Forum tone

[RagingAvatar]

Why is the tone of this forum so aggressive?

I've come here as a fan of FFXI and hoping to connect with some other fans of the game but instead I find that the general tone of the forum is one of wanting to prove who is 'right' when many of the questions and issues we're arguing about are personal preferences and opinions.

To be honest, it's not very welcoming and I'd like to see people commit to caring for the FFXI community. We're all here because we actually like this game - let's build a community around that.

No-one wants to build a community around someone because they're right but around the game because we like it.

Thanks for reading.

[Randwolf]

The reason is that people know these boards are monitored by S/E staff. If you feel strongly about how something in the game SHOULD be, there is a fear that not conveying that message strongly might result in something you don't like happening in the game.

Just my take on it.

[cidbahamut]

Have you just never been part of an MMORPG forum before or something? This is all pretty standard.

[Dazusu]

Not so, WoW forums are actually much nicer than this, good debates, and well thought out posts. Can't think of a better example for "other MMO". Here people just wave their opinion around as fact. OP makes a valid point, and I agree with him.

[Daniel_Hatcher]

Not so, WoW forums are actually much nicer than this, good debates, and well thought out posts. Can't think of a better example for "other MMO". Here people just wave their opinion around as fact. OP makes a valid point, and I agree with him.

lol, no it's not!

[Jackstin]

This board is far more positive than XIVs. I think the reason is because there's a huge divide between people who want the game to progress, and people who like the way the game is. With XIV everyone agrees it is or at least was sucky.

[Hayward]

Not so, WoW forums are actually much nicer than this, good debates, and well thought out posts. Can't think of a better example for "other MMO". Here people just wave their opinion around as fact. OP makes a valid point, and I agree with him.

To quote Da Coach in his prime: "Who you crappin'?"

I put my share of opinions out here and stand by them until they're proven incorrect, but you're the last person who should level that argument I bolded for your convenience.

Zerich pretty much sums up the counterargument to this thread. We cannot, and should not, turn a blind eye to flaws in this game that can and should be addressed to the benefit of its players. Arguments against this defy basic logic.

[Dazusu]

I put my share of opinions out here and stand by them until they're proven incorrect, but you're the last person who should level that argument I bolded for your convenience.

Observation, not argument. Just because I disagree with the majority on some topics, doesn't mean I think my opinion is fact. By nature, opinions are neither 'correct' or 'incorrect'. I refer more to the people who cannot comprehend that differing opinions exist: "You don't share my opinion, so therefore, you are stupid", etc.

[SpankWustler]

I've never encountered a forum about Final Fantasy XI that did not have this tone.

I assume it's the one-two punch inflicted by so many game elements not doing what they say, or far more often, saying literally nothing about what they do. This gives people about a hundred extra things to argue about and also makes "doing it right!" far less obvious.

All video-game forums are basically globs of socially awkward people stuck to a dorky brick, though.

[Helel]

Not so, WoW forums are actually much nicer than this, good debates, and well thought out posts. Can't think of a better example for "other MMO". Here people just wave their opinion around as fact. OP makes a valid point, and I agree with him.

12 year-olds tend not to be able to argue very effectively. Their language tends to be less aggressive as well.