Originally Posted by
Ava
They're keeping me occupied. The game failed because people didn't stick around because the low-midlevels weren't grabbing people. I'm intentionally not capping my jobs because I realize this, and the content they are putting in is actually challenging for me. I tried soloing Unknown Soldier last night for my thaumaturge weapon and I died, it was surely doable but it was late and didn't keep trying.
Typically people who grind new MMOs to level cap find themselves bored out of their minds. These MMOs grab people in the low-mid levels which allows the devs to focus more on end game with the first few patches. This is not the case for FFXIV, they need to grab new players. If they focus on appeasing the level 50s solely then all the people who are hanging in the balance (like me) wont have anything to pull back in. Everyone playing right now isn't rank 50.
I am thoroughly enjoying these patches and, especially 1.17. I have a feeling I'll be playing a lot more than I have in the past in the coming weeks to collect all the class specific gear I want and see all the new quests they put in.