ROYAL RUBY • NIGHTCLUB • BEHEMOTH/PRIMAL

[Vickii]

I'd understand a tavern setting, because that's a typical fantasy element. But a full on nightclub or casino? Again, probably not meant to understand it. I've also seen "maid cafes" listed on the party finder, and that's more of an anime thing I guess. Still beyond my comprehension, but I can understand the reason for its existence within the confines of the game.

You’re thinking with your WoW head.

FF14 has both a nightclub and a casino. Tavern isn’t really a ff thing although there is a couple.

[Saefinn]

Looking at the site, it sounds like you charge real gil for food and drinks? Though it's not explicitly stated, but I am inferring it from the fact your most expensive drink has the benefit of getting a chance at a mogstation item and they're really high by any kind of in character standards. Normally I'd see a steak in character for between 100 and 300 gil, not 10,000 gil.

If the case, the concept is not something I'm against, for some it's that extra level of immersion in exchanging real gil, but I'd expect that to be a couple hundred gil at most, because that seems like the right amount you might pay for food and drink in this world.

But the reason I bring it up is because the amount sets off a red flag in that it sounds like its set up to make bank and it has me curious. What benefit would somebody have going to this venue that charges 10,000 gil for a steak over the many venues that don't charge anything? What is it that you guys do better that it's worth people paying that?

The only one I can see is in the 300,000 drink that gives you a chance (and only a chance) to win a mogstation item.

Because to me, if I saw this on my data centre when looking for events and venues that suit concepts or themes that interest me I'd just look somewhere else. But then I am on the data centre with the largest dedicated RP community and have the luxury of there being oodles of choice.

I'd understand a tavern setting, because that's a typical fantasy element. But a full on nightclub or casino? Again, probably not meant to understand it. I've also seen "maid cafes" listed on the party finder, and that's more of an anime thing I guess. Still beyond my comprehension, but I can understand the reason for its existence within the confines of the game.

I'd say its because there a couple of qualities that vary. One is people lore's comprehension and how lore abiding they are. And the other is what people get out of RP.

Tavern RP often has uses for in character meet ups, to get to know new characters. And some go as far as providing entertainment as there are entertainer characters and some people who do some really creative stuff with the in game tools to provide different forms of entertainment, I do some myself, though there are people far better at it than I.

Heck, even room for character development, I've got interesting character development come out of taverns. When I started RPing the concept seemed boring to me and I generally stuck to action, but I learned the benefit of tavern RP and they grew on me.

Nightclubs I guess is a more modern interpretation and possibly with more adult themes, given entertainment in a nightclub context is normally adult in nature. And from the sounds of their site, there's also romantic hook ups. So I expect it's for that kind of RP. From a lore point, there is a nightclub on the first, but it's the only one on the first. And we don't know if the concept exists anywhere on the source. But I don't think too lore bendy for somebody to make one that suits the in game's world.

[EtherRose]

This is where you should be posting this....

https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...Group-NA-EU%29

[Ftail]

Frankly, I don't know why anyone would want to go to any of these "venues". I have no idea how anybody finds any of it real interesting, especially adults.

I’ve had similar comments aimed at me by family and friends when I try to explain why I enjoy playing FFXIV.

[Bsrking5]

This is where you should be posting this....

https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...Group-NA-EU%29

Naw, they are getting ready for data center visit. This is the perfect place to test the waters of the forums. And i'd say they are killing it. More PF listing need to get off game and dig in on the forums.

[Alaray]

So, somewhere, where the vast majority of people it doesn't even apply to because they're on a different DC/Server entirely.

The most logical choice to have gone with, would've been the party finder, but alas in light of the several threads here complaining about this selfsame thing you probably thought you were really clever giving them a spur by posting it here on this subforum.

eh it's harmless and it's not like 99% of the threads in general are anymore worthwhile anyway lol

[EtherRose]

Naw, they are getting ready for data center visit. This is the perfect place to test the waters of the forums. And i'd say they are killing it. More PF listing need to get off game and dig in on the forums.

General Discussion isn't the place for it. Posting it in their respective world forums is the place. We don't need General Discussion flooded by RP's making countless threads for their revenues.

[TheMightyMollusk]

Yeah, we need the front page space for more threads about Viera hair and how casuals are ruining the game.

[MrJPtheAssassin]

Honestly, I've always thought the whole concept was odd. Like I get RP in a story sense, like your character going through the story. What choices they would make in given situations, etc. But nightclub, or casino RP? Take out the ERP element... It's just a bunch of adults playing pretend. Pretend "staff", though they are APPARENTLY actual "staff", because gil actually changes hands, and they get paid. Wild stuff. Maybe I just have a low attention span.

Well, some ppl find it more comfortable in an in-game nightclub or bar and RP like they in one. I have never been to one but I have to say the idea interesting bc I don't like going to nightclubs irl. I have really bad social anxiety and don't like being around a lot of ppl but when I'm playing games I find it easier to walk up to someone and chat with them in a chatbox. So just think about those who may be in the same boat as me or have something else. Either way, they enjoy it and I don't think it's our place to judge ppl on their likes even if we don't understand them.

[Vahlnir]

You’re thinking with your WoW head.

Tavern isn’t really a ff thing although there is a couple.

Not really. This game is filled with taverns. One in each city, in fact, and a few spread out through random zones. I'm thinking with my MMORPG head, though I think it's adorable that you're attributing it to WoW only. We do have Gold Saucer though which is about as close to a casino as we can get without it actually being one. But I think it's more of a mini game hub than a casino in most respects.