The Honorable BeastmenLord wrote:
Seriha wrote:
Could try my hand at one, but I'd rather the subject matter be light-hearted than a satirical slap at SE. I do that enough on my own with just text. :x
I assure you it was the nicest thing I could have possibly said that wasn't actually in favor of SE.
Again, I don't want people to take this as some sort of lashing out at SE or FFXI. With all their flaws, they're still the company that raised me (Square and Enix both), and will probably be the company that raises my children. (As a good responsible parent, I'll skirt all my duties as a father and ensure my kids spend their free time playing video games and watching TV so I don't actually have to be a parent.)
I think like any good sport, SE would be able to take something like this in good ribbing fun, just as any of my friends would take and dole out a battery of insults, because that's what friends do.
Well, I've just been kind of miffed at the forum in general the past few weeks. Sure, SE makes mistakes, their customer service blows, and overreaction is their M.O.. This is nothing new. When I see people clamoring for the elimination of trial accounts, saying stupid **** like, "Call a GM before you do anything or you'll be banned!" as if it's gospel, or believing anyone and everyone banned was innocent (Not every RMTer is obvious, mind you), I can't help but scratch my head.
I'm not dense enough to believe that playing for as long as I have hasn't contributed to a level of ennui, either. I'd just rather not start hating (more of) the players on top of hating certain broken/annoying aspects of the game. I think there are funny aspects of XI we could tap into, but if you're just putting the idea you're given to art form, there's not a whole lot you can do other than play along. If all people want to see these days IS clever SE bashing, then I'd say we're in a sad state because we're not really celebrating FFXI anymore. That's what brought us here.