Shark Fin Soup

[Catapult]

How come you're not up about it with shark oil then? We gotta kill them for their oil, ya know.

Mundanely, shark oil and fish oil are by-products of the wider aquaculture industry, tying in with the practice of using as much of the Catch as possible.
That fish you bought from the store called "flake" - it was probably shark.

But when most of the value of the catch is just in a small part of the animal because of insatiable demand for the delicacy, sustainable fishing practices start getting disregarded. The finning practice that was subsequently developed removes only the fin from the shark and returns it to the water where the Shark then dies a slow and painful death. And this can be inflicted upon swathes of populations at a time, knocking ecosystems out of kilter. This is why Shark Fin Soup is a problem.

[PotatoTree]

Are you going to complain about how we go around killing sentient beings for the hell of it too? No? Well screw the sharks then.

[Lebenoshl]

OP have you considered how culturally insensitive you are? Your posts elaborating why western culture is superior compared to the 'uncivilized' eastern cultures are outrageous and offending to me.

OP you need to learn how to deal with different cultures. Assimilation through pointing out 'flaws' and expecting people to conform to your expectations is not how to approach an unfamiliar group. I think you should look to how Square Enix does things. I applaud Square Enix for building a game where diversity is celebrated and many different races can coexists with various cultures. Just because we don't understand a practice doesn't mean that we need to ridicule them for it.

[aerolol]

But we kill the poor chinchilas and ladybugs all the time in FF14 !!
And also those sheeps that are slaughtered to no end for their fleece!
They even do a sad cry when they die T__T

[Kamifubuki-Yoakesetsuri]

HAHAHAHA oh wait... you're serious let me laugh even harder ROFLROFLROFLROFL.

[Lukha]

Op, there are many mobs in the game that are killed for only one or two drops, and presumably the rest is left to waste...furthermore, you may have noticed that in most cases, another one appears almost the moment you kill it... clearly the hunters and fishers of Eorzea are doing the environment a favor, as if the wildlife continues to breed at such a rate, it would only be a matter of time before the planet could no longer support it.

[Catapult]

OP have you considered how culturally insensitive you are? Your posts elaborating why western culture is superior compared to the 'uncivilized' eastern cultures are outrageous and offending to me.

OP you need to learn how to deal with different cultures. Assimilation through pointing out 'flaws' and expecting people to conform to your expectations is not how to approach an unfamiliar group. I think you should look to how Square Enix does things. I applaud Square Enix for building a game where diversity is celebrated and many different races can coexists with various cultures. Just because we don't understand a practice doesn't mean that we need to ridicule them for it.

Uh, no, I'm not going to take that one lying down. I'm actually offended by your commentary.
In fact, I've specifically considered this a localisation issue when directed at the western audience and I am not proposing the Japanese version of the game be amended. In fact, I offer as an option simple acknowledgement within the flavour text (without taking sides) rather than utter removal. Because we're all better people when we see alternative ways of life. Cheers.

And those of you slaughtering ladybugs and marmots for fun? I can just wait for the Wood Wailers to catch up with you - the game goes into this theme in quite a degree of detail (and especially did so in v1.0).

[Lollie]

Um the wood wailers slaughter them for fun too. Chech out north shroud sometime.