
Recent Making Connections threads for servers other than Balmung:
Adamantoise
Sargatanas
Famfrit
Faerie
Linkshells for servers other than Balmung
But personally, if you're after an established and consistently active community, especially one that operates at most hours of the day, then my recommendation is to count on paying the transfer fee into Balmung. (Yes, paying for a transfer will let you circumvent the character creation limitation, despite what the documentation says. You can bring a full load of 8 characters for one fee.) Think of it like a cover fee for a night club (that then applies for every single night for as long as you play the game), or like the RP DLC.
Adamantoise
Sargatanas
Famfrit
Faerie
Linkshells for servers other than Balmung
But personally, if you're after an established and consistently active community, especially one that operates at most hours of the day, then my recommendation is to count on paying the transfer fee into Balmung. (Yes, paying for a transfer will let you circumvent the character creation limitation, despite what the documentation says. You can bring a full load of 8 characters for one fee.) Think of it like a cover fee for a night club (that then applies for every single night for as long as you play the game), or like the RP DLC.