So I am playing the free Beta version of Final Fantasy XI, getting back into the game after a seven month hiatus.  Now, when I got my 360 at launch, the first thing I did was sign up for a year of Xbox Live, excited to be a part of this great online gaming service that I had missed out on with the Xbox.  Now, while I have run into a few very nice and polite gamers so far, by and large I can honestly say that I have never encountered a bigger group of immature, infantile, homophobic jerks in my entire life.  If I won't party with people starting at level 2, I'm gay.  If I won't give gil away to whoever asks, I'm gay.  If I won't give away all of my best equipment to people, I'm gay.  If I won't drop what I am doing to go try and kill a NM that I know I cannot beat for someone, I'm gay.  Emotes that run the gamut from "...lick my balls" to "Soandso teabags Jag" etc. are constant.  All I know is, I will be very glad when SE starts charging for the retail version, because I cannot think that most of these losers will pay a monthly fee simply to be jackasses.