The past three years (i.e. my entire time in FFXIV) has been a huge period of growth and maturity for me as a young adult, from being an aimless university graduate dealing with issues of companionship and insecurity to military man now with a much greater sense of life direction.
Sometimes, however, I do fear my in-game OOC "bad behaviour" (particularly in 2014 I'd say) has lingered and tainted my name. Not in all quarters, because I still get RP and get to do content with acquaintances and friends alike. I invested far too much into FFXIV, to an unhealthy degree, and now that my RL is in order (to include having a career and significant other), I feel far less of a need to treat FFXIV as an emotional crutch. That's why I'm not on so often anymore, but I do hope I can find RP and friends when I want to!
Sometimes, however, I do fear my in-game OOC "bad behaviour" (particularly in 2014 I'd say) has lingered and tainted my name. Not in all quarters, because I still get RP and get to do content with acquaintances and friends alike. I invested far too much into FFXIV, to an unhealthy degree, and now that my RL is in order (to include having a career and significant other), I feel far less of a need to treat FFXIV as an emotional crutch. That's why I'm not on so often anymore, but I do hope I can find RP and friends when I want to!
