Quote Originally Posted by Sotaris View Post
Have you said anything about wow does this better, would be cool if something similar was implemented in FF - in public?
I'm gonna guess no or you would been saying so much salt. Google "scottzone ff14 drama" and you shall see (tldr: doxxing, d threats etc)
Hearing how Scottzone was bullied into stopping content creation altogether was pretty disheartening, yeah. Not gonna lie. And it's interesting because even while you're memeing, people are continuing to prove you right. XIV has a problem with severe evangelizing and shutting down dissenting opinion, no matter how valid it may be. It may not have even been anyone in this thread who was responsible for Scottzone's departure, but the fact that it happened to a content creator nowhere near as big as Asmongold should be worrying.

I'm not on the boat that XIV's playerbase is "as toxic as other communities", because it isn't. There is toxicity, but overall, the community is pretty cool, it really is. Though, if we don't start cracking down on the people who take critiques about the game as personal attacks and then lash out at others, the problem is going to fester.

I want people to continue having the impression that XIV's community is warm and welcoming, but the rose-colored lenses need to come off at some point for some of its players. Asmon is a huge streamer and while I get that some people are worried about his following (I am, too), the last thing I want to hear is how he didn't see the welcoming aspect of the community that people so praise us for. It will paint us in a really bad light, because that's a part of our reputation and identity as players of XIV.

If you're in this thread gatekeeping (and you know who you are), you are part of the problem. @ me if you want.