Please don't harass people for ignoring/disliking the story

[HolyReign]

The story feels very straight forward, with a bit of, "Filler Story." mixed in. All seemed to follow a repeating narrative.

Explore > Discover Enemy > Find Enemy > Kill Enemy > Self/Place Discovery. (Repeat.)

Sprinkle in a bit of, Fetch Quests, Talking to random NPCs, and Filler Questlines (Crystal Tower.)

I haven't really been, surprised by anything really, I've played plenty of other MMO's that seem to carry the same routine in their stories.

[xenahawk]

Personally i dont think anyone has the right to force their opinions on anyone whether the like or dislike something but my question is how do other players know whether another player is a skipper or hates the story? Clearly people must have been vocal. So really not knowing the situation you are talking about or hell even if you might have been viewing a discussion as bullying.

[BaconBits]

My brain grows in size each time I read his posts. I'm gonna need a new skull.

How it feels to chew Five gum line your brain with eyes.

[EnigmaticDodo]

I recall a time I joked with someone about this and it was a whole thing. Never gonna do it again lol

[AngelCheese77]

to be fair, how do they have hamburgers in medieval times

Okay, maybe I’m out of the loop. But what was wrong with a hamburger? I’m assuming it was the scene oh G’raha eating it

As for burgers in medieval times, what part of the game shows that? Maybe I missed a posting?

[IkaraGreydancer]

Harrasment is never deserved. Nor is berating someone for not liking something you do.
This isn't a behavior that should be encouraged.

Idk...if you're gonna brag about something like that or opt to spread false info like that Quinn dude did or whatever his name was years ago you kinda are asking to be harassed/receive blowback. I won't say it's ok, I WILL say it's fair game though.

[Deveryn]

Okay, maybe I’m out of the loop. But what was wrong with a hamburger? I’m assuming it was the scene oh G’raha eating it

As for burgers in medieval times, what part of the game shows that? Maybe I missed a posting?

You didn't miss anything. Some people still assume "fantasy" means medieval times, when final fantasy has been all over the place.

[IkaraGreydancer]

You didn't miss anything. Some people still assume "fantasy" means medieval times, when final fantasy has been all over the place.

We have flying turtles with booster jet feet, flying hippos and other animals, rooster/frog outfits, tomestones (ie smart phones), modern (to us) to futuristic clothes, electric guitar performance items among others...and folks draw the line at...burgers...

Make it make sense people

[Kazhar]

Idk...if you're gonna brag about something like that or opt to spread false info like that Quinn dude did or whatever his name was years ago you kinda are asking to be harassed/receive blowback. I won't say it's ok, I WILL say it's fair game though.

Quinn was such a convenient scapegoat isn't he? He's like the one public exemple of someone being an absolute idiot about story skipping but some of the most unpleasant members of the community love to bring him up whenever they can to justify their own acts of targeted harassment. I can't take anybody who mentions him seriously.

[bubblesbutternut]

I need to stress that if you love the story and think more people should experience it, that's fine. I also need to stress that I'm not talking about players who skip everything & write essays about how bad the story is. Those people are dumb, and I honestly don't think they're common enough to be worth complaining about.

What I want to highlight is the alarming number of players who think it's okay to literally bully people for not being invested in the story. I recognize that much of the community loves the narrative, and that it's a considerably large component of the game. But it's not the only thing it has to offer, and you don't have to care about the writing at all to enjoy it as an MMO.

People are not going to enjoy the same things you do, and that's okay. People are also going to enjoy things different from how you enjoy them, and you need to be okay with that. Bullying people for playing it the 'wrong' way doesn't give any life-changing realization about the narrative. It just builds resentment and makes folks even less likely to play it the way you personally feel is 'correct.' Or worse, they'll quit playing entirely, even if they otherwise enjoy the core gameplay. And that's not a good thing.

I'm a little biased because I'm speaking from personal experience, having faced the brunt of this harassment myself. It doesn't matter how important the story is, or that it's 'a Final Fantasy game first,' harassing people for having personal preferences should not be acceptable behavior.

Please be better than this.

if you have seen any shonen anime you have seen most of the story esp if you have seen any isekai or any were the main is the only important person in the story

stormblood before we cleared anything my friend predicted what was going to happen he was correct every time

each player also has the right to play the game however they want within the square enix guidelines but not tos

any player that goes against that square enix guidelines just report them because even though they are not breaking tos they break cough cough guidelines not a legal document and should not be punishable if someone breaks them square enix still will
depending on what admin at that time feels like so if they are in a good mood they might help you if they are in a bad mood they might help the other player they might if they are on the left they might help if they are on the right they might help who knows
asking for a admin for help is like playing a gatcha game the rng may be in your favour or the other players favour

if you dont like the story skip it at your choice it is your game not the other persons

if you like the story watch it

in general dont tell other people how to play the game unless they ask you for your opinion