Writing Style

[Viridiana]

Depends on the NPC, really. Most of them speak close enough to normal for me to not be bothered. Then you've got the Lalas who love alliteration, which comes off a little silly. . .

Then there are the leve NPCs who make me want to punch them in the face, but that's not bad writing, per se.

[RemnantWolf]

I personally like the way they talk. It just feels like it fits. Although I have gotten used to reading odd speech patterns over my time playing games where differing dialects are actually shown in text. You get used to it after a while, the key is to keep in mind who you are speaking to. Once you get used to thinking in a certain dialect it gets pretty easy.

As for insulting and degrading NPC's I like them. If all the NPCs were all rainbows and sunshine there would be very little diversity. These kind of characters add to the overall world and it's society. That plus it makes sense when you take into account the general populations feelings about adventurers according to the lore.

The only thing I would change is add a fame system and make it so NPCs change dialog towards you depending on your fame. People don't typically insult you after you have helped them with a problem in their life.

[Abraxai]

I like the dialogue, however the only issue I take with it is sometimes it feels to me very irrelevant. I don't get the impression from Eorzea that the world of Hydaelyn is designed for posh "'ere the hour of death!" talk.. The contrasting Pirates of Limsa talk is very rich and nice though, it's nice to see there's some variation of culture, lifestyle and accentuation in the game. Makes each area feel a bit different in a world where all the areas are the same!

[Basstastic]

I never understood SE's obsession with pirates and this over dramatic way they have them talk. It's like i'm watching some comedic play. Do they have them talking so ridiculously in Japanese?