Thanks for all your responses. I would consider myself towards the hardcore front, as I would like to get to the point where I can down each turn within 1 or 2 weeks of learning (6-9) with a solid group. But it does seem like a fun server to be on by the sounds of it. My friend transferred to Ragnarok and he regretted it and is heading back to Balmung, I just didn't want to have the same trouble with Odin. He said Rag was just stagnant and boring lol