Quote Originally Posted by Xaruko_Nexume View Post
Am I the only one who remembers the early days of MMO's when players were thrilled to find a game that wasn't just about DPS and spreadsheets, but actually had social elements? Star Wars Galaxies comes to mind. For all the problems that game had, and there were many...The living, breathing world that each server had was so nice. It was like living a "second life" in Star Wars. There were cantinas with musicians and dancers that buffed, crafters of every kind, hell even politician was a job/class you could level...and player housing? Nahh, we had player created towns, built by, maintained, and named by players (shoutout to Som Crim on Dantooine)

Many people could (and famously did) play the entirety of the game as a crafter, entertainer, politician etc. and never touching combat. And it was wonderful. Im THANKFUL that FFXIV has such venues and stuff to do other than just engage in combat.
Except FFXIV has... none of that, lol. It's literally all nightclubs with Twitch DJs and 18+ venues.

"Don't participate if you don't want to" only works when it keeps to itself, which it hasn't done for a while now. It's leeched over into PF and chat to an obnoxious degree, and expecting people to actively ignore parts of the game that can actually be useful for them to get away from it is basically sticking your hand in the sand because it's something you enjoy. You might like it, but when it starts stepping on the boundaries of players actually using the game for its intended purpose, then it's an issue.