Quote Originally Posted by Karasio View Post
That just comes down to a difference in mental fortitude honestly.
No, it's a difference in game cultures. FFXIV has always leaned towards a more social, non-toxic environment. And one of SE's stated goals with the PvP changes is to get those who never tried it before, or did and didn't like it, to give it another try. They want it to be more popular within the context of FFXIV, not Fortnite or LoL or any of those other pure PvP games, because they exist for the hardcore PvPers. Otherwise FFXIV PvP stays in the same place it's been for years, with a small group that plays the mode, and the rest of the community ignoring it.

There's no doubt that CC is a lot of fun, but even casual matches can be as bad as ranked, if not worse, since you have no idea of the skill levels of your team or the opponents, and can just as easily get roflstomped, if not easier than ranked. I've been in casual contests that lasted less than a minute, never had that happen in ranked -- at least ranked is a contest, even though one may lose more than win.