(08-21-2013, 12:36 AM)Poisonous Wrote: Boyfriend and I decided to give FFXIV a chance and pre-order ARR. We've played plenty of MMOs together before but never touched FFXIV (I did play FF11 a little while as a kid, holy crap that was a long time ago...) and are both heavy RPers (mostly through the Neverwinter Nights clients, though).
Since we are likely to end up part of this roleplaying community, I was hoping I could get some feedback! We would really appreciate it!
We are trying to figure out which server to go with and are mostly interested in picking a roleplaying server such as Balmung or Gilgamesh. Reading a few of the threads here, I got the impression that Gilgamesh wasn't off to the greatest start and that Balmung was doing well as an established RP community.Â
For players completely new to the game, is starting off on an older server a bad idea at all? Are we going to find the leveling areas empty? I remember reading that this was a problem late into FF11's life. I would really appreciate finding out whether this could be a concern. We really want to experience all the content and not just focus on roleplay.
The consensus in other threads seems to be that Balmung as a community is open to new players, have I gotten the right impression?
Thank you very much for any help!
Hullo, and welcome! Â You've come at a very exciting time! Â As a player who decided to start on Gilgamesh, you might think that my opinion is biased, but truth be told there are countless benefits to both servers. Â Really it's up to your play style and who you'd want to interact with. Â A lot of folks here have even resolved to create characters on both. Â Either way, don't be shy, ask lots of questions, and get to know the amazing community here.
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