FF14 is not made for hardcore players.

[Raikai]

I honestly feel that XIV has the right amount of casual x hardcore content. I am a casual myself, but I never felt the necessity of getting into the hardcore pve activities because the rest already feels very fulfilling.

The good thing that XIV brings is that the casual content is pretty numerous. There are a ton of activities to take part of as a casual player... And that doesn't mean content that expires fast. There are a lot of grinds that are easy, but just take time. Housing is also a huge time sink.

My only gripe with the current hardcore content (Memoria Misera) is that the dyeable job sets from Shadowbringers are locked behind many completions of that fight... While not impossible for me to take part of, doing Extremes is def. not my cup of tea.