My server feels dead

[CidHeiral]

I tried solo play, but there's literally zero social interaction in this game outside of a free company. I try to spark conversations in Hunt trains or Fate parties and nothing.

I can only speak for Primal but that is definitely not the case here. I've played this game for years only on Hyperion and what you describe has never been my experience. Hunt trains and S rank kills are a flood of memes in shout chat whether I chime in or not. Even if nobody is saying anything I'll just say something silly and chat will be a flood of responses. I can also visit any major city right now and 100% guarantee success in talking to some random person. Why just this past evening, in the middle of the night when Limsa was mostly empty, some random lala came up to a friend of mine and I and started chatting with us.

All that being said, I can totally see Dynamis having trouble in that department. DC travel kneecapped Dynamis before it could ever develop its own community, so it's not surprising if the people there feel no kinship with each other.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: DC travel was a mistake and should be rolled back. Until such time as that happens unfortunately your best bet would probably be to transfer to a different DC.

[Volgia]

I can only speak for Primal but that is definitely not the case here. I've played this game for years only on Hyperion and what you describe has never been my experience. Hunt trains and S rank kills are a flood of memes in shout chat whether I chime in or not. Even if nobody is saying anything I'll just say something silly and chat will be a flood of responses. I can also visit any major city right now and 100% guarantee success in talking to some random person. Why just this past evening, in the middle of the night when Limsa was mostly empty, some random lala came up to a friend of mine and I and started chatting with us.

All that being said, I can totally see Dynamis having trouble in that department. DC travel kneecapped Dynamis before it could ever develop its own community, so it's not surprising if the people there feel no kinship with each other.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: DC travel was a mistake and should be rolled back. Until such time as that happens unfortunately your best bet would probably be to transfer to a different DC.

I've made friends in Eureka, Bozja and PF, but otherwise unless I go out of my way to attend a venue, nothing.

[CidHeiral]

I've made friends in Eureka, Bozja and PF, but otherwise unless I go out of my way to attend a venue, nothing.

Sounds like a you problem.

[Ardeth]

I can only speak for Primal but that is definitely not the case here. I've played this game for years only on Hyperion and what you describe has never been my experience. Hunt trains and S rank kills are a flood of memes in shout chat whether I chime in or not. Even if nobody is saying anything I'll just say something silly and chat will be a flood of responses. I can also visit any major city right now and 100% guarantee success in talking to some random person. Why just this past evening, in the middle of the night when Limsa was mostly empty, some random lala came up to a friend of mine and I and started chatting with us.

All that being said, I can totally see Dynamis having trouble in that department. DC travel kneecapped Dynamis before it could ever develop its own community, so it's not surprising if the people there feel no kinship with each other.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: DC travel was a mistake and should be rolled back. Until such time as that happens unfortunately your best bet would probably be to transfer to a different DC.

I'm still holding out hope for the FC I have now, but I still have until January 3rd. I'm still not even sure what DC I would want to leave to. I've been on all of them, but primal the least.

But also, I agree. I remember getting hate when it was announced for asking for heavier restrictions on DC travel, and here we are. Hindsight is 20/20, but it didn't take a genius to figure out that Aether was going to run away with most of the playerbase.

[chaotix69]

It’s because it probably is dead. When I first started playing this game, it was so easy to find groups to socialize and play with. Now? Good luck. Everyone is anti-social or suffers from anxiety. I find it really weird.

It’s only made worse by the fact that every major city is infested with AFK players, giving you a false sense of playing with others. Its sad actually.

[chaotix69]

It’s because it probably is dead. When I first started playing this game, it was so easy to find groups to socialize and play with. Now? Good luck. Everyone is anti-social or suffers from anxiety. I find it really weird.

It’s only made worse by the fact that every major city is infested with AFK players, giving you a false sense of playing with others. Its sad actually.

[Mcg55ss]

I appreciate it. It's just hard to find an actual active one. I've been in so many that I'm just sick of jumping from one to the other to the other. The one I'm in now, they're nice, but again, it's just "Hey, let's afk all day!" I don't subscribe to RP and I get it and I don't want to knock people's hobbies, but it's why I just go hang out on Aether and do my roulettes, because everytime I ask it's like pulling teeth and this is like the 3rd FC that has been like this. I tried solo play, but there's literally zero social interaction in this game outside of a free company. I try to spark conversations in Hunt trains or Fate parties and nothing. And I know it's just a sign of the times. Discord is king, but it's rough. But what am I to do? At this point, I'm hoping my current one turns around or January 3rd. But even then, I'm not sure where I would want to go. Like a good deal of us vagrent players, I left the big servers for a reason. And now the small ones have their issues. I can not win, ya know? I just want what my FC was that kept me on Dynamis in the first place, but it's gone. And dwelling in the past isn't healthy. Sorry, I go of into rants sometimes.

But your name is familiar. I have seen you in the game a time or two. Who knows I might end up in yours before the end. Luckily I'm not a wierdo. I'm just lonely. Which is sad to say honestly, but at least I can admit it.

If you've been in the gold saucer you probably saw me. If we're not doing our dailies or helping each other or getting stuff to craft someone's gear / workshop stuff we generally hang out there. I won't say we AFK all day but we are more active probably after 2:00 p.m. Pst. Gently we're an evening / late night community

[WeebPolice]

So my current server is omega, but latley i just hate it. all the fcs are dead, and my friends never log in, the only 1 i had left who did hates me and the NN is a hell hole of self entitleds. i wanna stay on EU if thats ok, because its closer to me in terms of connection. but after spending some time on cloud servers i realized that the community just felt "missing" and its not just my fc either. ive tried like 20 different fcs since 6.3.. but its all the same.. nobodys playing

any recomendations? any good servers, lots of community, lots of login, and limsa shtposting? after 3 years of having basically no1 to hang out with.. i just kinda miss it.

Of course it feels dead, citizen. This game is currently in "maintenance mode" and is barely surviving until Dawntrail gets released.




The strongest spirits will always triumph.

[Lucikrux]

I recently left Lamia because I felt it was dead. I would recommend transferring to Midgardsormr in Aether. It's a lot more lively.

[Bonoki]

One of my characters is on Dynamis with a large and I struggle every day to move them thinking if it's worth it or not. But it's not like you can find a solid non-venue/RP FC anywhere anymore that isn't an closed doors friend group too so I just stick with DC visiting.