Lack of content on patch release

[Remedi]

It was much worse because the side activities were a failure and there was nothing else to lean upon, which is not the case now, also we are waiting for content while the only new content coming for 3.1 was a grind (which everyone knew about).
Ppl that cleared gordias had nothing new for them aside thordan which btw didn't even had birds till 3.2
You had to gear up by using tomestones since dungeon would require 170 ilvl, alexander too and void ark 175 as such you had no choice but run foreverreap for tomestones since also the new farming zone diadem was effectively garbage to gear up alts or new character.
I could go on but I'd say this is enough, true most of the points can be traced to the fact that most of the side activities of now are not linked to 4.3 but this is all the worse for 3.1 imho because since it was coming 2 months late it HAD to have good content in it, which it didn't.

Frankly as said 2.x and 3.1 were really the point of nothing for the game, but while 2.x can be said to be saved by 2.1 and onwards, you can't say the same for 3.1 which you needed to wait till 3.3-3.35 to get something else.
4.3 true doesn't give nothing new but the foundations of the game are much more solid than before to the point I'll say this SB is a much better expansion from this point of wiew simply because the game is better foundation wise. I enjoyed HW very much but If I need to be unbiased I can't say that 3.0-3.3 was really that great. The only real goal that it had was the longass grind of anima weapon

edit: Also let's not undersell how dungeopn gear is 345, not UCOB has perhaps the best choice of selection of gear that pve content has ever had

edit2: btw I think that comparing 3.1 MSQ to 4.3 is a bit unfair, 4.3 mops the floor with 3.1 story