An Honest Apology

[mikecoby]

I think this needed to be done, but I wasn't sure how to apologize to the people that I may have upset a few nights ago in Ul'dah. Hopefully this will be read enough by the Role Playing community of Balmung to hear my apology.

Since early 1.0, I have over the years become close friends with many RPs and have used their presence on our server as a talking point for why Balmung always has been and is a special server that sets up apart from all the rest. They group together and hold public events and functions that otherwise would never exist in the game. It offers a deeper and closer connection for the player and their character which is applied to other players and their characters. Overall they have been and are a benefit to Balmung.

A few nights ago, I entered the Adventure's Guild with a friend of mine and we both tried to RP unsuccessfully. I did not enter the AVs with the intent to cause the controversial ERP that it ended up being. To be honest, I had had a few drinks before, which is not an excuse whatsoever, and the both of us were trying to be funnier and one-up each other's comments. That's where it became crude, outrageous, and something that needs to be apologized for. While I did get people saying it was hilarious at the time, it shouldn't have been a reason to continue.

I am sorry to anyone, especially the RPs, that may have seen it as an insensitive attack or belittlement to RP as a whole. It will never happen again, and if there was some way I could make it up to anyone, I would and I hope this is enough. The RP community on Balmung should never be a targeted group to laugh at or mock, and that honestly was not my intent, but it can be fairly seen as such.

Posting it in GD isn't wrong and was done because most people usually read GD, if they actually read the forums at all. That's been true since 1.0.

[MrsFluffyButt]

Wrong forum, bud. Go post over in the Balmung forums.

[AskaRay]

Clearly I need to log into my alt and AFK in the Quicksand more often...

[MihaelB]

I think this is when roleplay has become excessive.

[WinterLuna]

Yeah, you'll have way more chance of people from Balmung seeing this if you post in the server forums.

[Atoli]

To be honest, I had had a few drinks before, which is not an excuse whatsoever, and the both of us were trying to be funnier and one-up each other's comments.

Writing on the internet (that includes MMOs) when you are drunk is generally a bad idea. It never leads to anything good and there is the danger of destroying your reputation, especially in a tight-knit community^^°

[Twilite]

Well, apology accepted.

[Jynx]

Well damn. This sounds more hillariously interesting than offensive.

[Linadae]

A good portions of Balmung's Quicksands rpers tend to go to http://www.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/ If you post your apology there they will see it and spread the word.

And thank you for being so repectful toward our community. Many would never have considered an apology, thinking they only did what rpers do all the time.

Personally, anytime you wish to try to dip your toe in again, you are more than welcome to, just no drinking. *wink*

[Selli]

I think this needed to be done, but I wasn't sure how to apologize to the people that I may have upset a few nights ago in Ul'dah. Hopefully this will be read enough by the Role Playing community of Balmung to hear my apology.

This sounds like a sensible thread, I'm sure OP didn't do something that bad.

I did not enter the AVs with the intent to cause the controversial ERP that it ended up being.

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