feel of the game. Our arrival to our starting city shows our character walking in, rather than the scene with the chocobo cart. Key NPCs have moments of "You're familiar" around our characters, but they can't place us, while others (Minfilia, due to her having the Echo) can. By doing this for Legacy players, SE kept continuity and acknowledged that what we did in 1.0 did happen.

Isilme, that's the 7th Umbral Era plot, not the main storyline (concerning the Echo). I think she wanted to know more about the other stuffs.

I played the whole two years, so I've got a few 50s.. Two 50s, which I intend to keep my mains for endgame content: BRD and WHM. The rest of my DoW/M jobs are all in the 30s out of boredom, but I don't really enjoy them. My first 50 was actually weaver. I have alchemy, leatherworker, carpenter, botanist, miner, and fisher all 50 as well. Needless to say, I'm leveling an alternate version of my character to experience leveling from scratch in ARR and relearn how to play my jobs, while keeping my achievement hunting stuff/endgame bizniz on the original! I'm very excited!

The most recent email I have from SE on server status had Balmung listed as "relatively crowded" however there were other servers that were literally locked down so we're not that bad. The most important thing about Balmung's population is the sheer number of RPers that make up the overall population.