The Official Forums is an EXTREMELY poor example of a "Good Community"

[Renalt]

If you aren't constantly complaining, are you even living?

But yeah, community: actually playing the game or joining discords. It's not as easy and such, but usually it's more of a good time.

How are hanging in there, Renalt? You good homie?

I'm quite good actually. Since that one moment I feel like I'm in a much better spot and also just overall a better person.

[Enjuden]

It's the forums. I do not come here unless to complain, briefly look things up or go 'Bruh, use your brain', and I only do the third when wanting to do the first two.

If I didn't care about the game, my complaints wouldn't be here and I would simply leave instead.

Also that comparison is beyond apples and oranges. That's potato to chair. And unnecessary to have here. Also, the edit button goes beyond the 2k limit.

[Vahlnir]

Discussions on the internet will always get heated if they've gone on long enough, or even if they've just begun. I'm sorry to hear about your familial problems. Truly. That is rough. However, I definitely wouldn't compare that to what is said on here. The internet is a toxic place by default. I always refer to it as the Wild West. This forum is very, very tame when compared to other forums though. What doesn't help is that it feels like there's a complete disconnect between us on the forums and the devs because not even a CM will respond to hot topic issues 99.9% of the time, and when they do it's just about pointless. This is a place to give our feedback, so people have gotten extra frustrated as of late since they feel that their feedback isn't really being heard.

[Renalt]

Discussions on the internet will always get heated if they've gone on long enough, or even if they've just begun. I'm sorry to hear about your familial problems. Truly. That is rough. However, I definitely wouldn't compare that to what is said on here. The internet is a toxic place by default. I always refer to it as the Wild West. This forum is very, very tame when compared to other forums though. What doesn't help is that it feels like there's a complete disconnect between us on the forums and the devs because not even a CM will respond to hot topic issues 99.9% of the time, and when they do it's just about pointless. This is a place to give our feedback, so people have gotten extra frustrated as of late since they feel that their feedback isn't really being heard.

Oh I agree my comparison isn't much a comparison as it is two completely different solar systems. I do however feel people can just take the moral of "Don't take everything so personally but if you do just discuss the issue and then move on rather than...just get completely absorbed in it".

[Vahlnir]

Oh I agree my comparison isn't much a comparison as it is two completely different solar systems. I do however feel people can just take the moral of "Don't take everything so personally but if you do just discuss the issue and then move on rather than...just get completely absorbed in it".

The FF XIV community is overly passionate at times about the game, so it kind of bleeds over into discussions on here. I'm fairly passionate about it myself, but I also know that this is just a game at the end of the day, and that life's too short for frustrating conversations on the forums. I recently took a lengthy break from the forums because it had become rather grating, and I'm sure that was very evident in my posts. lol

[SlouchyBard]

Oh I agree my comparison isn't much a comparison as it is two completely different solar systems. I do however feel people can just take the moral of "Don't take everything so personally but if you do just discuss the issue and then move on rather than...just get completely absorbed in it".

That's why I dont try to hold grudges or get mad over little things. I'm not gonna let one person ruin my day. No way, Jose.

There are 1440 minutes in a day. How they want to spend it is on them. Me, I am gonna be happy and no one can take that from me.

[Deceptus]

This is a place to give our feedback, so people have gotten extra frustrated as of late since they feel that their feedback isn't really being heard.

This ^^

When you put in a suggestion ticket in game, it tells you to post on the forums, so that's what I do. And seeing the same issues go on for multiple years, well that just gets disheartening.

[Renalt]

This ^^

When you put in a suggestion ticket in game, it tells you to post on the forums, so that's what I do. And seeing the same issues go on for multiple years, well that just gets disheartening.

It was both maddening and hilarious in equal measures about the chocobo feet when that mod was like "Oh yeah...good idea we are gonna look into it"

*several years later*

Nothing. It's like as soon as the mod posted that response they were taken out back and shot.

[Vahlnir]

It was both maddening and hilarious in equal measures about the chocobo feet when that mod was like "Oh yeah...good idea we are gonna look into it"

*several years later*

Nothing. It's like as soon as the mod posted that response they were taken out back and shot.

This happens every single time there's a post from them, sadly.

[Avatre]

It was both maddening and hilarious in equal measures about the chocobo feet when that mod was like "Oh yeah...good idea we are gonna look into it"

*several years later*

Nothing. It's like as soon as the mod posted that response they were taken out back and shot.

Wait...what's this about chocobo feet?