Quote Originally Posted by SargentToughie View Post
Toxicity can take many forms.

I've been part of the FFXIV community for years, and I've had members of this "great" community call me toxic, elitist, tell me to "go back to" a game that I've never played, all because I partake in Savage content. Toxic casualness is a thing, and any time you marginalize a person because of a game they like, or a content they enjoy, that's still you in the wrong.

There are times where I've felt very isolated from the community at large because they all wear these masks of smiling faces, and then turn towards me and say "you're not welcome here". It's happened in every expansion.
In a strictly NOT personal way, I believe this game (and other MMORPG's) would be better off to focus on what it does best. A 3d anime "second life." That is to say, I think it would be better off without savage content. That said, I respect that you and others enjoy it. I just want, and get, something very different from this game. I think it would be a better game without it. Yes I know that will be super unpopular. But I said what I said.

That said, as long as hard mode raiding is going to be part of the game, I accept it and no one should ever treat you poorly on a personal level because of what content you do ( or dont do).