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TwilightSea · **06-21-2013, 04:47 AM**

I will be transferring my 1.0 character from Durandal to Balmung. Luckily it's become a NA/US server. Big Grin

Elisea Renyven · **06-21-2013, 05:11 AM**

Hrmm. That was interesting. I went to Balmung on my old 43 for curiosity sake. There was a queue and that started me thinking about the queues, and potentially folks not being able to make characters there down the road. So I'm definitely in support of a second NA RP server. While I know that is is Beta, I just don't want to chance folks being unable to go to a specific server.

blackdrakon · **06-21-2013, 05:13 AM**

(06-21-2013, 05:11 AM)Ryaadi Wrote: Hrmm. That was interesting. I went to Balmung on my old 43 for curiosity sake. There was a queue and that started me thinking about the queues, and potentially folks not being able to make characters there down the road. So I'm definitely in support of a second NA RP server. While I know that is is Beta, I just don't want to chance folks being unable to go to a specific server.

It was mentioned the limits for Legacy servers were going to be temporarily lowered to prevent an overload in the starting areas.

Elisea Renyven · **06-21-2013, 05:18 AM**

Correct, but it made me think about queues on launch either way. I seriously doubt they are going to allow an overpopulation on one server at launch.

ATolmach · **06-21-2013, 07:30 AM**

Hello everyone! Sorry, I'm new and I apologize for the dumb questions.Â

Will people be able to make new characters on the Legacy servers? It's not that I don't have a character from 1.0, I do, but the new races are something I've been heavily considering. I didn't RP my first time around 1.0.

FreelanceWizard · **06-21-2013, 08:46 AM**

(06-21-2013, 07:30 AM)ATolmach Wrote: Will people be able to make new characters on the Legacy servers? It's not that I don't have a character from 1.0, I do, but the new races are something I've been heavily considering. I didn't RP my first time around 1.0.

Yes, you can create new characters on the Legacy servers. However, for this testing phase, new characters can't be created on those servers. The devs have disabled character creation on those servers so they can better test their copy system and server stability with just copied characters.

Aldotsk · **06-21-2013, 12:28 PM**

I am okay with joining Balmung, but there are plenty of my friends who wants a clean new community to play with other new players (they are interested in RPing too).

But when polls come up, I'd like to place my vote on Midgardsormr if possible.

Smile

AeonicVortex · **06-23-2013, 08:50 AM**

Greetings.Â I'm not a new RPÃ©r, but I'm new to the FFXIV RP community.Â I set my old 1.0 character to transfer to Balmung, but being that she's only level 17, with a few other classes/jobs leveled up, I can understand some other people's arguments.

Many people here say that old players will be more than happy to help new players, but that's generally never the case.Â Sure, there are a few good souls, but if its your first time in an instance, most of the time if you do something wrong, you get, "OMG, wtf noob??" instead of helpful criticism or instruction.Â This worries me a little, as I've only been through the first 3 dungeons thus far on a beta char.

I can say, as someone already mentioned, but it seems like with all the old established RP characters, cliche are already formed, and it wonder if it will be hard for new players to get into the RP.

I joined in on Tera rather late, and its been near impossible for me to find RP there, because everyone has their groups already.

In any case, those are just my concerns, but I look forward to giving it a try.Â I hope to meet some of you in game in the future!

Auralily · **06-23-2013, 10:56 AM**

I don't understand all the concern. Is it not best to have a united RP community on one server? So many new players will be starting, older players recreating a character, leveling the new and improved jobs, or level syncing down to see the new world while helping other players.

The Final Fantasy MMO's (FFXI, FFXIV 1.0, and FFXIV:ARR Beta) have all had some of the best MMO communities I've ever seen. If you're afraid a 1.0 character won't carry you and explain things that are already explained in the tutorials people tend to disable, that should not be a shock. But the fact of the matter is there are plenty of people who will explain anyway. I know I am one of them.Â

ARR is a new game for new and old players. If you didn't play 1.0 the amount of changes are incredible. We all will be learning and relearning, and I would like to think we should all do it on Balmung, together.Â

Server que times may exist for the first month or two, but it'll improve as people stop playing or move servers, which always happens.Â

On a different note, for this rant obviously wasn't long enough! :3 I am new to the RP community here. When 1.0 launched I didn't even know what RP was, heh. Can't wait to play and RP! I applied to move my 50BLM lalafell to Balmung, but I will be restarting as a Miqo'te with a few IC siblings.Â

Aldotsk · **06-23-2013, 11:07 AM**

I can see where Aeonic's opinion is coming from because it is true that one can feel completely left out by the senior communities that were established from 1.0 and might have that awkward space or don't care about new players joining. Sometimes even in RP, the old communities would be like "uh, that's now how we RP" to the new players and they'd correct them but it also might be something REAALLLLY hard to get used to.

