Quote Originally Posted by Keres View Post
That's the thing; I've had just as many friendly experiences like you describe in other MMOs as I've had in FFXI/XIV. There are jerks and friendly people in every game; I've had more fun experiences than I can count with strangers, joking around and working through challenges, in every MMO I've played. I'm just saying that FFXI/XIV is not unique in this respect.

Don't get me wrong, I've had lots of good experiences with players in XI/XIV, but so have I in every other MMO. Likewise, I've had plenty of terrible experiences with jerks in XI/XIV, just as I have in every other MMO, with about equal proportion. I just don't approve of the repeated meme around this community that FFXI/XIV is this sort of "oasis of politeness" in a world full of jerks, because I just don't believe it to be the case, and it seems to be intended to back-slap ourselves into thinking we're better than the rest of the world. That's all.
I'm sure there are good people in other mmos. As you said, there are good and bad everywhere. I've just had a personal better experience in the FFMMO's. I mean, not long ago I just picked a random person who was sitting, sat my little lalafell in his lap, then all of a sudden he gives me "Heart Chocolate". And ever since, despite not being in the same ls, we still make random comments to each other if we come across one another.

Then there was the time when the new 2.0 screenshots were released....omg Ul'dah was aflutter with shouts of joyous people.