Final Fantasy XIV Hot Takes

[Raikai]

The forums suck and are overwhelmingly negative, no matter what. And it blows everything out of proportion. Everyone outside of the official forums on other platforms usually think the exact opposite of whatever is posted here.

The in-game community is growing a wee bit more less friendly as the population has grown.

I think every official game forums is like that. I remember it was the same in WoW's and GW2.

A very common occurence is player X that thrashes about about every aspect of the game, and I usually think what greater power keeps this person subbed to a game that apparently have no joy playing?

[StriderShinryu]

A very common occurence is player X that thrashes about about every aspect of the game, and I usually think what greater power keeps this person subbed to a game that apparently have no joy playing?

Yep, and when you point out that maybe, just maybe, they'd be happier if they just didn't play the game you're labelled as a gate keeper, white knight, blind defender of the game, etc. I mean if, according to some of the frequent offenders own words, the game hasn't been good since Heavensward then I think it's worth pointing out that they may have a problem. Heavensward came out 7 years ago. Sure you might claim to "love" the game enough to type out essay length diatribes on everything you think the game is doing wrong but, still, 7 years. Even from the end of HW and the start of SB, it's been 5 years. Criticism is a good thing. Intelligent criticism even more so. But at some point you just need to move on. Either that or just admit you're too addicted to the game and have built so much of your life/identity around it that you just can't let it go, and that your supposed well considered, intelligent criticism is too tainted to be coming from an honest place.

Say you're married to someone for 10 years and while the first few years were great it's just been terrible for you since, maybe it's time for a divorce.