Here are some reasons for the community being the way it is.

- FFXIV is alot faster paced than FFXI, so it attracted WoW players and other MMO hoppers that wanted to try out something new. MMO Hoppers do not have a community, because in essence they will just leave when they are not longer interested in the game.
- Duty Finder
- It's the internet
- You play on an NA server.

FFXI Players in general are used to a tighter community and since this game attracted the "Gamers" then this is the majority of the answer. "Gamers" play and sift through multiple games and only truly care about the gameplay. These are the same people who skip all the cutscenes, care nothing of the community within the game, they pretty much just don't care.

Hopefully after free subs run out, and a maximum of 2-3 months, we'll see many of these toxic players drop away, never to return again. Here's hoping and cheers to all you people that actually care about founding a decent community.