endwalker was an unacceptable unfished product

[Gember]

I wouldn't consider it unfinished. I'd actually argue it's entire problem was it was so good at finishing things it forgot about starting anything. I do not believe there has a been a lack of care or effort I just feel like they made a lot of choices for EW that I find bemusing and counter intuitive. This frustrates me because everything I was looking forward to about EW post 6.0 has been a Malformed Beast. Like it's all still there [mostly] and kinda shaped like what I used to really enjoy but just ...off.... in a disquieting and kinda diluted way. All a bit overwatered ribena.

I have to agree with this reply from OgruMogru. I think Endwalker truly just wrapped up its content, and now were in the waiting room for a new beginning. Post Endwalker was a lot of filler that may or may not come back in a latter expansion explaining more of the Void. I am sure a lot of fans really would like to delve into the void a whole lot more someday since there is more characters and lore involved with it.

The Void:
The 5th Astral era had an amazing lore on the void, but it became side content in Heavensward. The final Shadowbringers role quests had a lot more details on the void. I don't think its going to end with post Endwalker filler. Maybe it will be one of the last expansions this game will release when it comes to really focusing on the void, but the devs decided to sprinkle a little here and there to keep us thinking about it. Its been a thorn in our sides since A Realm Reborn. That is my theory, so please take this as a grain of salt.

The Lack of Content Perhaps:
I don't know how many people read the developer's blog, but I came across some information on one of them that might be the result of why content is so light this time.

https://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/blog/003432.html

This quote is above the screenshot of the graphical update example of the Lalafell:

"In addition to working on patch-related tasks, we're also working on the graphics update planned for 7.0 at the same time. That involves creating prototypes and new features for our development environment, then checking with other teams involved to see if there are any issues with the direction of our results. I make sure to set aside sufficient time for our teams to work on that in the midst of working on patches."

I don't know all of the reasons, but this could be one of the factors why. It sounds to me that the developers are spending all of the extra time to really work on the graphical update. It would make sense, because they have over 10 years of content to update, including the new 7.0 expansion. Then again, I am not 100% sure, but this is the evidence I found. (I don't think any of it is because of FF16 since there was different teams for each game.)

I get how you feel OP, and how a lot of people feel about post Endwalker at the moment, but, I sort of understand why its like this.