Mediocrity should NOT be the standard for players in any content.

[xxvaynxx]

Except I don't see FFXIV as a job. I play it to have fun. I'd rather not pay to work. Lol.

I knew this was gonna be the reply.
I didn't mean it like that, my analogy was that if you're doing something like ultimate for about 3 months and finally clear. Nobody is just gonna want the feeling of YAY I BEAT IT! people are gonna want a reward for all that progging and countless wipes.
If they offered you nothing for beating ultimate or savage VERY few people are even gonna bother.
Because sure you had fun but you'll also want a reward for your efforts.