FFXIV is super interesting BUT then why?

[Krotoan]

BUT the only real interest of an mmo is increased competitiveness. TACTICS are to PvE what IMPROVISATION is to PVP.

Thank you for reading.

FFXIV is a "theme park" MMO.
... At what point when anyone goes to Disneyland do they need to .. "go to disneyland" better than the other people in the park?

I'm 34 years old and I played my first FF With Cloud, and I don't understand how it's possible that there is no real PvP existing here. In 2022 O.o ... Don't worry, pvp here won't change your usual style of play

Because PVP intially was implemented poorly and everyone just kind of moved on and enjoyed the rest of the game. It's pretty demonstrably true that an MMO can survive pretty well without it being a major component.