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[SkyeWindbinder]

"ticked off" (I just repeated your term, mind you) is quite different from "angry". I find the confrontational attitude that some have against those that are already displeased by not being selected highly distasteful. More distasteful than the complaints. Complaining about Complainers and all that.

Being "angry" is a whole different thing.

Ticked off (definition from Merriam Webster Dictionary)

-to make angry or indignant <the cancellation really ticked me off>

But hey, let's just say you have a different definition from, well, it's official definition. In which case, I'll say it was still rather unnecessary for you to get "ticked off", since there was really no call for it.

They're not "self entitled". That's a rather meaningless and derogatory catchphrase. Square Enix created that entitlement in the first place by putting the "Must currently have an active FINAL FANTASY XIV account" in writing.

There's nothing "self" about that entitlement. And mind you, considering that they supported the game thus far, while people that aren't subscribed didn't, it's very, very debatable that that entitlement isn't justified to begin with.

Look, they are self entitled, because in no way did SE tell them that because of their status as veterans of the game they should get access into alpha. And, by the way, regardless of whether you believe they should or not because of how long they've played, that's not the way SE set it up, so that's not the way it is. Some people believe otherwise, and whine (yes, whine) about it not being so. They are self entitled. And crybabies. Truth. Deal with it.

It wasn't really wrong info. The info is legit, as the rules were there, quite clearly stated. What's wrong is how those rules weren't applied.

Come again?

What you seem to have missed is that I did not make any precise statement of seriousness. Whether it's serious or not, it brings a degree of damage. And it's a degree of damage that 1: could be avoided 2: brings absolutely no advantage to balance it.

So it's a bad thing that should be avoided, regardless of how serious it is.

And what you don't seem to get is that it's really not as serious as you are painting it to be. Making a mistake and spilling water on your carpet is not nearly as big a mistake as forgetting to wear your seat belt in the car. You are blowing it out of proportion. Some wron info was given. Or rather, the right info was not given. In either case, it's not that big a deal. It's a closed alpha session. The beta sessions are around the corner. None of the reviewing sites seem to smell any blood in the water and are going for the kill. Just NOT that big a deal, lol.

Damage adds up over time. He might not be worried about taking a couple of hits from Don Knotts, but he won't certanly consider them a good thing, especially if there's the possibility to receive more hits over time.

You're implying more damage is yet to come. But I doubt, even if Don Knotts got a couple of hits on Mike Tyson, he'd last long enough to regret it. Damage can add up over time. But seeing as how this realy wasn't even 0.01% out of 100 of damage that could occur to FFXIV, again, I doubt SE should be sweating bullets. Yes, you can ruin your carpet if a tsunami of water rushes over it. That doesn't mean if you drop a glass of water on it, you should flip out. lol

I suggest googling "strawman argument", because by continuing to describe it as something that isn't a "red alert, world ending critical problem" you're doing exactly that.

You're refuting something that no one argued.

Not really. I'm merely stating that it's hardly something SE should be super worried about. And no amount of "Damage can add up over time" or "Well, mistakes can be a critical blow" is going to change that. If you're truly worried, then I suggest you take a chill pill and relax. Because. as I said before, it's just not a big deal. It's just... not.