More Horizontal Progression please

[Hyrist]

Yes, and I find that extremely boring.

I don't think this game does need it. This game is way too much like other games. FFXIV, is just taking things from other games and polishing it.

To be entirely fair, so was FFXI, taking the popular mechanics of the time and polishing it with it's own Final Fantasy flaire. It was not until multiple years down the road that it truely deviated on its own path. Are we not to give FFXIV the same level of patience?

The reason I play mostly now is just the role-play. Which.. really is bad.

Is it truly? This is your reason to play - if you enjoy it enough, why does it matter that the other features do not entertain you at the moment? Not all things appeal to all players, nor should it. Perhaps it is bad for you because Roleplaying is no longer entertaining? I submit that finding one's own entertainment in a game, be it its mechanics or its community, is all a part of the package.

For me, I too primarily roleplay right now. FFXIV has given us a backdrop for creative freedom. Right now, I'm on hiatus for the mechanics of the game, yet still enjoy role-playing when time spares.

I don't find this to be bad. I enjoyed the content that I played, and I stopped when it felt too repetitive. There's new content on the horizon to look forward to, even if it is 'more of the same' that does not automatically disqualifies it as entertaining. Meanwhile, I have fun with my friends. Different strokes for different folks.

Tyla_Esmeraude,
the comment about not intending to offend was referring to my post, I believe. Beyond that, I don't feel like it's appropriate to respond to the entity of your post, regardless of my disagreement, as it sounds very reactionary (and heated) to a specific course of discussion I was not part of.

I will say, 'the community' is rather large. You must have found some fragment of it you enjoy, identify and/or agree with, otherwise you wouldn't be here. So perhaps the blanket statement is a bit too broad? Keep in mind that you too are a part of this community.