The idea that people should never, ever criticise or make quips about an unusual character concept is really quite bizarre. If somebody chooses to portray their character as the long lost daughter of Minifilia then those of us who respect the lore have every right to roll our eyes and let out a sigh. We should even be allowed to make jokes at their expense.
The mentality that 'it's my £9.99 a month, I can do what I want' is true to some extent but it does not make people immune to criticism. If you want to take major liberties with a character concept then people are going to make judgement - and that's fine, since if there weren't any standards at all then the world would be a pretty scary place.
That's not to suggest that people should hound and harass the culprits but I don't think there's any real harm in people making a few jokes at the expense of the more unusual character concepts that people come up with. Most of us are, presumably, here to role-play something relevant to FFXIV at the end of the day. If people want to role-play something completely different...then there's other avenues such as Skype for the more strange stuff.
The mentality that 'it's my £9.99 a month, I can do what I want' is true to some extent but it does not make people immune to criticism. If you want to take major liberties with a character concept then people are going to make judgement - and that's fine, since if there weren't any standards at all then the world would be a pretty scary place.
That's not to suggest that people should hound and harass the culprits but I don't think there's any real harm in people making a few jokes at the expense of the more unusual character concepts that people come up with. Most of us are, presumably, here to role-play something relevant to FFXIV at the end of the day. If people want to role-play something completely different...then there's other avenues such as Skype for the more strange stuff.
