I noticed last night that there was hardly anyone around in town or in zones. On Masamune. (about 11pm central time) Even the area's that are normally packed such as the summoning bell in Uldah only boasted about 15 people compared to the normal. I don't really think this is a bad thing. However I will agree that it is due to a lack of depth. Most people have already obtained a level 50 job, ran several of the end game dungeons (what's available at this point) and obtained the best gear available. Most everything else in this game that I thought would attract more players has been pretty much made useless by the companies approach. Materia? Why bother? Crafting? Why bother? Getting the best gear available? Done and done.
I'll be staying and subscribing but honestly most of the things I did look forward to doing have been ruined by the "you shouldn't have to depend on this to progress" attitude adopted by the devs. Dungeon grinding and obtaining gear is old hat and boring as hell.
