Quote Originally Posted by Kansene View Post
Is there content that could fill that void in my life?
To my knowledge, EX and Savage is the only challenging non-pug content in the game.
And I guess that if other challenging group content exists, it would be designed more or less identically to those, that being "train your rotation into muscle memory, then dance?"

Is there a part of the game that can scratch that itch?
Or is FFXIV endgame simply not for me at all?
So it's worth noting there's a lot of activities outside of what people might think of as the most traditional endgame grind to better gear.

Just to give a few examples, there's bozja, potd/hoh, eureka, hunts, and even things like chocobo racing. Hey, there's even people that organize races up Kugane's tower. All sorts of social things and activities that happen with FCs - far from the ERP stereotype.

All of these things have dedicated communities that may be a bit niche, but that can be all the better for making friends in them. I'm afraid I (obviously) don't know you well enough to give specific recommendations. But there's a lot of alternate activities out there, and communities around them.

Though... if you want to feel useful, perhaps crafting and gathering could be your thing? A lot of players just don't want to touch it but always need food, potions, crafted raid gear when it's relevant, and people looking to get started will need crafted gear for their own gatherers and crafters. Supply your FC and they'll love you.

But, in short, there's many many activities. Take a look around - and, sincerely, I hope you find the right ones for you and make some good friends doing them.