Hey, ladies and gentlemen. My name's Mike, and I am planning to play FF XIV in the near future. It will be a few months before I get my hands on A Realm Reborn, but I imagine I can already start gathering info on the game's role playing. I've got a bunch of questions, and it'd be splendid if you would help me out with them.
I. Perhaps the most important, which server to play on? What I need from a server is a large RP community, with a large number of European players. It doesn't matter whether the server itself is US or EU. From what I gathered so far, Balmung is the place to go. Am I right?
II. Where can I find as much info on game's lore as possible? Official website seems to only have the basics covered;Â http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/forums/646-Lore have more info, but it's basically either copy-past from the wiki or players' deductions based on the game, ergo, no solid facts that aren't already on the wiki. Is there more to be found, or is that it (not that I would mind. I've played WoW - I had enough of lore the size of Harry Potter saga)?
III. Now a bit more specific questions about my idea for my main character. We could do a bit of a brainstorming over this one if you feel like it . Anyway, beta version of the idea is this - a Hyur Highlander named Guy Tower (duh). A young lad in his mid twenties, Guy has spent his life in a cold city of  Ala Mhigo. After Garlean Empire's invasion seized the land, Guy joined the resistance. Years passed and resistance's valiant struggle changed little. Eventually Uncle, Guy's only relative he knows, sends the lad to Eorza after making him swear that, one day, when he grows in strenght, he will return to his homeland and help reclaim it for the nation of Ala Mhigo. Coming from a family of warrior defenders, always there on the front line, he felt an inclination to travel to Ul'dah and see if the school of Gladiators can teach him something new.
Story as any other. There's room for a bit of drama, but who needs it. Most importantly, it creates the character I want to play. Rash, fight loving, tough around the edges but basically good-hearted. Most importantly young and new to his surroundings, open for changes and influence. But, character's story will go as it will go, that's not what I'd like you to help me with.
- As mentioned, I'll roll a Gladiator, taking a Paladin job in the future. Question is, how can I explain Guy having Paladin skills (items are easy) without making him another member of the Sultansword (I heard that is a cheesy thing to do)? Are there other organizations that train their members in blade and shield? Will the "self-learned" excuse pass?
- Are there any particular kinks towards playing a Highlander Hyur? So far, I understand that they are basically a more warlike, less rafined Midlanders, but there is surely more to it (the joke about Roegadyn mother was nice, hehe). Highlanders seem to be on the stronger, tougher side in this game, but Roegadyn at least seem stronger, especially the volcano tribe. If you were given a nerdy task of setting every playable race of Eorza's physical strenght on a scale from 1 to 10, how high would Highlanders score?
That's it for now, though I'm sure I'll come up with more stuff to waste time talking over in the future. Thank you for your help ^^.
I. Perhaps the most important, which server to play on? What I need from a server is a large RP community, with a large number of European players. It doesn't matter whether the server itself is US or EU. From what I gathered so far, Balmung is the place to go. Am I right?
II. Where can I find as much info on game's lore as possible? Official website seems to only have the basics covered;Â http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/forums/646-Lore have more info, but it's basically either copy-past from the wiki or players' deductions based on the game, ergo, no solid facts that aren't already on the wiki. Is there more to be found, or is that it (not that I would mind. I've played WoW - I had enough of lore the size of Harry Potter saga)?
III. Now a bit more specific questions about my idea for my main character. We could do a bit of a brainstorming over this one if you feel like it . Anyway, beta version of the idea is this - a Hyur Highlander named Guy Tower (duh). A young lad in his mid twenties, Guy has spent his life in a cold city of  Ala Mhigo. After Garlean Empire's invasion seized the land, Guy joined the resistance. Years passed and resistance's valiant struggle changed little. Eventually Uncle, Guy's only relative he knows, sends the lad to Eorza after making him swear that, one day, when he grows in strenght, he will return to his homeland and help reclaim it for the nation of Ala Mhigo. Coming from a family of warrior defenders, always there on the front line, he felt an inclination to travel to Ul'dah and see if the school of Gladiators can teach him something new.
Story as any other. There's room for a bit of drama, but who needs it. Most importantly, it creates the character I want to play. Rash, fight loving, tough around the edges but basically good-hearted. Most importantly young and new to his surroundings, open for changes and influence. But, character's story will go as it will go, that's not what I'd like you to help me with.
- As mentioned, I'll roll a Gladiator, taking a Paladin job in the future. Question is, how can I explain Guy having Paladin skills (items are easy) without making him another member of the Sultansword (I heard that is a cheesy thing to do)? Are there other organizations that train their members in blade and shield? Will the "self-learned" excuse pass?
- Are there any particular kinks towards playing a Highlander Hyur? So far, I understand that they are basically a more warlike, less rafined Midlanders, but there is surely more to it (the joke about Roegadyn mother was nice, hehe). Highlanders seem to be on the stronger, tougher side in this game, but Roegadyn at least seem stronger, especially the volcano tribe. If you were given a nerdy task of setting every playable race of Eorza's physical strenght on a scale from 1 to 10, how high would Highlanders score?
That's it for now, though I'm sure I'll come up with more stuff to waste time talking over in the future. Thank you for your help ^^.
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