Mateus, up until a month or so ago, was far and away the best community on all of FFXVI. Smallest, sure but it was really great having space to be comfortable and knowing most of the people around you.

Since being announced as "Preferred" though, that has all but disappeared. Gone is the small town feel, gone is the housing and respectful attitude most of the server had. Gone is all semblance of courtesy. It has been replaced with sexually harassing Lalafels trying to turn tricks in Limsa Lominsa, to Balmung refugees buying up entire wards of housing with RMT loot, just to lord it over the heads of the players who decided to be better people and leave plots available for other rest of their server mates to own.
Now, even in the words of the new players "Mateus is special......just like everywhere else." - and that is exactly right, we now have all of the same issues and negative things all of the other servers have and positively nothing to show for it.