I stand firmly behind the idea that if a developer states that something is a particular way then their word is as the law. It's not as if the game is lacking in examples of racism or distrust between the playable races, let alone those that aren't playable such as the Garleans.
It's a major plot point driving many of the game's major events forward. Ishgard is the most prominent example, I suppose, though there's also the fact that the Garleans seek to wipe out the Beast Tribes even though some of them are perfectly capable of being reasonable and won't resort to summoning a Primal no matte rhow dire things get.
I think people are getting confused because they're taking too much of the MSQ's at face value - when it's obvious that they're custom tailored to the perspective of the Warrior of Light who is the exception in almost every way rather than an example of the norm.
Yet most people aren't role-playing the Warrior of the Light, most are portraying the average Eorzean and that comes with the responsibility of acknowledging that if they play their character as being very open minded then their character is by no means an example of the norm.
...and that isn't a bad thing. My own character is far from racist, but that doesn't mean he isn't liable to be a victim of discrimination should certain details of his heritage and lifestyle emerge.Â
I must admit that I'm not really sure what some people are even trying to put forward at this point. On one hand they're agreeing that racism exists - and there's countless examples being brought forward throughout the thread to prove that it does - but then on the other they're trying to paint it as being much lesser than it actually is purely because it doesn't show up in quests every few minutes.
What's next? People denying that Doma has been razed because it hasn't been shown in-game explicitly?
Again, the 'grittiness' of the setting is what has drawn a lot of us to FFXIV. If people want to avoid some of the more controversial themes? Go ahead! Just please don't ignore what the developers state or make it seem like those of us who adhere strictly to the lore are somehow in the wrong for doing so.
Surely that isn't unreasonable and it's the best compromise?
It's a major plot point driving many of the game's major events forward. Ishgard is the most prominent example, I suppose, though there's also the fact that the Garleans seek to wipe out the Beast Tribes even though some of them are perfectly capable of being reasonable and won't resort to summoning a Primal no matte rhow dire things get.
I think people are getting confused because they're taking too much of the MSQ's at face value - when it's obvious that they're custom tailored to the perspective of the Warrior of Light who is the exception in almost every way rather than an example of the norm.
Yet most people aren't role-playing the Warrior of the Light, most are portraying the average Eorzean and that comes with the responsibility of acknowledging that if they play their character as being very open minded then their character is by no means an example of the norm.
...and that isn't a bad thing. My own character is far from racist, but that doesn't mean he isn't liable to be a victim of discrimination should certain details of his heritage and lifestyle emerge.Â
I must admit that I'm not really sure what some people are even trying to put forward at this point. On one hand they're agreeing that racism exists - and there's countless examples being brought forward throughout the thread to prove that it does - but then on the other they're trying to paint it as being much lesser than it actually is purely because it doesn't show up in quests every few minutes.
What's next? People denying that Doma has been razed because it hasn't been shown in-game explicitly?
Again, the 'grittiness' of the setting is what has drawn a lot of us to FFXIV. If people want to avoid some of the more controversial themes? Go ahead! Just please don't ignore what the developers state or make it seem like those of us who adhere strictly to the lore are somehow in the wrong for doing so.
Surely that isn't unreasonable and it's the best compromise?
