Server opens up to new players at odd hours. So if you want to give Balmung a try, keep at it! You will get in soon enough.
As for my own personal experience with RP in Balmung, it's been overall positive. I attribute it partly to luck, I just randomly ran into people who were good RPers and joined an FC that encourage storytelling and arcs, and I also proactively sought out people that I saw on RPC to play with them.
So persistence, patience, and a little bit of luck, I think you will find some good RP in either both Gilgamesh or Balmung.
As for my own personal experience with RP in Balmung, it's been overall positive. I attribute it partly to luck, I just randomly ran into people who were good RPers and joined an FC that encourage storytelling and arcs, and I also proactively sought out people that I saw on RPC to play with them.
So persistence, patience, and a little bit of luck, I think you will find some good RP in either both Gilgamesh or Balmung.