PS4

[Naria]

I've played all three versions of the game; right now I play mostly on the PS4. The game looks good and runs well on the PS4, only a gaming PC will probably run it better.

I definitely second that you should get a USB keyboard, as the virtual keyboard for the PlayStation can be very tedious and in situations with other players take way to long. When you do get a keyboard, remember to check the "Direct Chat" box (Character settings -> General) so that anything you type will automatically enter into the chat box. In the meantime you can make macros of commonly used phrases like /p Hello! /p This is my first time here. and /p Thank you for the party. I still use these macros, despite having a keyboard as its easier to hit a button than drop my controller to type.

The unofficial roleplay server is Balmung. You can look for a LS here or here. Please be aware that Balmung is an extremely popular server, and that you will likely not be able to make a character on it on the weekend. The servers are periodically shut for character creation based on the number of players logged in, so during prime play times like weekends and evenings popular servers are normally closed. To make a character on Balmung you will probably have to wait until some time mid week and during the early morning. The list for current character creation restrictions is here, however, the actual restrictions change more frequently than the list is updated. Still watching the list may help you plan when to try to create a character.

If you don't want to go through that hassle, you can probably get in fairly easily on one of the newer servers like Zodiark or Jenova. These servers were added with the game's PS4 launch, so they have a higher than normal population of console players.

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