Feeling a bit stuck with the game at present

I love a lot of things about this game so don't take it that I don't. However I feel like I ran out of steam/motivation to play right now.I've mained Scholar since it's conception, through thick and thin and I adore the class. I can basically heal anything thrown at me, within reasonability of course, and enjoy it. However as of late I've tried to pick up a DPS class to try and experience things from the other side, and to say it is bumpy is... putting it lightly. I originally held off on the idea because I was leveling a Bard and adored it- yet machinist was announced.

Honestly, at this point I reached level 60 with it and with the addition of Gauss barrel, the procs system that is super difficult to stay ontop of ALL the time, the terrifyingly low utility (5% on dimsmantle/rend mind)... it just all added up and I really don't enjoy the playstyle the way I enjoyed bard. Lo and behold I cannot say I am ignorant to the issue of WM that plagues the Bard. The same mechanic that actually has put me off/ was the breaking point of Machinist for me. I do not enjoy "gun mage" / "bow mage" gameplay. That is the exact reason I DESPISED leveling Thaumaturge to level 26 for swiftcast years ago. I absolutely bloody hated leveling it with a passion to the point of cursing aloud.

I don't know what to do at this point. The raids are absolutely ridiculously easy, I already have maxed gear on SCH and SMN both and I don't even enjoy summoner gameplay. Scholar? I love Scholar and can do anything with it, I even out DPS a lot of DPS (yes really) on the bloody thing. Yet I go onto it and I am bored, there is no content at present that even comes close to pushing me. I feel like I go into it and trivialize the content. Sure, you go into the Vault's final boss and eat all the AoE- go ahead I don't care. I have CARRIED horrific players through dungeons/raids outright. I just don't feel any challenge when I play SCH. "But you complained about Bismark", because I can solo heal it and the fact that it is a giant DPS check was frustrating. Nothing to do with my skills.

Like I don't know what classes to play, I get sarcastic snarky replies when I ask, or what to do. I may have hit "burnout" with this game. Like I haven't even logged in today because of this- I don't feel (1) a sense of community (2) progression (3) challenge. Like maybe it's because I am on Jenova and I have a much more... "hardcore raiding" mentality, especially from my prior (I don't think I can list other games here so I won't) gaming experience where it was fiercely competitive. Maybe play a different DPS? Alas I don't even know which one.

Idk what to do. Suggestions/thoughts? I really at this point want to play this game, and I love it and I have so many fond memories but I am struggling to log on.

*For the people who will try and bash me for feeling this way, don't bother as I won't be replying.

Maybe you could try tanking?

If you are struggling to log on, you shouldn't.


I'm not trying to tell you to leave! I am telling you, however, that if you aren't having fun, paying a monthly sub seems like the wrong thing to do. A few people such as myself take breaks from this game when we don't feel motivated to play it anymore.
And usually a few months later I come back to try all the new goodies! It works for me, maybe it will work for you?

I'd say wait 2 weeks to see if Alexander Savage isn't the challenge you're looking for, and if it's not then maybe it's time to take a break for you. The thing about burnout is that you need to know when to stop and put the game down or you risk ruining it for yourself permanently-- speaking from experience with other MMOs. It's frankly better to set a game down "for now" than to burn yourself out so hard that you never want to touch it again.

Sounds like you're burnt out playing this game.

My suggestion is you put down FFXIV for a while and play some other games that you find fun.

I've had this phase before when nothing in the game interests me, so I stopped playing for a month. I came back and felt better.

So, take a break OP. You need it.

Yeah, take a break. It is so nice to come back fresh. I having been playing The Witcher 3 a lot lately and I love it! I highly recommend checking that out if you wanna play another story driven RPG.

Try crafting/ gathering till alrx savage.
Its pretty cool once u know how to craft. Selling some server 1st items for a few millions is fun imo. U look good doing it + u get nice gil lol.
Unless ur all 60 crafts + 60 gatherers with current bis gear then yes you kinda have nothing left to do.