So, I'm currently on Lord Adraas, and while I like it fine, I went there to game with a friend of mine (he's big into RP) and he's not able to be on nearly as much as I am, and he wants to RP a lot more than I do. ( I don't mind RP but there are other things I enjoy more.)
So I'm thinking I'd like to establish a presence on another server, a PVE one, and I was considering how to go about picking one to start on.
I could always just randomly pick one and hope, but I'm thinking a little planning might lead to a better game experience.
Ideally, I'd like a server with several active guilds that are doing what I want to do. Best would be an East Coast server since I'm east coast, but I work at home with a flexible schedule, so if a West Coast server is otherwise perfect for me, I would definitely consider it.
I considered trying to hunt around for a guild I liked and then start on that server with the intention of joining that guild, but it presents the problem of what if you don't actually like the guild, or the guild changes and everyone you like leaves, or for some reason you just don't fit in there? That can make for a bad experience.
So I thought, okay, just find a high population server. Chances are there will be several active guilds and you can find one that suits you. But just because the server is high population doesn't mean it has the kind of play or players I prefer necessarily. Different servers have different flavors of play (or at least they do in WoW; I don't really know if SWTOR has been around long enough for players to sort themselves out that much at this point.)
What this boils down to is: Anyone have any suggestions or advice for how to go about finding a good server for me? Here's what I'm after:
PvE
East coast preferred but West coast acceptable
Enough people that I can get into heroics and flashpoints without waiting all day. (I realize when Bioware eventually gets a group finder going this will be less of an issue but no telling WHEN one will actually happen.)
Several decent casual active end-game content guilds. I would like to do end game content, but I'm not a LEET player and probably never will be (not enough time.)
In terms of play style, what I like most is group tactical play, PVE -- heroics, flashpoints, operations. PvP is okay, but not my focus. I am happy tanking, healing, or DPSing. I usually go heals just because they're often in most demand on Ardaas, but I'm comfortable in any role, and actually prefer variety of play the most -- that is, I like to have the option to switch roles every now and then just to keep things interesting.
So. How do I go about finding my kind of server? Suggestions for specific servers are welcome, and I'd also be hearing about how other people went about selecting their servers, assuming you didn't all just click one at random.
Thanks!
-- Maytree