Unjust Kicking from Alexander T4

[Melondra]

There was a comment posted several months ago about how the community base was in this game compared to other mmo's. This was the reply. "Final Fantasy XIV Online has one of the most toxic community I have ever seen in a MMO" I don't know about you guys but that's really a disturbing review. I've read that comment on several reviews for this game. Will do some digging to find the the source, but the fact that the comment was even made is disturbing.

[Kathryn]

There was a comment posted several months ago about how the community base was in this game compared to other mmo's. This was the reply. "Final Fantasy XIV Online has one of the most toxic community I have ever seen in a MMO" I don't know about you guys but that's really a disturbing review. I've read that comment on several reviews for this game. Will do some digging to find the the source, but the fact that the comment was even made is disturbing.

The community here has degraded expedientially since 2.0, I believe I read it in another post that the mechanics of this game draw these sorts of people to this type of game with its vertical progression and do it quick syndrome which in turn causes to people not to work to gether but see other's as a liability and if you are not worth their time they don't want to know you at all.

Social in most mmo's is dead nowadays due to this.

[ThanMazus]

There was a comment posted several months ago about how the community base was in this game compared to other mmo's. This was the reply. "Final Fantasy XIV Online has one of the most toxic community I have ever seen in a MMO" I don't know about you guys but that's really a disturbing review. I've read that comment on several reviews for this game. Will do some digging to find the the source, but the fact that the comment was even made is disturbing.

I'd say it's a toss-up between this and what Wildstar was like before it went F2P. If you disagree with anybody or any aspect of the game, you will be asked/told to quit and not return while people who know nothing about you other than a single opinion you hold about a video game insult every facet of your existence.

See: Bard Threads, Male/Female Crossdressing threads, Alexander threads, MSQ threads, etc.

[Ashkendor]

DF even prioritizies new players, votekickin for not knowing a guide should actualy be grounds for legal action if someone had the guts to spill some money on vanity law case -_-. Still if the very code puts new players in ppl parties that cleared them together, then SE is obligated by their own doing to defend every single kicked player for going in the fight blind in DF. Im sure there are some laws that will solidify those arguments.

You can report it to a GM. The thing is, unless someone is abusive to you (i.e. shouting profanity at you in chat before they kick you, etc), then it's most likely going to get chalked up to 'differing playstyles'. As far as real world legal action, most gaming companies have a liability clause in their ToS that prevents you from suing them for something like that. There's usually pretty strict limitations on the kinds of things you can seek arbitration for.

11.3 User Disputes. You shall be solely responsible for resolving any and all disputes that may arise between you and other Users in connection with the Game, and for paying any and all expenses incurred by you in connection with resolving such dispute. Square Enix shall not be responsible for mediating or resolving any such disputes and shall have no liability to you or to any third party for any costs, fees, expenses, damages or other losses incurred in connection with or as a result of any such disputes.

I mean, I guess you could try but you'd basically just be throwing money at your lawyer.

There was a comment posted several months ago about how the community base was in this game compared to other mmo's. This was the reply. "Final Fantasy XIV Online has one of the most toxic community I have ever seen in a MMO" I don't know about you guys but that's really a disturbing review. I've read that comment on several reviews for this game. Will do some digging to find the the source, but the fact that the comment was even made is disturbing.

I don't really find it disturbing since we know nothing about the source. For all we know, it was just some butthurt player that got banned. Anyone can go out on the internet and post a negative review, and there's no telling what the actual truth behind it is. This community is far from the most toxic I've ever seen; we're a bunch of care bears compared to people in some of the other games I've played. PvP heavy games tend to have very toxic communities. So do games where there's a lot of class imbalance (we're getting a taste of this now, but it's not nearly as bad as it could be). FFXIV's community is actually pretty decent overall.

Also, not everyone finds videos and guides helpful. They personally confuse me like crazy. I can't remember each mechanic and in what order ect. I learn much better by figuring it out for myself and actually experiencing the fight.

Before anyone says anything too, I've cleared Fcob with my static and most of us didn't watch a guide.

I don't learn well from video guides myself, but I find that they at least give me a general idea of what to look for even if everything doesn't soak in at first. I at least know what the basic mechanics are called and how they work.

[Luvbunny]

There was a comment posted several months ago about how the community base was in this game compared to other mmo's. This was the reply. "Final Fantasy XIV Online has one of the most toxic community I have ever seen in a MMO"

Seems like it is more common in US/EU servers than in Japan servers. They would wipe 2-3 times or more before doing vote disband. Often someone will start typing direction - or "shaming" the bad player(s) - that usually does the trick. They learn a bit quicker over there, I mean this is not always the case, bad players in every countries. But in general, most players there do Party Finder to learn, and when you join DF, you are expected to KNOW the fight already, or at least read guide, or worse comes to worse, quick learner.

[Hypie]

There was a comment posted several months ago about how the community base was in this game compared to other mmo's. This was the reply. "Final Fantasy XIV Online has one of the most toxic community I have ever seen in a MMO" I don't know about you guys but that's really a disturbing review. I've read that comment on several reviews for this game. Will do some digging to find the the source, but the fact that the comment was even made is disturbing.

I can just agree with the Review. At the Start i had very friendly Players but when i hit 50 i was hit with such a big Wave of Toxic Behaviour i stopped Playing for a whole Day straight because i didn't want to experience that again. The Community here is on par with the Community from World of Warcraft and that's something where Players should take some Time and think about it. WoW basically wins the Award for "the worst Community in a Online Game" every Year.

Do you really want to see how Yoshi will get this Award? He will be so "proud".

[WinterLuna]

Also, not everyone finds videos and guides helpful. They personally confuse me like crazy. I can't remember each mechanic and in what order ect. I learn much better by figuring it out for myself and actually experiencing the fight.

Before anyone says anything too, I've cleared Fcob with my static and most of us didn't watch a guide.

[NamNem]

I think people need to lose the elitist attitude period when it comes to any aspect of the game. Remember that at one point you were new to the game, the fight, or the class you play. Would you treat someone in real life the way you do in game? If not, think about it. I would rather have a person ask about the mechanics than to remain silent and mess up repeatedly for the whole group. Be courteous to one another. We are all people. One day you might have to ask them for advice.

[Melondra]

Hey Kath was on Ragnarok during Alpha-1/Beta-4

[Kathryn]

Hey Kath was on Ragnarok during Alpha-1/Beta-4

Yeah been here since the beginning 1.0 was Ridil which then we got moved to Ragnarok can't remember if that was during the transition of 1.0 & 2.0 or not but been in FFXIV since the very beginning 5 year's now and finally losing the will to go on as the game's lost it's magic to me, my fc and husband are the only reason I really log in anymore.