Is Gilgamesh more active than Balmung RP wise?

[Reibees]

I'm curious. I took a bit of a break from the game because I've been getting no RP and I know no one; but I come back, and the game seems utterly abandoned. I spotted maybe two RPers 'walking' through the city, but no actual RP.

 

Has it all gone the way of 'private clique' RP? With my lack of desire for a forced plot guild/FC, I can't seem to find any RP, whatsoever, even despite approaching.  I know a grand number of people who hit 50 and took their leisure time doing so, so I don't imagine the mass populace is still 'leveling'... 

 

So, my question here is, is Gilgamesh more active with OPEN, PUBLIC RP than Balmung is? 

 

 

I'm trying to find a server I can call home, but atm the game's RP activity is making me question even staying....

[Graive Elune]

I don't want to be biased, and I've never been on Balmung, but! From what I've seen there is open RP in all the major cities almost all the time, and we have 2 OOC LS made so that anyone wanting RP can just go, "Want RP!" And someone usually always responds.

 

There are a few RP guilds, but from what I've seen, most prefer to do open RP ( so that others can join in ) rather than private, 'cliquey' RP. There is a lot of Tavern RP in Limsa and Ul'dah, especially. The Bismarck has kind of become our RP hub on this server.

 

But, like I said, I don't know how it is on Balmung - except from what you just mentioned.

[Shae'ra]

There is roleplay in Balmung (least every night I have seen it or been a part of it) though, most of it is not in the main cities from what I have seen. If you do not want to involve yourself with a FC/guild : Have you considered a simple linkshell? An example would be most the RP I have done so far is with the Grindstone who communicates with one another through LS (both IC and OOCly) and there are no obligations like one might find in a guild/FC. More of a quick way to hook up and do some roleplay.

 

Intermission(s)(The OOC RP hub) can be good for getting roleplay, though most people I have roleplayed with have not been something set up via them so I cannot really speak on how well that works or how well it doesn't as I am lacking experience in that area.

 

Perhaps an idea might be to create your same character over on Gilgamesh that you wish to roleplay with so that you may roleplay with either server and/or then decide which you prefer more?

[Fates Skein]

I'm on Balmung, I haven't rolled on Gilgamesh, but I've run into a lot of walk-up RP in Limsa and observed RP in Ul'dah and Gridania.  The Adventurer's Guild buildings in all three cities have had RP in them in the late afternoons and evenings- during the days things are a bit spare. (Days/Evenings in the US- if you're on EU timezones I'm not really sure).

 

Bummer you haven't seen any RP so far!  It's out there, promise!

[Reibees]

O ___ o; Really? Jeez.. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places or something. It wasn't anywhere when I looked last in Limsa or Uldah.

 

I'll stick around tonight and see what happens.

 

As for rerolling on Gilga - I would but then I'd have to level all over again! I have two chars above 30, so I'm waiting for SE's server transfers. (Ofc I'll roll a char tho just to peek at the city activity first, though)

[Shae'ra]

As for rerolling on Gilga - I would but then I'd have to level all over again! I have two chars above 30, so I'm waiting for SE's server transfers. (Ofc I'll roll a char tho just to peek at the city activity first, though)

Ah, in that case then I wouldn't want to start over either. Hopefully poking around on a character to see the activity will grant you a fair view on which server will fit you best. The places I have seen and/or roleplayed at thus far were the Bismark and Drowning Wench (Limsa) Orchon's Torch (by Moraby Drydock0s, Lower La Noscea but it's usually a duo or set thing vs random rp) The bridge outside the Gate of Nald (Forget which Thanaland Nald's gate takes you to, but that one.)

 

As for inside the major cities, I've seen the most RPers in Limsa, then comes Ul'dah, then Gridania. Though, times does make it a big difference. I usually see roleplayers around 10ish-11ish to 2ish-3ish EST in these locations and I haven't been seeking out roleplay either, just running around to talk to NPCs or use the easy teleport around the city. I'm sure most these places make logical sense, but figured I might as well share in hopes to help, right?

[BlessedSilence]

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[halceeuhn]

I'm surely biased, and I haven't been to Balmung, but Gilgamesh has a ton of free-for-all RP in cities and outposts all over Eorzea. I've jumped into the occasional RP session as a side-character more than once. Plots are slowly starting to form in here!

[erosskye]

Im on Gilgamesh and started there so I have no clue whats up in Balmung.  But I do know currently there are some HUGE rp plots being laid out with many many players involved.  I roleplay everyday for a majority of my game-time and am always busy writing up twists and turns for my storyline and hoping it effects everyone elses around in a positive manner.

[Kyral Rilann]

I've been on both servers.

 

Balmung didn't have enough RP to keep me there, so I left my 40 summoner.

 

I came to Gilgamesh and I continued my work, with tons of RP around me I'm on my way to also capping my classes as I go along. There is so much more in the way of RP on Gilgamesh that you cant go wrong, just look at the linkshells here, pick one or two, and you should be set.

[Reibees]

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Ah gosh, I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one that felt that way.

I think in the end I will def be moving to Gilgamesh.. )X

[cuideag]

As of late, I have been spending a majority of my time RPing with folks on Balmung, mostly in Limsa Lominsa. It helps that I am in an RP-oriented LS so we can coordinate where and when folks are RPing but I do see a fair amount of others in open-world RP as well.

I can't compare to Gilgamesh as I haven't rolled there but I wouldn't say that Balmung is inactive by any means.

