Yoshi-P on Character Growth

[tjw]

Are you really trying to compare 2.1, the game's first every major patch, to 3.4, a patch that's near the middle of an expansion? Of course the first one will bring in major changes and systems...but even then, 3.4 does a lot of that too.

Look at what they gave us in 2.1...
A new primal

Sophia is coming. May I also add that the Eikons are entirely separate from the main story in Heavensward so there's additional work created in terms of plot.

4 EX primals

4? I believe it was 3; Ifrit, Garuda and Titan, with Ifrit being almost rehashed from 1.X and Garuda's and Titan's already developed as well in that timespan. Moogles came in 2.2. Correct me if I'm wrong though, I may be forgetting something.

Crystal Tower (with the brand new alliance system)

And 3.4 is getting Alexander, The Creator.

Wolve's Den (with a whole lot of new skills)

3.4 is getting duels as well as a spectator system.

Housing

Apartments are coming.

Hildibrand

There's going to be more Hildibrand quests coming as well.

lots of QoL/HUD ajustements

One thing from 3.4 trumps anything QoL changes 2.1 made. Right Click > Report. There's still a lot more, including cooldown reset and healer LB3. Don't forget the W cross hotbar coming as well.

job adjustments (with a new real WAR)

Astrologian is getting quite the buff, not to mention a slew of other skills aimed at PvP and general balance.

Treasure Hunts

Deep dungeon is getting 150 extra floors.

the party finder system, the join-in-progress system, the commendation system (and vote kick)

All expected system updates for a game's first major patch, and not really content as it is a QoL improvement.

the aesthetician

New haircuts are being released. And the implementation of Jandelaine is nothing spectacular when it's essentially just a watered down character creator that can be accessed in-game.

Beast tribe quests

No beast tribe introduced this patch.

lots of new recipes

But as many as 3.4 is getting? I think not.

...and 3 dungeons

3.4 is only getting 2 dungeons....while also getting

• Updated Scholasticate quests
• Grand Company promotions
• Squadrons
• Golden Saucer adjustments and updates
• Wondrous Tails

Yea, I'm really feeling the loss of the one dungeon's worth of content from the game now.