Hello everyone,
I’d like to share an experience I recently had in the Forked Tower instance, to raise awareness of behaviors that we hope are rare exceptions.
A friend and I joined the public queue to discover the raid, with no intention of disrupting anyone. The mood was light-hearted, and we were genuinely enjoying the experience.
We successfully cleared the initial corridors and the first boss — yay!
Unfortunately, even before entering the instance, some players started insulting us in chat, pointing at us with emotes, and warning us that they would let us die — simply because we weren’t part of their private raid group.
And indeed, during the second boss, I was intentionally killed by a tank who moved into me during the tank buster.
We waited just in case someone would raise us after the boss, but at the end, players simply ignored us and even jumped on our corpses.
The issue with these groups — in our case, apparently led by a streamer named Rinon Inanna — is that they regularly attempt to monopolize public instances, rejecting or harassing anyone who isn’t part of their community.
Let me be clear: we’re not here to stir up drama or start fights.
This post is not meant to spread hate, but rather to encourage respect for public content — which is open to everyone.
Forked Tower was designed to be shared and cooperative.
No community — even a well-organized one — should try to privatize it or push out other players who join through Square Enix’s official matchmaking system like anyone else.
Thanks to those who read through, and enjoy your adventures out there!
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I’d like to share an experience I recently had in the Forked Tower instance, to raise awareness of behaviors that we hope are rare exceptions.
A friend and I joined the public queue to discover the raid, with no intention of disrupting anyone. The mood was light-hearted, and we were genuinely enjoying the experience.
We successfully cleared the initial corridors and the first boss — yay!
Unfortunately, even before entering the instance, some players started insulting us in chat, pointing at us with emotes, and warning us that they would let us die — simply because we weren’t part of their private raid group.
And indeed, during the second boss, I was intentionally killed by a tank who moved into me during the tank buster.
We waited just in case someone would raise us after the boss, but at the end, players simply ignored us and even jumped on our corpses.
The issue with these groups — in our case, apparently led by a streamer named Rinon Inanna — is that they regularly attempt to monopolize public instances, rejecting or harassing anyone who isn’t part of their community.
Let me be clear: we’re not here to stir up drama or start fights.
This post is not meant to spread hate, but rather to encourage respect for public content — which is open to everyone.
Forked Tower was designed to be shared and cooperative.
No community — even a well-organized one — should try to privatize it or push out other players who join through Square Enix’s official matchmaking system like anyone else.
Thanks to those who read through, and enjoy your adventures out there!
Continue reading...