This game is on a terrible state right now.

[aveyond-dreams]

Younger players tend to want things handed to them without having to actually earn them. While this is certainly true of some middle-aged players as well, it is not reflective of the majority. There is a significant difference between taking a game from requiring an amount of investment that is not feasible for middle-aged players to something more reasonable and just straight up handing out rewards. FFXIV is listing dangerously close to the latter.

Younger player here, please give me an actual game to play and not free handouts.

[SturmChurro]

Younger player here, please give me an actual game to play and not free handouts.

Oh? How young?

I'd just like to be able to... play. And have fun doing so. Like, I am sorry, but achievement grind (with no rewards but points or bad titles), and low level "content" over and over is just not that fun. You hardly ever get to use your max level kit unless you are doing high end content, outside of your weekly clears. It sucks. I want things to collect (that are worthwhile). For example, I have been playing tanks in dungeons for years, just to collect each and every tank mount (almost done just PLD - I'd love if they add more/healer mount rewards).