Hello everyone,

I am new to MMOs in general so please excuse my lack of proper lingo when phrasing these questions.

For a player (such as me), who is new to MMOs and doesn't have any RL friends playing FFXIV, is there anything to consider (other than server proximity) when choosing which server to play on?

I currently play on Diabolos (~80k), and according to http://xivsoul.com/, it is a lower trafficked server, when compared to Exodus (~103k) or Famfrit (~102k). Is there an advantage, in your opinion, to being on a more popular server? Is the higher traffic a con with regards to server load?

Also, note that I am not really plugged into a good Free Company yet, and I may be inclined to switching servers and paying the small fee if I find the advantage suitable.