Quote Originally Posted by Lium View Post
This is what you said, man: "It is a fact that XIV has the least engaging gameplay for MSQ in the MMO genre. Even if we enjoy the overall plot. No matter how amazing the Trials are as "Wow factors", the dullness between them still isn't engaging."

And what I'm saying is, that's an opinion because there are people here, even in this thread, that like that gameplay. I'm not even defending it. I'm just saying some people like it, some people don't. You are in the camp that doesn't like it. And that's okay.

It's as simple as that.
That gameplay barely exists. I feel like this is the point you're missing. FFXIV is the only MMO where everyone I know that started playing is like "wait. when do I start to hit any kind of mob?". A lot of people actually ride through it or accept this aspect, even enjoy it... But the fact that the gameplay is pretty much non-existant is still a fact. You can enjoy this but that doesn't change it.