Positivity!

[BRVV]

What toxic postivity is? Cult-like spamming of "EW was great!" in a discussion thread. Being sheepingly positive. You can also see this in the game. Say anything beside "o/" or "gg" and you risk getting kicked out of a group. I once dared to complain about someone spamming chat with their macro - kicked. Hiding your true feelings and possible useful comments because only positivity is allowed is toxic. Smile and hide it inside. Welcome to the new world. You don't need to be happy but you have to look like it.


Of course there is stuff to be happy about. Even in EW. A lot of people like the story. Problem is they played through it when EW released. Lately there is a lot of waiting between content and features like Island Sanctuary and Criterion & Variant Dungeons or the new Deep Dungeon, all of which most seem to dislike. A big story cliffhanger for 7.0 in 6.5 could spawn quite a few positive topics on the forums.

Are some of the lore discussions not positive? Or is it only positive if it praises the game in every sentence? When is it negative? If it doesn't do that?

[Renathras]

Don't let the bitter bother you. I'm with ya. Game's fun and there's a lot to do. Many people want to be bitter and they want everyone else to be as well.

Don't get me wrong, the game's not perfect and there are things to critique, but some people have taken it to the levels of a religion to hate not only the game but everyone who likes it. If they truly were only interested in critiquing the game, as they say, then they wouldn't attack people being positive about it or sharing their enjoyment of it.

Doing that isn't critiquing the game.

[Saraide]

The biggest challenge in the game is for someone to make a positiv thread about something without it being a direct reaction to a negative thread. So difficult that no one has managed to beat it so far but we have our best people on the case.

[Stormpeaks]

The biggest challenge in the game is for someone to make a positiv thread about something without it being a direct reaction to a negative thread. So difficult that no one has managed to beat it so far but we have our best people on the case.

This tbh, it's always "yeah there is so much negativity so let me make a positive post"

it's really disingenuous

Just make a positive post if you want to make one, there is no need for it to be a "response" to the amount of negative threads

[Zairava]

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You figured out what the forums are meant to be for, voicing your complaints and criticisms about the game.

Not everyone is going to be interested in doing every type of content, that is an impossible standard to meet. So when there isn't enough of a particular type of content during the expansion to satiate those players, or if it does exist but the rewards are lackluster for some reason, of course it's going to be met with negativity and complaints.

Compared to the prior expansions where we had eureka, bozja, actual relic grinds, etc, even though there were things to give feedback on, there was still more to do before the lull really set in.

Achievements are not content, they are just bonuses from doing the content, and to bring up my prior point, not everyone is an achievement hunter because it simply isn't worth their time to bash their head against the wall crafting an abhorrent amount of collectables. That content exists for that particular set of people, not for everyone.

The 2 minute meta is quite literally how the combat is designed, all of your most potent raid buffs along with lesser powerful raid buffs and ALSO your most potent abilities are in that selective 2 minute window, it is inevitable that it will wind up feeling the same in some capacity.

Based off your join date, of course you still have content to do, you started roughly half a year before Endwalker launch, so of course there's still a lot for you to do. There are quite many of us who have been here for 6+ years who have been there, done that. This expansion is perfect for new players if it's your "main game", not so much us vets who have already done the old content.

I'm not some hardcore raider, but there just isn't much for me in the game right now. Which is fine, it gives me some time to play other games while I wait for resets.

This isn't all to say that you aren't justified in voicing positive feedback either, if you're enjoying the game I'm happy for you and hope you continue to enjoy the game.

[Antharaes]

You're not alone. WoW refugee as well and I do enjoy the game. Keep that positive vibe, it's needed.

[Xaruko_Nexume]

You're not alone. WoW refugee as well and I do enjoy the game. Keep that positive vibe, it's needed.

I'm a couple days late as usual, because on the weekends I can play the game instead of the forums. Anyway, I completely agree! Also was a 16 year WoW survivor and 2 days away from my 2 year anniversary in this game (technically had an account far longer)

Indeed OP you are far from alone. Lots of people still love and cherish this game.

[Shinkuno]

Oh look, another WoW Refugee coping how this game is the best ever and they had more fun in the first 5 minutes than 20 years of WoW combined.


Hint: if you need to tell yourself and everyone how amazing everything is, then its not really that amazing.

[ZephyrMenodora]

I’m with you OP! XIV will go down as one of my favorite games of all time! I really love the 9 year journey I had with my WoL through this story. I even changed him over the years to slowly look older. I have a lot of attachment to him.

I also love the vast content the game has on offer. I think I have more game time here than any game I have ever owned.

Looking forward to more years here and crossing my fingers next expansion continues to impress.

[Antharaes]