What's with the lack of players that believe in themselves?

[Selli]

I've been playing for two years and I still don't have faith in my skills, LOL.

[Ashkendor]

think its more or less they are afriad to push themselves out of thier comfort zone... ff14 community can be very hateful and vile after somethin as simple as 1 little wipe

That's not the FFXIV community, though. That's just the internet.

[Spawnie]

That's not the FFXIV community, though. That's just the internet.

true but have you seen how elitists act after 1 wipe on somethin?? heck i used to grab popcorn for titan HM via DF b4 echo was added lol

heck doing world of darkness after reset some guy in alliance was ridiculing the tank who was a first timer for using shield oath when he wasnt main tank started after 1st room.. been playin ff14 since closed beta and majority of the community is generally pretty nice, helpful and understanding.. but lately more n more ehmms are crawling out from under thier rocks just to talk crap about any1 who doesnt play to thier standards/expectations etc

[Ashkendor]

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Right, but all of that has more to do with the anonymity of the internet and the fact that people by and large can't reasonably be held accountable for their behavior (aside from the obvious tactics of reporting to GM's and/or blacklisting) than it does to do with the FFXIV community in particular. You see people like that in every game. Actually, I run into them less frequently in this community than I have in other gaming communities in the past, possibly due to the sub model. FFXIV has a lot of nice people, but no matter where you go there's always going to be at least a few assholes stinking up the place.

[birdy_reene]

I'd say its due to the highly toxic nature of most duty finder pairings. I LOVE Tanking, but im colorblind. and have a very hard time seeing some aoe's. or special mechanics. I usually have to die to something 1 or 2 times to fully understand how to work around it due to the visual impairment I play with. Soooo..... when your with impatient jerks who don't understand it. They belittle you, and over time, it destroys your spirit. over a 5 month period, I abandoned tanking, and became a dragoon, Because people know lol dragoon is a thing and expect us to die......(No im not kidding, had to hide my disability behind a generalization of a class)). The harassment from trolls and elitists eats away at people over time. Its not just, oh im worthless. its oh everyone tells me im worthless.

[UnstablePersonality]

I've been playing for two years and I still don't have faith in my skills, LOL.

I've been playing idk 7-9 months? I don't either lol...hell I'm afraid to use PF on my server for Thordan/Sephirot at times simply because I start to doubt myself when shit goes wrong lol

[MagiusNecros]

I believe in myself. Just not in others. That way if you expect failure or you walk into a mess you aren't disappointed. Set expectations low.

[CrystalRainbow]

I ran a DR leveling the other day. As my WHM. 2 green leafs in the party. The PLD was pulling 2 groups at a time. It was the craziest I've had to play my WHM. Personally didn't care for it but I kept up for the party sake.

[thorgal]

I promise the next time I am in a dungeon ill go full on Piccolo mode :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwvRU8ALAbs

THIS IS AMAZING , I FEEL INCREDIBLE! YES!YES!YES! I CAN WIN i FEEL GREAT ! I CAN DO THIS !

YES, I AM HOME ! I AM ALIVE ! THIS IS ALL A MIRACLE ! I AM AWAKE ! I AM WIDE AWAAAKE!