[Balmung] Server Issues, safety, and overcrowding

[Moonlite]

Balmung and I am guessing Gilgamesh as well. If you have a really old pc/ps3 or questionable internet some zones are hell. A few people I know have created characters on other servers because it takes them over a minute to load into towns or heavy event areas.

[Aamalthea]

This is partially the RP community's fault. SE does not have an RP tag on any server. "We" (going to use We to refer to those who are into RP) did that. We are so heavily invested in that one damn server that it's very difficult to find RP outside of it. What we really need to do is take it upon ourselves LIKE WE DID THE FIRST TIME and choose another, maybe low pop server even, to have as a second RP server. We can't depend on SE to do everything, some things we need to come together ourselves and do. We know there are limitations because of how the game was developed. Work with the system, not against it.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

This is partially the RP community's fault. SE does not have an RP tag on any server. "We" (going to use We to refer to those who are into RP) did that. We are so heavily invested in that one damn server that it's very difficult to find RP outside of it. What we really need to do is take it upon ourselves LIKE WE DID THE FIRST TIME and choose another, maybe low pop server even, to have as a second RP server. We can't depend on SE to do everything, some things we need to come together ourselves and do. We know there are limitations because of how the game was developed. Work with the system, not against it.

Like I mentioned earlier, it has been tried multiple times. Very few people want to be apart of building an entirely separate community when a massive alternative exists since it's a somewhat thankless job.

The RP community here is already splintered due to the nature of Balmung being locked and overcrowded to the detriment of other game mechanics. Sure, almost everyone that makes RP an absolute top priority will eventually pony up for a transfer to Balmung, but that is a subset of players interested in RP. The RP community in FFXIV is losing a constant stream of new players by focusing on a locked mega server. Those players are going to start on other servers, put down roots, and likely never go to Balmung. I don't think there is a good solution at this point, since Balmung has established itself and the sentiment of 'don't promote RP on other servers, it will splinter our community!' runs deep here (as you've demonstrated again!). Tagging a medium population server as an RP server might eventually give a chance to form a new RP community outside of Balmung, but it won't be quick and I'm sure the Balmung community will fuss about it. If nothing is done, Balmung will stay locked, and the grand RP community there will be missing out on a steady stream of new players interested in RP. Of course, they probably won't care, since the community is big enough I guess. *shrug* Maybe someday the servers will merge and we'll just have data centers with zone instances, making these server population issues go away.

Mayhaps it would, but like I said, Gilgamesh actually managed a decently sized RP community only to inevitably be cannibalized by Balmung. No one fussed over it nor would most Balmungian's care if there were another server. I just don't see it working because the majority of roleplayers gravitate towards the largest communities. Would I like to be proven wrong? Absolutely. Not having to pay a transfer fee to get more RP options would be nice for people. I just think it'll go the same route we've already seen.