Lack of End Game Content

[Arthrun]

Actually, your definition is incorrect and I think you don't understand the difference between themepark and sandbox.

I think you maybe understand sandbox, where there is no clear path, and it's largely just an interaction between players in a particular setting (think EVE)

But Themepark is called themepark because there are a WIDE VARIETY of activities to do, like a themepark!

-you can ride the rollercoasters
-you can play the games
-you can see the shows
-you can go eat fancy food

Like Disneyland, it has different areas meant to cater to different tastes.

Thus, it makes no sense to tell people they are doing something wrong when they choose an area of the game to focus on when they find it enjoyable.

You are doing the equivalent of telling someone only the roller coasters matter at a theme park, the rest of the park is worthless.

That may be your opinion, but the Themepark isn't set up that way - it sets up to cater to a wide variety of tastes and interests.

Raids represents one area of the themepark, and if you want more raids, say you want more raids, but saying it means there's no end game is disingenuous.

Quoting because I like this perception of how to view the issue. Quite honestly it fits of what FFXIV is.

When I think of Retail WoW with this analogy, the issue i see with BFA there is a TON of activities but the roller coaster (raids) Look pretty but just don't seem as well built with only 1 or 2 good loops, The shows (Story) seems like they didn't have time to write a proper script for them. A lot of food has been taken off the menus that people loved. (Class design). Warfronts just seem like theme park tour guides don't feel a real need to do them more than once. Island expeditions just seems like a tiny arcade to win tickets for that stuffed bear on the wall. PVP is that ring toss game that you come across but don't get to chose which toy you win.

Granted you can make the argument that FFXIV just shoved its theme park budget in other areas than what Wow did, but the shows (story) is utterly fantastic. There is a large variety of quality food. (class design.) even though the cook time can seem longer than everywhere else (2.5 GCD.) While they have only a few roller coasters you can see the quality that is put into every twist and turns. (raids).

I could try to list more but I think I want to go home now and actually get online to play the dang game lol.