Quote Originally Posted by caffe_macchiato View Post
And this is why FFXIV will remain as-is, probably will get worse, and OP will likely just get more and more frustrated. More people will simply defend whatever they get because FFXIV is beyond criticism. Raiders are a small minority that’s ever-shrinking thanks to the drought. The post-Endwalker decline of our gameplay-centric MMO has been met with applause and acclaim. You might not find a problem with this, and that’s okay! Raiders will find a better game to play, and you’ll still be able to pay $13 a month for…whatever this is. Rest assured, business will continue as usual, for better or for worse.
Most people simply just disagree with the criticism being made, furthermore, a person expressing a disagreement with your criticism does not preclude nor negate their own criticisms of the game. e.g., I think the current content difficulty is OK as it is. This statement does not preclude me from thinking that they need another tier, nor does it preclude me from thinking that the game has an issue with replayability.

A straight out increase in difficult doesn't necessarily solve the outlined problems and in terms of the wider scope of the game, I would argue it just creates more problems.

A suggestion that players defend whatever they get because they disagree with your outlined criticism is beyond a reductive method of thinking.