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It's a hot summer day and you and the other neighbourhood kids hear the ice-cream truck (mogstation) come around the corner. You all quickly run to your parents to give you some money to buy ice-cream (playing FFXIV). They only give you enough for a plain vanilla cone (monthly sub) but you don't care because you get to enjoy ice-cream today. You go out and buy your plain vanilla cone and you are enjoying it. Then one of the neighbourhood kids buys a double chocolate dipped, chocolate and vanilla swirl, waffle cone with crushed nuts, caramel drizzle and a cherry on top (monthly sub, retainers, exclusive mounts, exclusive glamours). You both get to enjoy ice-cream (playing FFXIV) but one clearly has a better experience simply by comparison. The other kid with the plain cone can either deal with it and just be happy they get ice-cream or more commonly, get jealous, cry to their parents for one just like their other kids and now the parents have to buy it for them (coerced sales).
The example might hit close to home for some people but that's really what's happening in this game. There is no reason, outside of monetary greed, to put such and egregious amount of content on the mogstation while subsequently reducing the amount gained in-game via RNG. I think this is the crux of why people seem to leave in-between patches. It's a subconscious level of feeling that not everyone can relate to but does affect the ease and decision making of un-subbing.