Patch 2.1 should be renamed.
"A realm awoken" doesn't fit, something like "A realm that should have been in the release" might.
FFXIV is not a sandbox, there is *NOTHING* to do outside of dungeons, and dungeons follow progression.

Treasure hunt? To get crafting mats, right? Oh, wait, crafting is useless since SE is "afraid of RMT".
Beastman dailies? To gain philo tomes, which you gain anyway while farming your myth cap. Cool, to the trash can it goes.
Hard mode Haukke/Copper, plus Sirius? Run once, never visit again. 10-15 minute WP runs still work better efficiency-wise.
Crystal Tower for vanity? Whoa, it's almost not as ugly as the Amdapor set.
EM primals for an ilvl 90 weapon which everyone already has (relic).
PvP - for those who like the idea of PvP combat in a game that is in no way suited for PvP and has a godawful netcode. Yay!

Sure, you can *convince* yourself you can do this and that (level alts comes to mind) to kill time, but at the end of the day, we are paying THEM money to keep us entertained. We shouldn't be looking for an excuse to keep playing, it's not how it works in theme park MMOs.