Quote Originally Posted by Nixxe View Post
Yeah, I really don't get why people think the WoW community is ultra toxic while praising this one. The only thing I can figure is that toxicity in this game is often very passive aggressive, while in WoW it's just ordinary aggressive aggressive. Both games in my experience have always been filled with the standard array of MMO players, and FFXIV is noticeably more WoW-like these days than it was back in ARR.
WoW is way more toxic because it has a large PvP component, and Blizzard games have always fostered an environment of competition. Even in PvE. And that's not just WoW, by the way. I have found any game that has a PvP focus or a large PvP community tends to be terrible. While games that focus mostly on PvE tend to be nicer.

LOTRO, for example, was known as having one of the best communities in MMOs before FFXIV came out. Maybe it still does but I haven't played that game since like, 2007 or so.