Hey everyone,
I’ve been playing FFXIV for about a month now, and while I’ve honestly fallen in love with the game, there’s something that’s been bothering me—and I wanted to speak up about it.
One of the big reasons I joined FFXIV was because of its reputation for having a really kind, helpful community. And for the most part, that reputation holds up. But my experience in the Novice Network has been… pretty disappointing.
Almost every time I’ve asked a question, I either get ignored completely, or someone gives a short, rude reply when I try to ask again or mention that I’m not getting help. What makes it more frustrating is that there are mentors actively chatting the whole time—just not about anything helpful. It honestly feels like they’re using the novice chat as their personal group chat, while people like me are just left hanging.
I get that mentors are volunteers and they don’t have to jump on every question instantly—but when there’s constant off-topic talk and actual help requests being overlooked, it kind of defeats the purpose of the chat. It makes new players feel like we’re intruding or not welcome, and that really sucks when you’re just trying to learn and enjoy the game.
I’m not trying to call anyone out or stir up drama. I just think the Novice Network should be more focused on what it was made for—helping new players. FFXIV has an amazing community, and it’d be great if the Novice Chat could reflect that more consistently. A few bad apples shouldn’t be what new players remember about their first month in the game.
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I’ve been playing FFXIV for about a month now, and while I’ve honestly fallen in love with the game, there’s something that’s been bothering me—and I wanted to speak up about it.
One of the big reasons I joined FFXIV was because of its reputation for having a really kind, helpful community. And for the most part, that reputation holds up. But my experience in the Novice Network has been… pretty disappointing.
Almost every time I’ve asked a question, I either get ignored completely, or someone gives a short, rude reply when I try to ask again or mention that I’m not getting help. What makes it more frustrating is that there are mentors actively chatting the whole time—just not about anything helpful. It honestly feels like they’re using the novice chat as their personal group chat, while people like me are just left hanging.
I get that mentors are volunteers and they don’t have to jump on every question instantly—but when there’s constant off-topic talk and actual help requests being overlooked, it kind of defeats the purpose of the chat. It makes new players feel like we’re intruding or not welcome, and that really sucks when you’re just trying to learn and enjoy the game.
I’m not trying to call anyone out or stir up drama. I just think the Novice Network should be more focused on what it was made for—helping new players. FFXIV has an amazing community, and it’d be great if the Novice Chat could reflect that more consistently. A few bad apples shouldn’t be what new players remember about their first month in the game.
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