If you are a veteran of this game like me (since 2006 with having a few years off in the early years; Was 21 & I'm now 39), we no longer have much time for this game anymore. I go on this for a few hours a day doing daily stuff like Sortie, seeing how long it's going to take to reach the heights only a few people have done but it feels things are moving further & further away.
I think the latest updates are actually being tested out by elitists & not thinking of others who have been left behind and there are a lot of us left behind. SE are leaving old content behind that can no longer be done like Vagary. I agree SE needs to produce another way of getting etched memories cheaply in order to get empyrean+1 gear quicker or make Vagary single player for farming them. Was Sortie ever discussed with a variety of players with various skills before deciding to create that battlefield?
Doesn't the message when we log into the game from PlayOnline say "Do not neglect your work, school, family & friends"? Well, that's now been thrown completely out of the window. When we were doing campaign battles all those years ago, the game actually had a balance to it all. Now the game feels like when the elite were all doing old skool Dynamis again, hogging all the slots & not allowing the others to catch up at all. SE needs to take everyone into consideration.
I'm just waiting on Resurgence to reach it's conclusion & I'll decide whether it's worthwhile continuing on with this then. We have plenty of upcoming games to be getting on with, too, like FFXVI & FFVII Part 2, etc.