Fuck having fun, it's all about getting those numbers up. So, I followed all the advice for a long time, and then I burnt out.

I didn't realise that the advice doesn't work for people like me (Chronic conditions, neurodivergent, etc). It was a huge struggle to keep up with what I "needed" to do to be a "successful" streamer. There is a LOT of behind-the-scenes stuff that no one prepares you for.

What also ended up happening is that I inadvertently tied my sense of self-worth and value as a streamer to the numbers. Every time I had a "bad" stream numbers wise, even if the stream itself was fun, I felt like a failure. I'm boring. There is something wrong with me.

Then I would see my friends doing so well and while I was happy for them (obviously) I would also compare myself to them and wonder what the difference was between them and me. Why were they so successful and I wasn't? Even though it seemed like I was doing the same things.

Eventually it culminated in me (for those that remember) having a bit of a breakdown and creating a new channel. I thought that if I had a fresh start that I would be able to get out of the mindset and do things different. Spoilers: It didn't change anything. So, I took a few months break.

When I came back, I came back to my old channel (RIP YanaCasually. xD) and tried to come into it mindful of my issues so I can slowly work on them and recognise when they might be becoming a problem.

I love my cat. I love my cat. I love my cat.

Oh, it's a Sassy.

No many are, unfortunately.

It would be really nice where people like me can have somewhere to go for us to be able to find statics/groups. Places that are specifically for people who would be fine with raiding with people with issues.

I have been playing FFXIV for almost 7 years. In that time most of the toxicity I've experienced has been while tanking. So, naturally, I have really bad tank anxiety.

Loving the new variant dungeon.

Let's do this.

I don't understand why people frame their opinion as fact. Just because YOU don't like the content that is coming out doesn't mean it's objectively bad or that there is a content drought. There are a lot of people out there who are playing and enjoying it. The only real difference between previous expansion patches and EW is that the content being released in EW isn't a grind fest. Personally, I'm fine with that. I am one of those who hated Eureka and Bozja.

Grindy doesn't do it for me.

But am I going to shit on the content I don't like and frame my PERSONAL PREFERENCES as objective fact? No, because I understand the universe doesn't revolve around me.

I understand being disappointed, and you are absolutely free to express that. There is nothing wrong with venting. I don't have any issue with people who are just saying that the content isn't for them and that they wish there was something that they personally enjoyed. There are some, however, that seem to have this underlying entitlement with the way they seem to complain.

"Because I don't like this type of content, it means that it's objectively bad and the devs NEED to put in what I like! What I like is objectively superior!"

That type of vibe.

There is no content drought just because you don't like the type of content they are releasing. The devs have always expressed that they design this game with cintent lulls in mind to encourage players to take breaks from the game. They encourage you to play other games and to actually go and touch grass.

It's been like this for the 7 years I've been playing.

In the end, no matter how much you love it, it's just a video game. No video game should become your whole life. If it does, then that is a huge issue. I mean, I adore this game. It has quite literally changed my life. With my circumstances, I should be one of those that makes it their whole existence, but I don't, because it is ultimately just a video game. A hobby.

Having critisms is valid. Shitting on something just because it's not to your personal taste and framing it as an objective fact, isn't. All it is is being entitled and it is something I will probably never understand.

All in all, I personally don't feel like there is a content drought in FFXIV and I'm playing it the exact same amount that I always have in between expansions. Actually, it might be more because I have finally gotten into savage raiding.

It's what you make it.