There's a dismissive attitude that comes up in every MMO whenever theres an issue with the community "Oh this isn't a big deal, only a vocal few people are upset about it" some devoted WoW players are still shouting this at people upset with the game now.

But an MMO has to exist for years, and if over time a vocal few get upset about issue 1, and then another vocal few get upset about issue 2, and then again about issue 3... Thats cause for concern. Eventually there's groups upset about enough issues that you've got a reason to be concerned

The genderlocking issue might only affect a small percentage of the playerbase, but obviously the percentage cares about the issue enough to keep this thread up for months. I genuinely doubt people are leaving permanently over it alone, but the 2.0 removal of genderlocks was a decision that bought good faith with some of the community, which they've lost. Losing the enjoyment of a game is rarely a cut and dry "IM NEVER PLAYING AGAIN IM OUT" thing, it's a slow drop in how regularly you renew your sub.

Issues like this do build, and I think think the "Vocal few!" argument doesn't really cut it. We can't afterall gauge feedback on how the unvocal feel, so should we ignore the people who are in hopes the issues don't mount up?

Sure XIV is in a great place now, but it was only a few years ago when "Only a vocal few" were mad at Bethesda's unwillingness to address glitches.