Coming from other games that would have all their story points spoiled months in advance, and its new classes/jobs “solved” and slotted into their place in the “meta,” long before expansion launch, it’s just so refreshing to… be “allowed to not know” these things! I don’t know if there’s just a crust to this information that I intentionally haven’t even looked for to punch through, but holy damn it’s like night and day to walk into a 10 year old game that doesn’t have an encyclopedic 3rd party “shameless black market of secrets” fansite somewhere in plain sight!

I know there are people that feel they need more info, damage meters and the like, out of a sense of perfectionism or self improvement (or either of those as a front for something perhaps less altruistic) but please believe me when I tell you, as an MMO veteran of many games dating back to early EverQuest that you are blessed to have this seeming wall of… of trust for the devs on the other side of what looks like a thick curtain!

Trust me when I tell you that overthinking “optimal play” with information “not really intended for the audience yet” is where fun goes to die! Never change, FFXIV community!

PS: Your respectful anti-spoiler discipline is also a godssend that I hope you never tarnish!

That’s all I wanted to say here, thanks again!