The great streamer Asmongold is joining FFXIV

[Awha]

The ToS doesn't change just because any specific person decides to start playing FFXIV. So anyone who can follow the ToS can and should feel free to play the game.

If true about Happy, it just shows that people can change. Asmongold himself has said he's not the same as he used to be in the past. Spend more time in FFXIV and maybe Asmongold can change even more unless he isolates himself.

What does this mean?

So, once again, you've accepted that people will just see you as a white knight and will disregard any defense you may make on behalf of the community. Keep in mind that defending the community does not mean defending the actual people who are behaving badly.

I'd be happy to ignore the situation if people didn't make a big deal out of it. So since it's a big deal to some people, why not address it in our own small ways? If you do want to ignore it, then there was no point in giving any explanation in the first place.

This forum, in particular, is a place where FFXIV players can discuss with each other. So anti-FFXIV generalizations are the last thing that needed an explanation, especially from an outside perspective, if, in the end, your only suggestion is to ignore it.

The reality is the ToS does not change but the question is from a marketing PoV would it be wise to ban the top streamer of your game that is the sole reason behind reaching the top on twitch? It will be interesting to see how SE especially their marketing team handles this potential issue. Granted this is based around if they keep the same persona from WoW raiding into FFXIV.

In truth people do change when given a reason Happy most likely changed due to personal reasons regarding his stream and profitability. WoW streamers coming to try FFXIV most likely will not have the same motivational factors. Though this is all speculation and depends if he even makes it to raiding he still has a long way to go.

Personally I know I would not like to in a situation if Asmon does maintain his WoW persona in FFXIV and what action to take for their ToS violations though it would not shock me if they did turn a blind eye cause even if all the FFXIv streamers go together I doubt they could pull Asmon numbers.