Quote Originally Posted by goob View Post
While I can understand people being concerned about SE suspending accounts based on things that happen outside the game, I also don't see a problem with how SE responded to this. When someone who is possibly considering playing FFXIV goes into a stream and sees a streamer repeatedly bashing someone for their skills or play style, that can turn the potential player away from the game forever. What game development company *wants* to have customers who act like the streamer did? How is that good for the community or for the business? Rants like that should be kept private.

It's not difficult to avoid a "slippery slope" or "grey line" when it comes to being in groups or avoiding suspensions or bans. Just don't act like an ass toward people. Think before you speak. Don't buy or sell gil. Don't sell your account. These are basic concepts which is why the vast majority of players are never suspended or banned.
If you are going to enforce the TOS outside the game you do it for all cases.