Quote Originally Posted by Miiyo View Post
This about sums it up. The stagnant content in 2012 is probably due to the lack of manpower if they're working on a full expansion. They've released enough to keep the majority content. The game isn't in too bad shape. The fact is the majority of players, who is the targeted crowd, have plenty to do. The "hardcore" players that eat content up as soon as it come out, are just out of luck when they run out of stuff to do. It's not that they're not listening. The goal of SE's business is to have ffxi turn in a profit as long as possible, not immediately cater to those who clear content the fastest.
I just find the game itself is getting boring, all the senseless grinding of the same mob over and over to be given logs wears a player down from enjoying a game and being down right bored of the same thing every night. I personally loved how abyssea made it that EVERYONE could get nice gear, it wasn't just to the lucky and the ones who spend their whole life on the game. I have never done nyzul isle at all when ToAU came out cause no one wanted any of the jobs i had or demanded i have experience doing it (how can i get experience if i was never given the chance to experience it.)

I think more content like abyssea would do great for the player base due to low party sizes and everyone can get rewarded. Also before anyone says it i'm not asking for everything to be handed to me. I have player many other MMO's and they deploy a similar method where everyone can have awesome gear without spending 27hours a day 8 days a week on the game.