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Will RP shift to Ishgard? - Seriphyn - 02-18-2015
So, for Balmung, current RP hub is Ul'dah. Could this conceivably shift to Ishgard come Heavensward? I sure hope not, as I'd rather not contrive a reason for my character in particular to have to be up there. Of course, I'm biased, and know that other RPers have to do the same thing for Ul'dah..."but it's the trade capital of Eorzea with plenty of visitors!".
RE: Will RP shift to Ishgard? - Enla - 02-18-2015
I caught a glimpse of further cities today within Isghard and honestly I'm REALLY - excited for some RP to start opening up there. With that said however I really hope that people don't start to abandon Ul'dah en-mass, while all my characters could conceivably move there for one reason or another Ul'dah has grown on me immensely and I'd hate to leave it.
RE: Will RP shift to Ishgard? - Flakskader - 02-18-2015
I'm pretty sure there's going to be a minor problem for lowbies to get there, but honestly? It all looks awesome and imo I wouldn't mind a change of scenery! Variety is great.
RE: Will RP shift to Ishgard? - Parvacake - 02-18-2015
I think it'll depend. My FC will likely do a lot of RP between Ishgard and the company house, but I know some who still have strong roots in whatever area they're currently in.
RE: Will RP shift to Ishgard? - Cato - 02-18-2015
Some people will role-play there, some people won't. I do hope more role-players strive to bring more role-play out into the game world though. A lot of it seems very limited to Ul'dah or people's personal houses/free company estates.
As for me? I'm not too sure. My character doesn't really have much reason to go to Ishgard at the moment though he may be tempted to sate his curiosity depending on how things go with the ongoing story.
RE: Will RP shift to Ishgard? - Kinono - 02-18-2015
If I can pop this baby out of Kino before Heavansward drops I'd love to RP there! And really, if not before, then soon after is just fine. Kinono is an avid adventurer after all, and she's gonna want to go where there's work.
RE: Will RP shift to Ishgard? - Tiergan - 02-18-2015
Even though Ul'dah is sort of Tiergan's usual turf, I don't think it would hurt to have RP happening in more places around the game-world. Spread the love all about and all.
RE: Will RP shift to Ishgard? - Verranicus - 02-18-2015
Yehn'za hates Ishgard, so he won't hang around there unless it's absolutely necessary.
RE: Will RP shift to Ishgard? - Aduu Avagnar - 02-18-2015
I have some ways to sort out rp between the two, but I can see endgame moving there, RP, more likely with alts than mains, especially for those that rp as members of a GC etc.
RE: Will RP shift to Ishgard? - DrDucker - 02-18-2015
I personally bet
it will only become the new Mor Dhona
and Mor Dhona will have more rp because of it
RE: Will RP shift to Ishgard? - Ashren Dotharl - 02-18-2015
(02-18-2015, 05:30 AM)DrDucker Wrote: I personally betI doubt it, they will probably still keep all the token gear and stuff in Mor Dhona since they stated RT will continue to grow even after the expansion, and the Scions are still based out of it so all questlines will still start in RT in future content.
it will only become the new Mor Dhona
and Mor Dhona will have more rp because of it
Ishgard is a war torn nation however, and from what they have shown it looks battered and in a tattered state, which will likely come from the Battle for Ishgard event where I'm willing to bet the Dragons break through and tear shit up before we fend them off until 3.0. With all of this in mind, no... I don't think it will become the new RP hub. Ul'dah has most of what people need/want from an RP hub, it's easily accessible by anyone who is at most lvl 15 and has unlocked the Airships, it has a bar/inn, plenty of little areas around it that can be used for RP outside of the city, and it's right in between Gridania and Limsa.
We can assume that Ishgard being in a state of perpetual war will not have any cozy little hang out spots, it probably won't even really act like the previous cities since it has no adventurer's guild.
RE: Will RP shift to Ishgard? - Aris - 02-18-2015
As mentioned above, it's war torn, and more or less completely unknown, so the majority of folk moving there for casual RP and socialising like the Quicksand wouldn't make a lot of sense. Perhaps in the future if it becomes a safe area and starts to rebuild. It will become the new hub for end game as well.
It would be great if RP does become more spread out though. There are so many nice locations, it's a shame the majority is currently stuck in the same place or out of the way in private housing.Â
RE: Will RP shift to Ishgard? - Vulture - 02-18-2015
I certainly hope it shifts to somewhere other than Ul'dah. I never liked Ul'dah.
RE: Will RP shift to Ishgard? - Flickering Ember - 02-18-2015
I dunno. Unless lowbies can reach Ishgard easily then it definitely won't steal king rp spot from.Ul'dah. Could turn into a hotspot though....unless it becomes a hang out spot for trade and pve, like Mor Dhona currently is.
RE: Will RP shift to Ishgard? - Inessa Hara - 02-18-2015
A common enough question that me and the people of the Ishgard LS have talked about as of late.
Really speaking, those who are dedicated to their character rolls and is said characters are from Ishgard will definitely get locked into Ishgard till the end of the 3.0 line probably because due to recent MSQ events, all the knights and people Ishgard can get their hands on are being called back to defend Ishgard.
With that said, with all the new lore coming out and a new race, the RP landscape will shift a fair bit over to ishgard. Not to mention Astroligians and Dark Knights ahoy.
I cant give an exact estimate or numbers to show how big this shift will be but my guess it will be fairly big. That at least the Quicksand will clear out a bit and be less lagy as a result.