Locking Balmung/Gilgamesh is not working

[Araxes]

Do you really think ever RP'er on every other server would drop their non RP friends and move to an RP server?

What about all the people who like the RP ambiance, but don't RP themselves? This is why Balmung flourished

No. Balmung florished because people like to Troll RP'ers to make themselves feel better.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

No. Balmung florished because people like to Troll RP'ers to make themselves feel better.

Yes, thousands of people decided to play on Balmung to troll RP'ers. This is ridiculous lol.

[NanaWiloh]

Yes, thousands of people decided to play on Balmung to troll RP'ers. This is ridiculous lol.

Hello I am ridiculous nice to meet you!! Sorry couldnt help it just trying to lighten things up.

[Serilda]

I don't think they have ever said that they're afraid of opening an RP server due to toxic players. I think they see it as unnecessary, because RP happens on every single server in the game (this is also true for Japanese servers). If anything, painting Balmung as the RP destination caused a lot of problems of its own.

I don't mind either way, but I do think it's a shame to discourage RPing everywhere. But then I was on an RP server where RP was never actually enforced and it just threw up a whole bunch of new problems of its own.

[PerkPrincess]

I don't think they have ever said that they're afraid of opening an RP server due to toxic players. I think they see it as unnecessary, because RP happens on every single server in the game (this is also true for Japanese servers). If anything, painting Balmung as the RP destination caused a lot of problems of its own..

Again, because when players are left to make due with the ( non existent ) tools on their own, they will swarm and overpopulate servers, 100% of the time. SE literally set this problem up themselves by assuming the community can direct itself.

Except the community set other servers as RP servers, and that did not help much either. People interested in RP go to RP sites, where all of this is laid out.

Because they were dead servers to begin with, with absolutely little backing. Mateus is the only other reasonable alternative to Balmung or Gilgamesh. And it's already closed, too. Who woulda thunk it.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

Again, because when players are left to make due with the ( non existent ) tools on their own, they will swarm and overpopulate servers, 100% of the time. SE literally set this problem up themselves by assuming the community can direct itself.



Because they were dead servers to begin with, with absolutely little backing. Mateus is the only other reasonable alternative to Balmung or Gilgamesh. And it's already closed, too. Who woulda thunk it.

Its not closed, I've made test chars all weekend.

Also, creating a new server for RP would just have the same problem. It would fill up, lock, and then this thread would happen again.

[Khaidal]

Its not closed, I've made test chars all weekend.

Also, creating a new server for RP would just have the same problem. It would fill up, lock, and then this thread would happen again.

Well, one good thing I could see in creating an official RP server is that you wouldn't have people coming here crying, "Wah wah wah, RPers ruined my server. I miss my small town feel."

[Shofie]

I don't think they have ever said that they're afraid of opening an RP server due to toxic players. I think they see it as unnecessary, because RP happens on every single server in the game (this is also true for Japanese servers). If anything, painting Balmung as the RP destination caused a lot of problems of its own.

From the E3 Liveletter earlier this year:

Q: Are there any plans to mark certain servers as 'role play' specific ones?
A: In terms of having an icon displayed on the screen when you log in and see the worlds, the work that goes into that - it can be done instantaneously. But that being said, whether or not we should do this, we are torn on. It's been 4 years since the launch of ARR and we know that a lot of people RP on Balmung and I'm sure that some would be ok with being labelled as being ok for RP, but there might be some people who did not join for that purpose. We don't want to create a toxic environment where people say 'if you're not RPing then get out of this world'. But I'm sure there are voices that are raised, but it would be nice to get data to back that up, maybe a survey or something like that. We are positively looking into it but torn on what timing to implement it.

They are torn on wanting to add it, and specifically want us to ask for it. So here we are. We ask. Please.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

From the E3 Liveletter earlier this year:



They are torn on wanting to add it, and specifically want us to ask for it. So here we are. We ask. Please.

It already happens on Balmung, it would definitely happen on an RP labeled server.

also, the mass transfers would then cause that server to be locked, and then "why can't we invite our friends to the RP server, its always locked" threads.

[PerkPrincess]

It already happens on Balmung, it would definitely happen on an RP labeled server.

also, the mass transfers would then cause that server to be locked, and then "why can't we invite our friends to the RP server, its always locked" threads.

I love how you assume on Balmung and Gilgameshes population.

I'd absolutely be willing to bet a good chunk of both pops compose of people who just joined because their non RPer friends are there. Only to be massively confused by all the RP nonesense going on.