Tera's RP community was just horrible. They accepted members but they didn't care to look at you because you are new to their "group circle". Also the environments in the game were never made to be roleplaying based like WoW, so it is nearly impossible to get the full potential to have fun ICly.Â

It's matter of people's choice. Let's say that I go to Balmung, and there are no Linkshells that will welcome me since all the senior communities want only the "old members" that they RPed with. Then what? Where would I belong in the community? Would I make a new Linkshell and have people join mine? Then what if these people who joined my Linkshell go off and say "I want to join the senior Linkshell community because they seem to have fun more than this and also their community is well built since 1.0"?Â

So with that aside, Balmung can't be really looked up as a "good server community". I mean, it's a server for those who played 1.0 don't want to start from scratch again. (No offense intended). So it'll make a lot of new players feel left out by the senior communities.

Auralily · **06-23-2013, 11:57 AM**

I understand that apprehension, it's why I never got into RP too much in any game the past two years unless I was starting with the game. But to say Balmung may not be a good server because you think 1.0 players will shut everyone out doesnt seem plausible. As a 1.0 player myself I'm bringing 4 players in and going to help 2 others that know are just starting. It's part of the reason why I'm starting over. The 50blm I will swap to if anyone needs help and I'm not busy.Â

Well essentially we all are starting a new game. Tell me how it would be better to start on a fresh server? If all new RPers join Balmung, than we, by your theory, have two RP communities that can at least make walk up RP more common. By dividing the community we immediately rule out any chance of new players getting to know older players, on a "What if..." Theory.Â

I think the RP community will work out great. I have complete confidence I will find a place, even though I'm new to the community. Everyone has been quite welcoming and friendly thus far. If any 1.0 players disagree with this, and would intentionally shut out new players, I'd like to hear from them, just to know they exist.

Martiallais · **06-23-2013, 12:11 PM**

As someone still really, really new to all this, feel free to of course, take my opinion with a grain of salt.

I, personally, will be playing on Balmung with my friends (both old and the new ones I'm looking to make!) as a brand new non-legacy player.

However, given past experiences in other MMOs, having the RP community split up (as strange as it may sound) isn't always a bad thing. Roleplayers/writers/people in general, can sometimes have (or get, once things like "popularity" and such get become involved) really, really huge egos. That can lead to dramawhoring, blacklisting, backbiting...you name it.Â

So, while I really DO hope more than anything that everyone can settle somewhere and enjoy their gaming AND roleplay experiences to the fullest, if some people would rather separate it may not necessarily be bad. And that isn't to say the people wanting another server are ones with big egos, either. It's just that, much like in elementary school, not everyone does well playing in the same sandbox all at once.

FreelanceWizard · **06-23-2013, 12:12 PM**

I'm sure some people will unintentionally shut out RPers new to the server (due to fears of griefers, lore-breakers, and what have you), but since the 1.x players are going to be dramatically outnumbered by the new ARR players, those who do so will end up being shut out themselves. So, I really wouldn't worry about existing cliques, as they'll either have to adapt and open up or fade away.

In terms of splitting the community, though, I really don't think that's a great idea. RPers are scarce enough as it is, and there's enough MMOs around that they don't all concentrate in one game. Anything we can do to get all the RPers on one server -- preferably one that non-RPers will avoid -- can only improve the quantity of RP available. "Critical mass" is an important thing in keeping the community vibrant.

faceman7381 · **06-23-2013, 12:20 PM**

For reference, and take this what you will, I am a legacy player.Â The highest job level I have is 25.

I am the founder of the linkshell The Seven.

Only myself and one other person are legacy members in it.

This is to say that THERE ARE linkshells out there that WELCOME new members and WILL intergrade you into their folds quickly and effortless.Â

To make the point as a legacy player, YESÂ there are some linkshells that are clique based even back in 1.0.

However, I hope I have helped with my example, and there are others, that there are shells out there that want to make it work and work from the start.

Please try and stay together guys!Â Balmung will be great if all of us are together!

Thank you!

Auralily · **06-23-2013, 12:31 PM**

I absolutely agree. FFXIV will not have a large community of RPers that I know of. I would rather have everyone together, because I know I want to RP with 1.0 and ARR players.Â

Lore is rather simple in this game, so it's not hard to learn really. It's not too complicated from what I've seen. I know elitists exist, but as long as you are willing to learn on your mistakes, you shouldn't let them bother you. Elitists seem so few and far between.

It's ultimately up to the player, and while I understand the thought of going to a new server, I beg the people who want to start somewhere else not to. Just start a fresh community with the old community and everyone should do their best to make them mesh. Roleplayers should stick together.Â

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