tanorod

Agreed. This place rocks :-) I'm digging in!

No, I didn't play Lensmoor; I've heard of it though. I played Gemstone for years, back when it was Gemstone III... and was very RP centric. Unsure what it is like these days though I believe it is still out there. I then played Achaea for some time which was very RP heavy. I'm not a great RP'er. I usually just keep quiet... but I just love being in that atmosphere; it makes the game far more meaningful and enjoyable than mere stats and numbers. It also tends to be player driven, which I love. Anyway, thanks for the advice here. I think what I'll do... is post in the Mateus FFXIV official forums and try to put something together. I mean, why not. I'm still learning the game so am in no rush. If I cannot get any sort of community going there (it really seems to be a low population server), then I'll transfer to one of the "known" ones. I'll post here if I can get something going (may take awhile!).

Hello, I've been playing FFXIV for a bit now. I originally played on the Behemoth server but had a fairly bad experience joining an FC that was using DPS meters (parsers) and stuff. I'm strongly opposed to people cheating or breaking ToS in these types of games. Agree or disagree with them, I feel we need to respect and abide by them. So, I quit the FC and then the server. I started fresh on whatever random server was suggested during character creation. That ended up being "Mateus." I'm now moving forward in HW content working my way to 60. Taking my time as I like to play other classes, etc. I've been hesitant to join any FC in Mateus due to negative experiences on the other server. Anyway, I love roleplaying. I'm not particular good at it, but I just love being in an RP environment even if I don't tend to contribute so much. I've played text muds in the past and loved that sort of interaction, I miss it with MMORPG's. My thoughts are, to get into RP and leave these issues behind. However, Mateus seems to be a very low population server, and there doesn't seem to be any RP at all that I'm aware of. Should I transfer to an RP server, or try to start an RP FC on Mateus? Not sure if there are official RP servers in FFXIV or if the players make them unofficial style. I'd love to stay put, and try to start a small community here but don't want to fight a lost cause. Sorry for the long winded post!