The New Chat Restriction in The Feast

[PArcher]

Communication is essential in high-level play.


I don't really see much toxicity in these matches either. Its the low-ranking matches and the ones where Bronze and Golds (or better) are mixed I see this somewhat (and even then, I've seen tons worse in other games)


Maybe just restrict it where Unranked and Bronze are present, and leave the Gold/Platinum/Diamond matches alone. Unranked matches are such a mixed bag past a week or two into the season anyway, and people there now barely read chat (or watch marks) in the first place :\

[Gumbercules]

... I don't really see much toxicity in these matches either. Its the low-ranking matches and the ones where Bronze and Golds (or better) are mixed I see this somewhat (and even then, I've seen tons worse in other games) ...

I like that you mention that you seen worse in other games cuz it makes me wonder if its about a correlation. People will undoubtedly challenge me on this but FF 14 "pve" scene is very civil overall and maybe that contrast makes the pvp scenario look even worse? When you mentioned other games my thoughts went to WoW and that game has an undeniably toxic pvp scene...but its contrast is a equally toxic pve scene as well :P So perhaps in that case it just goes from being bad behavior to being the norm?

Just makes me curious as to whether its overreaction because in the case of the overall ff 14 community toxicity is well beyond being "normal" behavior. Some argue that this toxicity is nothing compared to other competitive online games, but how does it measure up to what the "ff 14 community" is?