Balmung appreciation thread

It seems like every other thread has been about Balmung, even after the server changes and 10 minute lockout was implemented.

I'm just...not even mad. I am thoroughly impressed with the amount of exposure Balmung has been getting as of late, despite its shuttered doors. I cannot help but wonder: it cannot all be the RP...how do you guys do it?!

That cause Balmung has achieved

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Who gives AF tho?

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Originally Posted by Rinuko

Who gives AF tho?

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Whelp, AF1 is obtained from level 45 and 50 job quests or unlock quest if you are a RDM or SAM. AF2 is bought (with centurio seals IIRC). AF3 is level 70 job quests.

Also, this thread is about Balmung being awesome and how we do it. One of the secrets is that the RPers are actually very creative and we are all the better for it if we so much as talk to them as fellow gamers even once.

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Originally Posted by Septonyte

Whelp, AF1 is obtained from level 45 and 50 job quests or unlock quest if you are a RDM or SAM. AF2 is bought (with centurio seals IIRC). AF3 is level 70 job quests.

Also, this thread is about Balmung being awesome and how we do it. One of the secrets is that the RPers are actually very creative and we are all the better for it if we so much as talk to them as fellow gamers even once.

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Im pretty sure he meant to say "Who gives <a fuck> tho" and not "who gives <artifact> tho" cuz that would make zero sense.

I'm sorry...what is it about Balmung the rest of the datacenter worlds were supposed to be appreciative about?

Plenty of Balmung hate going on lately with all the server restart and congestion talk, but I believe a lot of it is misguided.

I started on Balmung, and moved with free transfers, but I enjoyed it. A stable economy, bustling world, and lack of gil sellers were nice. The thing with any massive server (same for other games) is that you have a diverse community, so there's something for everyone.

Want to RP? This is the place.
Raider? Maybe not top world, but plenty!
PvP? Yep!
Spend all your time crafting? Stable economy is waiting for you.

But with that also comes a fair percentage of dbags, and there will always be people who focus only on that. If every server has exactly 5% of their population who are horrible people, naturally a massive server will have MORE, even if it's the same percentage.

Balmung is a popular and beloved server for the same reason people love Tokyo or NYC. There's something for everyone. Even people who just want someone to hate. :)

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Originally Posted by SenorPatty

I'm sorry...what is it about Balmung the rest of the datacenter worlds were supposed to be appreciative about?

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That is so big that it has the powerl to affect other servers.

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Originally Posted by Lexia

That is so big that it has the powerl to affect other servers.

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Yes, affect them negatively, bravo.

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Originally Posted by Lexia

That is so big that it has the powerl to affect other servers.

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By crashing them, you mean?

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Originally Posted by Fuma

Yes, affect them negatively, bravo.

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Well good or bad it still a feat to accomplish which is why Balmung is talked about so much. It like if there one person on a server that everyone knows, they might be the biggest Ahole around but everyone knows who they are whether it for good or reasons.

Balmung is a meme because of a small, but very visible, part of the RP community. It's like that post about leaving Kugane only for true weeaboos.

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Originally Posted by Driavna

Balmung is a meme because of a small, but very visible, part of the RP community. It's like that post about leaving Kugane only for true weeaboos, walking jokes everywhere.

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No. Balmung is a meme, because people love to hate what they don't understand.

Pretty much as Raynar put it. There IS something for everyone on Balmung. There are many play styles and many misjudged and misguided conceptions about Balmung. And as previously stated as well yes we have our trolls, and our dbags, and oddly enough we claim them too...because they are part of the community.

Balmung is kind of like...like that one state/country you always hear about in the news. you cross your fingers and go. "please dont be us...please dont be us!! ah....crap its...us...." Because some people know nothing of Balmung, all though know is its a server with a huge red target on its back. You all have seen it. #blamebalmung.And instantly become subject of ridicule.

I have been on Balmung since it merged with the other server in 2.0. I can honestly say: RP or Not, Raid or Not, whatever your preference or orientation, what ever your play style, the Balmung community is pretty accepting. And while there are a bunch of #deletebalmung and #blamebalmung memes about...I wouldn't want to be on any other server. While everyone else is complaining and finding reasons to dislike Balmung...we are over here enjoying the game, and the vast community.

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Originally Posted by DamianFatale

No. Balmung is a meme, because people love to hate what they don't understand.

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Same goes for Moonguard on WoW. It's got a bad rep mostly due to Goldshire, but most of the people who hang out there don't even play on the server on their mains. But if you actually play with them, there are tons of awesome people there.

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Originally Posted by Abaigeal

I have been on Balmung since it merged with the other server in 2.0.

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Nothing been merged in 2.0, Fabul and Besaid were merged together like 6 months before 1.0 ended.

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Originally Posted by DamianFatale

No. Balmung is a meme, because people love to hate what they don't understand.

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Another "perk" about this server is how easily offended some of their members are, a paradise for trolls.

