Looking for an quite active NA Server

Greetings fellow XIV players,

I currently decided to move away from my current Server and looking for a new server that can fulfill the following points:

a) being a Legacy Server (for no real reasons)
b) has an active community with a broad range of nationalities (preferable would be some EU FC´s or LS´s as well)
c) has an active progression community in both statics and PF (not being entirely dependent on having a static, even though it´s nice to have the chance to get one)

I know it might be hard to fulfill all this requests/points and I don´t ask for a miracle, just your honest opinion and experience on your servers if they fit in here.

Thank you in advance for all your comments.

From my knowledge the top three pop NA servers are:


Gilgamesh
Leviathan
Cactuar

I feel like I'm missing one, but yeah.

Thanks, but population don´t directly induce a active progression community. I made this mistake when I transferred back to Excalibur. Masamune had 5k less players but was way more active in regards of progression and overall.

But thank you for the list.

If you want to get an idea on progression, it's not uncommon to look at each server forum. Some of them have progression threads that detail what FC has done what. Also, concerning activity, you may want to mention which time zone you may be most interested in since you may be interested in moving to a NA server but if your play time is mostly 3AM EST or something similar, you may be better off on another server.

Gilgamesh.

Just realized you want a legacy server. I'd go for Balmung. Really high pop and seemingly lots of progression. Sadly, it's the 'unofficial rp server' which I find a real negative.. but maybe you won't!

I've played on Leviathan and Diabolos recently and both are pretty active. Biggest difference has been Leviathan had more activity late into the PST evening than Diabolos. Neither are legacy though.

When you transfer it's going to feel a lot more empty at first no matter where you go since you have to re-establish yourself in the community.

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Originally Posted by Failia

If you want to get an idea on progression, it's not uncommon to look at each server forum. Some of them have progression threads that detail what FC has done what. Also, concerning activity, you may want to mention which time zone you may be most interested in since you may be interested in moving to a NA server but if your play time is mostly 3AM EST or something similar, you may be better off on another server.

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You got a point there. Will do so. Thank you.

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Originally Posted by Karnyboy

Gilgamesh.

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You say Gilgamesh Karnyboy. Could you give me a quick statement why you think so?

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Originally Posted by Noahlimits

Sadly, it's the 'unofficial rp server' which I find a real negative.. but maybe you won't!

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I didn't think I would either (I was on Balmung from 1.0 and saw no reason to move, so I ended up in the "RP server"). Honestly, I don't notice it that much. You'll see RP activity in some of the main parts of town, sure, but for the most part they keep to themselves either in housing areas or in the nooks and crannies of the towns. The only time this is different is during an Event, which can actually be really cool. Walking through Ul'dah and seeing a ball going on in the court area is pretty cool, imo. These are maybe once a month or so, still in places you don't normally go.

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Originally Posted by Noahlimits

Just realized you want a legacy server. I'd go for Balmung. Really high pop and seemingly lots of progression. Sadly, it's the 'unofficial rp server' which I find a real negative.. but maybe you won't!

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Could you explain why you feel that's a negative? Curiosity on my part.

@OP: Definitely think posting when your ideal raid times would help *nod*

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Originally Posted by ExKage

Could you explain why you feel that's a negative? Curiosity on my part.

@OP: Definitely think posting when your ideal raid times would help *nod*

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Because people tend to keep the /sh and /say channels spammed with RP chat. It seems like they're really desperate for attention, but hey, it's their choice. It's not as common on Gilgamesh, but it's super annoying to see your chat box spammed with people RPing. Its enough to make me want to turn off my /say and /sh channels completely.

Just my opinion, however. I don't expect everyone else to share my views.

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Originally Posted by Kazza2003

You say Gilgamesh Karnyboy. Could you give me a quick statement why you think so?

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I came from Faerie to Gilgamesh, not only is the server active when it's EST prime time hours for me, it has a large group of all player types, I see the PF constantly fill up to 20+ lfm daily. The progression guild is there and constantly expanding their raiding schedules. Just has more people on it that really keep me occupied from ever feeling like I am alone on the server at any given time.

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Originally Posted by Noahlimits

Because people tend to keep the /sh and /say channels spammed with RP chat. It seems like they're really desperate for attention, but hey, it's their choice. It's not as common on Gilgamesh, but it's super annoying to see your chat box spammed with people RPing. Its enough to make me want to turn off my /say and /sh channels completely.

