Transfer Restrictions and Roleplayers

[MomomiMomi]

New rpers who want to join FFXIV need a place to be pointed to while Balmung is gone. Someone directed me towards Mateus, and I'm loving my time there so far, though I'm incredibly new to the game (I joined just in time for maintenance to end, only for Bal to be locked down. I have the best timing).

Good to hear you're enjoying your time so far.

Although I know Mateus is currently the leading pick, you guys should make sure you let the rest of the community know what you decide. I'll need to know where to direct players when they ask where to go for RP.

[Hasrat]

Although I know Mateus is currently the leading pick, you guys should make sure you let the rest of the community know what you decide. I'll need to know where to direct players when they ask where to go for RP.

Does Mateus get a say in any of it? >_>
Nah. It'll probably be good to see some activity. But it's been kinda nice (personally) being the unofficial empty server.
(Okay, yeah, it's not great for business maybe, but it seemed nice to me to have a place for any players maybe put off by big crowds...)

[MomomiMomi]

Does Mateus get a say in any of it? >_>
Nah. It'll probably be good to see some activity. But it's been kinda nice (personally) being the unofficial empty server.
(Okay, yeah, it's not great for business maybe, but it seemed nice to me to have a place for any players maybe put off by big crowds...)

Yeah, I get it. I had considered a tiny server myself. As said by the OP, the ideal solution would be for a newly created world to be designated an official RP server. Sadly, waiting for that isn't really a great idea as there are new players who want to RP and Balmung is no longer an option. They need a place to go.

[reiichi]

Good to hear you're enjoying your time so far.

Although I know Mateus is currently the leading pick, you guys should make sure you let the rest of the community know what you decide. I'll need to know where to direct players when they ask where to go for RP.

Does Mateus get a say in any of it? >_>
Nah. It'll probably be good to see some activity. But it's been kinda nice (personally) being the unofficial empty server.
(Okay, yeah, it's not great for business maybe, but it seemed nice to me to have a place for any players maybe put off by big crowds...)

There have been polls and talk about this going on the Hydaelyn Roleplayer Coalition forums and on tumblr.

OP of this thread's the current admin of RPC forums. RPC forum staff's policy is to provide a space for RP on ANY server though, so it's not really our place to make that decision. Hence, polls by members.

Once we know how transfer incentives are going to work, we'll probably see which server people have picked to go to. Unless SE makes some new designated server (highly unlikely), there will probbaly be some post-incentives poll to decide on where people will be directed. But those efforts will only really work if there are people active on the server creating RP content for people to partake in. It's kinda like building a new shopping center or a mall. Even if the building's there, you still need shops and employees before customers can buy anything.

People on Mateus have been leading the efforts to get more people on Mateus. By no means is anyone saying "let's move all our Balmung characters/money over." (Some people seem to think that's what some RPC forum threads have been about and it's just not the case.)