Why cant we get a dedicated RP server?

[CSAustin2691]

I don’t get it. Why can’t we have one server? Pick one dead server for each data center and type RP (I know that’s a lot to ask) next to the server name on the list of servers. Maybe offer free transfers to it if you’re feeling generous.

I know we have Balmung as the go to, but seeing as how it’s locked pretty much 24/7 and Mateus being a tiny RP server, it would be good to finally have one dedicated RP server that’s set in stone complete with a tag.

If someone can help me understand their stance on Balmung and RPing it would be welcomed, because asking for two letters next to a server name doesn’t seem that big of a request.

Part of me knows it’s about the paid transfers but seeing as how those are disabled to Balmung, I’ll leave it out.

[DeaconMoore]

Mateus isn't tiny anymore, it's filling up and starting to have no new character creation times.

And as no server has any tags, every server is an RP server.

[KaivaC]

Mateus isn't tiny anymore, it's filling up and starting to have no new character creation times.

And as no server has any tags, every server is an RP server.

Basically, this. I believe the community decided that Balmung was THE top RP server; I am not sure if that's what the devs intended. But like the poster above me said, every server has an RP community - some may not be nearly a large as others, but there's some form of RP in all of them. I think part of the reason why SE won't make a dedicated server is...well...you already see what's happening with Balmung, and what had happened with Gilgamesh for some time. Their servers may not be able to handle the load.

[CSAustin2691]

What about the servers that say legacy. RP would be a lot shorter than legacy. Also not every server is an RP server. I can tell you the last time I saw some RP on Adamantoise....it’s never.

[KaivaC]

What about the servers that say legacy. RP would be a lot shorter than legacy. Also not every server is an RP server. I can tell you the last time I saw some RP on Adamantoise....it’s never.

If I recall, the Legacy servers are exclusive to players who have been there since 1.0. I don't think Square wants to force open their server because..well...it's a Legacy server.

[Vilhem]

If I recall, the Legacy servers are exclusive to players who have been there since 1.0. I don't think Square wants to force open their server because..well...it's a Legacy server.

They're not exclusive to us 1.0 people. They're labeled Legacy cause they were the original 1.0 servers where 1.0 characters were made. You can still make new characters on them.

[Kaldaka]

If I recall, the Legacy servers are exclusive to players who have been there since 1.0. I don't think Square wants to force open their server because..well...it's a Legacy server.

A vast amount of legacy players were driven OFF of their own servers, because of the congestion and flooding. We're all very salty about it too, considering we'd been there for at least half a decade :/ Waiting in queue for over six hours because of the vast quantity of players is not cool. It's like, being kicked out of your home by squatters.

Edit: I get that everyone there is in the same queue boat, but... /salt we were there first!

[worldofneil]

If I recall, the Legacy servers are exclusive to players who have been there since 1.0. I don't think Square wants to force open their server because..well...it's a Legacy server.

The legacy servers were the ones that were created in 1.0, but you could always create new characters on them (except when they were locked due to overpopulation) as all my friends who joined the game in 2.0 did just that to start on my server.

Initially you could only transfer to/from other legacy worlds, but that restriction was removed a long time ago.

These days the legacy tag on a server doesn't really mean anything and personally I'm surprised they still refer to them as legacy servers.

(I started on Saronia in 1.0 which got merged with Lindblum to become Sargatanas in 2.0 and 4 years later I moved to my current home, Omega)

[Vilhem]

The same thing will just happen again like it did with Balmung. Up until recently, it was -the- most well known unofficial RP server. And because all the RPers flocked here, we're shut down 24/7. It's been this way for months, yet people still won't leave. Mateus was the answer to this lockout (I think), but that server too, is filling up fast.

A tag really won't do much imo

[Musashidon]

yoshi p stated he doesn't quite want to state one world or another as RP as it could be intended that the said world/worlds would be rp only and people could start inforcing rules on other players due to this. (this also goes for non rp worlds harassing rpers)