The basic problem I personally have is that I have ceased to care about some aspects of the game. The new DOL and DOH mainhands, simply don't care. Finishing my Novus, don't care. Increasing my Desynth skills, don't care. Maxing out my retainers, don't care. This is mostly due to the heavy RNG factor in almost everything, even vanity items for crying out loud.

I enjoyed furnishing my FC room, I enjoy the garden, I care about my gear because my static relies on me being able to pull my weight. I even enjoy leveling my chocobo. But, the vertical gear progression and the ungodly RNG is slowly sucking the life out of the game, at least for me.

The small details I notice and the beauty of the game is unquestionable, however, beauty is only skin deep.