Toxic casualism vs Toxic Elitism. Sounds more like a battle of buzzwords. I view toxicity as more of a general thing applied to people's attitudes rather than one force or another. People are more casual here - the toxic ones are just louder. But we've had plenty of toxic elitism in FFXIV. But yes, in general FFXIV encourages casual play. This does lead to a lower skill threshold among players. Not wrong there.

Of the two - I feel like the "Toxic Casualism" is a better demon to have in the community. To be dead honest. If favors acceptance vs denial. Yes, it's frustrating when people can't grasp simple concepts. But in the end the game is about enjoyment, and there are more than enough social tools in this game to find those closer to your own expectations - even if it is to just commiserate with at times.

We've developed a fairly stable elite player base by accepting that there are many of those that will never reach the bar, but encouraging all to do so. This isn't an this-or-that situation when it comes to our playerbase. We've got toxicity on both ends, but in general most people seem to just be good with just going with the flow of things. But usually I'm not forced to choose between Elitism or Casualism because for things like DR or Bozja I can ask for help with my friend groups and generally get a reply or two. I just work on myself as I go. (Though of late life has intervened in that case. I do admit I play this game casually as I have other ongoing hobbies and projects and there's only so much energy to go around. Awell.)