(05-21-2017, 11:38 PM)Val Wrote:(05-21-2017, 11:26 PM)Sig Wrote:(05-21-2017, 11:09 PM)Val Wrote:(05-21-2017, 10:40 PM)Sig Wrote:(05-21-2017, 10:39 PM)Kage Wrote: I've had better with less page count.
Correct ideas are not always popular.
oh my god could you not
You're not Martin Luther King. You're some guy that's trying to talk about things he obviously has no idea on how they work, both from a common sense point of view and an infrastructure one.
"Hey this restriction you have sucks. I need you to lift it.'
"But if we do it'll keep breaking things and the economy will continue to be awful."
"Yeah well I need you to lift it."
"But th---"
"IÂ need you to lift it. IT'S FOR THE GOOD OF (ME) THE PEOPLE"
Dissenting (and entirely valid) opinions over the internet sometimes attract vitriol. See post above. Honestly, Val -- you're a good roleplayer.  I expected more than petty personal attacks.  The points raised in the OP are both coherent, achievable, and would benefit RPers the most. It's not the easy option, but it is correct the one that will benefit the overwhelming majority of RPers.
The problem with your argument is that you're not listening to anyone's opinion. You're taking what you say as fact and not remotely considering the truths of what anyone else is saying to you.Â
I--and pretty much literally everyone else here--have told you time and time again that while your ideas are great, they cannot be achieved for multiple reasons. And yet, you choose to ignore it with simple responses that more or less boil down to "because i want it to happen". It's not realistic. Expecting them to shit out a new RP server isn't realistic. Thinking that it costs nothing isn't realistic.
Personal attacks? No. I have not attacked you personally. I refuse to do so. I will, however, point out how incredibly unrealistic/ridiculous your arguments and responses have become. This isn't some sort of heroic "let's band together friends!!!!" moment. This is real. You have a handful of options. Nothing is going to change. You can try to change it, but expecting it is a fool's errand. People have tried telling you this over and over and over, and yet you bullheadedly rush through and dismiss literally any valid option they're offering, sometimes even going so far as just ignoring it outright. You take whatever common sense they give you, consider it a personal attack (like I assume you're going to do with this), and push past it. And yet, even if we try to tell you "Hey that's not what we mean" it doesn't matter.
It's not even an issue with "well this community will break apart." The servers literally can not handle the stress. It's just how it is. That's not even touching on the subject of social and economic issues that Balmung is facing because of the overpopulation, both in RP and PvE. To assume that none of them exist is another issue altogether.
You seem to appear to confuse disagreement with the ability to understand and process arguments. I've considered each and every counter argument and disagree. I don't exactly take posts offered by at most 15 people to refute basic, intuitive arguments we all take for granted.
Think about this: would we have anywhere near as vibrant, healthy, sustainable, and diverse an RP community if Balmung was not a centralized RP hub? The answer is no. We have enjoyed the benefits of a centralized RP hub for years. Reversing this and fragmenting the community could harm RP for all roleplayers for the reasons stated in the OP. No one is standing in line to transfer from Balmung right now for this very reason; at most people are rolling alts to show support. The vast majority of the FFXIV RP community depends on a centralized RP hub. They may not advocate for this expressly, but it's something most value.
I've already pointed out a dozen times how SE could alleviate this problem in a way that would not harm the RP community: reverse the transfer restriction (and implement alternative population control measures) or simply designate an official RP server. Nothing else will work.
