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[Rennies]

Who knows, they may mute the whole game and turn the chat system into like Toontown.

I'd immediately quit.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

Actually it do was far more toxic than any chat. For the few feast I've done before 3.5 as BLM, it was all the time "Why the f*ck are you playing BLM, go SMN", and it's only about the job, there was far more

I second this notion. I played the Feast for a while and any screw up (whether yours or someone else blaming you) would have every insult in the book hurled my way. I keep seeing people claim PvE is more toxic, but I don't see it being so severe compared to PvP. Heck, most people in PvE seem pretty chill, save the few who blow up at the drop of a hat.

[Nirokun]

Actually it do was far more toxic than any chat. For the few feast I've done before 3.5 as BLM, it was all the time "Why the f*ck are you playing BLM, go SMN", and it's only about the job, there was far more

Actually it's not, it's about the same. The difference is that a lot of sub-par gameplay/behavior is tolerated in PVE because it's faceroll content outside of endgame raiding with static groups. NIN just auto-attacking and throwing daggers while running around in expert? You suck it up and just carry them, wishing they would be forever stuck with players of their caliber and never be able to complete anything.

In PVP, players just don't roll over and die if you actually try, and part of trying in PVP is communicating with your team or knowing how to play your class well enough (in PVP, specifically) to not draw negative attention. If you're bad at PVP, you get called on it because the rest of your group actually needs you to perform to win. That doesn't mean the person is insulting you without constructive criticism, they're bringing up your shortcomings so you can fix them. That's not being toxic, it's a competition and they're trying to help you so, as a team, you can win. Have I been called out for having less than 10k HP in Feast by my healer? Yes, absolutely. It's fine at lower levels of play, but having the staying power of a wet paper bag won't fly when you're focused repeatedly. So, I accepted the criticism from the top 10 player, and was able to put myself in the top 100. Can I specifically say that his advise made me win? No, but it undoubtedly made it easier for anyone healing me.

You learn these things from people who are kind enough to bark something at you before/during/after a match. There isnt a lot of time to prepare a flowery, gentle reply to someone's shortcomings, it's short and to the point. A lot of people are deeply upset by this criticism, then cry "TOXIC" and bash the game mode.

I'd go as far to say that pro-chat ban players are the most toxic to the game--so vocal about their hurt feelings that the game is altered to being less fun and less competitive/thrilling for people who enjoy any particular content. Safe spaces are created for like-minded people, not forced upon everyone. That's the problem with the chat ban.

[jameseoakes]

I'd go as far to say that pro-chat ban players are the most toxic to the game--so vocal about their hurt feelings that the game is altered to being less fun and less competitive/thrilling for people who enjoy any particular content. Safe spaces are created for like-minded people, not forced upon everyone. That's the problem with the chat ban.

with that attitude your surprised they removed the chat?

[Nirokun]

with that attitude your surprised they removed the chat?

I don't understand your post, elaboration appreciated.

[Holy-chan]

Topics like these are a waste of time and space.

[Lyshell]

This topic title makes me think of Bill Nye's Consider the following.

Bill Bill Bill Bill!

[MisterLucie]

Topics like these are a waste of time and space.

Yeah, this topic is much more useless than any of the other incredibly valuable and riveting discussions that always populate the front page such as "viera pls" or "this glamour pls."

What nonsense. This is an actual issue with an extremely poorly implemented design choice and people should voice their discontent with it.

[Fluffernuff]

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Normally I would agree, but in the example above "Why the f*ck are you playing BLM, go SMN." Is neither helpful, or even criticism. They did not explain WHY they should go SMN. They didn't explain WHY BLM was a poorer choice. They just berated a guy because they saw a Job icon. You also bring up how communication is needed in Feast. Have you perchance tried Feast for your GARO mounts? Any of them solo?

You sit there and look at the BRD, SMN, AND BLM all with 300+ medals over-extending and not a single person targetting them? You mark them and their health never drops? even WITH chat, you can only spam "Attack X" so many times. How much tolerance do YOU have for being ignored? My tolerance is rather low after 5 minutes.

Not to say i disagree wholly with your points, it's just that helpfulness from the PvP side has always been out of matches much more then in matches. there's just not enough time to type out a new strategy once there's 1 minute left, especially "nicely". With the ban in Feast, it's now EXCLUSIVELY out of matches...

[jameseoakes]

I don't understand your post, elaboration appreciated.

Your complaining the player complaining about harassment are worse than the people doing the harassment...which seems to be a fairly common theme in these threads