“Everything is amazing and no one is happy.”

[Xaruko_Nexume]

I agree that the game itself is good. The community on the other hand.. well..

I am beginning to suspect that the games communities are drastically different data center by data center and server by server.

I have a similar gaming background to the OP, and this criticism of the game has always thrown me for a loop. I love anime, but I cannot see any resemblance between this game and an anime. Granted, some animes center around characters who magically find themselves inside of an MMO, but those animes have just as much in common with WoW, Guild Wars, Everquest, and every other MMO out there as they do with FFXIV. I don't understand why FFXIV gets labeled as a "weeb" game. I can only guess that it's just because SE is a Japanese company. The mindset that a "weeb" game isn't worth trying feels racist and illogical, IMO. Kudos to the OP for maturing past that weird point of view.

It was the cat people. And some of the bosses and spell effects looked VERY anime from an outside viewpoint. And look at me now LOL. Of course there were some isms' there, but never from me personally. I thrive in diversity and experiencing new things, most of the time.

This game is good if you don't get too into the lackluster endgame . Play it casually and you will never become jaded like the fans that want to care about the game and are forced to see it slowly turn into just another product rather than a world to live in.

It's the only way I play, and I enjoy it so much more. It wasn't until this week that a dear friend taught me so many old fights. Ive gotten 24 mounts this week from extremes and what not.

[Shibi]

I am beginning to suspect that the games communities are drastically different data center by data center and server by server.

They are, and sometimes the differences are actually huge.

The English forum isn't really representative of any of them. The English forums are, by and large, a pit of discontent.

[Atelier-Bagur]

They are, and sometimes the differences are actually huge.

The English forum isn't really representative of any of them. The English forums are, by and large, a pit of discontent.

From the time that Ive spent here recently its pretty much conclusive that the forums are 80% negative andies complaining about every single thing. To be fair, there's a lot of good criticism and feedback mixed in here and there but it gets overshadowed by people just addressing their issues with such contempt that its such a miracle that the in-game community isnt like this at all. I figure this is just the typical MMO forum flair though, just kinda hoped that the forums here at the veeery least better reflected at the so called "positive community" of FFXIV.

No I'm not looking for everybody becoming special snowflakes here, let me just outright state that before someone decides to either read too much into what I say and get offended or ignore my words and just cherry pick the parts that gives their knickers in a twist.