Why is everyone so silent in the game?

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Originally Posted by Vav2021

thank you for the article... but I wish I didn't know about it now. It seems so vague in some parts, that I feel like i'm back to walking on eggshells again. So if I disagree with someone, i'm better off at pretending they said nothing to begin with?

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And that is the debate, isn't it?

I'm not silent. I say hi and gg in dungeons!

Also, don't forget that it's just not practical to use /say when there are a lot of people around all trying to say something to their friends. Your dialog quickly gets drown out by other dialog and nobody knows who's talking to whom anymore.

Most are super quiet. Came from SWTOR which was super chatty to here and was shocked by the silence. People will even come up to you... but say nothing.

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Originally Posted by Serenitey

Most are super quiet. Came from SWTOR which was super chatty to here and was shocked by the silence. People will even come up to you... but say nothing.

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SE made FFXIV like a solo player experience, you don't need people or engage with them, except if you are going to raid/savage.

Also RP's are a big red flag here, I can't stand people who randomly send tells saying " Hey cute char :3 "

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Originally Posted by Serenitey

People will even come up to you... but say nothing.

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Horror movie fuel there.

Personally I’d default to silence unless I have a good inkling that whoever I’m partied with are talkative enough to be willing to do some chatters.

Otherwise, nobody is obligated to engage in conversation.

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Originally Posted by AnnRam

Also RP's are a big red flag here, I can't stand people who randomly send tells saying " Hey cute char :3 "

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How does “RP” has anything to do with another player expressing their compliment about another’s character?

At least on my main's server, pretty sure it's language barrier issues. Lotta folks on the EU servers don't type good English, but I find that isn't the biggest problem, it's their English reading level that is, and can cause misunderstandings when faced with a fluent speaker. Thus I try not to talk at length with many of them for that reason.

Because I'm a quiet person anyway? Because I don't see a point in small talk with people I'm not likely to ever see again? Because I've been fighting that horrible beast known as depression? Because I find it difficult to interact with others on a good day? Pick your poison lol