Final Fantasy 14 is starting to lose appeal because...

[Welsper59]

So? FFXI was also a Theme Park MMO, too and while it had many aspects to it, its main focus was combat content. Theme Park means that you play the game as the Devs have made it and as they guide you to. Theme Park doesn't necessarily mean to cater to as many people possible. Minecraft is sandbox and look how many people play it. I don't see what FFXIV being a theme park has anything to do with someone only interested in one aspect of the game, which, should be the main focus. I mean if we are all just going to gather, craft, collect minions and glamour might as well have called the game something else than Final Fantasy. Don't you think you are being a little too arrogant to call someone ignorant on a matter that is not related at all.

Not at all. You said it yourself here, the devs guide you based on what they made the game as. They wanted to make a game that is catering to everyone, and as such, provide massive amounts of content outside of combat. I mean, think about how much content already exists here that does not involve exclusively endgame combat material. The way that the devs have made this game makes my statements a fact, whether you, me, or anyone else enjoys that is another matter lol. The foolish arrogance is truly coming from those that are ignoring the way that content is being developed. The devs choose to release content that does not primarily focus on combat for every single thing a player does. Literally every FF game could be called something else if they chose to. The concepts of Odin, Shiva, etc are not exclusive to the FF franchise... just so you know. The name itself, Final Fantasy, is what makes a game Final Fantasy. In some occasions, the developers or staff attached also allure to the identity (like Uematsu, Sakaguchi, etc).