I have also said many times before that Mercs and JP/EXP sellers will completely ruin this game.
That's true but this list below comes from one thread.

Japanese General Discussion:


VS

English General Discussion:


Come on, foreigners. Ain't nobody got time for that!? Anyway, from what I heard (several times) is that most of English posters have been perma-banned from this official forum so maybe almost nobody ever bother to read anymore. I guess that should have explained why we the foreigners are so divided therefore they mostly don't care.

Sometimes, FFXIAH forum can be alternative.