(12-24-2016, 02:55 PM)Eri Wrote: One: If I'm looking for an active RP community what Realm do I want to join?
Two: How is the RP community here?Â
Three: Any tips about the RP community here?
1) The biggest and most active RP server in FFXIV is gonna be Balmung, which is on the Aether datacenter. It currently is so full that server transfers are the only surefire way to get in because the character creation window is NEVER open. (Maybe for just a sliver before/after emergency maintenance. Never count on that though.)
2) Very diverse and widespread. There aren't typically a lot of server-wide events (in the sense of server-wide canon), but there are a TON of open-world public events led by players, linkshells (chat groups) and Free Companies (guilds). Most people are pretty lore-abiding. I can't speak for everyone, but there's usually something for all.
3) The RPC is only a small fraction of parts of the general server population. We've also got some people from Gilgamesh, the next largest server that has RPers, and some people from other smaller pockets of RP on other servers too. The ones that I can remember are usually on Siren, Jenova and I think Faerie. Our Linkshell Hall and FC Hall forums show all the active groups that the RPC is aware of. For the most part, people are pretty chill. Some of the in-game jobs are a bit....scarce or locked away in lore. Due to that, certain jobs (like White Mage and Black mage to name some of the biggest ones) are not generally played by many of the player base. In my experience, few people really RP out a job/class/skill/etc unless there's a specific need for it. This could be different on other servers.
If you're just starting out and want to get some reading done while the game downlaods, I'd recommend these posts/threads by Sounsyy on the RPC.
Eorzean Lore Starter Kit
-Racial Lore Compilation
-Class/Job Lore Compilation
-Hydaelyn Geography Lore
-Settlements in Eorzea Pre-Calamity
-Eorzean City-states' Political Structures Lore
-Eorzean Units of Time and Measurement Lore
