It might be just me getting older, but in the last six years I've seen an alarming decline in escapism in MMOs, particularly in FFXIV. When I first joined in 2021, it seemed like everyone picked names for their character that could actually be real names of characters in the world. Now I'm seeing an influx of players with names like "Free Wifi" and "Tesco Mealdeal" and it really takes me out of the immersion.
Does anyone feel like this? Is there anything that SquareEnix could do to encourage players to get immersed again?
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Does anyone feel like this? Is there anything that SquareEnix could do to encourage players to get immersed again?
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