Game wise, I'd disagree. FFXIV is still every bit as great as it was when it first came out. You get a few bad eggs, but over all people are kind and helpful with most things. I'd give it the same 8/10 I would have years ago. I think the only thing limiting the last 2 points is just the nature of PF where it allows people to be a little more needlessly selective of who they play with for newer trials and content. That's not a complaint though, that just makes sense.

Forum wise, I'd say it's definitely gone down. Outside people who are obvious trolls who are allowed to exist despite everyone pointing them out... the request / demands / complaints are getting kind of ... weird. Maybe it's because the game's endgame consists of more or less sitting around and glamoring, but I see a lot more requests or complaints on cosmetics then anything else anymore. I think that shows a bit more of a problem then the recent ERP thing which is what, a 2 week long episode of drama?

That said, Balmung went from RP heavy to just bizarre in the cities. Yeah ever since Au'ra came out you had your futa dragon girls everywhere, but now I literally get harassed by cat girl pimps trying to sell me boys in Uldah. That was new. I used to defend Balmung in having a solid community outside of the ERP stuff. Now? Nah they deserve every joke lol (joking when I say that before anyone gets upset)