Just my opinion, however. I don't expect everyone else to share my views.

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Was curious because I started on Balmung just because all of my friends were there and they were from 1.0. I only found out about RP when I found out a friend did it and I started to join in. I don't generally see people use /sh for anything but /sh in Mordonuts back in the day for help with parties before PF. And as for /say I never used it for anything so I thought that's why (I thought) it became an RP thing to use. I've never seen anyone use it for anything else. It's always been /t or /p for things.

I mean I can understand it if /sh is being used over and over but I turned that off not because of RP but because I got tired of people shouting about how they can meld this or p.lvl x craft or join this FC!

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Originally Posted by ExKage

Was curious because I started on Balmung just because all of my friends were there and they were from 1.0. I only found out about RP when I found out a friend did it and I started to join in. I don't generally see people use /sh for anything but /sh in Mordonuts back in the day for help with parties before PF. And as for /say I never used it for anything so I thought that's why (I thought) it became an RP thing to use. I've never seen anyone use it for anything else. It's always been /t or /p for things.

I mean I can understand it if /sh is being used over and over but I turned that off not because of RP but because I got tired of people shouting about how they can meld this or p.lvl x craft or join this FC!

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"The Darkness is Calling You"

For the 50th ****ing time in the zone. I always crack up laughing when I see their IC Guild advertisement.

But IMO, this is no different from Non-RP Advertisements. It's just an IC twist. Most of the RP'ers keep in /s channels because that's local - and I earnestly don't see a lot of people talking in /s otherwise. Usually, people just talk in /sh regardless of proximity.

Balmung is pretty much all 3 points. Additionally it offers everything people may want (not sure about PvP though) Endgame, Social environment basically any kind of FC you could ask for, and roleplaying. We even have what plants crave, electrolytes.

Stealing from other thread

http://xivsoul.com/

Counting characters that are in a FC
So unless some server have unusual large amount of people not in FC... should be somewhat accurate.

Notice the Legacy marks by Legacy servers and the Data Centers are marked with region flag.

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Originally Posted by Noahlimits

From my knowledge the top three pop NA servers are:


Gilgamesh
Leviathan
Cactuar

I feel like I'm missing one, but yeah.

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Where you get this knowledge?

In my experience Diabolos has been pretty active since launch. Way more active early in the afternoon or later in the evening though which works out for me, anyway.

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Originally Posted by Chihaya

Stealing from other thread

http://xivsoul.com/

Counting characters that are in a FC
So unless some server have unusual large amount of people not in FC... should be somewhat accurate.

Notice the Legacy marks by Legacy servers and the Data Centers are marked with region flag.



Where you get this knowledge?

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Actually, I think exodus should have been in the place of Cactuar. Regardless, I got it from information SE released a while ago on their main page. I'm going off of memory, but per your website it seems pretty accurate.

Not Mateus.

If you are annoyed with too much RP across the open comms, you will adore Mateus. You can go for hours on Mateus without one... single... shout. If you're not in a Company and hooked into Company chat, you might come to believe you're in a single-player environment.

I *just* moved my primary alt off Mateus, over to Goblin, to have a look around.

sarg... sargentito is pretty populated and I think someone has t9 down

This is just hear say but recently a guy came back from Behemoth to Leviathan and he said that Behe got a better scene of end-game progression. Maybe make a character there and see how often PF looks for peeps?

Oh Leviathan is i believe 3rd place in the most active servers, at least for NA
So not too bad ;)

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Originally Posted by NoloeTazier

Balmung is pretty much all 3 points. Additionally it offers everything people may want (not sure about PvP though) Endgame, Social environment basically any kind of FC you could ask for, and roleplaying. We even have what plants crave, electrolytes.

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I've been in Balmung for 2 weeks.
Lot's a friendly people, people RP in Ul'dah and all. I felt like people kept to themselves.
They're respectful because 2 people invited me to a FC with cute personal text, I declined but I get more ninja invite's than Leviathan. A lot more.
More people in towns too. I just didn't feel like it was right for me and Leviathan feels more at home. But it's bustling with RPer's and people
and I occasionally AFK in Ul'dah just to watch them RP. The Market isn't bad to me, I felt like I made more money there too. O:

My only dislike was I've seen some trolls..not a lot of them openly talking in Levi and I've seen RPers do light e-rp in public. Otherwise
I liked it.