While FFXIV does a great job of being inclusive of all cultures and beliefs through its events, gear, and communities - it is still based on a central mythos and is set in a reality different than our own. Inclusiveness can go to the extreme; however, and it is a line any type of fantasy entertainment needs to tread carefully. For instance, you cannot progress very far within the game as a pacifist or animal right's activist. Should we also demand the ability for someone to progress through ARR, HW, SB, ShB simply by leveling up a crafter/gatherer without any Main Story Quest whatsoever? The role of The Twelve, the Primals, and rituals play a central role in the lore of the game.

I guess it is understandable if one goes into a game with the proposition that the character they are playing is themselves; however, they are playing themselves within the reality created by the game. Within this reality, the mythology, flora, and fauna are different - as is the concept of magic and other fantasy-based components. Is it not fair to at least surmise that when one chooses to play a game, they must at least be willing to accept the substitution of their given mythology with that of the game's mythology? That of course is different from the moral/ethical beliefs and values inherent in one's being and actions. I mean, when it comes down to it, drinking a vial of liquid provides you with the opportunity to change every physical and metaphysical component within you - and that certainly does not seem based in any reality outside of fantasy.