I love how in-depth people go. In a lot of the other MMOs I've RPed in - Matrix Online, City of Heroes, WoW, even FFXI - characters always seemed like asspulls, made up out of thin air everytime you RP. There was rarely any sense of consistency or resources to draw upon. Even if they had write-ups or character sheets, they were generally on fifty different websites, each one requiring different accounts and memberships just to read. Everyone around here, though, has thus far been much more consistent. There's a character wiki, and people you interact with are basically the same characters day to day without any of them suddenly developing sudden traumatic histories in the middle of RP.
I also like the focus on story-line and lore in the FFXIV community. I saw a ton of lore-breaking characters in Matrix, COH and WoW. Not so many on here. In fact, most people go out of their way to make sure they aren't breaking lore, which I think is pretty awesome.
And friendly? We've had some heated discussions in the weeks I've been a member, but nobody has started a flame war or gotten pissy about. It's a nice change from the horribly flammable communities I'm used to.
So I guess what I'm saying is, it's a maturity thing.
As for the RP itself... well, personally, i like that there's always some going on. I rarely have to look very hard to find some quick RP. It's all over the place - on Balmung anyway. The most common response to looking for RP on other servers is "Go back to Balmung."
I also like the focus on story-line and lore in the FFXIV community. I saw a ton of lore-breaking characters in Matrix, COH and WoW. Not so many on here. In fact, most people go out of their way to make sure they aren't breaking lore, which I think is pretty awesome.
And friendly? We've had some heated discussions in the weeks I've been a member, but nobody has started a flame war or gotten pissy about. It's a nice change from the horribly flammable communities I'm used to.
So I guess what I'm saying is, it's a maturity thing.
As for the RP itself... well, personally, i like that there's always some going on. I rarely have to look very hard to find some quick RP. It's all over the place - on Balmung anyway. The most common response to looking for RP on other servers is "Go back to Balmung."
Each man longs to pursue his dream. Each man is tortured by this dream, but the dream gives meaning to his life. Even if the dream ruins his life, man cannot allow himself to leave it behind. In this world, is man ever able to possess anything more solid, than a dream?
-Berserk
