Question to Role-Players

Though i have little doubt in my mind that Square will never actually make good on their remarks about making a Role-play server (from back in Beta), or designating one of the existing servers the role-play server; I'm still going to pose a question.

If they ever did give us a role-play server, would you (Role-players or RP-friendly players) transfer over to it? And if you would, should it be something we should ask for as i'm certain that there would be enough people to fill a server adequately if given the chance.

Had a roll-playing server existed when I started I would have chosen it, but at this point I'm too invested in my current server/FC/parties/friends to consider switching.

There are two unofficial RP servers rolling right now..Balmung for Legacy and Gilgamesh for non-legacy.

I don't play on them, so not sure how active they are.

Plenty people in general on Balmung, and I have to say, I fairly regularly pick up some random /say conversations between various RPers. Mainly in the towns, but also in some of the camps.

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Originally Posted by harkinate

There are two unofficial RP servers rolling right now..Balmung for Legacy and Gilgamesh for non-legacy.

I don't play on them, so not sure how active they are.

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Oh, i know there's unofficial RP servers, i'm on Gilgamesh myself. I was just asking about what the reaction would be to a square-enix supported RP server (The RP tag on server selection is also a good way to draw people who are interested in RP, but haven't already looked up the histories of the unofficial servers).

I'm also asking because although i see a lot of RP, there always seems to be a lot of griefers recently; boredom at end-game tends to give people time to be jerks to others having fun. :P

You'll find RP Griefers in any game, even if the servers are official RP servers.

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Originally Posted by harkinate

You'll find RP Griefers in any game, even if the servers are official RP servers.

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You'll usually find far less on servers where the community expects RP, rather than a server where Non-RP is expected to be the norm; Which is what the unofficial servers are, the RP community may make a large presence, but at the end of the day it is still a non-RP server and griefing RP events isn't seen as harassment from conversations people have had with GM's where as griefing would usually be seen as harassment on an RP server.

But, this isn't in the point of the thread; I was just looking for answers on people's interests in having a company-supported RP server.

I would like it. But I believe I'm officially retired from rping. Too much ooc drama and my main rp friend quit. Still I personally love the ooc communities on rp servers.

I don't really need a RP server - I role-play well enough on my existing server (but then I've never been one for being in character 24/7 though, hence I usually avoid dedicated RP servers in MMOs, just so that it's up to me when I'm in character or not - I hate games which virtually enforce you to be in character at all times).

So it doesn't worry me too much if SE doesn't go ahead with adding an official RP server to the game - the game's RP community seem to have gotten along fine without it anyway. ;)

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Originally Posted by Enkidoh

I don't really need a RP server - I role-play well enough on my existing server (but then I've never been one for being in character 24/7 though, hence I usually avoid dedicated RP servers in MMOs, just so that it's up to me when I'm in character or not - I hate games which virtually enforce you to be in character at all times).

So it doesn't worry me too much if SE doesn't go ahead with adding an official RP server to the game - the game's RP community seem to have gotten along fine without it anyway. ;)

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Not trying to argue anything, but i really have to wonder where people have played or what they've heard to make them think that RP servers are all in-character, all the time.

I don't think i've ever played a game that tried to enforce this, whether from the company or the players at large. Every RP server i've ever played on has mainly just been a tag that basically said "Role-players should gather here", and then everyone did their thing whether it was Heavy-RP groups or Light-RP groups.
*You'd always have the RP extremists that tend to get pissy if someone isn't RP'ing their way, but those guys usually quiet down when they realize people won't be bullied to do things their way.

I dunno if i've been lucky, or if others unlucky...

I'd be tempted, but it would depend on how many of the current RP community on Balmung were going to make the jump.

RP servers are grand, but they don't really function without RPers. :)

If they did designate one it would probably be Balmung as it is the older of the two unofficial servers. That said I'm here now so I would stay.

I don't think I or anyone would move unless:

a. The server had special rules by Square against trolling
b. Only if everyone I knew would come with me.

But as I said I doubt they would add a new one, so balmung is safe.

I'm a solo roleplayer I guess. I'm always in character when by myself. It's sorta like playing a non heavily scripted single player RPG and take it seriously I guess.

Depends really... I'm quite settled on my current server to be honest. Though if transfers were free and it seemed that enough of the rp community would switch (if a new server was made) then I might switch. Though from glancing over this thread it seems most are settled on whatever servers they are on so I doubt I'd switch without some form of a community going over.

Nice thought but I think I'm in the same boat as Erik, if they had special rules on the server then that would make the switch way more tempting. Granted my other main issue is I have a lot of non rp rl friends that play on this server I call home :P pretty sure they would not want to switch servers.

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Originally Posted by frostmagemari

Though i have little doubt in my mind that Square will never actually make good on their remarks about making a Role-play server (from back in Beta), or designating one of the existing servers the role-play server; I'm still going to pose a question.

If they ever did give us a role-play server, would you (Role-players or RP-friendly players) transfer over to it? And if you would, should it be something we should ask for as i'm certain that there would be enough people to fill a server adequately if given the chance.

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As the leader of an RP-oriented FC, I'd definitely put it up to a vote. Would be interested to see it happen, especially if server transfers were free to the new RP server (assuming it wasn't just designated from existing 'unofficial' RP servers like Gilgamesh and Balmung).

Could be neat to make a dungeon or two for the role players. I don't do it myself but a neat idea and it could bring those on other worlds into it maybe.

I wish there was vanity slots.. it makes roleplay more fun that way.

I wouldn't. I have to many friends on hyperion now to just up root and leave for an role-playing server. Maybe I'd make a new character just for fun, but I still couldn't see putting a 100% in to it.

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Originally Posted by Cylla

I wouldn't. I have to many friends on hyperion now to just up root and leave for an role-playing server. Maybe I'd make a new character just for fun, but I still couldn't see putting a 100% in to it.

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Cylla, there are two RP linkshells on Hyperion - Regalius and Twelves' Guard. If you're interested in either one, I can get you a pearl for the former and poke someone to get you a pearl for the latter. Bother are pretty light, so it's not all rp, all the time. Regalius does organized events, Twelves' Guard reserves their pearl for RP though.

Honestly, for me? It's too late. Yes, Yoshi and Squeenix should have followed through on their promise, and yes, I'm very disappointed in them for flaking out. But too much time and energy has been spent establishing myself on Balmung; I wouldn't leave even if they labeled a new server RP.

At this point, retconning Balmung and Gilgamesh as RP-friendly servers would be Square's safest course of action.

I doubt there will ever be an official RP server as much as I doubt RPers would transfer to it if one was made, simply because the activity on that server would be the same as in a server with mixed RPers and non-RPers such as Balmung, where I am, and Gilgamesh. As a roleplayer and co-leader of an RP linkshell, I have observed my members and others, and I assure you, there is only a very small percentage that will invest on roleplaying most of their in-game time.

Most of roleplayers spend their time doing endgame as much as non-roleplayers, and will RP only during breaks in a tavern, or when an event is scheduled by the Roleplaying Community. In the end we're just like non-RPers, and even though we may not share the same reasons to do endgame (looking for good-looking gear rather than high stats), the goal is the same. 90% of players will go after the latest content, be it a roleplayer or a non-roleplayer.

Of course there are people like me who really only like to roleplay and only progress the game when they're bored, but we'll never be enough to fill a server. Most of RPers will want to stay where there's non-RPers to be found, so there's always a good number of participants to endgame.