Dear Final Fantasy XIV Community,

I just wanted to say, thank you.

I have been playing this game for only about a couple months and your community has left me dumbfounded. In a good way! :D
I am truly impressed with the noticeable effort put into being friendly and patient with each other.

I'm pretty sure I'm traumatized by the last community I was apart of. When I started FFXIV, I expected the same type of treatment from other players. However, I was proved dead wrong.

I remember the first dungeon I ever entered in the previous game I used to play. I got kicked out before the first boss. It was my very first time and no one told me why or gave me a warning. I was just kicked out and I remember being very confused and I felt a little pushed away by their community. There were many different instances where my previous community exhibited toxic behavior. Comparing my experience doing my first dungeon on that game vs this game is like night and day.

Even after I finally learned the ropes, I always made an effort to be kind to others and especially to the new players. It's nice to know the FFXIV community does the same.

Don't ever change.

Warm regards,

A former WoW player

Firstly, welcome.

Secondly, good thing you ran into the non-toxic part of the community. There are definitely some toxic people, but they are also out numbered by the friendly ones.

Lastly, as long as you're open to advice 99% of people will be trying to help you get better...sadly some of them are very...blunt...in how they word things, which with it being the internet, basically everything can be perceived that way.

Hope you enjoy your stay with this community though, it definitely does have some great people(and weird one...some greatly weird).

LOL I was scared to death to tank or heal in WOW now I do both! For the most part folks are real decent and you couldn't have chosen a better server! Welcome!

Just limit your time on the forums:eek:

A-Holes are going to be everywhere. This game has no short of them either. But I, like you, have found that the majority of players in this game are as you say. Nice, patient and just real chill folks. I, too, have come from previous games. ESO, SWTOR and yes, WOW as well. By far the worst community I have seen was SWTOR. This one, and ESO, rank up there with the better of the two, although I give the edge to FFXIV. They really are awesome people in this game.

Welcome to the community :)

I mean the thread right below is literally talking about gating 'bad players' out of game play so you do get some of the rotten eggs here too. There are some incredibly good hearted people within the community though and I hope you (and me!) continue to find them. Happy questing and many /welcomes! ♥

Wait till your game crashes or you get dc in dungeon lol. People usually wait for you and then say np, we waited to you come back.
Compared to WoW where they instakick you if you crash and if you explain they just tell you to f off :D

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Originally Posted by Jin-

Wait till your game crashes or you get dc in dungeon lol. People usually wait for you and then say np, we waited to you come back.
Compared to WoW where they instakick you if you crash and if you explain they just tell you to f off :D

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This I can wholeheartedly agree. People usually wait for your return if you get disconnected. Lovely people :)

Enjoy your stay and we hope it's a long one.

I also felt relieved when I left WoW 3 years ago and came here. Grated there are still a few people that aren't really that nice, but most of us try to help each other out.

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Originally Posted by Beautevil

I just wanted to say, thank you.

I have been playing this game for only about a couple months and your community has left me dumbfounded. In a good way! :D
I am truly impressed with the noticeable effort put into being friendly and patient with each other.

I'm pretty sure I'm traumatized by the last community I was apart of. When I started FFXIV, I expected the same type of treatment from other players. However, I was proved dead wrong.

I remember the first dungeon I ever entered in the previous game I used to play. I got kicked out before the first boss. It was my very first time and no one told me why or gave me a warning. I was just kicked out and I remember being very confused and I felt a little pushed away by their community. There were many different instances where my previous community exhibited toxic behavior. Comparing my experience doing my first dungeon on that game vs this game is like night and day.

Even after I finally learned the ropes, I always made an effort to be kind to others and especially to the new players. It's nice to know the FFXIV community does the same.

Don't ever change.

Warm regards,

A former WoW player

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Patient?
Friendly?

GDI who the heck is going around and leaving a positive impression on people out there? Quit it! :P

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Originally Posted by Jin-

Wait till your game crashes or you get dc in dungeon lol. People usually wait for you and then say np, we waited to you come back.
Compared to WoW where they instakick you if you crash and if you explain they just tell you to f off :D

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Originally Posted by Ibuki-

This I can wholeheartedly agree. People usually wait for your return if you get disconnected. Lovely people :)

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Depends on the length of the DC really. If it's more than 10min(though most people tend to wait only 5...I would be willing to wait 10 since I play in my down time mostly), then yeah, I think a kick would be reasonably justified.

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Originally Posted by Jin-

Wait till your game crashes or you get dc in dungeon lol. People usually wait for you and then say np, we waited to you come back.
Compared to WoW where they instakick you if you crash and if you explain they just tell you to f off :D

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I have left WoW for the same reason as OP many years ago.
Whata jerk fiesta the game has became, people there have no patience at all, a lot of them have short temper, they cant wait a minute. I have been kicked many times from the dung on my tank because i refused to pull too much or not using the "meta rotation". And if you get into conversation, discussing mechanics and balance, you will be judged from top to toe on your performance or whatever it takes to be the very best player there that has any right to speak.
No wonder blizzard game is quickly dying, community is super toxic and the game isnt great either.

I'm glad you're having a good experience with the community here, OP :) I admit though that I always find it a bit strange to read these types of sentiments from former WoWers.

FFXIV is my first MMO. I almost quit playing two weeks into it because of how toxic I found the player base, so to hear that FFXIV's community is comparatively better than other MMOs has always made me a little 'x_x'

I eventually found a nice FC and decided to continue, but yeah, my first couple of weeks were rough. I still encounter toxic people sometimes and you will eventually too OP, but it's much better if you have friends to run content with.

Welcome to the team, OP. Considering fan fest starts tomorrow, you picked a good time to join. A lot of good stuff will come in the forseeable future.

Glad you are enjoying yourself and thank you for posting a positive message.

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Originally Posted by Avatre

Lastly, as long as you're open to advice 99% of people will be trying to help you get better...sadly some of them are very...blunt...in how they word things, which with it being the internet, basically everything can be perceived that way.

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Honestly that is how I give advice. If the Tank or Healer (sometimes DPS) is messing up, I'm going to be blunt about it and tell then what they need to do. There has been only one time where someone called me a dick (they were terrible in tanking the dungeon) but I've had more people thank me for the advice than hate me for it.

Welcome, OP. You'll have yourself a good time here. As with any community, there's going to be a couple bad eggs but for the most part, XIV is a farcry from WoW's toxic cesspit.

For the most part this community is great, you do have those horror stories but those are so far in-between that they tend to not weigh heavily. Just always enjoy the game and try to be understanding of different opinions even if you don't agree

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Originally Posted by Nyvara

Just limit your time on the forums:eek:

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Hate to say it but this is probably the best advice you can get here OP. Spend too much time here and your outlook on the game might grow to be pretty bleak.

In any case, I'm glad you're having a good time but as many others have pointed out, we have our bad eggs too and also be aware that the more group content you do, the higher encounter rate of bad eggs you'll meet. When you do feel fed up, come pack to this thread you made and remind yourself that there are some good out there.


Take care and welcome to the game :D