WoW this, WoW that: Why are FFXIV forum users so obsessed with WoW refugees?

[van_arn]

I'm fascinated by the lack of understanding that a person's phrasing when giving advice can reveal them to be an unlikable person.

Seriously, do you expect someone to give you a pass on toxic behavior just because your advice was valid? Because no self-respecting person will. If you want people to like you, don't be prick, it's pretty simple. And if you don't care about people liking you or not, then why even make a post about people's reactions to your toxic way of giving advice?

Can get plenty of people to like you by being honest, prick or no. Toxicity has nothing to do with it, and the people that just plug their ears and are physically unable to comprehend anything that isn't sugarcoated are the toxic "you don't pay my sub" types.

These forums over-emphasize phrasing to the detriment of what is more important: communication.

If you can't take advice unless it's presented in the most cautiously worded faux-friendliness, maybe you have other problems more pressing than how something is worded.

These forums conflate honesty with toxicity to a laughable degree. Not everybody has to be your friend, but if they're honest with you thank them for at least saying something.