Quote Originally Posted by Slickpig View Post

FFXI was a grind, I'm not asking for that again, but FFXIV went way too far the other direction. I'd like something in the middle of these games, little less grind, little easier questing and SE would have a perfect game that would last for years.

Just my $.02
MMO's have changed. Many people feel there simply isn't enough quests and want more. Leveling entirely through mob grinding has been done away with for a long long time. People want things that hide the grind which is the primary reason most people don't like fates being the main way to level up. Most players simply won't play an mmo if grouping was 100% necessary in order to level up.