That’s like saying we shouldn’t worry about run of the mill murder because it’s nothing compared to mass murder and genocide....

Seriously, do you actually have a point here?  Because all it looks like is you’re making excuses for cheaters.

I’m all for personal accountability, but too often than not, the person making the stupid decision isn’t the only person being hurt. If someone wants to be stupid and can guarantee that they’re the only one getting hurt by that stupidity, then by all means, stupid away.

At the end of the day, they’re willfully violating the TOS, and you do have bad apples that toxically flout their “achievement” even though they cheated to accomplish it. Can’t say I have any sympathy for anyone who gets reported/banned for doing something they knew violated the rules for something as stupid as…

Preaching to the choir, here.

I guess that’s a valid example of the “competitive” part, but hardly a reason to justify/excuse mods that basically amount to cheating.

As others have already stated, that’s an issue with those games/communities, not XIV.  Trying to paint all games with a broad brush simply because certain other games/communities couldn’t design their game properly makes no sense.

Plenty of people do it. You telling us that you can’t? Sounds more like a YOU problem, not the game’s.

Not sure if you saw my edit, but anecdotally I’m friends with people in multiple static raid groups who clear content quite regularly without mods telling them what to do, so it absolutely is doable.

Except plenty of groups clear the content, just fine, without mods like cactbot telling you exactly what to do, when.

“Competitive” how, though?  All you get for finishing “first” is bragging rights, and if you needed mods to finish it in the first place, you really don’t have anything to brag about.

Ruining rando strangers’ games doesn’t so anything other than ruin random strangers’ games, though.  If the publisher/developer knows about the bug and refuses to do anything about it, then target high profile streamers to get the most visibility while doing the least amount of damage.  Going after randos with little…

And you’re simply proving my point.

You’re hopeless.  You can’t stand the idea of other people’s lives improving because you’re life isn’t so you go out of your way to make strawman arguments to tear those other people down.  Seriously, you need to make a serious life change because you’re obviously miserable and you’re going out of your way to spread…

That’s your problem, you keep pretending that these devs are “at the top” when they’re nowhere near it. Yes, they make more than people in retail and food services because what they do requires that much more technical knowledge and specialization and their contributions can potentially net companies millions in…

Spoken like someone who’s never had to work on a multimillion dollar project with tight deadlines and margins that mean the project’s success/failure could mean the difference between getting a bonus or being unemployed when the project finishes while trying to make rent in some of the most expensive areas in the…

It’s a shame that your life is so miserable that you can’t stand to see anyone else’s life improve.  I genuinely hope life starts treating you better soon, because being a miserable SOB is a terrible state to be in.

Ark is still a buggy mess that would be terrible solo. Fun can be had if you have friends who join you who know what a buggy mess it is going in so no one takes it too seriously, but I can’t see how anyone can have fun by themselves.

Makes me wonder if gamer entitlement/idiocy is on the rise or if the internet just makes them more visible/vocal.

In some circles, being labelled a dick has become a badge of honor.