Lets talk about the FFXIV player base..

[metcalta]

Forgive me for not being able to read through every post but I did feel the need to weigh in a bit. The sensitivity issue in this game is real, and I see a lot of false equivalences going on in the discussion. When it comes to this game specifically ppl can be very reluctant to accept any advice.
"Hey white mage if you could just dot mobs in here it woukd be a huge help to our group" has either been met with outright no, the person ignoring me, or a vote kick. It definitely has felt like any discussion of how someone is playing can end in a downward spiral, even with the best intentions.
That said, I feel like we as a society need to do better in operating on good-faith, and one needs to be mindful of how they offer up advice. I have a theory that because its all over text ppl interpret things negatively first. Its just a condition of twitter/Facebook. We need to be kinder to one another, and I think we all could do well with a little extra humility.

[Irisdina_Wiloh]

Forgive me for not being able to read through every post but I did feel the need to weigh in a bit. The sensitivity issue in this game is real, and I see a lot of false equivalences going on in the discussion. When it comes to this game specifically ppl can be very reluctant to accept any advice.
"Hey white mage if you could just dot mobs in here it woukd be a huge help to our group" has either been met with outright no, the person ignoring me, or a vote kick. It definitely has felt like any discussion of how someone is playing can end in a downward spiral, even with the best intentions.
That said, I feel like we as a society need to do better in operating on good-faith, and one needs to be mindful of how they offer up advice. I have a theory that because its all over text ppl interpret things negatively first. Its just a condition of twitter/Facebook. We need to be kinder to one another, and I think we all could do well with a little extra humility.

Well said, I think we could all stand to be kinder to each other, especially with how things have been this year.