Is Goblin dying?

[Wickster2277]

Goblin 4 Life! Been here since Beta.

[ArcticFang]

Yes, Goblin is dying. No sense in candycoating it. 1% and omg, two major FC's to our server since forever, server transferred in a mass exodus. 1% has been gone for a while, but you'll still see omg trickling out over the next few days with their pointless "WTS house plot" pfs. I'm not sure why they think anyone is here to buy up the houses. They've already destroyed any semblance of an economy by blowing all their gil into material possessions to take with them when they server transfer.

You can stay here and scream at the top of your lungs "Goblin will be fine!" all you want, but it won't. I know, I've been down that path before. We may look fine right now, but people will keep trickling out at a steady pace until the server becomes barren. Anyone who cares about raid progression, economy, or hunts will leave. There are only about 2 groups on A4 right now, and only about 4 more on A3. When one of my raid members can't make it, I have nobody to choose from to sub for us.

[Phantasmage]

I must admit that I think the same as Arc. I really hope our server can recover from the current mass migration towards high pop servers and would like to help drive people to our good ol' Goblin home as soon as I can afford dedication to such endeavours.

The irony of losing Goblin players because (mostly in my opinion) of a Goblin raid.

I, at least, will remain faithful to Goblin unless the economy goes completely down and the community of crafters srhinks to oblivion. Raiders will come and go, as always. Even if this time, we lost bigger numbers than usual.

The question I will start asking myself is: How can I help my server's community?

Edit: I'd like to add that we might be crying wolf, and that we only feel the void now because of the long patch wait before 3.1. It could've driven raiders that wish for competitivity to move servers, making us feel like the server's going way down than it really is. In that case, it should get lively again with the advent of airship exploration and the new 24man raid.


Long live to Goblins! Have some Illuminati cheese!

[aerolol]

*eats pop corn*

[Phantasmage]

Share some with me Baron! I've come back refreshed after my late night insomnia ramblings~

Hey Kitty o/

And I agree with you, in that Palooka is one of the Goblin players that has been doing her best to help the server. The sheer amount of helpful parties she organized is something to be proud of.

Also, there's nothing wrong with server transferring. If one goes to such lengths, it usually means that they're no longer satisfied by the advantages of a small server and getting too stressed by the inconvenients. FFXIV is supposed to be fun, so why would you stay somewhere if you're not having fun anymore.

I hope you guys are having fun in Leviathan
(Rem stalking mode activate /!\)

[Amiaze]

You know a server is too small when you basically have a server reunion on the second page of a thread.

Not a friendly one, either.

[AlternativeOne]

I think we got more people now than at the start but overall less activity because the content is boring and unrewarding, most activities can be done alone. So it seems slower and less crowed cause most of us do weekly eso cap and run alex. Then not log in again till next week.

[ArcticFang]

Love how this thread has devolved into personal attacks. Stay classy, Goblin.

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

Lace in the place.

As stated, it's simply low tide between patches. That may or may not be why some left, but I personally don't think it makes much of a difference.

Why, you ask? Because for those of us still here, this is OUR server. OUR home. We make it what we want it to be. Want more raiders? Train more raiders (which I can say I've done personally). Better economy? Stimulate the market. 2 FCs shouldn't make or break a server at all.

I'm surprisingly low profile online, but you all know I'm always willing to help out. Not much of a crafter, and working on gathering, but I can raid/DPS/heal/teach like a badass. AND be sexy doing it. I would be more than happy to help anyone here, even if you'd still want to leave

Remember: WE make this server what we want it to be.

[Paxsean001]

Wow, plenty of faces here I haven't seen in quite a while. I actually transferred from Goblin to Adamantoise mainly due to the size of the server. I found that a small server is a lot like a small town, eventually everyone begins to know your name and it's almost impossible to have a falling out with one individual without upsetting a whole group of people. Progression was also complicated, I often had to wait for certain people (Some of them are here in this thread) to help me clear content due to lack of static options.