How I See FF ARR Community

[Davionx]

I wouldn't know, there's not much need to interact with the community.

Sure just like you don't need to have fun, level up, craft or do anything at all.


The game shouldn't have to make you socialize with others

[Aegis]

Sure just like you don't need to have fun, level up, craft or do anything at all.


The game shouldn't have to make you socialize with others

In this game you need to interact with others to do some endgame stuff: Coil/Titan are the only places where co-ordination are really required and Titan doesn't require much.

For levelling, crafting, main storyline, events etc there is little to no interaction required.

Essentially, you just don't need help from others to get these things done. MSL is just a bunch of solo quests interspersed with anonymous DF parties you never meet again for dungeons.

You have to remember that a significant part of the community have come from other MMOs where co-operation and co-ordination is required to level, to pass quests required for additional content or even just to survive (Hi2U Eve online) and the solitude in this game can be a bit jarring.

[ceiimq]

The forums are hardly an accurate interpretation of the in game community, IMO.

I have seen a total of about 3-4 regular posters from my server on the forum.

Yes, this. I don't think I've actually seen a single other Lich player post here, and the server's community is just great.

[ChaozK]

The community on shiva is really great. Its really just the forum that seems rotten. Very little elitism from tanks/healers, melees and wars not complaining and bards being mature about the upcoming nerfs.

When you look at the boards on the other hand...

[Devaking55]

it's all sugar and rainbows

i cid what you did there. lol

[JayCommon]

Yeah I don't see toooo many from Goblin post here (shout out to Zlatan!!) but for the most part our server is pretty good. Don't get me wrong, I've had a few run-ins with a certain FC that were treating first timers pretty terribly, and then there's the occasional shouting match in Mor Dhona (which I find funny more than anything), but all in all I have a generally good experience. I like helping people out with stuff too. I just did a DF WP last night with a 2nd time full AF warrior. We wiped once because I tried going super-bard with AOE, knowing full well he probably couldn't hold my hate but tried anyway, and he apologized lol. I told him it was my fault and I wouldn't do it anymore. The run took about 35mins since he was still learning and killing one mob at a time, but it wasn't that bad and he did a good job holding relic hate because we didn't wipe again. The DRG we were with was relic also. He kept apologizing throughout the match about how long it was taking (I assume because he had been yelled at before by impatient people). I told him not to be sorry and reinforced that he was doing a good job. The healer and DRG we were with could have been complete assholes, but at the end of the match we all thanked him for tanking for us and went about our ways. Hopefully gave him a bit more confidence in the future.

[avecha]

The community is fine until you get german guys in a PUG group that tell my 50 year old mother to 'suck my penis' or 'suck my balls' when she asks them to speak english in a dungeon.

[Hanzar]

The community is fine until you get german guys in a PUG group that tell my 50 year old mother to 'suck my penis' or 'suck my balls' when she asks them to speak english in a dungeon.

Cool your mother plays this game that is kinda awesome mate

[Ranak]

One word: Elinware.
That. Is. All.
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On topic: I've quite enjoyed my time here and everyone has been nice. In fact the game itself has frustrated me way more than the people have.

You forgot:

The Book of Elin
Elin vs Predator
Dude Where's My Elin
Elinception
... and many more.

And I have to agree with you that FFXIV itself causes more frustration than the players.

[avecha]

Cool your mother plays this game that is kinda awesome mate

She is hard out at it. Gives me a run for my money. She is up to gearing her 2nd and 3rd classes in DL.
She started as a bard and now plays as a Scholar. A very good one i might add.