The great streamer Asmongold is joining FFXIV

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It just calls into question the claim this game actually has a "great community". There's a reason why it's a meme.

No, it doesn't. A great community should be an overall judgment, taking into account that there are exceptions to the rule. Wanting to keep the community "pristine" or "pure" or whatever leads to the fear of the likes of Asmongold coming in. So people can't complain about that kind of reaction and then want to say at the same time that people being toxic in the community calls into question how great the community is. If people want to be welcoming of others, then accept that this community has people of differing attitudes and behaviors and opinions, some of it good, some of it not so good. That doesn't make it not great.

Unfortunately, even benign interactions seem to be heavily regulated by the enforcement of the ToS, and players who report others for anything and everything, in the hopes of getting another player banned, with absolutely no regard for context. Knowing full well, if what's reported is acted on, it will likely result in a strike.

That's only a problem if you think the rule isn't being enforced well, but that's a different issue.

I don't see why PvE can't be about competition. That's why there are things like leaderboards and "World first" races. I think a certain amount of healthy competition can go far into making the game a more fun experience. For that matter, we already had a taste of that sort of competition when it came to the Ishgard restoration, as I recall.

Leaderboards and races are PvP elements, and the problem is that mixes two different expectations. If everybody agrees on what they sign up on, then that's fine. But when they don't, and in the context where the game doesn't force competition, that's where expectations should be aligned to the nature of the content.

The problem isn't death OR the cast. It's the writing.

Not necessarily. I think the problem, more often than not, is a matter of difference between expectations of the player and where the story is heading.

Rich Campbell a very good friend of Asmons is playing the mmo right now and it seems to be going well. He is being followed around by a sperg army trying to show off their mounts and already has about 10 million gil at lvl 7 so there is that. Only one person has been rude in a city so far which is a bad reflection on the community and childish.

See, if anything, this community can be too great sometimes, giving things to streamers, lol. (I'm not jealous, nope, not at all...) Though on a more serious note, that can also cheapen their experience, but whatever. If they accept the gifts, then that's fine.