I do like that SE added Palace of the Dead only in the fact that low levels can run them too. But I am thinking the future of MMOs are more in the direction of the sandbox style MMO. However just saying sandbox evokes open world pvp and a miserable time for players what is essentially a PVE game. But it doesn't have to be like that. Basically people are mistaken that it only means pvp and ganking. That style only state that you can pretty much do what you want. There are all kinds of ideas that could be explored to make this game quite exhilarating and allow many to experience something beyond the usual dungeon and gear grind. For FFXIV I see more of a hybrid. A lot of options could be implemented that would give a player many options to follow that gives them so much more exciting things to do, plus the MSQ and plus all of the different dungeons we have now.

Also as Dinnertime mentioned about Airships etc. Right now they are nothing but cutscenes. I was so much looking forward to actually flying a one for real. And I don't mean the airship mounts. There is so much more content that could be added in that area specially with the sandbox style MMO. Swimming and over the sea, or under it content. This game has so many possibilities to get it out of the current rut it is in. And all of this would be from level 1 on. I would like this game to give more content to lower level players so the feeling that we so badly need to run to level 50 is such a strong and needed thing in this rush rush everywhere world we live in.