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I have no experience of playing FFXI or what it was like trying to thrive on an international server. I think it would be an amazing opportunity, language barriers aside. I've played on American and EU servers mostly. Ages ago I played with some Swedish, Greek, and Israeli players on a DAoC European server. That was a really fun and enriching experience.
Most of the topics raised have been thoroughly discussed already. I don't have any real strong opinions but I do have a thought regarding the server choice.
My reason for finding the RPC is that I naturally sought a group of roleplayers to play and interact with. I can understand that some might be a bit upset if we don't all end up in the same place, but that shouldn't discourage anyone from participating in some cross-server plotlines (unless the mechanics of the game make it impossible to do so). In my old SWG days there were often times when good friends decided to move server for whatever reason and I would create a temporary or 'throwaway' character (either based on one already written for the story arc or a sort of NPC which could be fleshed out a bit more). My friends wouldn't even know it was me until long after the plotline was finished. It was like a really nice surprise for them with the added benefit that they were RPing without any prompting or preset expectations whatsoever.
We even had a bit of a network with other RPing communities on different servers... like an exchange of sorts. It mixed things up a bit, sometimes threw you into the thick of things, but it was always a lot of fun!
This might not be the ideal solution for everyone... since I'm sure that most would prefer to play a main and not some throwaway piece of fodder. I'm sure that whatever happens, we will always have this place to ground us and keep us communicating.
I have no experience of playing FFXI or what it was like trying to thrive on an international server. I think it would be an amazing opportunity, language barriers aside. I've played on American and EU servers mostly. Ages ago I played with some Swedish, Greek, and Israeli players on a DAoC European server. That was a really fun and enriching experience.
Most of the topics raised have been thoroughly discussed already. I don't have any real strong opinions but I do have a thought regarding the server choice.
My reason for finding the RPC is that I naturally sought a group of roleplayers to play and interact with. I can understand that some might be a bit upset if we don't all end up in the same place, but that shouldn't discourage anyone from participating in some cross-server plotlines (unless the mechanics of the game make it impossible to do so). In my old SWG days there were often times when good friends decided to move server for whatever reason and I would create a temporary or 'throwaway' character (either based on one already written for the story arc or a sort of NPC which could be fleshed out a bit more). My friends wouldn't even know it was me until long after the plotline was finished. It was like a really nice surprise for them with the added benefit that they were RPing without any prompting or preset expectations whatsoever.
We even had a bit of a network with other RPing communities on different servers... like an exchange of sorts. It mixed things up a bit, sometimes threw you into the thick of things, but it was always a lot of fun!
This might not be the ideal solution for everyone... since I'm sure that most would prefer to play a main and not some throwaway piece of fodder. I'm sure that whatever happens, we will always have this place to ground us and keep us communicating.
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