I agree with so many points here but most of all its the lack of the game feeling alive and encouraging real group interaction especially in open zones. It rly bothers me how beautiful this game is but also how dead zones feel....there was a certain magic that ffxi had that i just have not been able to feel in xiv after playing since 1.0 beta...i want xiv to be immersive so bad but starting to feel like its not going to happen. Its the most un-mmorpg game ive ever played. Just que and barely talk to anyone and complete duties with ease...it almost feels like an single player game 90% of the time