Mist, Ward 17, Plot 6 – Coeurl Server
People often disparagingly ask me why I play MMOs. After I reply that they’re cathartic for certain people, I usually wax poetic on all of the unique human moments that only the MMO genre can facilitate. Reddit user unstablereality had that same experience recently with an in-gameFinal Fantasy XIVmaid cafe.
If you haven’t been to Japan or aren’t familiar with the concept, the core is that the establishment consists of servers typically in cosplay (somethingFFXIVplayers like a lot). A group of players managed to band together and not only build their own themed cafe, but become the servers. Found on the Coeurl server in Mist (a player housing zone), Ward 17, Plot 6, a group of players role-play (RP) their own maid cafe.
This is the way they often choose to play the game: not by raiding endgame content mercilessly, but by entertaining other players and adding another dimension toFFXIV(the same could be said aboutthe real in-game bards). Again, to clarify, these players actually had to buy this house with in-game money, purchase all of the furniture, andplace/decorate it allmanually. This is not a Square Enix designed location.
It’s incredibly wholesome and not uncommon in the MMO space, as I’ve played with RPers since the late ’90s inUltimate Online, and many other RP outlets existed before that when the internet was young. You can find the whole photo serieshere, and hear Occams occasionally talk about what makesFinal Fantasy XIVspecial to himon Podtoid.
I visited a Maid Cafe in game last night[Reddit]
