SE Devs/representatives,
The Role-Play community on Besaid, a small but loyal customer base would like to request that you select a server and make it an RP-friendly World. We ask for the same consideration you've already granted to the German/French players. The Role-Play community is a small fraction that needs to stay together in order to play and have fun in FFXIV for years to come. It would also help that potential Role-Players know where to start their adventures without having to search the web for an “Unofficial RP server.” Finally, many non-Role Players on Besaid and in the greater FFXIV community wish to play on the same server as Role-Players, I am sure they will state their own reasons for doing so in reply to thisThere are also others who would like to avoid the Role-Players, and this would make them happy as well!
While this is a very hectic period for the forums due to the recent announcement of the Wolds merge, and I do not want to add to the chaos, there simply is no better time to make this request!
To quote Yoshida himself in an interview with Gamer Escape last October:
GamerEscape: You told Famitsu that you are thinking about making new servers focused on different languages. Are there any plans to designate roleplay servers? I know the players on Besaid would love to be officially recognized as an RP server.
Yoshida: We do recognize a need to set up a designated roleplaying world. We will look into this in a proactive manner!
Please designate an Role Play friendly server!
If you support this idea, please like/comment on this thread!
EDIT: Since we now know that Besaid will turn into Balmung, please consider putting a label near that server notifying people that it is an RP-friendly world, for the very same reasons stated above.