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I was at work all day and never had a chance to respond. Ugh. So...

AreeyaJaidee: In the OP, you suggested a title for people who have been 'playing since the beginning' with either collector's edition or without.

Can we assume that the majority of the player base (RIGHT NOW) are people that began at the beginning? After the terrible reviews hit soon after launch, not many people found interest in this game. That's why they made it 'free to play' for a while. This may be changing (steadily) now, but we won't see a HUGE jump in active players until 2.0. Don't get me wrong... I love the game, but that's besides the point.

So, your title suggestion would basically be given to the majority of us... for, as someone else said, doing nothing... I have been playing frequently enough, but I have a friend who has only played a handful of times since launch (despite having the CE). Do we both deserve the 'Veteran' title?

Now, in response to that post asking if you want 'something for nothing', you defended yourself by saying "I'm always doing something in FFXIV every time I log in," more or less solidifying the point that YOU are active... which I'm sure you are. You became defensive even though YOU are very clearly active (as is indicated by your level 50 class attached to your forum avatar...)

When I made a post suggesting that titles be harder to earn (so that only people who REALLY spent the time playing and exploring the lore etc would receive it), you shot it down... even though it is an EXCLUSIVE title I'm sure YOU would earn too. So why did you shoot my idea down if you would be one of the people to have it?

All I'm seeing in this thread is unnecessary arguments. Basically, if someone agrees with you... great! If they don't, you start flinging insults punctuated by the passive-aggressive 'huggles' at the very end. I don't understand it. Are you seriously offended when people have a different opinion than you? Perhaps you shouldn't start controversial threads if you don't like hearing other people's opinions? Like I said before... everyone's entitled to them and you should be a bit more respectful of that.

Most people in the XIV community are very friendly. There are a few oddballs out there, but don't start saying this community is 'so endearing' when YOU are the one that is being aggressive here. We're just trying to have a discussion and you're derailing your own thread with your unnecessary passive aggression.
I changed the OP to reflect an active Achievement which would be based on hours to days actively played. Kinda like how SE nows you killed X amount of enemies for the Butchers Crown.

In regards to my being passive aggressive:

I understand ppl are entitled to their own opinions.

If you read the thread carefully Im being patronized with carefully formulated insults by several of the posters in this thread. THAT's the issue.

I had a simple request thread which turned into this BECAUSE i refuse to let ppl insult me or my ideals because they "feel" like it.

Ive stated several times that a simple but polite "yes/no and why" would have done the trick.

Start at the beginning of this thread and read: very first post someone is being a smartass and mocking me. So of course i defended myself.

Now this has escalated to the point where no one is reading the entire truth. Only blaming for being defensive.

I have every right to be annoyed. Every person who has berrated me on this thread did so intentionally which is proven by the fact that they kept on doing it.

My OP is simple. Idc if ppl saw it as epeen. I meant the thread for good purposes and it pisses me off to see it so common across this forum.

We need an option for a simple yes/no or multiple answer only thread because ppl like the ones mocking me in this thread cannot maintain peaceable conversations.

Its always about "being more right" than the other person.