Quote Originally Posted by novamare View Post
This whole argument is kind of nuts to me, tbh. Yes, I know I'm playing an MMO, I enjoy its MMO-ness, I enjoy the social element of the game, I enjoy seeing other characters in the world, etc., but not always. Wanting to take a visual break for a bit doesn't mean I don't like MMOs and shouldn't be playing one?

Hell, it's like sunglasses. I love the summer sun, I love the vitamin D (fuck seasonal affective disorder), I love being out in the sun. But sometimes the sun makes my eyes hurt. Sometimes the sun makes it hard for me to see important things outside. Sometimes I wear sunglasses to improve my outdoor summer experience. Do sunglasses remove the sun? No, they just make it more tolerable when it's sunniest. But somehow, wearing sunglasses means actually I don't like the sun and really I should just go inside if I'm not going to enjoy the full, unadulterated experience of the sun. In fact, let's just stare directly at it! But here's the best part about sunglasses! You can put them on and take them off at will, and it doesn't impact literally anyone else.

Not to mention that the functionality already exists (in gpose), so I don't really buy the "but muh dev resources" argument.

Let people play the game they want to play. It doesn't impact anyone else, and it would aid player retention, which just gives SE more money to make this MMO that we all love (even if we sometimes want to feel alone in it).
Ackshually. Unless said player buys something from the Mogstation its not helping ffxiv at all.