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Except the writing team did win in Heavensward, the Doman Arc of Stormblood, and (specifically) the base Shadowbringers MSQ before things went off the rails in the patches. The Ultima Thule nonsense? That wasn't serious, that was something that no small amount of players saw through immediately and realized it would be a giant fakeout zone but every streamer that has gone through it ends up with "the feels!"

More and more people are agreeing with and waking up to the fact that Endwalker suffered from horrendous pacing for an expansion set against the literal apocalypse. However, more and more compromises are being made in favor of the meme-loving Hildibrand and haha catboy burger crowd while the rest of us who wanted a coherent story that respected itself at the bare minimum are being pushed further and further away, straight into the arms of whatever title manages to provide the experience we're looking for.

When FFXVI releases if this game is still in the state that it's in now in terms of its story and content, then why should I bother returning if other single player titles release in succession during the leadup to FFVII: Rebirth which won't be that far off from 7.0? Goodness help FFXIV if Dragon Age 4 manages to actually release, because then who knows how long I'll be absent for while I play that. Should I seriously bother going through another expansion of these job changes and new writing direction that goes directly against the kind of storytelling that made me fall in love with this game in Heavensward?