Well when it comes to twitch chat look no further than the number of WoW streamers that played the game in the last year and a half, nearly all of them have had this experience. I believe this behavior is not conducive to an environment where the story can be looked at from a balanced point of view. If things continue the way they do then players like me will leave in search of better stories with casts stronger than the scions.
Already Diofield Chronicle has released artwork of (what is believed) to be nearly all of their major playable characters and I am excited that there is a balanced mix of options from the Republic, Kingdom, and Empire. It has successfully found a way to cater to a variety of tastes with a cast that has diverse backgrounds and looks. I am very much looking forward to it and will probably be playing more of that than 6.2 depending on what direction FFXIV goes in.
