At this point will FFXIV collapse if all mods and third party tools disappear?

[Raikai]

Nice to know it’s not too too hard to find. I’ve heard a lot of complaints about more casual RP like above is the dominant choice and wasn’t sure exactly how hard it would be to find more high fantasy oriented players

I don't know if, with cross realm transit, it matters anymore with server differences, but I'm on Mateus and there's a well diversified array of groups here.

I think another solid way is finding the FFXIV roleplaying Discord servers, because they have lists of open FCs and groups - they usually advertise with their own websites and you'll find what exactly they're about and the style of RPing - saying that because you'll find some filters about what they want/want not in their stories/characters.