Balmung re-opened

[Agni_Glenlivet]

Just came back from almost a year and half break to find Lamia very slow. I have debated on switching today. Only thing I fear is levels being to low since I enjoy crafting and such already have gil built up and such. Just looking for an active server and active auction board to keep crafting fun

[fantasticm]

Just came back from almost a year and half break to find Lamia very slow. I have debated on switching today. Only thing I fear is levels being to low since I enjoy crafting and such already have gil built up and such. Just looking for an active server and active auction board to keep crafting fun

Your hard-earned gil is worth way more on Balmung than any other server. That being said if you're looking to increase that on Balmung it won't be nearly as easy. The value of gil is much, much higher there. Not impossible, just more time and work. Still, if active is what you are looking for... well. I almost remember the days you could make a character on Balmung at any time of day. Almost.

[DreadRabbit]

Got up this morning to make an alt for Balmung and couldn't create the character. Locked again or just busy due to how many ppl are playing on it?

Busy. It is still considered a standard world as of the last character creation update: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...06d0909189e479

So if you're aiming to make an alt you're going to have to get on at a super odd time. Like...5 AM EST or something like that.

[Kurando]

Busy. It is still considered a standard world as of the last character creation update: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...06d0909189e479

So if you're aiming to make an alt you're going to have to get on at a super odd time. Like...5 AM EST or something like that.

I thought that if the world was marked with a X that it is now a congested world. I say that because straight after the maintenance was finished and SE updated the status of worlds, every single one had the same O symbol to say they were standard or preferred worlds. Is it confirmed that players can actually make new alts or transfer to Balmung at the moment?

[Hasrat]

If it's not listed under "Congested" it's not congested. The x just means it's only temporarily limiting new characters until activity dies down.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

I thought that if the world was marked with a X that it is now a congested world. I say that because straight after the maintenance was finished and SE updated the status of worlds, every single one had the same O symbol to say they were standard or preferred worlds. Is it confirmed that players can actually make new alts or transfer to Balmung at the moment?

All the O and X are is whether or not the servers are open for character creation. Balmung had an X long before they locked it to transfers.

[Xelanar]

I "had" to transfer a character over too. My chance of being online on times with low server traffic to create an alt are low to non-existent due to time zones.

[Hasrat]

Was kinda disappointed Mateus didn't clear out much. >_>

[fantasticm]

Was kinda disappointed Mateus didn't clear out much. >_>

As hilarious as it would be for Balmung to only be open to transfers for a week, I think it will remain open for a while longer. Give it time. It's not impossible (sadly, or not, depending on your point of view).

[Hasrat]

I kinda doubt it'll happen. Impression is there's likely enough RP established, plus the boost to gen pop from just not being the dead server anymore, that it probably won't die down so much.

But I can dream of an empty Quicksand.