(05-18-2017, 12:44 AM)Sig Wrote: This is a troubling but probable observation made by a PVEer on the thread on the official FFXIV forums:SE will do none of these things. The server is too full for their hardware, you can't lift that restriction and risk server stability. You think this backlash is big, wait until the server is constantly crashing or people can't get in for days because there are too many people logged in. You push too hard, and you may end up with megaservers instead (which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it does make it harder to find RP). People have tried to get them to make an official RP server for a long time, they have no interest in doing so. It won't change anything, anyway. Non-rpers who are already on Balmung and have no wish to move won't, and it'll still be at capacity. I doubt there are many at all who will even take the free server transfers, especially if they have a house. They don't reimburse if you bought from a flipper after all.
"Ultimately, this is now on the RPers to figure out what they are going to do.
Sitting around and not planning, not finding a new server to build a community on, will only hurt you. Balmung will remain locked for months, maybe even years. Your community will not grow, you can't make new alts nor risk deleting old ones. Things will stagnate, and the community will start to slowly die, while the PvE community will continue to do what they always do.
Start planning now, or you'll just tear your community apart and deal yourself irreparable damage. There is no official RP server, and if SE makes one, it will be a brand-new server you need to make new characters or transfer to.
Start planning a solution for your problem, and put in the work to make it succeed.
RP in this game is purely fan-made right now, so your solution will have to be as well."
The restriction on transfers creates a very real risk of roleplay community decline. I've heard at least half a dozen friends and RP acquiescences opine that "this will be just like 2.0 and 3.0, and they'll open the server back up in a couple of months." This is a very probable scenario, but it can't be taken as granted.  Roleplayers should therefore think of contingencies.Â
The best contingency is for everyone in Balmung to hold fast (not to transfer or try to create yet another alternative "unofficial" RP server). Roleplayers should have access to a large, diverse, and vibrant roleplay hub (Balmung) that can afford the most roleplay opportunities to the broadest selection of RPers. We should ideally put pressure on SE to lift the restriction as soon as possible, disclose the date it will be lifted, or designate an official RP server.
The best thing to do is support those trying to foster another RP server, because it's been needed for a while. Hell, I'll probably end up transferring a couple of alts myself and adding to it. They've been trying to get people to not come here for a long time (though it's silly you can't make alts, you're already on the server
).
