An introduction to all servers

[Durahansolo]

Re: An introduction to all servers

How is the Leviathan server in general? Economy and population?

For Economy I think you should check prices from one of the strongest servers on FFXIAH against Leviathan. I am usually only online between 5:00PM EST until 12:00AM EST during the week its between about 1600-2400 people online. When it gets closer to 1:00AM its about 2400-2700ish. I think the numbers have gone down a bit since SE has been ridding the world of RMTs and with the level sync update, there are more parties, but usually less people online. Last year around this time, at about 7:00EST every night there'd be about 2400 people online but now there's around 1700-1900.

[Ruffus]

Re: An introduction to all servers

How is the Leviathan server in general? Economy and population?

[Pillowcase]

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DIV is made up of players from this website we have alot of lower level players, some who are just starting out, your play time makes no real diff to use if its 24 hours a day or and hour here and there. Its located on kujata.

I appreciate that, Sevv. I think I should be online in about a month from now, however. But when I'm about to sign on, I'll send you a PM.

[Sevv]

Re: An introduction to all servers

This thread is exactly what I'm looking for; thank you for this sticky, Sevv!
However, It's not yet finished... Originally, I was going to make a new thread describing my situation and ask for some advice but I figure that this thread will do just fine.
At any rate, I'm thinking about getting back into Final Fantasy XI. I don't really know why, I don't think I'll have all that much time for it, but I've reached a point in my life where I just want some alone time, but I wont get into that. MMO's are great time wasters and I've always liked FFXI: Online.
A Couple of months ago, a buddy of mine decided to start up again. He told me that it sucked and immediately quit playing. He said that the servers are now either barren or populated with only high level PCs, deeming it nearly impossible to play the game. Incidentally, I did not ask him what server he chose so I have no idea which one he was talking about in particular.
Now, you guys say that these servers have their differences. i.e. server populations vary, some are better than others for new players, some have more of a Japanese player base, there's differences in prices in auction houses and so on. My question is obvious; which one should I pick? If anyone could help me out on making this decision, I would be much obliged!
Also, If there's a linkshell out there that would accept a player that will probably only be able to play for a couple of hours a day in the evenings, let me know! (I'm still thinking about what race and classes to choose.)
Thanks in advance for any advice.

DIV is made up of players from this website we have alot of lower level players, some who are just starting out, your play time makes no real diff to use if its 24 hours a day or and hour here and there. Its located on kujata.

[Lunaryn]

Re: An introduction to all servers

Regarding Midgardsormr: A useful bit of info may be that the culture on Midgardsormr is more accepting of RP. It is not by any stretch of the imagination an RP server, but as an RPLS shellholder I have observed very few issues of harassment or condemnation of us as we RP in public areas, whereas I have heard accounts of RP being much more difficult to accomplish on some other servers due to disruption by other players.

There's probably more I can say about things like acceptance of various playstyles based on differences I've noticed from our observations versus accounts from users like Itazura or Omgwtfbbqkitten, but that will probably take a fair bit of time to assemble (now I wish I'd been taking notes).

Also, for notable FFXIO people, uh... I definitely nominate Armando.

Pteryx and myself are also from there.

[Pillowcase]

Re: An introduction to all servers

This thread is exactly what I'm looking for; thank you for this sticky, Sevv!

However, It's not yet finished... Originally, I was going to make a new thread describing my situation and ask for some advice but I figure that this thread will do just fine.

At any rate, I'm thinking about getting back into Final Fantasy XI. I don't really know why, I don't think I'll have all that much time for it, but I've reached a point in my life where I just want some alone time, but I wont get into that. MMO's are great time wasters and I've always liked FFXI: Online.

A Couple of months ago, a buddy of mine decided to start up again. He told me that it sucked and immediately quit playing. He said that the servers are now either barren or populated with only high level PCs, deeming it nearly impossible to play the game. Incidentally, I did not ask him what server he chose so I have no idea which one he was talking about in particular.

