Concern on the current state of FFXIV, and future content

[Faeon]

Right, I recall this vagueness too. Which was why I was wondering why so many players were under the impression that something mindblowing was coming, as I didn't remember SE saying anything of the sort.

I expected similar to something we already have because mmos tend to keep their content somewhat consistent so that classes work properly and players won't have issues interacting with it. Even POTD wasn't completely new. Bosses are bosses, mobs are mobs and classes act the same as the rest of the game. The core elements that drove it are things player already were familiar with. This is what I expected from Eureka and this is what we got.

If people don't like it fair enough. You can still dislike something you expected. But I think people who expected something out of this world set themselves up for disappointment, not SE.

I kinda agree with this, I think that the player base is expecting something mind-blowing, a new concept that is not the regular content or additions to this game. I highly dought that they will go all out and change the whole state of the game. I too find myself getting tired of the same old trend and are not sure if I would pick up the next expansion.

I also wonder what the player base is wanting in this game now, to me it seems that they almost want another reboot, re-envisions to the game. I don't know if it is budget or lack of vision and not wanting to take risks on SE's side. But with the current trend now it is just going to be the same old cycles and grind and as much as I would also like to see meaningful raid content that is not just one super primal encounter I have come to just not get excited anymore or looking forward to something as it will be the same old content.