Quote Originally Posted by Vickii View Post
I’d actually say a lot of the people that come from other games, specifically WoW are perhaps not sensitive enough.
I would say this statement is both correct and very wrong. But I know what you mean.

However the reason why I would disagree is that WoW and FFXIV nurture different things in their different audiences and their server communities are managed very differently in both games. I personally have found there is just as much drama in FFXIV as there is in WoW but it they don't always manifest in the same way.

The main difference I have seen between the two games is how both audiences interact with the raiding scene. In WoW you find a lot of try-hards who so badly want to be seen as a skilled player that they even do so to the detriment of their group, whether that's in pugs or with people they know. I have seen significantly less of that in FFXIV and one of the reasons is obviously the absence of a parser. Parsers are excellent tools but a lot of people misuse them to unfairly target others or they feel it gives them an excuse to gloat. In FFXIV there certainly are try-hards but I have encountered them far less. Another reason is that WoW content is very raid-centric whereas in FFXIV it is far less so. Obviously this will attract different types of players.

However I have seen significantly more drama in FFXIV that is purely social based compared to WoW. Likely partially because the game is very attractive to casual players due to the high amount of very good casual content. These people tend to be far less competitive so obviously the drama they create would be different. In FFXIV I have seen far more drama based on a clash of personalities than I have in WoW. The other reason I think more social based drama happens in FFXIV is because the servers are not heavily segregated. In WoW you can't play on NA with an EU account and vice versa. In FFXIV you can play in NA, EU and JP regardless of which of those geographical regions you're based in. While I think this is a wonderful thing to have it does mean a clash of cultures is more likely to happen, which of course can lead to social based drama. Additionally WoW has specific language server groups whereas FFXIV divides their servers purely based on region.

Honestly I think both communities are as bad and as good as each other. It just so happens that many of the pros and cons of both groups are not the same because the playerbases of each game are not dealing with the same circumstances.

I prefer FFXIV's community to WoW's but it's because I find more like-minded people in FFXIV. Really FFXIV made me realise that WoW isn't the game for me. I enjoyed my time there but I'm far happier here than I ever was there. Others feel the opposite way due to wanting different things from their gaming experience.

That being said everything I wrote here is from the perspective of an EU player. I understand that those who play in different regions might not have had the same experiences as I have.