FFXIV is the most casual mmo on the market right now.

Anyone calling XIV hardcore has never played a hardcore mmo.

- Low man content only
- Garenteed gear hand outs when you win
- Very very few time sinks. (Ones that exist are for vanity/sub par gear)
- Insta-Teleporting everywhere
- Gil has no value so no farming required to afford gear
- No long term goals, you can get everything shortterm
- If you miss a patch you can become near BIS again in 2-3weeks
- Shared mob mechanics in the open world (No claiming)
- No Openworld PvP
- Quick spawning mobs (Hunts included)
- All BIS gear from instances
- Instances with no limits to how many times you can attempt it after a fail
- Ability to level to cap level within a month for the average player (vs 8-12months)
- Ultra simplistic everything
- Linear only progression

If people are calling XIV hardcore they have absolutely no idea what hardcore is.