(05-15-2017, 01:02 AM)Lydia Lightfoot Wrote: I'll echo the others and suggest Balmung as well. Rumors abound about pockets of RP on other servers, but only those who are doing RP on those servers could confirm the pockets are thriving, and we don't seem to hear a lot about it around here...
If you go the transfer route (for instance, if trying to slip a new character in as soon as the servers come up after maintenance) ends up being your way, bear in mind that a single transfer fee covers up to a full server load of eligible characters. So if you think you'll ever want to play more than one character, make the others in advance and transfer them all at once.
It'll be best to plan that you'll end up transferring, and if you do make it in the little window of time when the servers come up, then it's just a bonus. I know a lot of people who've tried that approach and found the server locked up again within mere minutes of going up, though, so just... you know, don't feel badly if you try and don't make it that way. Hardly the first time!
Thank you for your input! I'll try to slip a character in before the servers go down, but if that doesn't work, I guess I'll shell out for a subscription and just load in a full set of characters. All the same, I'm excited to see what the server's like!