As somebody who does not play multiple games at once:
Yes, this patch came with some of the best content we have had in a while, but at the same time it was short lived.

Content needs to last an entire patch cycle, not be cleared in a day and leave you with 3 months of dead content.

The lack of an exploratory zone, and island sanctuary getting a weeks worth of afking to level to 12, is a kick in the face to people that want to actually PLAY the game.

Criterion, a patch later, is still dead content with no reward structure or reason to complete it.

XIV needs to evolve past the 'casual content release' that it has stuck to for the last 9 years and become a better game for everyone. The 'Unsub if you don't like it' mentality is killing my love for this game.