As someone who moved from Balmung to Mateus?Â
I don't miss Balmung. Not in the least. Not the people, not the market, and definitely not the Quicksand. I'm glad I left. I was able to establish my own Free Company, get off the ground with a mansion under our belt and a good group of people when Stormblood hit. Now I can craft plotlines and campaigns, and throw events for people without having to struggle and fight twenty other groups for attention.
The "quality" of the RP is subjective. If you're looking around for generic bar RP, you will find it here. If you're looking for more adventure-based plots, you'll also find it here. You just have to make an effort to do so.
There's a lot more people starting out here than there will be on Balmung. That's just a given. But--much like every other aspect of this game, if you put time and effort into things you'll get something well worth all the exertion. It's all a matter of whether or not you want to dig around, or help people learn. If you do, you'll find yourself at home here in Mateus. If not, you might want to go somewhere more 'established.'
I also feel there's a lot less drama around here. You have your one percent of assholes who tell you to "go back to your own server" but those people can take a walk off a short pier. Mateus is my server now. You couldn't pay me to go back to Balmung. Not after everything I've seen there.
I don't miss Balmung. Not in the least. Not the people, not the market, and definitely not the Quicksand. I'm glad I left. I was able to establish my own Free Company, get off the ground with a mansion under our belt and a good group of people when Stormblood hit. Now I can craft plotlines and campaigns, and throw events for people without having to struggle and fight twenty other groups for attention.
The "quality" of the RP is subjective. If you're looking around for generic bar RP, you will find it here. If you're looking for more adventure-based plots, you'll also find it here. You just have to make an effort to do so.
There's a lot more people starting out here than there will be on Balmung. That's just a given. But--much like every other aspect of this game, if you put time and effort into things you'll get something well worth all the exertion. It's all a matter of whether or not you want to dig around, or help people learn. If you do, you'll find yourself at home here in Mateus. If not, you might want to go somewhere more 'established.'
I also feel there's a lot less drama around here. You have your one percent of assholes who tell you to "go back to your own server" but those people can take a walk off a short pier. Mateus is my server now. You couldn't pay me to go back to Balmung. Not after everything I've seen there.
