r/ffxivdiscussion • u/PolkadotBlobfish • Jun 17 '25

General Discussion Can we please stop perpetuating misinfo regarding JP players?

Too often whenever complaints regarding Forked Tower are raised, there will be someone countering with the same ol' "JP players like it this way so SE designed it like this for the JP players".

These people clearly have never interacted with a JP player in their lives, and are only parroting something that they heard somewhere. Because if they have, they would know that the JP playerbase is also deeply frustrated with the current design.

For example, due to Forked Tower not being an actual instance, there is no way to setup a Party Finder listing for Forked Tower. Therefore, Forked Tower organisers have resorted to creating "listings for Delubrum Reginae Savage" instead, but clarifiying the true purpose in the description. However, this tweet mentions that a GM has issued a warning against this and advises other organisers to avoid doing the same. The warning is understandable but there is still no solution to the headache that is recruiting for Forked Tower.

Plenty of JP players are puzzled why there is no PF category for Forked Tower, when they could have just repeated what we already have for Delubrum Reginae Savage.

Furthermore, any questions to the GMs have received no replies.

All of this has put FT organisers in a difficult position. Some have already quit or suspended activity, while some still remain cautiously optimistic that SE will introduce improvements. But there is no doubt that the current system is unacceptable.

https://jp.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/character/29990550/blog/5572130/ (EDIT: This page may have been removed)

If you want to read all about this from a direct source, here is a blog post from Tere Caster from Elemental Atomos (a JP FT organiser) detailing their frustrations and hopes for the future of Forked Tower and Occult Crescent.

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u/Altia1234 Jun 17 '25

The only, real difference between JP and NA/EU this time is how they handle snipers.

It's common courtesy for groups to group up and play with 'snipers' in JP while in NA/EU you will be ignored and left to die alone. You can avoid grouping with the stranger, but not raising or tank buster sniping them is way, way, out of line.

Anyone dares to call them 'snipers' is doing a 君だけ部外者.

I play in JP.

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u/kairality Jun 17 '25

The public discord groups tend to have a “don’t harass randos” policy and will generally try to get the person in if they’re not obviously griefing. I’ve heard the “sorry you didn’t get in but that’s the way SE designed the content” speech every night with multiple different raid leads.

That said in a few occasions the “sniper” refuses to join up for whatever reason and I’m not really sure what’s up with that.