Quote Originally Posted by Eorzean_username View Post
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JP don't like pvp restrictions because it forces you to switch GC to play with friends.(Also does slow down queues however gonna detail why JP isn't affected for you)
We don't like them for the exact same reasons.


The difference is more or less everyone on JP is running on JST. A lot of people get home at the same time and play at the same time. Western times are erratic for many players.

Eastern players (not just JP) tend to enjoy pvp more, or at least wish to enjoy every portion of a game. They don't generally try to limit themselves to one aspect.

Western players have been complaining for years whenever pve and pvp overlap with one another, and this is true beyond just the scope of ffxiv.

Eastern players typically help out new players and try to get them used to the game. Increasing the population of people playing at any one time. Positive experiences shape positive players.

Western players typically yell at new players or anyone the moment they make a single mistake and will rage to no end even if absolutely nothing is on the line. Causing many new players to see pvp as a negative thing and not wanting to participate. Many western players always tell me they're afraid of pvp and pvpers.

I'm sure they switch GCs far less than we do as well.

When you look at how negative we are, how high our standards are, how little help we are, and how not fun we make pvp for other players because we only care about winning? Is it really such a wonder that the community is small. Every MMORPG has the same types of pvpers. We have an absolutely toxic pvp community.

The GC system would work for us too if new players didn't feel like they should quit right after their first match and we didn't switch to the winning GC every month.

Would taking the restrictions away help us? Of course it would help our queues in a band-aid sort of way. But usually any problem specific to western servers is the fault of the western community, and our gaming communities have only gotten worse over the years.