Got a q's how long will this game stay on the theme park rails?

[KyroeFelix]

Maybe an MMO isnt for you. This is the business model of an MMO the game is not static, new content is added, when new content is add new items are added that typically are strong than previous items. This is a perpetual carrot on a stick, why should you play then? well because you enjoy playing the game. if that lil ilvl number of having BiS ALWAYS is all that matters then yes you will be starting over in every new major content patch.

They should have created a parallel progression system like in XI, before the abomination Abyssea was added. You could do Dynamis, Sky, Sea, and Nyzul to gear your class and there were even some pieces off of random NMs that were viable in endgame. At least until Salvage came out; however, the price gate on Salvage items kept that from getting too out of hand for awhile. I don't know if this is just impossible to implement now or if it doesn't create a casual environment as all of the examples I mentioned were endgame events that casual players probably were not a part of. As Yoshi is all about catering to casuals...this is probably the case.

Edit: And before people say "this game is just starting; xi's been out for years", the current system they have in place is already making gear obsolete. I remember when Nyzul was added to the game; it didn't make any of the other endgame events' gear, or some crafted pieces, obsolete. With what we have, every other patch, whatever gear we spent time farming will be pointless.