My main gripes with this game

[SturmChurro]

Well, it's too much of a risk to just have public conversations in this game, as players will report. Now I haven't been subject to any of that, but I'd rather not take the risk. Not that there is necessarily much to chat about with the general playerbase of FFXIV. I wouldn't suggest joining Novice Network, and do not agree with it being used as a general chat by many in there either. Usually if I actually get chatting in this game it's via some party chat (usually Bozja, or Eureka type stuff rather than DF), a linkshell, or whisper. I actually mostly chat via DM on discord over all that anyway.

[Fabbro]

Well, it's too much of a risk to just have public conversations in this game, as players will report. Now I haven't been subject to any of that, but I'd rather not take the risk. Not that there is necessarily much to chat about with the general playerbase of FFXIV. I wouldn't suggest joining Novice Network, and do not agree with it being used as a general chat by many in there either. Usually if I actually get chatting in this game it's via some party chat (usually Bozja, or Eureka type stuff rather than DF), a linkshell, or whisper. I actually mostly chat via DM on discord over all that anyway.

Will would anyone report? And why would any GM even consider taking any such a report seriously?? It's just a public conversation, socializing, MMOs should be about that: knowing new people and socializing. Also: this game needs more HARD open world party content ASAP. Maybe some open world challenging dungeons too... all of this would make people get together and talk more, group up more... staying longer times with the same group doing open world content that constantly puts the whole party in the risk of dying for high rewards, etc., classic MMO fun stuff.

[SturmChurro]

Will would anyone report? And why would any GM even consider taking any such a report seriously?? It's just a public conversation, socializing, MMOs should be about that: knowing new people and socializing. Also: this game needs more HARD open world party content ASAP. Maybe some open world challenging dungeons too... all of this would make people get together and talk more, group up more... staying longer times with the same group doing open world content that constantly puts the whole party in the risk of dying for high rewards, etc., classic MMO fun stuff.

I don't know why people do what they do, but, according to others, GMs have acted on a lot of them. Granted, some people say a lot of things, and a lot really shouldn't be said in a game's public chat - it's just asking for a ban. People did chat a lot in Bozja, a lot of that I thought would be bannable, so who knows.

In regards to "hard open world content", I'm pretty sure they already slightly addressed this a few months ago. The question was about implementing Bozja critical engagements into the open world. Their battle team is simply stretched thin and they have limited resources, if I recall correctly. They have to pick and choose the content they add, and for harder content they also have to put in more time to test it with experienced devs. More casual content wins out as it appeals to a larger portion of players.