It's very sad isn't. The problem we have today is that, we are all different. We might be playing the same game, but differently. Not many people can clear savage, some people even die on normal mode.. People also can't speed run, some people only enjoy PvP or casual. We have all sorts of players here. But that's what really holding back SE. I know developers are not stupid, they have to keep it minimal so that as many players can enjoy FFXIV. I promise you, nothing will stop players from leaving this game. SE will continue to release regular contents with something interesting added here and there. Next update, there will be treasure dungeons etc.
