Has this Forum always be so toxic or is it only now that FF14 got all the WoW players

[Nyvara]

Are there any moderators? I have noticed a lot of trolling, and baiting and lack of civil discourse. Yeah I know It's the internet one might say. However, On the ESO forums when things get out of hand the mods are very quick to step in. I don't think I have ever seen so much as warning or locked post.

[SturmChurro]

If it's not 100% positive praising, it's apparently considered toxic. Criticism - of any kind - toxic. I don't see anything too wrong with the regular community here on the forums, and prefer it to other social media outlets, such as twitter, or reddit. Outside of that, this is an expansion launch, with no few issues. What we are seeing now is a given.

[Jybril]

Are there any moderators? I have noticed a lot of trolling, and baiting and lack of civil discourse. Yeah I know It's the internet one might say. However, On the ESO forums when things get out of hand the mods are very quick to step in. I don't think I have ever seen so much as warning or locked post.

I'm surprised too, because if you're a regular that has been here since the opening on these forums...
You would know that these forums are strict and give permabans fast on the smallest of stuff. Like being permabaned for saying "Housing is the S word."
Yup, that's me. But now I see people saying bad words and they still post.
Sure wish my main could post in 2021 lol.

[Serenitey]

To make a thread asking - Has this Forum always be so toxic or is it only now that FF14 got all the WoW players .... and then say it was not my intent... just sounds like trolling to me. -_- This is part of the problem honestly. Why make a thread to argue about it and complain about players that will not change?

[Shin96]

To make a thread asking - Has this Forum always be so toxic or is it only now that FF14 got all the WoW players .... and then say it was not my intent... just sounds like trolling to me. -_- This is part of the problem honestly. Why make a thread to argue about it and complain about players that will not change?

Because sadly, many people cannot internally deal with their frustrations and instead have to make it a campaign. It's a place to vent essentially.

Plus the like function. It gives people a dopamine hit so they keep coming back to generate more negativity and so on.

[Imora]

Yes.

Yes it has. Back in HW, if you didn't prostrate in front of your yoshi-p statue and praise the game you got reported into oblivion and banned.

Toxic positivity is also disgusting.

[EnnCee]

EDIT: I regret making this thread. The WoW part was supposed to be just a little jest, but it seems to have started alot of... well, stuff that wasnt my intent. I am sorry...

don't feel bad.

these forums are really not that toxic. if you look at the all the threads, their titles and replies, there really isn't that much whining, and even then, folks like you, are quite decent about it all, especially considering the mess created by the plague and the semiconductor shortage. if you compare these little kerfuffles to what is posted on the wow forums or the aion forums or, gods forbid, the old lineage2 forums, these forums are truly well-behaved and, for the most part, considerate of everyone involved.

we all need a little giggle right now, and I do have to say, some of those other forums were really good for a great big WOOHAA...wonder what the new age forums are like right now? I'd go look but really don't want to contribute to any numbers for the game; same reason I don't go and snicker over the wow forums...not giving them anything, not even my attention. I'd rather count my queue numbers in this game than amuse myself over there...:P

one thing I DID do to amuse myself was to search "semi-conductor shortage"; the results are quite surprising...makes everything so much clearer.

[RyuDragnier]

If it's not 100% positive praising, it's apparently considered toxic. Criticism - of any kind - toxic. I don't see anything too wrong with the regular community here on the forums, and prefer it to other social media outlets, such as twitter, or reddit. Outside of that, this is an expansion launch, with no few issues. What we are seeing now is a given.

People don't have problems with constructive criticism or people asking for updates on the server without coming across as rude. People have problems with those who come in here just to be negative for the sake of being negative, screaming at the top of their lungs for refunds, badmouthing and spamming negativity in general. That is toxic as hell and is not something anybody wants to see or deal with. Being too positive, likewise, can also be annoying and can get toxic, especially during a time like now when we're having server congestion and issues daily at prime time.

[DBriggs304]

Short answer. No, it hasn't.

[Kolsykol]

Whether it be official forums or subreddits.

They're toxic as hell, it tends to attract the worst people you'll never meet ingame or who are too scared of getting banned who won't act like this ingame.