Can any WoW refugees explain the exodus to XIV to me?

[Deceptus]

TLR A buttload of RNG, spaced out content for the sake of keeping you subscribed, lack of class identity, money grabbing, content and progression that just feels awful.

While not 100% there, I feel that FFXIV is heading down this exact path.

To top it all off, the game doesn't feel like much of an RPG anymore. They take away a lot of tools from classes that make them unique just for the sake of making things "fair" between classes, so some classes end up feeling the same while just looking different. Leveling feels horrible because you go ages without unlocking a dang thing so it ends up feeling very dull and boring.

This is basically FFXIV right now. Since the ability prune leveling feels really bad. "Your kit comes together and plays optimally at 70" is a terrible excuse for lackluster leveling abilities.