Non-RPers Unite!

[Kailea_Nagisa]

BS. Where do people get the idea that we all have to agree? 3 people can't even agree on what kind of pizza to order. RPists are not being oppressed or held down in any way. I've already given Fauldung server my sincerest blessing to become the vivacious RP haven there is, how do you come off believing that there is some kinda idea that you can't disagree?

you can not even finish a post about RPers or the server without throwing some insult in it

[Krausus]

RPers should have flooded this thread with RP, now THAT would have been awesome.

[Vassteel]

[Holy_Dragoon]

Kweeeeeh??

I have no idea why they're so angry, kupo.

Hard O'Gonoly, the chocobo, notices the Lodestone has run amok, but continues moving forward.

Kweeh! Kweeh!

You smell Gysahl Greens in Gridania? Well, go get em kupo!

Hard stops moving with a sudden halt while lowering his head. The moogle on his back is sent careening through the air at high speed, ending when the friction between him and the ground cause him to cease moving.

...K..u..p..o...

Apparently Hard didn't like the moogle's tone.

[KaiKatzchen]

Kweeeeeh??

I have no idea why they're so angry, kupo.

Hard O'Gonoly, the chocobo, notices the Lodestone has run amok, but continues moving forward.

Kweeh! Kweeh!

You smell Gysahl Greens in Gridania? Well, go get em kupo!

Hard stops moving with a sudden halt while lowering his head. The moogle on his back is sent careening through the air at high speed, ending when the friction between him and the ground cause him to cease moving.

...K..u..p..o...

Apparently Hard didn't like the moogle's tone.

Shame on you Moogle, how can you be so mean to your Chocobo!

[Kailea_Nagisa]

Risk? you keep at it don't you, Balmung will not turn into a giant box of infection when everyone merges, you make it sound like staying is a really bad thing, and in reality everything you have said is really baseless. I even checked both server forums and there was in reality no hate threads, and eve some welcome posts. (unless the where on 3rd+ page or something)

[Jadi]

Risk? you keep at it don't you, Balmung will not turn into a giant box of infection when everyone merges, you make it sound like staying is a really bad thing, and in reality everything you have said is really baseless. I even checked both server forums and there was in reality no hate threads, and eve some welcome posts. (unless the where on 3rd+ page or something)

If it's baseless then prove it.

Prove to me that Besaid is A) Not the unoffical RP server. therefore being a normal server like everywhere else. Keep in mind while proving this most people have never seen RP on other servers at all. Can Besaid say the same? and B) Does not have risk of some players not liking the RP that is conducted there.

You may not like it, you may not like me, but I'm right on this. To the vast majority of players who do not like RP, Balmung proposes a level of risk that some players will not like the environment there and would prefer a normal server.

[ToxicFox]

If it's baseless then prove it.

Prove to me that Besaid is A) Not the unoffical RP server. therefore being a normal server like everywhere else. Keep in mind while proving this most people have never seen RP on other servers at all. Can Besaid say the same? and B) Does not have risk of some players not liking the RP that is conducted there.

You may not like it, you may not like me, but I'm right on this. To the vast majority of players who do not like RP, Balmung proposes a level of risk that some players will not like the environment there and would prefer a normal server.

So some people on a server like to RP so what get over it. Its not hurting anyone from what I can tell.

[Fiosha_Maureiba]

TLDR: To any that seem uncertain about Balmung, please note that as someone who was looking forward to RP, I have onlycome across seven RP encounters over my 15+ months. And I've been blogging in-character and baking cookies to fill the void.

Extended:
It seems like RP is super scarce on the server (to me anyway). Since launch, I think I've come across a number of RP situations that I can actually recall what they were about.

1) Someone asked for directions to Camp Drybone and spoke to me about being Keeper of the Moon.

2) Made buffalo leather straps for someone in Camp Drybone, a nervous miqo'te marauder and her hyur thaumaturge mentor, believe they were looking to make a bronze war axe.

3) Two people started roleplaying in Gridania airship docks while I was crafting before airships were implemented, did not participate.

