FF14 devs just keep doing your thing because my god

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They can be compared perfectly because even though they are totally old, FFXI continues to update with PVE content to this day, even when the story ended in 2015 the game continues to update with PVE content and when they tried to do something different like PVP it was a failure tremendous.

Wow also has that focus and it is a matter of seeing the constant updates and what they focus on when developing. As for example in PSO2 some updates of the game only focused on giving more social aspects to the players, in which the players feel at home and that they can change of scene more easily with the absurd amount of cosmetics. That is why when New Genesis was announced, one of the important aspects that they announced was what would happen with cosmetics and emotes.

Your comparing apples to oranges. Allow me to use this analogy.
WoW has a skin that I can eat and may be a little chewy. very sweet inside and satisfying. Instantly available off the shelf for enjoyment.
FFXI has a skin that must be removed as it tastes terrible. I must peel that away to see the what lies inside. Given the time and work put in I will enjoy myself.

WoW was SOOO user friendly that it didn't have to explain hardly anything. You were off to the races and everything was laid out slowly and controlled linearity at first until giving you the world. Really good game design and a detailed manual.
FFXI was the opposite of user friendly and you quite literally had to fight with it to update, talk to others for advice, learn where to grind, the enigma of crafting, the sub systems that are BARELY explained. BUTTTTT when you understood all of that you quite literally became a walking encyclopedia of knowledge for others. The community was shaped by the players in FFXI.