For me, Nr1 reason XIV became demotivating to play? is the PvE combat...
  • Started XIV cause big fan of Square games
  • Became intrigued with the story
  • Fell in love with Samurai
  • Disliked the EW Samurai & Combat changes
  • Stuck around due to Housing, Gpose & Friends
Simplifications towards my favorite Job and Combat made everything dull to do. For excitement I watch Netflix while simultaneously doing Savage. Not saying it isn't hard enough? I didn't fell in love with Mechanics in XIV I fell in love with my Job, Samurai that has been made so extremely dull to play in EW... that it kicks the fun out of every PvE activity I do.

That's the unfortunate terms I came to accept. Square never returns any Job depth to XIV after they made changes to a Job or culled something from them, and if they do? that will be the day. Until that day? I just like helping Partyfinder a bit, do Housing, Gpose and hangout, mhm.

Enjoying XIV? Yes for plenty of things
Loving XIV? Definitely not the combat no more