Behemoth or Cactuar

I'm looking to change servers soon as the server I'm in now(Goblin) while not dead is a bit smaller then what I was hoping for. I've decided between either Behemoth or Cactuar but not sure which to pick. My friend is also going to be transferring with me. We are hoping to find some groups for raiding, an overall larger server population, and just some random fun. What server do you think would be best between to two?

I transferred to Cactuar for a little bit and compared to Behemoth it was very quiet. No idea what the raiding scene is like on Aether though.

Behemoth doesn't have me so I'm biased towards Cactuar. :/

(If you'd like you can join my FC on Cactuar, Kingsglaive. We're a pretty casual FC and we try to get together to run content every so often but time zones and school are mean. I think a lot of us are busy with school/take a break since we're winding down on the patch and there's not much else to do.)

Cactuar has a pretty great hunting community. Raiding it doesn't matter a ton what server you're on, as these days that can really be done via cross world statics. So it's all about the data center.

Cactuar is on the Aether Datacenter.. i.e. has access to Gilgamesh, Balmung, and Sargatanas. It should have *more* raiding options available to you.

Quality of the raid scene is probably the same, but the sheer numbers would probably make it easier on Aether.

Higher population also generally translates to cheaper market board prices.. which also makes it somewhat easier to raid.

It is also customary on Cactuar during hunts that you ask about Pazuzu or Ixion weather whenever you get the chance, which actually reminds me....IS THIS IXION WEATHER!?

Behemoth player here. Server has many small casual communities that add up making the server to be quite fairly populated. Raiding scenario on the server isn't very strong but Primal DC is fine.

Pretty much what raffydturtle said, there will be more avaliability of raid parties but quality won't be much different between Datacenters unless you've contacts.

Omnislash server

Cactuar FTW

I mean if you like to see botters run around, Cactuar for sure.

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Originally Posted by XenoCranel

I mean if you like to see botters run around, Cactuar for sure.

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Stop lying.

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Originally Posted by KCTheNobody

I'm looking to change servers soon as the server I'm in now(Goblin) while not dead is a bit smaller then what I was hoping for. I've decided between either Behemoth or Cactuar but not sure which to pick. My friend is also going to be transferring with me. We are hoping to find some groups for raiding, an overall larger server population, and just some random fun. What server do you think would be best between to two?

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It depends. Do you like brazilians? If so, behemoth. If no, Cactuar.

I say that because Behemoth has the largest brazilian community at FFXIV. There can be not so strange to see some shout advertising some free company in portuguese at Limsa when you're on Behemoth. But all of them can communicate in english, don't worry. Or, at least, they try.

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Originally Posted by miraidensetsu

It depends. Do you like brazilians? If so, behemoth. If no, Cactuar.

I say that because Behemoth has the largest brazilian community at FFXIV. There can be not so strange to see some shout advertising some free company in portuguese at Limsa when you're on Behemoth. But all of them can communicate in english, don't worry. Or, at least, they try.

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That's good to know thanks for the info.

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Originally Posted by raffydturtle

Cactuar is on the Aether Datacenter.. i.e. has access to Balmung, and Sargatanas...

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Note: This is actually a very, very awful thing

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Originally Posted by KCTheNobody

That's good to know thanks for the info.

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Even with the BR population, it’s nowhere as large as the English speaking community there. There are maybe 2-3 large FCs for BR players.

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Originally Posted by mandodo69

Stop lying.

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I can think of four gather bots that are regularly active, and another four or so who are less consistent.

There's nearly as many crafting bots though, and their presence on the marketboard is pretty obvious.

Dunno how bad that is compared to other servers, though.

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Originally Posted by KageTokage

I can think of four gather bots that are regularly active, and another four or so who are less consistent.

There's nearly as many crafting bots though, and their presence on the marketboard is pretty obvious.

Dunno how bad that is compared to other servers, though.

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Proof or your lying.

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Originally Posted by mandodo69

Stop lying.

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Prove that we're lying.

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Originally Posted by mandodo69

Proof or your lying.

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We aren’t allowed to name them publicly on the forum; that’s grounds for an immediate ban. However, a lot of people on Cactuar are aware of the botters, and know who they are. There are talks about them in the Novice Network frequently, and it just takes a glance at the consumables market to see.

That being said, botting on the MB aside, Cactuar is a very nice server. I’ve been here since I started playing in 2015, and have no intentions to leave. It has a very good Hunt scene that do a very good job of not tolerating any trolling with regards to Hunts, are courteous to wait for S ranks, and is relatively midcore. You can find just about anything on Cactuar.

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Originally Posted by mandodo69

Proof or your lying.

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Stating that they were lying at first then asking for proof after indicates that you either know with 100% certainty that they're lying (which requires you to prove that the entire server is free from botters) or you know they're not but you have some ulterior motives.

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Originally Posted by HyoMinPark

We aren’t allowed to name them publicly on the forum; that’s grounds for an immediate ban. However, a lot of people on Cactuar are aware of the botters, and know who they are. There are talks about them in the Novice Network frequently, and it just takes a glance at the consumables market to see.

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I been in NN since it was a thing and havent heard anything save for the occasional rmt that people mention. "Although some people are dumb and think that people who sell items on the mb for 999999999 gil are bots and not real people taking advantage of more inventory space via the mb. It's funny some think people who buy stuff off the mb that was posted at 234 gil but, vendors for 949 gil, and re sell it for a profit are bots." - My quote to the other person still applies here.

[QUOTE=mandodo69;4650694]I been

nope lol

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I been

nope lol

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What? I have been in NN since day one. Ive never seen you at all.

What? I have been in NN since day one. Ive never seen you at all.

Irrelevant

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What? I have been in NN since day one. Ive never seen you at all.

Irrelevant

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"However, a lot of people on Cactuar are aware of the botters, and know who they are. There are talks about them in the Novice Network frequently, and it just takes a glance at the consumables market to see. "

Relevant.

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Originally Posted by Alucard135

You probably don't walk around much in low level zones, like central Thanalan near Steps of Thal entrance. A while ago, a bunch of leveling bots that were there face pulled an S rank because it spawned at their farming location and people thought it was early pulled and killed it (How did we know they were bots?? They were using teleportation hacks and they would pass the map's invisible walls). Also, the other posts regarding MB bots are not referring to those with 9999999 prices or those below vendors, but those who create stuff at a humanly impossible rate all the time.

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Did you get it on video? ALT+F9 is shadowplay and ps4 has a 1 button record feature. Screenshot? I go to low levels often for GC and Squadrons. It's been about 5 months or longer since I have seen an rmt in shout.

Well, Cactuar has Larryzaur. Behemoth has Mizzteq & Slyakagrayfox. Behemoth is also the Cool Kids Table.

That being said, I cannot say how raiding & ExRo/Alliance roulettes are on Aether. I have an alt on Cactuar, but it's not high enough level to use any roulettes save guildhest.

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Well, Cactuar has Larryzaur. Behemoth has Mizzteq & Slyakagrayfox. Behemoth is also the Cool Kids Table.

That being said, I cannot say how raiding & ExRo/Alliance roulettes are on Aether. I have an alt on Cactuar, but it's not high enough level to use any roulettes save guildhest.

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I think roulette queues are as expected, especially during Prime Time. DPS wait 15~20 minutes usually, sometimes a bit longer. But nothing too terribly long. They seem pretty active; same with PF for Extremes and the like.

Come see us in Hyperion

Cactuar is only busy when patches launch and dies down very quickly afterward.