Quote Originally Posted by Dante131 View Post
when i started like end of Stormblood the chat was always alive. in ShB people been talking about the story situation in chat now all dead.
Not in my experience (in dungeons).

They were talking in city states such as Ul'dah (bias since I was on Balmung), Idyllshire (in Heavensward), Rhalgr's Reach (in Stormblood) and Eulmore (in Shadowbringers). But the truth is, the chat in city areas progressively reduced as the expansions went on - probably mostly because Discord became a thing, but also due to the amount of areas and mounts not being allowed.
i am not alone with this many people just dont want to talk anymore after the ToS change.
I agree with you that many people do not talk due to the ToS or a time where they got in trouble. I just don't agree that this is universal.

I have conversations in the game every single day in various chats (NN, linkshells, FC, shouts, alliance raids and dungeons) and when I do, absolutely nobody has a problem talking to me. 99% of people in dungeons at least say a variation of "Hi" and "gg", so when we say they don't talk we must mean in between that.