4) Some people hanging out at Ul'dah inn while I was at retainer, did not participate.

5) Some people hanging out at Ul'dah inn while I was at retainer again, did not participate.

6) An encounter with an elezen armorer at Camp Horizon while waiting for a behest.

7) Encountered some folks in Limsa Lominsa and only needed to go there one more time for a quest.

This is over the course of 15+ months, this is the RP that I have come across on the unofficial RP server. And never forced on me. To me, those aren't such bad odds if players do not want to participate (one RP jam session every two months). And if those players needed to be blacklisted, one would be blacklisting up to 13 players (which only five are active).

I personally don't think it's worth migrating 40+ linkshell off of Balmung to avoid 13 players.
(Which is also why I didn't see a large negative impact at flagging a server official RP if it meant a few dozen roleplayers joined over the hundreds of non-roleplayers who would come to the server regardless).

If one looks at the Besaid blogs, they'll notice, most of these players are just blogging in-character, but I have not seen them in-game. Maybe they just like writing with the Eorzea theme more than playing the game (or not at their gaming computer), who knows?

P.S. I've been reporting this thread before it reached ten posts, but it seems only a CM or moderator can kill it. Edit: The "Holy Crap" thread created today has been destroyed.

[Jadi]

It seems like RP is super scarce on the server (to me anyway). Since launch, I think I've come across a number of RP situations that I can actually recall what they were about.

1) Someone asked for directions to Camp Drybone and spoke to me about being Keeper of the Moon.

2) Made buffalo leather straps for someone in Camp Drybone, a nervous miqo'te marauder and her hyur thaumaturge mentor, believe they were looking to make a bronze war axe.

3) Two people started roleplaying in Gridania airship docks while I was crafting before airships were implemented, did not participate.

4) Some people hanging out at Ul'dah inn while I was at retainer, did not participate.

5) Some people hanging out at Ul'dah inn while I was at retainer again, did not participate.

6) An encounter with an elezen armorer at Camp Horizon while waiting for a behest.

7) Encountered some folks in Limsa Lominsa and only needed to go there once for a quest.

This is over the course of 15+ months, this is the RP that I have come across on the unofficial RP server. And never forced on me. To me, those aren't such bad odds if players do not want to participate (one RP jam session every two months). And if those players needed to be blacklisted, one would be blacklisting up to 13 players (which only five are active).

I personally don't think it's worth migrating 40+ linkshell off of Balmung to avoid 13 players.
(Which is also why I didn't see a large negative impact at flagging a server official RP if it meant a few dozen roleplayers joined over the hundreds of non-roleplayers who would come to the server regardless).

If one looks at the Besaid blogs, they'll notice, most of these players are just blogging in-character, but I have not seen them in-game. Maybe they just like writing with the Eorzea theme more than playing the game (or not at their gaming computer), who knows?

P.S. I've been reporting this thread before it reached ten posts, but it seems only a CM or moderator can kill it.

That's about 7x the amount on Fabul then. Again I can't define the amount of risk, only that I don't take risks I don't have to. There is also a thought that RP's from other servers will move to Balmung.. this is the greatest fear I think people have.

But mostly to your last point because I'm getting tired of it all. Square-Enix is a corporation and they are as slow and as bureaucratic as any. No individual has a choice to shut it down unlike a private forum. ..and .. it's not really in violation of anything.. far as I can tell. They are modding it, I've seen individual posts removed.

SE may actually be interested in it seeing the strife it causes and would be more apt to give you the holy grail you seek, the RP tag. Initially I didn't think that was a good idea, but you people are very passionate about it (for some reason) so maybe you should have it after all.

I had fun trolling you all and I'm sure people had lots of fun hitting back at me. Yes, I was over the top on purpose because you just so passionate about it. Try to laugh it off and don't take things so personal.. especially on the internet. Where as I find RP pretty lame, and I do understand it quite well, it's ok because my opinions don't affect you. Your free to continue just as you were.. don't be so self conscious ok.