Quote Originally Posted by R041 View Post
Even if all of that is true, (which it likely is) - The content itself is basically non-repeatable except for POTD 3. We also really shouldn't just be comparing end-game, but how engaging and active the casual content is.

We could literally copy and paste every piece of content from XIV we got in 6.x and give it to WoW, and unfortunately it would just feel better in WoW because it would generally have more engaging gameplay. You can't neglect that the 'MSQ'/Questing is extremely coop friendly. Along with the open world generally having dynamic and engaging content.

If you compare the class system, give me POTD in WoW, and it'll feel more engaging and rewarding as basic combat content because I can work on new class comps and ideas. Where XIV I just pick a class and AFK my brain 1, 2, 3.
This is all a matter of opinion. More engaging gameplay in WoW is an opinion and doesn’t mean there isn’t lack of content, it just means for you in particular you find WoW content more engaging. I do feel WoW does a bit better job at finding a middle ground for challenging content than ffxiv, but it’s still repetitive, not new, and to me gets old pretty quickly. How is WoWs overworld content of once a week boss kill, mindlessly grinding cobalt rep, or the same kill this WQs engaging? Or do you mean the cooking pot? Ffxiv has Hunts and fates, the difference is your time gives you currency to buy what you want instead of random chances at loot. WoW is getting better with this, but I wouldn’t say it’s more engaging to me when time spent for rewards varies greatly with the potential of getting nothing at all for my efforts. I know lots of people love the great vault. I despise it because I’d rather buy what I need than hope that I get something.

Other than healing in WoW, compared to ffxiv the jobs/classes play really similarly. Gcd is less in WoW because of haste but at least in ffxiv there are ogcds that fill in the wait time. Seriously though what tab target mmo has really engaging combat rotations?

I think the reason there are so many people feeling distraught in Ffxiv right now has to do with the fact we all got used to this massive addition of relic content, like new gear, new zone, new relics, new hairstyles, glamours, minions, and mounts that came with relic content in the last two expansions. Those things were spread out into deep dungeon and other content like island sanctuaries. It just feels like a void because it wasn’t given to us in a way that felt massive and epic. I hope next expansion they do a more eureka/Bozja relic system, but most likely it isn’t happening this expansion at all. I don’t think WoW is going to give that to players either. Their big addition was a trading post that allows players to do random content old or new for a currency to buy cosmetics. It’s something to do but it’s only 3 hours once a month.