I don't see the game as being in a bad state but the story direction and change to art aesthetic in Dawntrail doesn't appeal to me.

I thought we were going to be done with the Ancients and Ascian machinations going forward. Evidently Emet's big speech at the end of Endwalker was more "these places have huge messes we left behind so you'll have to go clean them up now we're gone" than "these are interesting places to visit".

I'm not into the neon/cyberpunk/street gear aesthetic at all. I prefer things in the games I play to be more low tech and medieval/historical in appearance than modern/futuristic.

I have friends enjoying the expansion because of those things. But it's not for me.

Since none of the content coming in 7.1 appeals to me, I canceled my subscription after the Live Letter and have been using the time still available to clean up my inventory. I'm still debating if I want to relinquish my houses (which would mess up my inventory all over again if I do lol). I may be back in 7.2 if Cosmic Exploration releases then (and depending on exactly what it turns out to be). Maybe the change in story direction and aesthetic as 7.4-7.5 set up 8.0 will appeal to me. Or maybe it won't.

But I know for now it's time to take a break from the game because my past enthusiasm is no longer there. It could partially be burnout but mostly I feel like they're trying to change the game to appeal to a different type of player than what I am.