Now, you guys say that these servers have their differences. i.e. server populations vary, some are better than others for new players, some have more of a Japanese player base, there's differences in prices in auction houses and so on. My question is obvious; which one should I pick? If anyone could help me out on making this decision, I would be much obliged!

Also, If there's a linkshell out there that would accept a player that will probably only be able to play for a couple of hours a day in the evenings, let me know! (I'm still thinking about what race and classes to choose.)

Thanks in advance for any advice.

[Sevv]

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Working on compressing the list and updated bbq's and gentoos post

[Sevv]

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Ill get these updated in a bit sorry for the delay

[Gentoo]

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Shiva
Linkshell: The Banished
Leader: Meth
Officers: Pimpinsmurf, Vyvien, Arcaus, Briseia
Website: http://www.banishedchronicles.org/
Information: The Banished is a social linkshell with a good distribution of members representing all jobs, levels, and timezones. Shell activities are usually organized around missions (Nation as well as expansion).

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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OK, finally getting around to this

Server - Odin
Linkshell - LimitBreakRadio
Type - Social/General Activities.
Shellholder - Aniero
Sacks: Kallo, Sayl, Argetlam, Selphiie, Omgwtfbbqkitten, Juxtapostition

Website www.limitbreakradio.com

[Aksannyi]

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Sevv, I need you to remove BetaThreeSixty from the linkshell list on Hades. Our LS leader left us and the main members of the shell dropped because of it. I'm no longer able to offer new players on Hades a home, though I'm still more than happy (and available) to make friends with people on Hades if they'd like to /tell me.

[Sevv]

Re: Garuda

Yeah, but we are notable FFXIO players =)!
Neither of us are in Cake Sev, btw, I'm just posting this for a friend.

I knew you both weren't the notable players are server wide not just ls specific/

His entire post

If i could give multiple thanks for a single post I would for this one.

[KoukiRyu]

Re: An introduction to all servers

On Midgard, could you post the linkshell DivineElements? Leader is Fuzzbuzz, officers are Crystalchan, Kuroitaru, Silentsteel, Cristoir. I'm a somewhat notable person from Midgard on here I guess. >_>;;

[Jarre]

Re: Garuda

Garuda
Garuda Auction House
General Information:

Info
Garuda was one of the first 2 servers to be activated to take the overcroding pressure off the first 19 and opened its doors in November 2002.

Garuda has a good balanced economy, it has the 4th cheapest AH prices and because of this RMT activity has recently been quite low. There is normally a good amount of players on the server and low levels in the Dunes seem to not find too much difficulty in getting a party. Whitegate does lag but not as much as other servers. There are some good high level sea and sky LS's about but I'm not high enough to ay which are the better ones. Currently there seems to be a lack of mid level WHM's as well as a shortage of DD's for Jungle parties, though this is improoving. As for anoying shouts, i havn't noticed many while travelling around.

Its a mixed server with a good percentage of US and JP memebrs as well as a few of us Europeans.

I am a sack holder member of the Devilzwings LS and we are recruiting for all levels.
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Linkshell: Devilzwings
Leader: Darkakira
Officers: Darkakira, Brickshouse (me), Guadalupeb, Darkdoom, Emerald, Mirajin, Drizzlepoppa, Feanlean, Wyron to name a few
Website: Currently being re done by Darkdoom.
Information:
We are a multi level social linkshell which covers most of the activities. We have a mix of levels which inlcudes all jobs at 75, many new players and many like myself middle level players. We do occasional Linkshell Bremans as well as Assults, Promies and various missions for all expansions. Even I as a lvl 43 PLD help out and Pl a few newer players and help them learn their jobs while doing key and subjob quests. We have some good banter and usually there is always someone on. We cover US, UK, Iraq (US on detachment there) with a few people who work nights so theya re on during the day (JP primetime and Uk mornings)
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Notable FFXIO Residents

Well as for server residents theres me Brickshouse

[Murphie]

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D'oh. I just got confused is all.