Quote Originally Posted by AnimaAnimus View Post
It's because this is almost the only place online where ppl can air their grievences with the game. Other places have downvotes, ability to dox, threaten and are overall a lot easier to gang up on decenting opinions. ppl want to believe ffxiv has a mature and nice player base, but online its a lot of near rabid bullies. The rules of these forums are a double edged sword, so even that part of the playerbase will be banned just like anyone else for their shenanigans, so you don't tend to see it here, which is why the forums just feel like they tilt to the negative compared to any other online space.
It's fine to air grievances and such, but if you gotta be like IttyBittyShark and be blatantly transphobic, then you're not airing grievances. You're being a bigot at that point.