Naoki Yoshida: I completely understand that it would be better for advanced PvP players to be able to use full chat functions. However, the data clearly shows that a greater number of new players have joined the content after we removed chat functions—this is a fact that we cannot dispute. From this, we can tell how much harsh language was becoming an impediment to new players and hurting their participation. I believe that this change is something that is inevitable not only for FFXIV, but for all PvP games.
Utterly stupid and nonsense, you got more players because of garo/exp in feast. It sound like that w/o chat ppl can go in, troll, and go out easily b/c no1 can actually flame them during a game