4-month patch cycle was a lie. It's almost 4.5 months now.

[AwesomeJr44]

person with hateboner for SHB rants and raves about how terrible optional grinds are

You know, if you don't like grinds you can just... not do them? Things like the relic grind are not required in any way. If you don't like grinds, then just don't do them, that's not a complex concept to grasp. But that's not what this is about, is it? You just want the rewards for free with none of the content 'baggage' attached. We get it, you people hate MMOs. Your ilk already ruined this expansion's relic 'grind', stop trying to change an MMO into a single player game.

Why does everyone treat it as a personal attack when someone says they want grinds and not want an mmo to play like a single player game.

The answer:

Most gamers now want instant rewards and gratification and handed things then sit in limsa rather then actually do content and grind.

The problem is, that a mass exodus is not coming for FFXIV.

A mass exodus occurs every 4 months, about a day or two after the new patch drops and people have finished their MSQ.

they made a good point and thats all you can come back with?

They didn't make a good point, so they didn't get a good response. Everything they said was either very obvious or dangerously close to making me take another shot for the drinking game.