Why do we have to dwell on meaningless issues?

[Draxis_Fallspear]

OP, you may want to learn the following formula: "in my opinion". It would actually make me want to read your whole post.

[Syrokko]

OP, you may want to learn the following formula: "in my opinion". It would actually make me want to read your whole post.

Sounds like that's your problem.
Not the OP's.

Oh, wait... I meant...
*Ahem* In my opinion, it sounds like that's your problem.

[Draxis_Fallspear]

Sounds like that's your problem.
Not the OP's.

Oh, wait... I meant...
*Ahem* In my opinion, it sounds like that's your problem.

Speaking in absolutes doesn't make your point any more valid. I'm sorry if my response came across as rude, but I think it's pretty rude to say that social topics are meaningless in a social game environment. It's also a pretty juvenile way to express your point of view. But, hey, if that floats your boat, keep at it.

[Huginn]

apparently you are not an "activist." if you were, you would understand the idea of inundating others with meaningless drivel as a means of beating someone into bloody submission just to get the beatings to stop.

[Wynn]

How awesome it must be to be a white straight male and not have to deal with such meaningless things like demanding not to be treated like a second class human being.

[Syrokko]

+1 for the female body and acknowledgement etc!

I, for one, welcome the coming implementation of breast physics.

[Hanemakikaze]

"Why do we have to dwell on meaningless issues?"

Because, FFXIV Forum. It is in this species nature to argue about grass, jumping, and many many many many other trivial matters.

[Cecwhite]

I agree that alot of these issues seem meaningless in terms of a video game , but I also agree that there is not alot of much else to talk about while we wait for the game to come out. I'm sort of neutral.


So talk away!!!!

[Karazaki]

Can we please stop now?

It feels like 8/10 topics degenerate into arguments over semantics or a difference of opinions. I'd like to discuss topics with other players like 1.0 or ARR, but it's not worth trying because it's already strayed from the subject or a flame war by page 5 of most topics (slight exaggeration). You can discuss or you can argue, but you can't do both.

Relevant to this topic, I too find that there are a lot of pointless[1] topics, but that's only my opinion and it doesn't make me right or wrong. I think part of the reason the forums are that way now is because Yoshi-P openly thanked players for their opinions and criticism and stated that it was helpful for development (correct me if I got my facts wrong). This probably opened the door and invited everyone to /shout their opinions, entitlements, petitions etc.



[1] My definition of pointless includes topics that have already been discussed, topics we know the answer to already (via official statement), and death march topics like petitions that will never succeed or begging the devs for something they'll never do.

EDIT: It's sad that I have to specify this but I'm not trying to offend anyone. So if someone takes offense to my comment(s), don't let it lead to a rage-fueled reply.

[Azurus]

so pretty much the last couple producer letters and this last live letter would be pointless, as they answered things would largely already knew lol. i mean it had a few good points but meh haha