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Originally Posted by Lexia

Nothing been merged in 2.0, Fabul and Besaid were merged together like 6 months before 1.0 ended.

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Yes, I am aware... :) But most people are more familiar with 2.0. But thank you for the further clarification for those that would not have known.

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Originally Posted by Lexia

Well good or bad it still a feat to accomplish which is why Balmung is talked about so much. It like if there one person on a server that everyone knows, they might be the biggest Ahole around but everyone knows who they are whether it for good or reasons.

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With that logic, you could say Hitler gets talked about a lot too, lol.

Yes that is an exaggeration

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Originally Posted by Raynar-Bloodstrike

Plenty of Balmung hate going on lately with all the server restart and congestion talk, but I believe a lot of it is misguided.

I started on Balmung, and moved with free transfers, but I enjoyed it. A stable economy, bustling world, and lack of gil sellers were nice. The thing with any massive server (same for other games) is that you have a diverse community, so there's something for everyone.

Want to RP? This is the place.
Raider? Maybe not top world, but plenty!
PvP? Yep!
Spend all your time crafting? Stable economy is waiting for you.

But with that also comes a fair percentage of dbags, and there will always be people who focus only on that. If every server has exactly 5% of their population who are horrible people, naturally a massive server will have MORE, even if it's the same percentage.

Balmung is a popular and beloved server for the same reason people love Tokyo or NYC. There's something for everyone. Even people who just want someone to hate. :)

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And this here summarizes Balmung's population and our reluctance to leave. It has a little bit of everything going on. Personally, I always feel strange visiting other servers and seeing Ul'Dah or Limsa devoid of anyone. Of course, this doesn't make it a better server than others, just one who might appeal to those who like the big city environment. :)

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Originally Posted by Fuma

With that logic, you could say Hitler gets talked about a lot too, lol.

Yes that is an exaggeration

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Well it true they do make documentaries about him as well as internet using him for parody videos.

I suspect many people who dislike Balmung either couldn't get on it, had to leave it for some reason, or envy it on some level. That's the impression I get based on the ways many people rant about it.

I also recognize that a very tiny fraction of FFXIV players ever visit the forums, and so most players don't even give Balmung (or any other server) a second of thought.

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Originally Posted by NorthernLadMSP

I think you're a bit delusional. I was on Balmung for a year and was extremely happy I left (Of my own accord with a self paid transfer) for Gilgamesh.

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I said "many", not "most" or "all". If you disagree with that, that's fine, but you may be the delusional one in that case. ;)

I notice you also didn't clarify why you left, or whether you actually even disliked Balmung in the first place (now that you're gone).

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Originally Posted by NorthernLadMSP

No, you pretty much implied most people are just jealous, which is fairly delusional. But, carry on patting yourself on the back.

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Again, I said "many", not "most". That word seems to keep tripping you up for some reason. I also listed "had to leave it for some reason" as a potential reason, implying resentment rather than envy. I notice you're choosing not to harp on that.

Look, I get it. It's difficult for you to disprove that "many" people are jealous, so you insist I meant "most" people because it's an easier position for you to defend. But if you want to be annoyed at me, do it for something I actually said, not something you said.

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Originally Posted by XLauncher

Please don't overthink it. The surge in resent for Balmung is very obviously due to SE accommodating them and a handful of similarly populated worlds at everyone else's expense.

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That would be misplaced anger then, since it was Square Enix that chose to allow and profit off of server transfers even though they knew Balmung was over capacity. They are the ones that manage server populations. If they managed poorly, it is them you should be taking issue with, not the residents of a server who did nothing more than go somewhere they were allowed to be.

You even say "resent for Balmung is very obviously due to SE accommodating them" - who is "them" in that statement? The residents of Balmung? As if Square was actually accommodating anyone outside of their own self interests. Balmung residents didn't ask for the server to be filled beyond capacity. Balmung residents didn't ask for Square to fail to manage the population properly. Balmung residents didn't ask Square to accepts payments for additional transfers to a server they claimed to have closed.

Do you realize Balmung residents can't even create additional characters on their own server? So while you get to have 8 characters on Siren, some Balmung residents are only allowed 1 (even though additional characters from the same player don't actually add to the population). Where you see "accommodation", I see a server that is being penalized by a company that took financial advantage of its popularity.

You may have been under-thinking this.

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Originally Posted by Jandor

Delusion is pretty rampant on Balmung.

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Surprise, Jandor is posting something negative about Balmung residents yet again. We can probably /thread now.

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Originally Posted by Gyson

I suspect many people who dislike Balmung either couldn't get on it, had to leave it for some reason, or envy it on some level. That's the impression I get based on the ways many people rant about it.

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I think you're a bit delusional. I was on Balmung for a year and was extremely happy I left (Of my own accord with a self paid transfer) for Gilgamesh.

