The game should have alcohol

[Awha]

I do get what you're saying, I remember a quest in Red Dead Redemption 2 where you get drunk at the bar with your mate, it's one of the most fun quests in the game. FFXIV is quite a simple game though, by MMO standards. Weather is cosmetic only except for fishing etc.... even the classes themselves, BLM has less spells in this game than FFXI's version has fire spells alone, and it has the whole elemental wheel thing going on.

I guess what I'm saying is I don't think being drunk in the game is harmful or anything but most things don't effect our character, alcohol is just somewhere on the massive list so I'm not surprised and I don't really have a problem with it, personally.



Gambling is extremely addictive and harmful to many millions of people. Having know both drug addicts and gambling addicts I would argue gambling is much worse. Simply because it's legal, advertised everywhere and half the population don't seem to realize how hard it grips some people.

Once again does not answer the question, why just because some people do not understand self control should we view the practice of drinking and gambling as inherently negative?

Trust me I have seen the depths people go through when it comes to gambling my father was a professional gambler (worked on Wallstreet as a broker and hedge fund manger) despite he countless pleas and warnings that never invest what you are not comfortable with losing many friends and family members lost everything gambling on the market because they did not take the time to understand the game they were playing or have addictive personalities.

I am sorry if people have addictive personalities or do not take the time to understand the risks and rules associated with the whatever means of gambling they choose that is 100% on them. If some parent does not monitor their child's habits with the games they play that is also on them CC offer many alerts and tools regarding spending people should use them.

In short just because some people are impacted negatively by their actions does not mean they are inherently wrong. They do provide people with great enjoyment, happiness, and sometimes wealth.