Welcome to the party. I like the sound of your character - then again, I'm always a sucker for those philosophical RP's.
As for your questions:
-How are you? You doin' well?
You bet!
-What classes are sought after in parties?
It'll be tanks once again. Anything that can act as a tank will be king of the Duty Finder.
-What races are seen around the most?
Cat people, hands down. We're up to our ears in Miqo'tes.
-How far in advance does SE typically send out the beta key? Any ideas?
It varies. If you were in any of the prior betas, you're already in phase 4. May I ask how you went about getting your key?
-Are there any guilds (I guess...Linkshells?) that I might want to look into?
Well, I only know the Gilgamesh side of things. On that note:
EDIT: - Which server would you all recommend for me to join? Will Gilgamesh be too slow, population wise, as far as RPers go? Or would it be wise to jump in on another RP server that doesn't have as many people so that I can get better entrenched in the Server's RP lore?
Balmung definitely has more RP'ers, from the get-go. A lot of returning characters and a lot of pre-established linkshells are ready to go. Most of them are level 50, which is either good or bad, depending on how you personally want to play the game. Most of these 50-laden linkshells are eager for new players to show the ropes, both game-mechanics-wise an RP-wise.
On the Gilgamesh side of things, we don't have quite as many people... For now. Rough estimates can be made by looking at recent entries in the player directory subforums. We're trying to make up for that by being extremely inclusive, which means lots of public events with no real entry requirements (and minimal rules), aggressive recruiting (especially from major internet communities like Reddit - this has begun to pay off already), and a go-get-em' frontiersman attitude.
Each community has a different feel to it already. I'd recommend you take a long look at the events subforums, and the kinds of people and posts within them. They're quite revealing, and will help you make your decision.
As for your questions:
-How are you? You doin' well?
You bet!
-What classes are sought after in parties?
It'll be tanks once again. Anything that can act as a tank will be king of the Duty Finder.
-What races are seen around the most?
Cat people, hands down. We're up to our ears in Miqo'tes.
-How far in advance does SE typically send out the beta key? Any ideas?
It varies. If you were in any of the prior betas, you're already in phase 4. May I ask how you went about getting your key?
-Are there any guilds (I guess...Linkshells?) that I might want to look into?
Well, I only know the Gilgamesh side of things. On that note:
EDIT: - Which server would you all recommend for me to join? Will Gilgamesh be too slow, population wise, as far as RPers go? Or would it be wise to jump in on another RP server that doesn't have as many people so that I can get better entrenched in the Server's RP lore?
Balmung definitely has more RP'ers, from the get-go. A lot of returning characters and a lot of pre-established linkshells are ready to go. Most of them are level 50, which is either good or bad, depending on how you personally want to play the game. Most of these 50-laden linkshells are eager for new players to show the ropes, both game-mechanics-wise an RP-wise.
On the Gilgamesh side of things, we don't have quite as many people... For now. Rough estimates can be made by looking at recent entries in the player directory subforums. We're trying to make up for that by being extremely inclusive, which means lots of public events with no real entry requirements (and minimal rules), aggressive recruiting (especially from major internet communities like Reddit - this has begun to pay off already), and a go-get-em' frontiersman attitude.
Each community has a different feel to it already. I'd recommend you take a long look at the events subforums, and the kinds of people and posts within them. They're quite revealing, and will help you make your decision.
Yeldir's Wiki:Â
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/wiki/index....r_Melfusor
Gilgamesh! Show your interest and RP pride in the official beta forums:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ARR-Test/th...RP-server. (Mind the trolls!)
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/wiki/index....r_Melfusor
Gilgamesh! Show your interest and RP pride in the official beta forums:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ARR-Test/th...RP-server. (Mind the trolls!)
