One thing that truly stood out for me was that Yoshi P. stated he did not want FFXIV to be in competition with WoW or other MMO's. He wanted FFXIV to grow along side with the other games so players can have multiple different but similar games for players to enjoy for years to come. I don't recall which interview he said that on but it really stuck with me that statement gave me super profound respect for him other than his accomplishments.

I am quite happy with the feeling that once me and my team are finished with endgame content that FFXIV has provided, and I have everything I wanted out of it, to step back and enjoy something else for a while. Unlike WoW where you can fee like you need be engaged all the time, I can feel like I can actually play my back log of games that I have or watch anime that I have been meaning to watch in like forever. I still need to watch KonoSuba.