NA/English Server with high population?

[buritoslicer]

My brother just made a character on Lindblum and isn't sure if he likes it there. He has it in his mind that there are less NA players on it compared to Besaid.

does your brother got a good linkshell he's part of? Usually us NA players and linkshells know each other...

[Asmeret]

Yeah, he's in two different ones right now.

[Quisi]

I think that's more indicative of your LS than server pop. Fabul is one of the lowest pop servers and I regularly find 7 other people for a party within 10 minutes.

I'm not in LS. And I search for parties in Uldah. Most of the time I find the same people so the server isn't as packed as you wish it to be.

[Bahn]

When XIV started, I remember reading a long time ago a lot of the hardcore elitist (and sometimes douchebag) communities were going to Lindblum. SomethingAwful, 4chan, Bluegartr, some community of griefers from WoW, etc. Lindblum at one point was the most heavily populated server, and I remember during the beta getting tons of RMT spam/shouts/tells in there. I don't know how it is how, but there may be remnants of those communities (after the sharp population drop during October) still there, so I think DeadRiser's statement kinda matches up with the impression I got while mucking about in Lindblum.

From what I've observed though, Besaid seems to have a very stable population. Not necessarily the highest, but a solid number of players you can count on for games.

[Molly_Millions]

I'm not in LS.

That's why it takes a while to find a party. In my experience, most people find parties from within their LS first and only begin looking for groups outside their LS when that is not an option.

[buritoslicer]

That's why it takes a while to find a party. In my experience, most people find parties from within their LS first and only begin looking for groups outside their LS when that is not an option.

I have to agree with Molly, Linkshell peeps are more prone to helping you out even if they have to go out of the way to do so. Best of luck my friend!

[Asmeret]

I just really don't want to choose the "wrong" server and end up having to remake in a week or so.

[Atoli]

My brother just made a character on Lindblum and isn't sure if he likes it there. He has it in his mind that there are less NA players on it compared to Besaid.

This may be true, Lindblum has many German players because soon after release it was labled the inofficial German server, so many Germans went there.
But still, it has a high NA population, and in opposite to what some people have said here I never met any elitist NA players on Lindblum in all those months, no RMTs either.
People also are very nice and friendly and willing to help, but it's true that it's a very quiet server outside of Linkshells.
Quiet like in..not much talking.
But without any problems on finding parties for whatever you want to do

[Dhalmel]

Selbina seems have a stable population,

[Asmeret]

How is the market on Besaid? My brother just let me know he's been trying to sell shards in the marketward on Lindblum for a few hours and not a single one has been bought. He's had them sitting at the lowest price.