[Balmung] Server Issues, safety, and overcrowding

[Rokke]

Gilgamesh is a highly populated server too, but it somehow manages to exist without the issues that Balmung has.

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Buying a house on Gilgamesh is difficult. Longer lockout times are making getting a character on Gilgamesh more difficult. I don't really do hunts on my alts, but I'm sure they drop quickly too.

You trade erp drama for raiding drama I guess, but overall I see the same problems on a slightly smaller scale.

[SaitoHikari]

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Buying a house on Gilgamesh is difficult. Longer lockout times are making getting a character on Gilgamesh more difficult. I don't really do hunts on my alts, but I'm sure they drop quickly too.

You trade erp drama for raiding drama I guess, but overall I see the same problems on a slightly smaller scale.

I should have worded that better.

Gilgamesh is currently a higher populated server, but it doesn't and likely never will achieve that same mythical status that Balmung has, though eventually it will become a problem in terms of sheer population too. Though I imagine Gilgamesh's population growth may eventually taper off, while Balmung's growth will never stop because of that server's reputation.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

I should have worded that better.

Gilgamesh is currently a higher populated server, but it doesn't and likely never will achieve that same mythical status that Balmung has, though eventually it will become a problem in terms of sheer population too. Though I imagine Gilgamesh's population growth may eventually taper off, while Balmung's growth will never stop because of that server's reputation.

This simply isn't true. People call it Hollywood Greg for a reason. If you express even the slight interest in endgame content, people immediately recommend Gilgamesh. It is widely considered the most competitive server and only suffers slight population declines due to raiders unsubbing once they have beaten Savage enough times. Whenever a new raid tier opens, Greg is right behind Balmung in terms of population. Both servers have an allure to them. And none of this takes into account the amount of people hoping to play with Elysium or MrHappy.

I will say this. The ERP and Raid drama has more or less become a running gag. You won't see either nearly to the extent people joke about. More often than not, people called "elitist" on Greg simply have higher standards. They want healers to DPS, for instance, because it doesn't make sense not to. They expect you to put in a solid effort, basically. ERP on Balmung is very rarely seen outside closed off areas (houses) or done it party chat. Having been on the server for over a year, I've seen it only a handful of times.