Is Endgame Just a Cycle of "Static Killers?"

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In other MMOs, and in XIV, applying to a top raiding guild is like applying to a well paying job

With all due respect, this is a primary point where I will severely disagree with statics and proponents of these kind of statics. A video game is not meant to be a projection of someone's dissatisfaction or wish to cross-apply their actual career; I like my actual career very much and don't intend on taking a second job via playing FF14. Realistically, some people may not be as satisfied and consequently they project. That's their prerogative, but attempting to cater to this community is very very bad for the health of the game.

And SE knows this. This isn't a F2P MMO where whales and hardcores are awarded and the dev wants to cater to them because they spend a load of cash. Here in a sub MMO, a casual headcount is valued pretty much the same as a hardcore player; they are paying the same sub.

Also, the mentality "I realize a lot of players in this group are going to be below average" is inofitself quite presumptuous and arguably condescending. But again, that's an individual's prerogative I suppose, but also exemplifies the problematic mindset of static raiders.