[halceeuhn]

You have to keep in mind that stumbling upon RP is a matter of pure luck. Maybe Balmung is sprwaling with RP, and you just haven't seen it. Try joining an LS or two, I'm sure you'll find a place in Balmung if you look around.

[LandStander]

That is weird. I stumble into RP all the time in Balmung. I see a lot in outposts around Gridania and quite a lot around the Adventurers guild in Ul'dah. During the first two weeks there was almost no RP because people were so concentrated on logging on so they could play the game, but it's been fine ever since the servers were fixed.

 

I know two spots that are almost always teeming with activity is Bronze Lake (that hot springs place) and that Float place in Grid..follguard float or whatever its called. They have nice bar there and I usually see people in there RPing.

[Faye]

I'm on Balmung, and I've never rolled a character on Gilgamesh, so I can't say what's there. But there's RP all across the map every night on Balmung. Most of it is in Limsa Lominsa at the Drowning Wench or the little cafe in the upper decks, or in Ul'dah, particularly at The Quicksand. I've also found a lot of RP in Gridania, at the falls in Old Gridania, the inn in New Gridania, and that big hall of merchants in Old Gridania. There are also some hot springs I know people frequently role-play at, but I can't remember where they are, and I've found a lot of people just RPing in totally random places. That's just to name a few places, though. I'm sure there are more RP hotspots I forgot/haven't found.

[Reibees]

Wow... I guess I have bad luck. I tele between cities and try to find RP every 20-30 mins and have even sat in Limsa's inn for hours without sight of RP.

In fact I haven't seen anyone RPing since the beginning of P3 CBT. 

 

It's weird that others keep seeing it and yet I haven't.. I must be terribly unlucky. S:

[SessionZero]

For Balmung anyway, it depends heavily on the time you're on and where. Since the major hubs are heavily populated, at least in my experience, RPers tend to prefer the out-of-the-way cities and outposts, so we don't have to put up with the muggles (non-Rpers) cluttering up the chat channels. 

 

The others who have suggested finding OOC LFRP Linkshells hit the nail on the head. Even if you vastly prefer walk-up and spontaneous RP, often finding it winds down to luck, and if luck is in short supply a particular night, LFRP Linkshells can be a life-saver.

[Gideon Aryeh]

On Gilga private chat only rp is highly discouraged as the main way to rp. While we have our fair share of ic channels these are more for rp while leveling. We are attracting enough rpers to draw in groups who never met icly or oocly. Clique rp is also frowned upon.

 

If you ever see Amaare just walking around approach him he will talk to anyone!

 

 

We are also up to three packed ooc shells

[erosskye]

On Gilga private chat only rp is highly discouraged as the main way to rp. While we have our fair share of in channels these are more fir rp while leveling. We are attracting enough rpers to draw in groups who never met icly or oocly. Clique rp is also frowned upon.

 

 

We are also up to three packed ooc shells

All of this cause Rock is the MEHN! :moogle:

[halceeuhn]

Yeah, rule nº1 of Gilgamesh: Rock is the leader. Nobody knows why, but he just is.

[S'demyx Tia]

I'm on Balmung, and I 'occasionally' see some RP in the major cities. Most I've seen in open world have been in small places like Bentbranch Meadows. From my experience, most of the RP I've had has been through my ls/fc. And from time-to-time a little forced.

 

Sorry to say it does seem a little clique-y. If you're ever in need of RP, send me a message! ^^ I'm always looking for some, because I only have two good friends that I actually ever roleplay with (They're non-FC members, so that's saying something.) -

 

I also have S'demyx created on Gilgamesh from the times of Beta (only level 1). Might have to go on there and see what happens.

[Momoji Momochi]

I don't know about Gilgamesh, but I've seen people actively RPing in the Lominsa tavern. I even thought about jumping in if it weren't for my character's mid-job crisis of rediscovering his long lost love for shiny armor and battle axes (went almost all out tank due to lack of tanks on server).

[Aysun]

These threads are just.. bad for everyone.

 

What everyone needs to realize is this game is less than a month old. Everyone, even RPers, is so focused on PLAYING the game. They need to progress to a point where they're comfortable slowing down and RPing more, so that sporadic RP is kind of hard to come by sometimes.

 

It is out there. On Balmung, for sure, as I've seen it, and on Gilgamesh I'm sure it is too. Everyone's just very preoccupied with actually playing the game right now.

 

Please, join an Intermission LS if you haven't already. Look over the RPLSs in the Linkshell section. There are at least three of the Intermission pearls now, due to the massive amount of RPers on Balmung. And there's tons of people that choose not to be in Intermission. We're all over, there's just a lot going on!

[Nel Celestine]

I Rp when I can but you have to take into account a few things:

 

1)  RP does not always happen where you are.  Perhaps get an invite to intermission and ask for any RP in your area

2) game is not even a month old.  People are STILL trying to clear basic content.

 

 

People need to remember that this is a game as well.  We are people and some of us do want progress as well as RP.  We're not just going to stand around and talk from when we log in until we log out like timed NPCs.  We are people on the other side of the screen with interests, goals and plans.

[Gideon Aryeh]

Wow... I guess I have bad luck. I tele between cities and try to find RP every 20-30 mins and have even sat in Limsa's inn for hours without sight of RP.

In fact I haven't seen anyone RPing since the beginning of P3 CBT. 

 

It's weird that others keep seeing it and yet I haven't.. I must be terribly unlucky. S:

 

If you decide to join us after transfers are opened up you are more than welcome