Transfer Restrictions and Roleplayers

[artemos7]

I agree, it's easier for non-RPers to leave. but that doesn't answer my question. What are you going to do if the non-RPs don't want to leave also?

This isn't helping at all, it is just being circuitous with what if's and stating issues that should be considered, but not seriously discussed until something actually occurs and we have outcomes rather than assumptions. Also, Balmung does not need to be the RP server, any server could be it, having a future official option would lessen the strain overall~

It is difficult. It requires coordination, cooperation, and planning; networking together (outside the game in many cases). The unfortunate reality of the situation is that doing these things involves a lot of risk and little reward and folks would rather stay on Balmung instead. It's this attitude that bugs me because it just enforces the status quo and doesn't allow for change. SE putting up an RP tag on specific servers would go a long way to solve it but at the end of the day if people aren't willing to relocate to "seed" these communities we'll end up right back where we are right now: an overpopulated Balmung.

But with options to what we have now, and better yet: "Official Options" we would have solutions that could more easily facilitate the move over time.

[MomomiMomi]

This isn't helping at all, it is just being circuitous with what if's and stating issues that should be considered, but not seriously discussed until something actually occurs and we have outcomes rather than assumptions. Also, Balmung does not need to be the RP server, any server could be it, having a future official option would lessen the strain overall~

Yes, it's a question to make people consider it. Refusing to answer it, whether publicly or not, is simply denying a possible reality. It is better to be prepared to act if the situation arises than to scramble when it's already too late.

The RP community better be having some serious discussion right now, because right now, it's a reality that people can no longer go to Balmung. That isn't a "what if" anymore.

[Vexander]

I have a question to those who don't want to leave. What would you do if SE created a completely new world and designated it as an official RP server, and didn't do so for Balmung?

I'd probably move to be honest. I think something like that would be the much needed catalyst to spark a proper movement. FCs would feel safer moving to a completely new server since Housing wouldn't be too massive of an issue I imagine.

[reiichi]

I have a question to those who don't want to leave. What would you do if SE created a completely new world and designated it as an official RP server, and didn't do so for Balmung?

Personally, I don't think I'd move. RP always came second to playing the game with my friends. If they all moved, then that'd be another story. But that's also one of the issues on Balmung. A lot of us have PvE and RP friends. There's no perfect solution when it scales so far.

For the people struggling to make RP contacts, a new server is a good chance. That change of size could work out well. For PvE players who aren't in a big FC or like previously said, if they don't have many friends, moving to another server could work out.

[Acilith]

They could have let pvpers keep their pvp rank, to move somewhere this late in the season? You might barely climb back up to gold.

[Darus]

As a non-RPer on Balmung, I'd love to see a new RP server get made, just so more non-RP players will join Balmung. We're so inflated it's hard to get more people into my non-RP FC and most of the sprouts around are RP-alts. I like having an RP presence on Balmung, and I doubt it'd go away completely, but if we were not so inflated, we could get new people. I think an official RP server would help new RPers know where to go and keep the whole "make an alt and pay for transfer" mentality to stick around there.

[ToppeHatte]

This "server is on total lockdown until some of you get up and move" is understandable given the massive overpopulation issue but I can already see the seeds of a PVE vs RP civil war starting to stem from this and I feel like there's not much Square can realistically do to incentivize an entire subset of players to leave without forcing them or treating them like absolute kings. I don't RP, my entire FC doesn't RP, and I have tons of friends who don't RP and I can guarantee you absolutely none of us are interested in transferring, even given the free transfers and additional incentives provided. I'm absolutely sure the same can be said of a lot of people in the other camp as well, leaving no one happy and a server permanently on ice.

[vigioX-Sun]

I play Besaid from there Balmung after 2.0 launch, I don't RP an never been interested on that.
Will I move? No
Will I stop playing? No
Do I care if RP move or stay? No

No need to point an "RP server", is just gonna divide the community more than it alrdy is.
Balmung is been overpopulated for many years , I do hope doors stay close for a long time to come.

[Grimmel]

I'm hoping SE will name Balmung as the official RP server as for the many reasons stated beforehand of the history of this server having always housed the main populace of RP'ers in this game. But to aid in stabilizing the server itself if this were to come to pass they'd need to have policies in place that would deter the non-rp'ers away from the server.

Such as naming restrictions: having lore friendly names. No names like: Ipee Freely, Shaz Bot, Donut Girl.

Enforcing their rules about what is an appropriate discussion in public chats and making certain topics and discussions reportable offenses.

SE is very well aware of their RPing player base as many of you have said they are not. The first sign of this was the implementation of the Company Profile and recruitment in which Role Play is an option you can select as what your FC focuses on. They also recently added a tag for Role Players to use to designate if they are In Character or not.

But I've been saying this a long time that something needed to be done about Balmung and the fact that its bursting at the seams. And I fear that even the free transfer and incentives need to be implemented NOW rather than in Stormblood.

As SE has it, one single character can now transfer 50 mil in gil if they have 8 retainers and upward to 400,000,000 gil if they have 8 characters on a server and all 8 have the max amount of retainers.

Whether all these changes will be incentive enough for people to move off these populated servers or not remains to be seen. As others have said these changes have come a little too late and I fear that not many will budge off the servers they have chosen unless certain steps are taken to ensure a healthy distribution to lesser populated servers.

[TheAngelneer]

I'm hoping SE will name Balmung as the official RP server as for the many reasons stated beforehand of the history of this server having always housed the main populace of RP'ers in this game. But to aid in stabilizing the server itself if this were to come to pass they'd need to have policies in place that would deter the non-rp'ers away from the server.

So you are basically suggesting the RP community gets aid from SE to do a hostile takeover of a server?

I really don't get why some people in the RP community think they own the server. Setting up a brand-new RP focused server and letting people transfer there is the most logical (and friendly) solution, not forcing people out of "your" server.