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Originally Posted by Gyson

I suspect many people who dislike Balmung either couldn't get on it, had to leave it for some reason, or envy it on some level. That's the impression I get based on the ways many people rant about it.

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Please don't overthink it. The surge in resent for Balmung is very obviously due to SE accommodating them and a handful of similarly populated worlds at everyone else's expense.

No, you pretty much implied most people are just jealous, which is fairly delusional. But, carry on patting yourself on the back.

I'm from Balmung and honestly?
I get really tired of telling friends I'm from there and others, people on these here forums bashes us to hell.
My friends would laugh because it's ERP central or people are jerks or some random misconception.
But as someone who doesn't RP, the people here are really friendly.
Yes people ERP but I've never one seen anyone do it publicly and if they do ERP, who cares?
Let people do what they want, it doesn't harm/hurt you.
It's so annoying when people hive mind about this server just from what others said.
This whole thing just made people hate the server and the people in it even more.
There are goods and bads on every server. I also agree it's a 'Jack of all trades' server.

Phone Edit: But yeah, I dunno I just get bugged that people go out their way to call Balmung the devil
of servers when we are just people like everyone else. This whole Congested thing sucks
and I appreciate those who feel for us and understand why some of us won't move and
I ALSO feel bad for the disruptions over other servers but Christ, the hate I'm seeing
is almost the worst I seen in a long time on the forums. So that's my say in all this.

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Originally Posted by Gyson

I suspect many people who dislike Balmung either couldn't get on it, had to leave it for some reason, or envy it on some level. That's the impression I get based on the ways many people rant about it.

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Originally Posted by NorthernLadMSP

I think you're a bit delusional. I was on Balmung for a year and was extremely happy I left (Of my own accord with a self paid transfer) for Gilgamesh.

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Delusion is pretty rampant on Balmung.

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Originally Posted by XLauncher

Please don't overthink it. The surge in resent for Balmung is very obviously due to SE accommodating them and a handful of similarly populated worlds at everyone else's expense.

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That's quite the conspiracy theory.

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Originally Posted by Theodric

That's quite the conspiracy theory.

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I mean, I didn't give a rip about Balmung at all until this expansion hit and suddenly we get logged off everyday due to AFK exploiters in your server.

Still don't know what I'm supposed to aapreciate about Balmung? I don't hate it but typically when making an appreciation thread, its because something was given to players and its an attempt to make others remember the good times we had with person/community.

If Balmung is getting hate, its mostly because:

-Multiple repetitive threads, ironically created by people from balmung, suggesting in TL;DR words to get off the server even though they themselves won't leave it.

-Threads suggesting extreme solutions to problems that usually Balmung encounters

-Threads suggesting crazy ideas that make even other people from Balmung shake their heads.


Balmung should just stop Balmung /shrug

Balmung is great like a metro city. Awake 24/7 with anything you could want. The server that never sleeps.

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Originally Posted by HyperSMB

I mean, I didn't give a rip about Balmung at all until this expansion hit and suddenly we get logged off everyday due to AFK exploiters in your server.

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Balmung isn't the only congested server, every datacentre has at least one or two servers that are considered to be overpopulated.

@SenorPetty personally, I appreciate Balmung for its roleplaying community, even though I am not from there, I have come to benefit from them with the RP community keeping the flame alive. I also kinda like the meme of them being so popular, in a "Thanks Obama" sort of way. I don't really fault them being so full, they were catering to a group few others did until recently.

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Originally Posted by SenorPatty

I'm sorry...what is it about Balmung the rest of the datacenter worlds were supposed to be appreciative about?

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We are the gods you fear.

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Originally Posted by Theodric

Balmung isn't the only congested server, every datacentre has at least one or two servers that are considered to be overpopulated.

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Primal doesn't. It's an NA datacenter, but the only congested NA worlds are Balmung and Gilgamesh, both of which are on Aether.

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Originally Posted by ErikMynhier

Balmung is great like a metro city. Awake 24/7 with anything you could want. The server that never sleeps.

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This is why I love it, I have a work schedule that puts me working weird hours around the clock, 24/7, no matter what schedule I'm on this week I can count on being able to log in to balmung and there being a good number of people running about!

I appreciate Balmung for the great times provided to me by my loving fans. Thank you all <3 I mine for salt daily

so long, and thanks for all the fish

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Originally Posted by Kallera

@SenorPetty personally, I appreciate Balmung for its roleplaying community, even though I am not from there, I have come to benefit from them with the RP community keeping the flame alive. I also kinda like the meme of them being so popular, in a "Thanks Obama" sort of way. I don't really fault them being so full, they were catering to a group few others did until recently.

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I really liked the role-playing on Balmung too. But Mateus has a pretty happening scene too, and you can actually roll new characters there whenever you want (it does get closed to character creation every once in a while, but nowhere near the level that Bal gets.)

I wonder if the ping in Balmung is good for European players!