Tactful ways to inform people that they're playing badly?

[Jang-Hyuk]

So all I'm hearing from this thread is "you aren't skilled enough to play ffxiv, so just don't play the game and waste our time."

ffxiv has become very toxic in the last few years.....

[RoyalBeef]

So all I'm hearing from this thread is "you aren't skilled enough to play ffxiv, so just don't play the game and waste our time."

ffxiv has become very toxic in the last few years.....

You could check if what you are hearing is what is actually being said.... or you could just claim the game is "toxic" eventhough that's not the case.

[Vahlnir]

So all I'm hearing from this thread is "you aren't skilled enough to play ffxiv, so just don't play the game and waste our time."

ffxiv has become very toxic in the last few years.....

If that is all you are hearing then you aren't reading much of the thread at all.

[Noitems]

So all I'm hearing from this thread is "you aren't skilled enough to play ffxiv, so just don't play the game and waste our time."

ffxiv has become very toxic in the last few years.....

To grab a quote from this thread which sums it up very well

We aren't talking about about people who are fat fingering, or learning new skills here. We are talking about people who are actively not trying to learn, and scolding people for handing them advice to improve.

People can make mistakes, it's totally fine. The majority here isn't gonna rag on you for learning a new job as long as you're willing to learn and improve. They're ragging on those who choose to ignore the advice, and use a "you don't pay my sub" level of excuse as a defense. Even a simple "Thank you, I'll keep it in mind." is totally fine for most people to avoid a backlash.

[Berteaux_Braumegain]

So all I'm hearing from this thread is "you aren't skilled enough to play ffxiv, so just don't play the game and waste our time."

ffxiv has become very toxic in the last few years.....

There is a very big difference between "I noticed you aren't using (Skill), which would aid you in dealing more damage." and "u suk, lmao, uninstall the game".

[Dogempire]

So all I'm hearing from this thread is "you aren't skilled enough to play ffxiv, so just don't play the game and waste our time."

ffxiv has become very toxic in the last few years.....

Pretty sure nobody wants a person who's so bad simply having them in the party makes the run take 15 minutes longer than if they were replaced with an average player.

I really don't see what's so bad about wanting a basic level of competence, especially in a game as easy as this one.

[Kaedan]

So all I'm hearing from this thread is "you aren't skilled enough to play ffxiv, so just don't play the game and waste our time."

ffxiv has become very toxic in the last few years.....

You should get your ears checked then (or your eyes in this case, being a forum).

In all the pages of this thread, I'm 99% positive that literally no one said anything like what you have concluded. There might have been a few obvious sarcasm poss of "uninstall", but no serious post has come anywhere near your terrible interpretation. In fact most posts have either said, "don't say anything at all" or "say something without being condescending"