Things to think about before you call someone "Bad"

[NessaWyvern]

I have this impression too. Back when I started FFXIV it felt different.

In the first year I started FFXIV, there was plenty of toxicity. Does anybody remember Titan HM for relic, before they fixed the latency? It was the only time in this game that I was told to uninstall the game and kill myself (I had more latency than most since I'm from NZ, I got knocked off by landslides frequently). I missed the first Starlight event because that toxicity made me quit for three months. Nothing in this game has made me quit since (first season of rated feast came close, because of toxicity and speed hackers), so arguably I'd say toxicity is less now than it was back then.

I saw a fair amount of rage in Aurum Vale (they implemented the leave timer because of this and LotA) , the final boss of Dzemael Dark hold, and in the first frontline too. Oh yes, LotA the first widespread rage, people stacking skeles, people not standing on plates, people not killing bombs, people not standing on platforms for the final boss....

There was also rage at people not waiting for fates for the relic and hunts. There has always been toxicity in this game, I'm surprised people don't remember it.

[Nestama]

In the first year I started FFXIV, there was plenty of toxicity. Does anybody remember Titan HM for relic, before they fixed the latency?

I do. I got kicked from parties because of the delightful latency the PS3 and the American servers give me. I had to watch/read guides to learn Titan's rotation and then count to 4 after every attack he did. This was the only way I ever managed to clear Titan HM and get my Relic +1.

I don't like being carried and I also do not like carrying other people.