Concern on the current state of FFXIV, and future content

[Vahlnir]

I don't know what people even want anymore. I've been here years, and every single time SE has tried something Different And New, the playerbase has pretty much hated it. But then, when they stick to formula, which MMOs live and die by, they complain, too. The devs just can't win at this point.

Last time they tried something new was in HW. Diadem and Lords of Verminion. Diadem was a colossal failure. LoV...I'd honestly just say it's not for everyone, but I wouldn't necessarily call it a failure. So what did they do? They gave us Diadem: Reborn. It didn't go any better. PotD was out before that though, and I'd say it was at least received fairly well. People still do it. Fast forward to now...they haven't done anything new really other than delay Eureka. Same formula, same grinds, same rewards, just with a shiny new coat of paint. There have been some boss fights with interesting mechanics though, thanks for that dev team. Rabanastre was fun, but it wasn't really new. It was another 24 man raid. After being delayed multiple times, and knowing full well that Diadem sucked...they released Eureka, with PotD lock boxes (no issue with those really), and Diadem-style play. With some horribly done XI elements tacked on. They had 17-ish months to do something great, and all they did was recycle past content and roll it into an admittedly beautiful, but shallow package.