The Server Selection News Room

[Cid_Mercer]

Forgive the newb, but why do we want to avoid Core?

[Eva]

Cornelia seems like a safe choice still. I like swords.

[Kylin]

Yeah, so far Core seems to have a very similar voting pattern as we do.

 

As to why to avoid? Because we're trying to avoid getting on an overpopulated server. RPC is huge enough as is and another major fansite could cause for too high population, thus locking out future RPers.

[Cid_Mercer]

Two large fansites worth of people overloading a single server would be pretty depressing, from a server capacity standpoint. (Not to say I don't consider it probable, given Squeenix, but -- yeah, would be depressing.)

 

I don't mind high-population servers because it means more people to play with, buy from and sell to, so we'll have to see how this shakes out.

[Smiling River]

Yeah but it's also about the neighbors you'll have that color the server attitude toward RP >.>

 

It's not like it doesn't matter who we're sharing with. Let's be real.

[Rhio]

I don't mind high-population servers because it means more people to play with' date=' buy from and sell to, so we'll have to see how this shakes out.[/quote']

 

Well, there's also the standpoint of FFXIVCore and the RPC having a very different overall atmosphere, comparatively speaking. The server will be more populated if we both go there, but it'll also be more likely to mix oil and water.

 

Or oil and white phosphorous, as the case may be.

[Aveline]

Yeah, so far Core seems to have a very similar voting pattern as we do.

Ewwww

[Kylin]

Yeah, Core isn't very RP friendly. Though their staff supports us, the members don't care about us in the slightest.

 

Edit: Besaid takes the lead with Core now.

[Trizzip]

I'm gonna hold my vote off till later tomorrow just to see where all the big groups are headed for sure.

[Siben]

Yeah, Core isn't very RP friendly. Though their staff supports us, the members don't care about us in the slightest.

 

That's ok, I don't care about their members either. Why do we have to go around walking on eggshells? I never hid the fact I was an RP'er in any game regardless of what kind of server I was on and I've never gotten overly griefed by anyone.

[Asyria]

Because the RPC's official standpoint is to be nice with our neighbors?

[Cid_Mercer]

And we can't be nice if they're not nice to us first?

 

Honestly, and I promise that I am speaking from experience here, if someone is griefing you for being an RPer, all you have to do is ignore them. They will get bored and go find somebody else to bother. I share a server with Goons elsewhere, Goons are infamous for that sort of behavior, and all you have to do is follow the age-old adage: don't feed the trolls.

 

I know it can be hard, but we just have to chillax. No matter where we end up, there will be people that think that we are colossal dorks. Just remember that they're playing a silly game, too, and are just as dorky, just in a different way. Ignore whatever slams come your way.

 

The people you play with are more important than those you play around.

[ArmachiA]

I'm fine with Core rolling on the same server. If's is Core ZAM and eorzeapedia rolled on the same server I'd be freaking out. Thats too many people!

 

Core can deal

[Seraphine Felstar]

As anyone who has ever arrived at the same Dynamis area as another group or the same NM spawn point can tell ya, it's important to have a good reputation and relationship with the people on your server. Getting mowed over by a large end game group is no fun. In fact, even though my dynamis shell was amazing we got locked out of snow for about two months because one group if jerks decided to dominate the server. In the end diplomacy is what saved that situation.

 

Yeah, it might not seem like a big deal to share a server with these people now, but when you can't get the items you want or make the money you deserve because of who you're sharing the server with it'll matter.

[Siben]

I don't have to be "nice" to them, nor do I have to be a dick to them. I treat everyone neutrally until they show me how much respect they deserve to be given. This is done by measuring how much respect they give to me.

 

If they're going to stomp around and beat their chests proclaiming how much "RP'ers suck" then I'll make it a point to not deal with them. Maybe I'd help them if they were in a bind, but you wouldn't see me go out of my way to do something "nice" for them in the daft hope that, "If I act in a nice and submissive manner towards them then maybe they'll start to "like" RP'ers.""

[ArmachiA]

We;re assuming a lot of /Core. How do we know there just going to hate us and lock us out of everything?

 

I don't think the vast majority of them are that childish

[Zane]

As anyone who has ever arrived at the same Dynamis area as another group or the same NM spawn point can tell ya' date=' it's important to have a good reputation and relationship with the people on your server. Getting mowed over by a large end game group is no fun. In fact, even though my dynamis shell was amazing we got locked out of snow for about two months because one group if jerks decided to dominate the server. In the end [b']diplomacy[/b] is what saved that situation.

 

Yeah, it might not seem like a big deal to share a server with these people now, but when you can't get the items you want or make the money you deserve because of who you're sharing the server with it'll matter.

 

There was also that group we spent two hourglasses on every week to lock out because they thought they'd show up a half an hour before our gather and ignore the Dynamis calender. We even got full tiem extensions in Xarc with 6 mules. We locked them out until they compromised with us.

[Seraphine Felstar]

But it did cost the shell millions in losses before they even considered compromising with us!

 

Just letting everyone know that being on a server with people that don't respect or work with you isn't fun.

[ArmachiA]

siben can you update the first post?

[ArmachiA]

But it did cost the shell millions in losses before they even considered compromising with us!

 

Just letting everyone know that being on a server with people that don't respect or work with you isn't fun.

 

I think we're jumping the gun though on that one.

 

There's only 11 servers. There's 150,000 US preorders, we aren't going to be able to avoid the world. If Core rolls the same server we will deal.

 

I say this because Core is just a website and not a known Griefer guild like the Goons or CKD

[Rhio]

How do we know there just going to hate us and lock us out of everything?

 

We don't. It's more of a precautionary response than anything - if we don't wind up ever being on the same server as they are, we'll never find out one way or the other. Of course, this is presuming that there are a surfeit of things that they could lock us out of in the first place, something that may very well have already gone the way of the dodo.

 

In hindsight, it almost might have been a better idea to have the poll running three days after the open beta started... at which point most other polls would have closed, and we could vote on who if anyone we wanted to avoid. Oh, sure, it kills all of the initial excitement, but it's worth it for the ability to hand-pick our neighbors.

 

As it stands, though, we ultimately will end up where we end up. It's still miles better than hoping and praying you wound up where you wanted in FFXI. And it's also miles better than when we were a year and a half late to the party - I'm sure some of the apprehension over server choice is from bitter memories about Japanese players not too keen on the new batch of American newbs.

[Siben]

yeah once I'm done making some semblance of order out of all these posts. Give me sound bites people!

 

[FACTION] ====> Server

 

I'm lazy! C'mon!

[Siben]

Double Post BUMP!

 

OP updated.

[Verence]

I'd be more interested in learning where Blue Gartr is headed. They're on my "avoid at all costs" list - whatever server they wind up on will likely have a very hardcore elitist endgame scene. I'm also leery of any server being populated by a large, established endgame group not due to overcrowding, I'm sure that'll sort itself out... but the type of temperament that thrives on endgame activity tends to be the type of temperament that's difficult to get along with.

 

Yes, I realize I'm speaking in VERY sweeping generalities, but after 6 years of XI endgame, I'd just like to avoid that particular brand of epeen waving on our server. They'd also likely attempt to completely dominate the endgame scene, and if it's remotely as competitive as it was in XI, that'll be a whole lot of no fun for those of us who have things to do besides live in-game yet still wish to enjoy high level content.

[ArmachiA]

Hmm anyone know what the poll is looking like for BG?