Quote Originally Posted by Deveryn View Post
This ^

I play SMN quite a bit and often see others queue up for roulettes... SAM as well. It really is a niche group of people that are just grumpy and inflexible.
I think both yes and no.

I do think people on this forum exaggerate to rather absurd levels and are just generally addicted to outrage and tbh I actually think a lot of them actually think it's fun to be upset.
I do get the sense that people just enjoy being upset about things it's like they get a kick out of it and they turn to hyperbole and you can see it whenever people read a billion things into every word Yoshi-P says that he didn't say.
But people will take something harmless he said and spin it into whatever the fotm issue they're mad about is and twist it to be something spiteful as if Yoshi-P and the devs hate us or something it's just ridiculous...
People do this outside of FFXIV too.

I do think there is truth tho to the notion that most people think SMN is lacking and a bit boring and repetitive.
But most people I don't think have these overwhelmingly extreme negative thoughts about it to the point of absurdity.
It's the same with the Kaiten situation too, I don't think most people genuinely believe that it '' ruined SAM ''.
That's a very extreme take.
I think most SAM players are still playing it and having fun even if they're unhappy about it.

I do think it might be true that a majority of people don't feel that SMN is where it should be.
But I don't believe that the most extreme takes you see on this forum represent that majority.