Wicked_6

Hi there! I'm also new, so we can be new together, yay! And yeah, the server is usually locked except during the wee hours of the morn. My shift at work starts at 6am so I'm lucky enough to be able to make a character while I'm there first thing in the morning. Here, this might help. http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/news/detail/80cd4583bf743600105b947d6906d0909189e479 It's not always accurate, but this will tell you when certain servers are open and when they're locked. Welcome again!

Thanks Jancis. Yeah, we met on Moon Guard in Thunder Bluff as a matter of fact. It was some great times. I started during the end of BC about 5 months before Wrath came out. And yeah, City of Heroes was a great game. I'm lucky enough to work with one of the Devs from there so it's a frequent topic of discussion. Yeah, I'm not an MMO noob but I'm a total noob when it comes to FF XIV. Like, how does player housing work? ._. I want an ice blue chocobo :chocobo: but first I have to get one, lol Mattie, thanks for the warm welcome and the Dancing Goblin. Much appreciated makes me feel right at home For the HORDE! *cough* sorry, knee jerk reaction. Otto, that's very kind of you. Not sure if I need hand outs, but it's a very generous offer all the same. I'll probably poke you just to say hi. Oh and I've made 5 characters on Balmug... I know, insane since 1 character can be everything. But Roleplayers know, each character is unique so having several makes sense to us. I have 1 of each race.

Greetings and Salutations, all! Okay... now where to begin? :? I've been playing MMOs for a while now. Final Fantasy XI, City of Heroes, World of Warcraft, Warhammer, Rift. Even the old Sims Online. I've been a role player in all of them from the very beginning. I blame Dungeons and Dragons for that. I recently ( about a month ago ) started playing FF XIV because of the urgent nagging of several friends and about a dozen coworkers and so far, I'm in LOVE! :blush: But, that being said, I'm a total noob. I have two characters that aren't to level 30 yet and I have only a basic understanding of crafting and what not. Though, I've done my research and I have much to learn. What I'm really interested in is finding a Noob friendly RP Free Company. I'd love to find a group of folks that enjoy doing RP events both serious and silly, as well as not minding the constant bombardment of questions. If you have any suggestions of a grown up ( no race jokes, homophobic or misogynistic BS, please and thanks :love: ) Free Company, I'd love to chat with them. (BTW, not saying any of you do, but I've run across a LOT of those "guilds" in games, even on the RP servers ) A little about me. My name is Melinda, most of my friends call me Mel. You're welcome to do the same. I'm a 33 year old and I've been playing video games since I held my very first Game Boy. My first MMO addiction was City of Heroes, without a doubt. The game inspired me to write a novel that's loosely based on my main character. (course, isn't everyone writing a novel these days? ) Then was World of Warcraft, which I got into in a big big way. I met my boyfriend of 5 years now on an RP server while he was avoiding Raid Nights on his usual PvP server. I moved to the Bay Area of California about three and a half years ago and as of last year, was lucky enough to get a job working for a game company. Consider life long dream fulfilled. Well, that's about it for now, I suppose. I've heard great things about this lovely community forum here and I look forward to chatting or seeing you all in game. Feel free to ask me questions if you'd like, I'm not shy! ~ Mel