A certain cutscene in Garlmald needs a trigger warning (MAJOR SPOILER WARNING)

[Driavna]

Was not already proved that trigger warnings make things worse for the average person or do nothing at all in the best of cases?

Anyway, I'm not against an option (yeah, like you have to manually activated) show that kind of warnings for those who wanted it.

[SenorPatty]

This thread is too Damian even for Damian.

Please, get some actual help. You've played through all these expansions, this aint your first rodeo. You know better. Cmon man, don't make SE responsible for your state of mind. It's a disservice to them as it is to you.

[Gemina]

Nah. The disclaimer of your gaming experience being subject to change works exactly like your spoiler warning for this thread. When you play FFXIV, you do so understanding that something can and very well upset you and any given time while playing it. That is basically what that disclaimer states, that is just how it looks after you sprinkle powdered sugar on top of it. What you're asking is essentially the same as me going to a mod and requesting that spoiler warnings be placed on subject headers that already have them.

If you've experienced the story up to EW, then you should be even more aware of events that could potentially trigger you. And that's just it about triggers; they are yours, and are not shared by everyone. Even something as horrible and as impactful as suicide cannot be assumed to trigger everyone into a mentally debilitating response as not everyone has had to deal with it, and how it is processed with those who have can and will vary from person to person.

Walking down the path of trigger warnings only further indulges the participation ribbon approach to everything. People need to hold themselves accountable for their own misgivings. In terms of story-telling, it would be rather difficult to write up a terrific story if you are also having to navigate a minefield simultaneously. Let's just not go there, ya?

[TwizzlyTwist]

Or just stop being overly sensitive. Its a videogame.

[HollowedDoll]

Yeah, I agree
something like: trigger warning: based

[Conundrum]

You can't wrap the world in bubble wrap.

Also, I'm personally 100% sure that most people who claim to have mental issues on the internet are self diagnosed. For some twisted reason, it's like a badge of honor on the modern internet to claim some sort of issue.

[Conundrum]

Or just stop being overly sensitive. Its a videogame.

Pretty much this...I mean seriously, what is society turning into? People didn't used to crumble at anything they may consider uncomfortable.

[Conundrum]

They should have played some fitting music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04F4xlWSFh0

I'll see that and raise you the...

M*A*S*H Theme

[Enjuden]

A trigger warning only serves to keep the people wanting them to need them.

[Vahlnir]

// Vague spoilers regarding the final parts of the story

Idk. While I'm not that sensitive to it at the moment, I certainly noticed how the topic towards the end of the expansion could be really difficult for some people. If someone's in a bad place mentally and uses the game as a distraction or escape, being confronted with the questions that put them in that place may not be so good. They're the big questions of life, which don't really have an answer - but seeing the various answers presented at the end (especially last map and dungeon) I can't help but imagine someone going through that story and going deeper into their own depression. Sure the story is all about being that last hope that makes it through all that, to keep going and hold on. But I feel for someone in a bad place, it might be easy to tune that out and focus more on the parts that drag you deeper or make you question the point of your own existence.

Don't know if anything should be done about it in form of a content warning or similar. I just don't wish anyone to be drawn deeper into their own negative emotions by the game they love.

Eh, I've got issues with depression myself. I know full well the struggles that come with it, much to my dissatisfaction. While certain things hit me kinda hard emotionally, especially the bigger questions of life, it actually had a pretty good payoff toward the end. Instead of going further into depression, I went the opposite direction. I guess that goes to show that everyone handles things differently. As to the topic at hand...well, I don't think we really need trigger warnings for this bit of the story, or much of anywhere outside of maybe seizure trigger warnings or something, which can be fatal depending on the person. Depression can be too I suppose, but there are ways to cope or deal with it outside of the game. I don't need a pop up saying "Oh btw, you might not like this if you are depressed!" lol That just seems counterproductive to me if I'm trying to enjoy a story. That's just my opinion. If they started being added for anything that might bother some people, we'd get one before just about every cutscene, and that would be more of an annoyance than anything. I'm all for certain beneficial QoL additions if they serve a greater good of sorts. I just don't think this would.